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Cavendish River

Cavendish River is a river in New Zealand's Southland District. The water runs cold here, 247 m up in the South Island, from 8.1 °C in July to 14.2 °C in January. New Zealand longfin eel peak from January to March — bottom fishing.

Southland DistrictSouthlandNew Zealand

River
Directions

Fishing Forecast

Today · 15:00

· Night

Poor to fair 59

  • Air

  • Wind

  • Rain

  • Clouds 100%

  • Water

  • Moon

  • Fish activity

Today 4/11

Tomorrow 5/11

Friday 6/11

Saturday 7/11

Sunday 8/11

Monday 9/11

Tuesday 10/11

Fishing score

Fish activity

Low High

Weather comfort

1 5

Weather

Moon

Forecast by Open-Meteo

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Poor to fair 59

Fish activity

Time of day

Best method

Water temp

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How to fish Cavendish River

Place, water, species, best hours, and the months that matter at this fishing spot.

Best hours

  • Dawn

    First light

    Active

  • Morning

    After sunrise

    Low

  • Midday

    High sun

    Low

  • Afternoon

    Late day

    Low

  • Dusk

    Last light

    Active

  • Night

    After dark

    Peak

Average water temperature

Jan
Feb
Mar
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Climate data: Copernicus ERA5-Land and Copernicus Marine

When to fish

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January
02
February
03
March
04
April
05
May
06
June
07
July
08
August
09
September
10
October
11 Now
November
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December

Fishing methods

  • Bottom Fishing
Water body

Cavendish River

River

Cavendish River flows south for 15 km from Caton Peak to Foveaux Strait. It runs cold, from 7 °C in January to 19 °C in July. New Zealand longfin eel peak Jan–Mar, bottom fishing.

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