MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS Fishing Guide 2015-16 11
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PORT UNDERWOOD Port Underwood is exposed, with the water usually cooler than the other sounds, leading to marine life not unlike the Wellington south coast. It’s a great base for fishing the deep waters of the Cook Strait and the bays provide superb habitat for paua, crays and reef species.
1 - East Coast south to Port Underwood Remember to check the boundaries of the restricted Cook Strait cable area. That area runs from the southern point of Glasgow Bay to Walkers Rock and includes all of Fighting Bay. There is no fishing of any type allowed, this includes trawling, line fishing or set netting. Kina, paua, and crayfishing is only allowed within 200 metres of the low water mark.
B R A K E
2 – Coombe Rocks
6 – Opihi Bay
MUFFLERS
Good free diving for butterfish, moki, blue cod and crayfish. Boat fishing for blue cod, perch and tarakihi.
Flounder, garfish, yellow-eye mullet in autumn. Pipi and cockle found in the sand and mud .
BRAKES
3 – Pipi Bay
7- Robin Hood Bay
SHOCKS
Top landbased freedive spot. Paua plentiful to the south of the bay and crays elusive but found in 3-9m throughout. Camping ground popular with tourists who have missed out on a spot in nearby Whites Bay!
Tarakihi, blue cod. Free diving for crayfish in two to three metres.
4 – Glasgow Bay Free dive for paua, butterfish and crayfish. Big schools of moki.
5 – Oyster Bay Free dive for a feed of oysters. The main anchorage for commercial vessels here.
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