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Lagoon in New Zealand

Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora fishing

Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora sits in the Canterbury region of New Zealand, west of Banks Peninsula and separated from the Pacific Ocean by Kaitorete Spit. The brackish bar-type lagoon spans 198 square kilometres, with inflows including the Selwyn River / Waikirikiri.

CanterburyNew Zealand

Lagoon

October

Spring season

12.3 °C

Avg. water temp

1.5 km/h

Wind

Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora fishing facts

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

  • Place

    Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora
  • Region

    Canterbury
  • Country

    New Zealand
  • Coordinates

    -43.7867, 172.5077
  • Elevation

    2 m
  • Type

    Lagoon

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

2

Cities

1

Species

5

Fishing methods

  • Bottom Fishing
  • Drift Fishing
  • Surfcasting
  • Spinning
  • Trolling
  • Jigging
  • Fly Fishing
  • Float Fishing