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Boat Based Fishing 1. Pipinui Point
5. Bank south of Mana
Target Species: you can fish here all year round for kingfish, warehou, and tarakihi Tide and bait: tides can be very strong here. The best time to fish here is two hours off the outing tide, or the incoming tide. Tips: trolling lures or live bait for kingfish around the rough ground off the main rock ledge. Fish while at anchor for tarakihi, with small flasher rigs size 2/0–3/0. During winter you will catch a lot of warehou here, as well as tarakihi.
Target Species: blue cod and tarakihi Tide and bait: tough place to fish, as the tide can be very strong. Only fish in small tides and the last two hours of tide, but if you time it right, fishing can be very good. Strips of squid or whole jack mackerel are the preferred baits for this area. Tips: make sure your traces are tough, as your by-catch will include kingfish and small groper.
(Boom Rock)
2. The Fence Line
Tide and bait: fish the sand around the outside of the reef again two hook ledger rig. 2/0 to 5/0. Squid & pilchard for bait and lots of berley.
3. Just south
of Boom Rock GPS 41º10.612’S 174º43.647’E
Target Species: tarakihi, blue cod, snapper, and trevally. Fish here all year round in 30–50 metres water depth. Tide and bait: you do have to time your fishing here as the tide can be very strong. Anchor when the tide is slowing down, two hours before high tide, or low tide. Preferred baits are squid, trevally, and mackerel. Tips: very good tarakihi here all year round, along with blue cod during the summer months. This area can fish very well for snapper.
4. South Makara
GPS 41º12.638’S 174º42. 638’E
Target Species: snapper and tarakihi. Fish all year round for tarakihi and snapper from November - May Tide and bait: fish all tides at anchor, as you only anchor in 15–20 metres of water. Preferred baits squid, trevally, and fillet mackerel. Tips: small flasher rigs for tarakihi here, and don’t over bait your hooks. The use of berley will help to improve your catch.
GPS 41º13.307’S 174º40.135’E
PIPINUI POINT TO SINCLAIR HEAD
walk from Makara)
Target Species: kingfish, kahawai, tarakihi, barracouta, and blue cod November to May. Tide and bait: all tides fish well but low tide produces best results. Live or dead jack
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6. Ohau Point –
Karori Rock
Target Species: blue cod, tarakihi, trumpeter, and groper. Tide and bait: preferred bait is whole jack mackerel, squid, or trevally. Small tides are best with little or no wind. The Karori Rip is a well known challenging area to fish at the best of times, and you do need to be aware of the changing conditions due to the tidal rips. Tips: please note, there are very strong currents here and there are not too many days that you can fish this area. In shore up to 60 metres is good for cod, tarakihi, and the occasional trumpeter. The banks out wide in 90–150 metres can have good groper fishing.
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7. Karori Light,
Sinclair Head
Target Species: blue cod and tarakihi all year round. Tide and bait: small tides make for easier fishing here. Tips: there are plenty of reefs to fish from, 20–40 metres is ideal. Berley will really improve your fishing.
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8. Jelly Bean
Target Species: groper Tide and bait: drift big baits on the bottom and the outgoing tide is the best.
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9. Sinclair Head
Target Species: blue cod Tide and bait: best tide is the slack tide. Tips: drifting with the flasher rigs with pieces of squid. Do not anchor as tides can be strong.
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Land Based Fishing – Spots by Felix Wenzel, Steve’s Fishing Shop A. Boom Rock (2 hour
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mackerel or strips of squid are the two best baits for this rock ledge. Tips: get there as early as possible to ensure you get some jack mackerel for live or dead baits. This will give you the best shot at a kingfish. Small hooks
dropped straight off the ledge will get you into tarakihi and the occasional big blue cod.
B. Makara Beach (10
minute walk to rocky points on either side)
Target Species: trevally, kahawai,
WELLINGTON CHARTERS Fishing charters for individuals and groups
Based in Wellington we take fishing charters from Mana to Ohau, Kapiti, Marlborough Sounds and Cook Strait. Remember the boat doesn’t have to be full. Leave at 7:00am back in by 4:30pm. $150pp plus $20 rod hire if needed. Lunch and tea and coffee provided. For bookings call Rolfe: 021 118 5793
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spotted sharks, and red cod all year round. Tide and bait: low tide for rock fishing and high tide for fishing the beach. Fresh squid, crayfish, pilchards or bonito. Tips: best fished during the change of light in the evening or very early in the morning before sun up. Be prepared, as it gets
unbelievably cold here. Tip lights will make for easier bite detection, as trevally can be soft biters.
C. Long Beach ( 4x4
access or a 1 hour and 15 minute walk)
Target Species: moki, tarakihi, blue cod, trevally, kahawai, and spotted sharks.
Tide and bait: all tides are good here, best baits are prawns, crayfish, mussel and fresh squid. Tips: fishing this area can produce some big moki, so a one-hook rig is a must, as moki like to find the reef. A light trace is also to your advantage in getting the bites.
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