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Bay in New Zealand

Pegasus Bay fishing

Pegasus Bay, earlier known as Cook's Mistake, sits on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island north of Banks Peninsula. The broad inlet receives inflows from the Waimakariri River and Avon River / Ōtakaro, while supporting Hector's dolphins and southern right whales.

CanterburyNew Zealand

Bay

October

Spring season

12.7 °C

Avg. water temp

0.1 m

Swell @ 4s

Pegasus Bay fishing facts

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

  • Place

    Pegasus Bay
  • Region

    Canterbury
  • Country

    New Zealand
  • Coordinates

    -43.4522, 172.7680
  • Elevation

    0 m
  • Type

    Bay

When to fish

Jan
Feb
Mar
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Dec

Climate data: Copernicus ERA5-Land and Copernicus Marine

Fishing spots

4

Cities

1

Species

4

Fishing methods

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