Yeah some realy good red cod can be caught in Winter. And i thought it was weird but i went up to timaru a couple of times right around christams time and i was catching loads of red cod. None of them were huge but there were a couple of good size ones. Anyway i went back a couple of times after that they had gone.
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Whitebait Season starts 1 September 2026 and ends 30 October (inclusive). Chatham Islands: 1 December to the last day of February (inclusive)