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Fishing spot

Spey River

Spey River, Southland District, New Zealand. A mountain stream flowing from 236 m elevation into Lake Manapouri, coldest Jul 7.1 °C · warmest Jan 15.4 °C. Brown trout peak Dec–Feb on fly or spinning, New Zealand longfin eel peak Jan–Mar on bottom fishing.

Southland DistrictSouthlandNew Zealand

River

Fishing Forecast

Today · 11:00

· Night

Fair 68

  • 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

Best lures for Spey River

Bring the following lures to this fishing spot for the best results.

  • Spoon
    Metal

    02

    Best for 2 species

    Spoon

    • Brown trout
    • Giant kokopu

    A metal flutter bait for spinning, trolling, and ice.

  • Inline spinner
    Metal

    03

    Best for 2 species

    Inline spinner

    • Brown trout
    • Giant kokopu

    An inline spinner with a blade that flashes on a straight retrieve.

How to fish Spey River

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

Best hours

  • Dawn

    First light

    Active
  • Morning

    After sunrise

    Active
  • Midday

    High sun

    Low
  • Afternoon

    Late day

    Active
  • Dusk

    Last light

    Peak
  • Night

    After dark

    Peak

Average water temperature

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Climate data: Copernicus ERA5-Land and Copernicus Marine

When to fish

01
January
02
February
03
March
04
April
05
May
06
June
07
July
08
August
09
September
10
October
11 Now
November
12
December