I dont chase mudfish …..but how would using chicken heart for bait be any different than dangling a pillie under a float up the Kaiapoi ?
Or do rules for mudfish vary from river to river ? or did they ban using bait to catch a fish that wasnt meant to take bait once its entered a river ?
Whitebait Season starts 1 September 2026 and ends 30 October (inclusive). Chatham Islands: 1 December to the last day of February (inclusive)
