Ian, Author at Sport Fishing For Youth Trust

fishout days Autumn 2026

Ian — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 03:00:28 +0000

Fishout days dates

Fish out days announced. The Trust has decided on the dates for the next two fish out days the dates are Sunday 19 April and Sunday, 3 May. There will probably be one further day announced but that will not be decided for another week or so. It is essential that children are booked in for the fish out days via bookings on the Trust’s website youthfishing.org.nz. Youth cannot book for more than one of the available days. At the fish out days the Trust will provide the fishing gear and some guided assistance. See the website for details.

Delayed closing of the ponds. The Trust has decided to delay its usual 31^st March closing for maintenance and restocking until after Easter. This means the ponds will be open for youth to fish over Easter and will not close until Tuesday, 7 April. There are still a good number of trout in the ponds waiting to get caught. Do remember however that spinners, soft bait etc can only be used in the biggest pond and cannot be used in either of the two smaller ponds. Also remember that the use of burley of any form, including bread, is not permitted in the ponds.

We have noted some non-compliance with the rules over the summer, and the ponds are now regularly visited by Fish and Game Rangers who will confiscate gear and can fine individuals not complying with the rules. Also there has been some vandalism of the picnic tables around the ponds over recent weeks. Be careful using them until they are repaired.

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youth fishout dates decided.

Ian — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:06:35 +0000

Youth fish out dates confirmed. The youth fish out days, when the Trust provide the gear and guides (mainly members of the Nelson trout fishing club) for young learner fishers, have been decided. The days are Sunday the 16th of November, Sunday the 23^rd of November and Sunday the 6^th of December. There are 3 sessions each morning with 50-minute slots. Attendees must be over 5 years old and under 17. It is essential to book for a slot at bookings on youthfishing.org.nz or https://youthfishing.org.nz/bookings/

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youth ponds closed until the 15th December

Ian — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 06:24:44 +0000

The youth ponds will be closed until the 15th of December. There are a number of maintenance items including the biannual weed removal task which must be carried out at this time of the year. We will then have a number of guided fishout days at which we help youth to learn to fish with a guide and gear provided. The dates for these will be announced later in the month. We will also be having few days for special groups including special needs youth , the elderly , and some scout and school groups. The ponds will then be open from the 15th of December until early March

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Straw bags in ponds ?

Ian — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 22:50:22 +0000

For those who might be wondering the big bags full of straw at the western end of each pond are a trial of algae control. Overseas experiments have shown that barley straw loosely packed and placed in the ponds can after a few weeks supresses algae growth. It does not kill existing algae but inhibits new algae growth. Algae has been an increasing problem over recent years so we decided to try this approach

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ponds now open for fishing.

Ian — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 00:33:37 +0000

Thanks to some very good work by Egypt construction the youth ponds are now open for use. Egypt have reconfigured most of the paths and repaired the access to the platforms. The ponds will be open for youth fishing Monday the 6 of October. Please be cautious around the the newly repaired paths as the edges will be a little soft until they have had rain on them a few times The ponds will then be closed for maintenance and weed removal and some fishout days and reopening on the 20th of December .

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Youth Ponds closed

Ian — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 01:55:59 +0000

The ponds had some damage during the recent floods when part of the river flowed through them. This caused some damage to the paths around the ponds and in places they are unsafe. We are endeavouring to obtain a small digger to do the repairs but they are in high demand at the moment because of flood repairs. We will advise all once the repairs are complete

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May 2025 guided fishout days

Ian — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 05:21:35 +0000

May the 4th 2025 has been selected as a guided fishout day for the youth ponds. At the fishout day the Trust will provide equipment and a guide to assist youngsters however it is essential to book a 50 minute slot for those wishing to attend. Bookings can now be made at youthfishing.org.nz. Unfortunately we can only have one public day this autumn as we have a number of special interest groups ( police blue light, big brother big sister, scouts, cubs , neuro divergent kids, casting for recovery, etc) booked in. This means the ponds will be closed to the public from the 1st of April until the 1st of June except those booked for the fishout day. The ponds will also be well stocked with trout for fishing on sunny winter days between the 1st of June and the 1st of November.

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New entry to youth fishing ponds

Ian — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:54:02 +0000

The Sport fishing for youth Trust is constructing a new entry point to the youth fishing ponds at Appleby. The main access is still via the bottom end of Challies Road and then along the track towards the ponds. The new entrance is on the left about 200 metres from the start of the track. This entrance means that users will arrive at the northern end of the youth ponds rather than the southern end. The old entrance was formed when the access to the youth ponds was via River Road and a long track along the edge of the river to the southern end of the ponds.

The new entry should be easy to spot and the “conditions of use” sign is been moved to this entry. The new entry will mean there is a shorter distance for users of the ponds to travel along the track. The track can get major potholes from time to time. This entry will also provide additional car parking.

Work on the new entry should be complete by Friday and the old entry will be closed off for all but pedestrians.

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ponds now open

Ian — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 22:30:45 +0000

The Trust had its third , and last for 2024, fishout day last Sunday. The fishing was quite good with about 75% of the kids catching fish. The fish were generally around the one kg mark with a few larger. This was an improvement on the previous two fishout days where we struggled to get a 50% catch rate. The low catch weight was put down to the fish being harassed by a shag which hopefully has now been frightened off. There have been several school and other groups over the last few weeks and they have also done well.

There are still a good number of fish in the children’s ponds. Fishing should be quite good over the holidays for children to fish. If you have a look on the tips page there is plenty of advice as to equipment and how to set it up. The ponds are open for children to fish from 15 December through until the end of March 2025.

It was disappointing that some people who booked in for the last fishout day did not turn up and did not advise us. We had to disappoint some people who were keen to attend and were on the wait list.

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SFYT Fishout dates November 2024

Ian — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 22:33:13 +0000

The guided fishout dates for the coming season have been confirmed. There will be three 50 minute sessions each day . The Trust will provide the equipment for each session and a guide to assist youth to learn how to fish. Participants must be between 5 and 17 years old and must be booked into a time slot. Go to the Trust’s website https://youthfishing.org.nz/bookings/ to book a slot . The fishout dates are Sunday the 17th of November , Sunday the 24th of November and Sunday the 8th of December. There is a $2 charge payable on the day.

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