Nelson Trout Fishing Club
The Nelson Trout Fishing Club is for anyone who has a passion for trout fishing and is dedicated to fostering a community of anglers who share a passion for trout fishing. The club promotes conservation and education, while ensuring a welcoming environment for sports anglers of all skill levels.
The club has continued to grow to over 120 members and it is encouraging to see an increasing number of younger and female anglers. There has also been a concerted effort to recruit women and younger members onto the committee, and to actively involve committee members in making contributions that will make membership more valuable.
The Nelson Trout Fishing Club again featured a full calendar with members involved in a wide range of activities, beyond their core trout fishing. Activities throughout the year included regular events like the early season casting clinics, interesting guest speakers, a special cooking evening, the annual mid-winter dinner, AGM quiz night, club auction, and Christmas BBQ. Members were also active in making over 200 stoat and rat traps for the Motueka Catchment Collective and put over 650 hours into helping clean-up properties alongside the Motueka River after the recent devastating mid-winter floods.
The club donated funds to help Nelson-Marlborough Fish & Game erect two picnic tables on the Motueka River for public use and contributed financially to the Sport Fishing for Youth Trust as well as providing helpers/guides for their many well attended junior and community fishing days at the Waimea Park educational fishing ponds. The trout fishing on local rivers was productive throughout most of the season, although drought conditions in the height of summer made for challenging fishing at times when afternoon water temperatures regularly rose to above 20°C.
In addition to the many days where club members arranged personal fishing with other club members, the club organised several well attended ‘mentoring days’ on the Motueka River, pairing members with more experienced members to help build fishing skills. There was also a successful winter Club trip to Lake Brunner.
Club members helped out with some very successful on-river fishing clinics organised and run by Nelson-Marlborough Fish and Game for members of the public, which included clinics on soft-baiting, fly-fishing and a special women’s event.
The Nelson Trout Fishing Club welcomes new members who want to connect with fellow anglers and participate in a range of events, whether you are new to sport fishing or are already experienced.
For more information check out our website or contact the secretary at secretary@nelsontroutfishingclub.com
