Fishing near Rolleston, Canterbury

Rolleston sits on the Canterbury Plains, close to several of the South Island's most productive freshwater fisheries. The Selwyn River/Waikirikiri runs nearby, and within easy reach are the Waimakariri and Rakaia rivers along with Lake Ellesmere/Te Waihora — a mix of braided glacial rivers and still water that defines Canterbury angling.

Top waters to fish near Rolleston

Species & education

Learn what type of fish are in Rolleston, Canterbury and what's needed to catch them.

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Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

New Zealand Longfin Eel

Anguilla dieffenbachii

Short-finned Eel

Anguilla australis

Carassius auratus

Common Smelt

Retropinna retropinna

Puye

Galaxias maculatus

Barracouta

Thyrsites atun

Kahawai

Arripis trutta

Leatherjacket

Meuschenia scaber

Red Cod

Pseudophycis bachus

Sand Flounder

Rhombosolea plebeia

Spiny Dogfish

Squalus acanthias

Yellow-eyed Mullet

Aldrichetta forsteri

Chinook Salmon

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

Rudd

Scardinius erythrophthalmus

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