The period during which whitebait may legally be caught.
fishermen are starting to amass on the riverbanks on the West Coast, where the whitebait season opens today
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Every whitebait season for decades, they have hooked their caravan up behind the car and headed north to their special spot at the holiday park.
Already halfway through, the West Coast whitebait season has been sluggish as rain, flooded rivers, and rough seas keep catches small and fishermen indoors.
Overall, the whitebait season has been fair to middling, with a few sizeable catches in Greymouth.
He lives in Provence and London and visits New Zealand yearly during the whitebait season.
The couple spent much of the whitebait season in their pink caravan on the banks of the Waiau River.
The disaster this past May did not appear to have affected the whitebait season, although any influences would be more apparent once the fish have started their run.
The whitebait season finishes today, with recent reports indicating good catches on the Waikato River.
Greymouth could be the place to be when the West Coast whitebait season opens tomorrow—though temptation has already proved too much for some.
The floods could affect whitebait season.
Eating a fritter made with hot, freshly landed whitebait, she is enjoying a gloriously sunny opening day of a new whitebait season.