Opening day whitebaiter David Brennan has his first drag from the rocks on the banks of the Grey River in Blaketown on Wednesday morning. Government rules, changed at the weekend, prohibit fishing from rocks but permit whitebaiting from riverbanks as long as Covid-19 rules are followed. Alan Smith said he heard that people could catch whitebait at Level 3, so he decided to try his luck. West Coast police prevention team manager Senior Sergeant Mark Kirkwood said their interpretation of the rules was that whitebaiters could fish from riverbanks. ‘‘We don't have any problem with people whitebaiting along the banks of the Grey River,’’ Snr Sgt Kirkwood said.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 03, 2021 16:34 UTC