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Otago 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 reports

Weekly reports

Fish & Game Field staff report on the current river and lake conditions in Otago weekly from mid-September throughout summer until end of April in the following year. These reports are broadcast on regional radio stations on Thursdays and Fridays each week and appear in Friday’s Otago Daily Times.

Monthly reports

Otago Fish & Game also publishes monthly news and reports.

 

Rainfall, river flow, and water levels online

View graphs showing rainfall, river flows and water levels for the last seven days at the Otago Regional Council website. Graphs cover the following:

  • Upper Clutha River catchment
  • Lower Clutha River catchment
  • Taieri River cachment
  • North Otago area
  • Dunedin area
  • Kawarau River catchment and Lake Wakitpu area
 

Water Info phone line

Call the Otago Regional Council’s 24 hour Water Info phone service on 0800 426 463 and enter the code for the information you want. To find the code, you can:

  • Download the Water Info brochure which shows maps and the codes for the different river and lake sites, or
  • Request a copy of the Water Info brochure from Otago Regional Council, 70 Stafford Street, Dunedin, ph 03-474 0827.
 

 

 

 

Lake Wanaka

Makarora River

Rees River

Lochy River

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