Christchurch Fishing & Casting Club

20/01/2026

23/12/2025

Club members recently enjoyed our end of year get together and Christmas party.
MERRY CHRISTMAS to all of our members, friends and supporters. We're looking forward to seeing what 2026 brings!

03/12/2025

Our heartfelt thanks go to this great chick! We've had top of the range and freeeee admin services all year! We truly appreciate all you have done for our club, and especially for the committee.

03/11/2025

It's always great to hear about success from our club members! One of our newer members contacted us recently to tell us about improvements he has seen in his fishing since joining the club.

"When I joined CFCC, I was mainly hoping to expand my fishing skillset and in particular, fly-fishing in rivers. On the 2024 Temuka trip, I was given some pointers and taught a few things. Having absorbed some of the knowledge and waiting patiently for October to roll back around, I have now caught two 5-pounders from separate small rivers on nymphs. Still a lot to learn, but the signs of progress are there and I’m very glad I joined the club. "

Well done - we look forward to what you do next! 😃

19/09/2025

Club members enjoyed a trip to Twizel for some late winter fishing. No records were broken but quite a few fish were caught. Great weather, great accommodation at the Lake Ruataniwha Holiday Park, great people = good times all round!

14/08/2025

We held our first AGM at our new HQ last week. This year's awards go to (drum roll please...)
Best Photograph - Bruce McKay
Best Catch by a Novice - Kaye Gilhooley
Mick Starkey Cup - Greg Gilbert
Club Trip Trophy - Greg Gilbert
Ron Corney Trophy - Rex Gibson
Mason Struthers Challenge Cup - Rex Gibson
Canal Fishing Cup - Greg Gilbert
Norm Parkyn Trophy - Greg Gilbert
Most Unusual Catch -Seth Atkinson
Peter Shutt Award - Kaye Gilhooley
Norm Evevs Cup - Greg Gilbert

Congratulations to our winners!
Bruce's winning photo is below. Our judge Neil Macbeth said "I thought the moon and the reflection made it quite unusual and intriguing and the vertical framing with the dash of the car at the bottom of the frame really added to the picture, making the viewer feel part of the scene."

01/08/2025

WE HAVE MOVED!!

After many years and a successful move , The Christchurch Fishing and Casting club has a new home

We are now located at the Riccarton Racecouse Bowling Club , 171 racecourse road .

We would like to take the opportunity to thank Cotswold preschool for the use of their hall for the past years .
And are looking forward to settling into our new home!!!

Meetings will still be the same day and the same times!!

27/07/2025

Check out this fabulous video made when club member Chris Vallance was teaching a flatmate how to fish for the first time. The pair brought back a good catch of rig and gurnard and his mate now loves fishing. You can read more about this story in the August newsletter. Great work on sharing your skills Chris!

11/07/2025

Gotta give a shout out to Mark and the fabulous team at Fishermans Loft. Thanks guys for generously supporting our annual club awards. You rock!

06/07/2025

We're thrilled to have respected Christchurch photographer Neil Macbeth judge our annual photo competition this year! The winner will be announced at our AGM on 6th August, along with all of our fishing category winners. We'll keep you posted with all of those winners, in the meantime check out Neil's work at neilmacbeth.com📸