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The fishing Paper
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d’Urville Island
Kahawai and gurnard summer to autumn, but good baitfish like mullet and mackerel year round.
12 - d’Urville Peninsula Kingfish and large snapper from summer to autumn. A good spot free diving for kingfish.
13 – Ngamuka Bay Land based fishing for school snapper from late spring to late summer.
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14 – Fishermans Passage - Southern Hole Snapper and kingfish from late spring until mid autumn.
15 – Beef Barrels Blue cod a bit patchy. Spring and summer kingfish caught trolling live bait. A good spring snapper spot. Dive site for butterfish.
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15a – Chicot Rock A good dive site for moki and butterfish.
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15b – Paige Rock
9 - Rangitoto Islands Kingfish and snapper in winter with blue cod and perch year round. The eastern side of the islands provides numerous sheltered spots and weed beds for free diving with butterfish, moki, tarakihi and blue cod year round. Autumn also sees catches of john dory.
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10 – Kidnap Channel Fishing the drop-off for snapper during winter with blue cod and kahawai year round.
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Blue cod during autumn and winter. Snapper in spring through to summer. Tarakihi year round,. Good spearfishing for kingfish.
16 – Paddock Rocks Spring and summer kingfish, snapper, blue cod, trevally, tarakihi and moki. Use good berley for bottom feeding species. Try trolling live bait for kingfish. The area also provides good opportunities for free diving and spearfishing. Crayfish are also found here.
17 - Greville Harbour Good spring and summer snapper and trevally. Cruising
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A good autumn and winter fishing spot for blue cod and tarakihi. You’ll find groper and john dory in late winter.
19 – Bottle Point Blue cod and perch year round. Snapper can be found here in late autumn with kingfish in winter.
20 – Nile Head Winter fishing for snapper and tarakihi with perch and blue cod year round.
21 – Port Hardy Red cod and warehou are found here in winter. From spring through until autumn there are cruising kingfish, kahawai, snapper and trevally, particularly around the mussel farms.
21a – Inner Port Hardy Free diving the rocky coves produces good results for butterfish, moki and crayfish. Gurnard can be found off the banks.
22 – Fleet Rocks Snapper and tarakihi during late autumn.
23 – Okuri Bay Blue cod year round. Summer to autumn snapper, kingfish, kahawai and tarakihi. A good free dive spot for moki and kingfish. A good kayak fishing spot. It’s a long and at times hard paddle from the ramp but well worth the effort. Fishing around the mussel farms, the bay’s alive with snapper. Gurnard are regularly caught here too.
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kingfish are caught during summer. Kahawai can be found in early autumn. In winter you’ll find red cod and the occasional warehou.
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Kingfish are prolific on the dropoff during winter but generally good all year round caught on live bait and lures.
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1 - Stephens Passage
Snapper and tarakihi at around 80 metres from autumn until spring. Another good spot for large trevally in winter.
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Fish year round for blue cod, perch and kahawai. Snapper are found in winter in 50 to 100 metres. Good for large winter trevally.
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3 – Inside Saddle Rocks High current flows with kahawai and blue cod all year. Choose soft baits or lures.
4 – Outside Saddle Rocks Blue cod and perch year round and groper can be found here in mid-winter.
5 – Hells Gate Blue cod, tarakihi and groper, good winter fishing. Free diving for butterfish, but be aware of strong currents.
6 – The Sisters Winter fishing for tarakihi, blue cod and groper.
7 - Stephens Island North, Western Point
Year round fishing for blue cod, perch and kingfish.
8 – Northern Face
Blue cod and perch year round with kingfish in 50 plus metres during winter.