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North Canterbury Fishing Conditions

The website links on this page are to graphs of rainfall, water levels and river flows on Environment Canterbury and hydro-electric power company websites.

Weather forecasts and observations

For an up-to-date weather forecast:

 

Fish & Game phone report

Phone 03-366 2986 for an update from North Canterbury Fish & Game on fresh waster fishing conditions. This report is free, but telephone toll charges apply if you call from outside the Christchurch free-calling area.

See also Fish & Game's weekly report.

 

Newstalk ZB radio report

During the fishing season until the end of March, listen into Newstalk ZB Christchurch on 1098AM at 1.10pm or at 5.10pm to hear a 2 minute report from Ross Millichamp of North Canterbury Fish & Game.

 

River reports

For up-to-date information on flooding, river flows and rainfall from Environment Canterbury either:

  • call the River Report on 0900 74837 (RIVER) There is a charge of 50 cents per minute.
  • or find out how to get information using text messaging.
 

Rainfall

Graphs and a table from Environment Canterbury showing recent rainfall.

 

Select North or South Canterbury, then a river.

River flows

Graphs and a table from Environment Canterbury showing the current flow of rivers in the area.

 

Select North or South Canterbury, then a river.

 

Lake Lyndon

Rakaia River

Rakaia River mouth

Lake Grasmere

 

Lewis River

A back country creek

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