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River in New Zealand

Dark River fishing

Dark River flows west through Fiordland National Park into Lake Grave, draining into Te Hāpua / Sutherland Sound. It runs cold, from 7 °C in July to 15.8 °C in January. Sea trout peak from June to August, fished with fly or spinning.

SouthlandNew Zealand

River

November

Spring season

12.3 °C

Avg. water temp

13.6 km/h

Wind

Dark River fishing facts

Species, access points, and monthly water temperature on this water.

  • Place

    Dark River
  • Region

    Southland
  • Country

    New Zealand
  • Coordinates

    -44.8453, 167.6527
  • Elevation

    166 m
  • Type

    River

When to fish

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

Climate data: Copernicus ERA5-Land and Copernicus Marine

Fishing spots

1

Cities

1

Species

0

Fishing methods

  • Fly Fishing
  • Spinning

Fishing spots on Dark River

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