Where can I get snapper in Tauranga?

Where can I get snapper in Tauranga?

Tauranga harbour is fishing well for snapper. Omokoroa/Hunters Creek entrance area. Try drifting along the channel edges with softbaits or anchor and strayline with pilchards. Skippies are around from 20/30 metres and beyond.

Where can I find Tarakihi?

Find the fish Tarakihi seem to live and feed right on the edge of a reef system and sometimes out onto the sand a bit. After dark they come into sandy beaches and feed close to shore, so land based anglers stand a good chance of catching them with the right gear.

Can you fish around Mount Maunganui?

Mount Maunganui’s Salisbury Wharf Use a handline or rod and fish for whatever is around, you can also cast right out into the channel. A lot of spotties here but if you’re lucky, you may just catch a Snapper or Kahawai. John Dory’s are also around, put on a live bait and you may also hook a Kingfish swimming through.

Where can I fish on Waihi Beach?

Waihi Beach hosts several boat ramps in addition to a dedicated fishing store. Bordering Coromandel and the Bay of Plenty, this is a great base for a fishing trip. Anzac Bay is a great spot to take the whole family.

Where can I catch kahawai in Tauranga?

Sulphur Point Rocks To the right is a track you can walk along until you reach the rocks. Choose a spot along the rocks and give it a go. Here you can fish off into the channel where you are most likely to catch Kahawai, Snapper and maybe a Kingfish.

What fish is similar to tarakihi?

Tarakihi is from the morwong family of fishes which includes porae, red moki, painted moki and red morwong. They are caught around New Zealand throughout the entire year, but mostly found south of East Cape and around the South Island.

How do you target tarakihi?

Tarakihi have relatively small mouths and are best-targeted using small 1/0 or 2/0 hooks. The most common rig is a paternoster or dropper rig with one or more short branches off the main line. The sinker is at the bottom. Commercially made dropper and flasher rigs aimed at tarakihi are readily available.

Where can I find crayfish in Tauranga?

Motiti Island
Motiti Island 14nm due west of the Tauranga entrance. This is the go to place for snapper and diving for crayfish. There are many rocks around the island that have claimed or damaged many a boat over the years so make sure you carry a chart.

Can you fish at Waihi Beach?

Waihi Beach is a fishing lover’s dream. Waihi Beach hosts several boat ramps in addition to a dedicated fishing store. Bordering Coromandel and the Bay of Plenty, this is a great base for a fishing trip. Anzac Bay is a great spot to take the whole family.

Is Waihi Beach Safe?

SAFETY: Waihi Beach is one of New Zealand’s safer swimming beaches. Surf Life Savers patrol the beach in summer.

Can you eat tarakihi snapper in Tauranga?

Tarakihi and Snapper are fantastic eating fish, so make sure you bring some ice and a chilly bin in the warmer weather to keep the flesh in the best possible condition. If you are looking for a fun day fishing on the water out of Tauranga, contact us today, and we will be happy to help you arrange a reef fishing trip to suit your needs.

Where are the best places to fish for tarakihi?

The outlying reefs are regular destinations, the Penguins, Astrolabe reef, the Pinnacles and the Okaparus, with the offshore islands of Motiti and Tuhua (Mayor) also being regular fishing areas. The Tarakihi and Snapper tend so school around the edges of foul, and cross over’s between sand and mud.

Where are the best fishing spots in New Zealand?

While soft baiting we have also caught trevally, kingfish, blue cod and kahawai. A reef off Motiti comes up to 27m and has produced many a good snapper over the years. Softbait or straylining for snapper produce the best results. If kingies are about put a livebait under a balloon while you fish for snapper.

When to go snapper fishing in New Zealand?

Snapper fishing can be superb if you strike it right, ie: early morning, late evening and night, although it also fishes during the day. Use your sounder to find a suitable location, which will probably be quite shallow – around three to six metres. Kingfish come on at the bar from about November onwards through summer.