Whitebait season to knock your socks off. BILL MOORE. Do you think whitebaiters using sock nets are 'creating an unfair advantage'? People over here are absolutely gutted that someone can go down and catch 1. The people who are doing it commercially are all using sock nets. ![]() But I haven't heard of any confrontations over sock nets - just a general level of unhappiness that they're being used. Breaches can attract hefty fines. Last week roadside vendors in Golden Bay were asking $3. Guyton Fisheries on Wakefield Quay. ![]() Wet start expected for whitebait season. NZ Newswireon August 1. The whitebaiting season gets underway across most parts of the country on Wednesday, but the opening day prospects aren't looking good for some fans. Recent heavy rain across Otago means many rivers in the region are running at high levels, meaning conditions aren't ideal. However, Department of Conservation (DOC) freshwater ranger for Coastal Otago Pete Ravenscroft says the Lower Clutha River, where a large whitebait spawning site has been located, may be a good option. In Canterbury, whitebaiters are warned against fishing in or around the Avon and Heathcote rivers and the Avon- Heathcote Estuary. Canterbury Medical Officer of Health Dr Alistair Humphrey says eating whitebait caught in Christchurch's waterways is dangerous. He says a soon- to- be released report shows silt in the rivers may now be contaminated with oocycts - eggs - from giardia. These tiny eggs can live for years in silt and can be released into the water when the silt is stirred up.
Xtra News Community 2: November 25, 2016, 06:52:50 am: Welcome, Guest. Whitebait Season Westcoast NZ. Who remembers the Whitebait Festival held in Christchurch in 2012- great event and. The 2011 whitebait season opens on Monday 15 August for all areas of New Zealand, except the West Coast and the Chatham Islands.2011 whitebait season The. Getting myself ready for the upcoming new season in August Fishing to one side, this is the fun fishing!! West Coast whitebait is famous. During the West Coast Whitebait season you can see whitebait being caught on the Hokitika River.Slow start to whitebait season for West Coast. NZ scholarship exams. The Whitebait season on the West Coast will begin on 1 September 2016 and runs through to 14 November 2016. ![]()
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