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Fly fishing

Otago

Live conditions, weather, snowpack, and stocking for 9 rivers and creeks and 2 lakes across 3 regions.

Rivers
9
Lakes
2
Regions
3
Steelhead & salmon: rivers with runs, and when each run is in4 salmon rivers →

South and East Otago

3 rivers

Pomahaka River

18 m³/s15.9°C water

Prime

Taieri River

16 m³/s15.4°C water

Prime

Waitaki River

483 m³/s

Prime

Upper Clutha and Lakes

4 rivers

Clutha River

400 m³/s14.1°C water

Good

Hāwea River

53 m³/s

Fair

Makarora River

Good

Matukituki River

135 m³/s

Poor

Wakatipu

2 rivers

Caples River

Good

Greenstone River

Good

Lakes

2 lakes

Lake Hāwea

10 km/h wind+0.24 m level

Prime

Lake Wānaka

11 km/h wind+0.12 m level

Prime