Turn right off the Hakatere Heron Road 2 kms past the Maori Lakes. Lake Emily is on Castleridge Station and permission should be sort before going on to the property. Lake Emily is almost round in shape and is some 500 metres across. Contains brook trout and brown trout.
The bag limit for Lake Emily is 2 fish per day. This is fly fishing only water. The fishing season runs from the first Saturday in November to 30 April. There is no winter season for the Ashburton Lakes. Fishing from boats in Lake Emily is prohibited. In all nine lakes make up the area known as the Ashburton Lakes. These being: Lake Clearwater, Lake Camp, Lake Denny, Lake Emily, Lake Emma, Lake Heron, Lake Roundabout, Lake Spider and the two small Maori Lakes. Ashburton Lakes Trout Fishing MAP. |
