WEST COAST Fishing

The west coast and kaipara harbour offer exceptional fishing year round.  We are fortunate that the Kaipara doesn't have the same pressure put on it by recreational and commercial fishers as other parts of New Zealand.  

Our guests have achieved many personal best fish off the rocks, from a kayak or dingy fishing along the farm coast.

Harvesting the sea for Kahawai, Snapper, Mullet, Kingfish and Gurnard makes for a pleasureable day across all tides.

Be it netting, rod fishing, low tide bank fishing or boat fishing, there are many ways to get a feed.  

West Coast snapper.  February.

PB.  29lb. 104cm.  Lemon Tree Bay.

West coast snapper.

Fish lineup.  January.

Snapper everywhere.  January.

Snapper double. 200m off back beach.

West coast snapper.  December.

Snapper everywhere.  January.

Snapper double. 200m off back beach.

Launching.  Low tide.  Back Beach.

Off to the kingfish hole.

Smoked fish dinner.

Hooked up.  Low tide land based fishing.

Days haul.  Rock fishing.

At the fish filleting bench.

PB.  Rod fishing off back beach.

Surfcasting.  Low tide.  Left side of backbeach.

Snapper off the beach.  January.

Netting.  Lemon Tree Bay.

Bank fishing.

West Coast Kahawai.

Another fish lineup.

Getting the boats in.

Fish lineup.

Easy. 100m off back beach. 2m deep. May

Mullet & Kakawai. Netting. Front beach.

Low tide surfcasting.  Back Beach.

Bait netting.  High tide. Back beach.

Bait netting.  Back beach.

Low tide fishing.  Back beach.

Another PB from the kingfish hole.

Piper bait.  Netting.  Back beach.

Various bait.  Netting.  Back beach.

Back beach launching.  5.4m Senator.

Preparing the fish for smoking.

Kayak fishing.

Enough for dinner.

Enough for the neighbours too.

Friday night low tide surfcasting.

Another nice feed.

Flounder & Mullet.  Front beach.

Bait netting team effort.

Fish lineup.

15 litre bucket full.

End of good day.