Where are the fish in the Waitemata?
Waitemata Harbour One of the most prolific spots for catching baitfish is the Takapuna cliffs. I like to use light stray-lining gear to deploy live baits down the berley trail (I wrote a detailed New Zealand Fishing News article on this method in March 2017).
Where can I fish in Auckland Harbour?
Five of the best fishing spots in Auckland
- AUCKLAND HARBOUR BRIDGE. @nickbassett1981/TWITTER.
- RANGITOTO ISLAND. LIZ WILLIS.
- ARMY BAY, WHANGAPARAOA PENINSULA. Claire Price.
- CORNWALLIS WHARF, MANUKAU HARBOUR.
- OLD MANGERE BRIDGE.
How do you know a good snapper spot?
Snapper will often be seen on your sounder as arches sitting up off the bottom and throughout the lower half of the water column. When targeting Snapper on deeper reefs look for broken or rough ground, ledges or steep drop-offs. Once again watch your sounder for arches in the bottom third to a half of the water column.
Where are the snapper biting in Auckland?
Waiheke and the Bottom End Favoured particularly by East Auckland fishers, this area can produce spectacular fishing. Most anglers fish the deep channel at the bottom end but good snapper can be caught straylining close in to Waiheke, at Gannet, or in by the many mussel farms which dot the bottom end.
Were are the fish biting?
Sydney’s fish are most often biting at places like Gunnamatta Bay in Port Hacking, Gladesville Wharf on the Parramatta River, and Brighton-Le-Sands on Cooks River.
Where can I go fishing in Auckland?
10 Best Fishing Spots in Auckland for Kids
- Okahu Bay Wharf. Off Tamaki Drive, Orakei, Auckland map.
- Torpedo Bay Wharf. Torpedo Bay, Devonport, North Shore, Auckland map.
- Chelsea Sugar Refinery.
- Island Bay Wharf.
- Shelly Beach Wharf.
- Cornwallis Wharf.
- Murray’s Bay Wharf.
- Old Mangere Bridge.
Can you fish under the Harbour bridge?
If you plan on fishing the Harbour Bridge area, on the South West side you have the piers in Walsh Bay, a short walk away. On the North West side of the bridge the wharf near Luna Park can hold Arrow Head Squid during the night. Hope this information helps and I wish you luck in your fishing adventures.
What’s the best bait for snapper fishing?
Best baits for snapper fishing Live shrimp are a top bait anywhere that snapper are found. Small live bait fish such as hearing, sardines, inch pin fish are also very effective baits. Live bait certainly produce offshore as well. For the most part, anglers fishing and deep water use live bait fish.
What is the fishing like in the Hauraki Gulf?
The main commercial fishing methods used within the Hauraki Gulf are bottom trawling, bottom long line, set net and Danish seine. The trawl and Danish seine vessels fish mostly for snapper, but also for trevally, John Dory and gurnard.
Where can I fish in the Hauraki Gulf?
Destination Inner Hauraki Gulf
- Motuihe Channel – snapper.
- Home Bay – snapper.
- Rangitoto Channel – snapper.
- Battleship, Auckland Harbour – snapper.
- Castor Bay – snapper.
- A buoy – kingfish, snapper.
- Tiritiri Island – snapper.
- Awash Rock – snapper.