Fishing near Alexandra, Otago

Alexandra sits at the heart of Central Otago, where the Manuherikia River meets the Clutha River / Mata-Au before flowing into Lake Roxburgh. The area is well regarded for trout fishing, with brown and rainbow trout present in the rivers on the town's doorstep, and Lake Dunstan — formed by the Clyde Dam on the Clutha — providing a broader stillwater fishery for trout and landlocked Chinook salmon a short drive away.

Top waters to fish near Alexandra

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Alpine Galaxias

Galaxias paucispondylus

Brook Trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

Climbing Galaxias

Galaxias brevipinnis

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

New Zealand Longfin Eel

Anguilla dieffenbachii

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Chinook Salmon

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

Common Smelt

Retropinna retropinna

Puye

Galaxias maculatus

Short-finned Eel

Anguilla australis

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