Incredible FISHING SPOTS at the end of the world
Спорт
We discover some of the best land based sea fishing options in the far south of New Zealand.
Invercargill is a fishing and hunting paradise.
Most people probably associate the southland with some world-class trout fishing. But in this video we rather focus on the great sea fishing options.
The most common target species down south are Flounder, Blue Cod, Blue Moki and Trumpeter, Greenbone/Butterfish, Kahawai, Rig, Gurnard, Searun trout, Paua and Crayfish. There's also a chance of catching Salmon in some of the river mouths.
The coastline of Invercargill is a mix of wild beaches, huge estuaries, rocky ledges and incredibly beautiful scenery. Due to the low population and often wild weather most places receive very low fishing pressure. You will often not see another soul while you are fishing. This adds to the remote feel
1. The first stop is Fortrose at the very end of the Catlins region.
Fortrose is situated at the mouth of the Mataura river, one of New Zealand's best brown trout fisheries. The mouth forms a large estuary with a fairly small entrance to the open sea.
2. If you love surfcasting, you gotta check out Fraser beach. It's only a few kilometres south from Fortrose. This is a steep, shelving sandy beach with a rocky point at the northern end.
3. Awarua bay is a huge estuary towards the east of Bluff harbour. It is an excellent spot for safe boating and kayaking.
4. The coastline around the Bluff harbour entrance has lots of seaweed, which limits the surfcasting and rockfishing options a bit. But it's a great spot for diving and wharf fishing.
5. Oreti Beach is a long shallow sandy beach. It is another good surf casting option close to Invercargill. You can expect to catch rig, gurnard and even elephant fish here. Best baits are crabs and prawns.
6. The riverton rocks on the eastern side are a good option for rock fishing while the kelpy areas at the southern side provide good diving opportunities.
7. Colac bay is a good option for surfcasting for rig and gurnard. Also good for launching boats.
8. Cosy nook is probably one of the most beautiful fishing spots in New Zealand. Fish life is plentiful here.
9. Our last fishing spot near Invercargill is monkey island. Using a two hook ledger rig, baited with crabs scored us a big rig shark at this beach.
check out our solunar fishing times:
visit us at: www.fishingreminder.com
Our fishing times apps:
Android: play.google.com/store/apps/de...
iOS: apps.apple.com/us/app/fishing...
#fishingSpots #seaFishing #blueCod #southland #beachFishing #scenery #newZealand #fishingNZ #estuaryFishing #neuseeland
Пікірлер: 65
Great to see other parts of the country relating to fishing and diving side of things. Good stuff
@Fishingreminder
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate, the far south of NZ is my favorite part of the country for fishing.
Wow look at the kelp down there. Love the cinema bro. So good!
@Fishingreminder
3 жыл бұрын
thanks man. Yeah some really good spots down south and fantastic scenery.
@walkintomydream7208
3 жыл бұрын
The bull kelp is amazing! So packed through the coastline in the South. Must be careful when you dive. Could be dangerous.
Great video. Thanks
@Fishingreminder
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
Cracka vid mate!
@Fishingreminder
4 ай бұрын
cheers mate!
Nice
@Fishingreminder
8 ай бұрын
Thanks
damn those were some big clams you picked up haha 5x bigger than the ones i picked up lol the shot of the flounder underwater looked really cool.
@Fishingreminder
3 жыл бұрын
haha, yeah those cockles grow pretty big down south. Was good fun spearing those flounder during the day. First time I tried that.
@walkintomydream7208
3 жыл бұрын
Southland clams are the best! Huge and Tasty!
Wow those spots are awesome I'm in the north island
@Fishingreminder
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, it's a completely different fishing experience down there from fishing up North. The scenery and the beaches are just amazing.
@NZ-Culler
2 жыл бұрын
No these spots are not all they seem, I'm from north island too and moved to southland over 2 years ago, the fishing here is crap compared to up north
Thanks to you I took my family to Frasers beach today. Only had squid which was a waste of time and my sinkers were too light. A magnificent spot. We didn't catch anything but the guy down a bit from me was hauling in some dame good fish. One every 10-15 minutes. Getting the right bait and sinkers for next time, Thank you for this recommendation. Will keep you updated. Cheers.
@Fishingreminder
Жыл бұрын
That is awesome! Cheers for the feedback and so nice to hear that you enjoyed the beach with your fam. It's a great spot, eh. Crabs or prawns are a better bait to use there. Looking forward to hearing how you get on the next time.
@dustinfrost5214
Жыл бұрын
Also fishing down there only getting red cod aiming for blue moki and gernard what time of year do moki show up there mate cheers
@Fishingreminder
Жыл бұрын
@@dustinfrost5214 Hey Dustin, you get red cod mostly in winter. Blue Moki should be there from beginning of summer until end of autumn. Have you targetted Moki before? You need small hooks and fish very close to structures and/or near sea weed. Suspending hooks under a float, baited with mussels works quite good.
@johnandrews5173
Жыл бұрын
@@dustinfrost5214 went back there two weekends ago. Got 6 Gurnard and a beauty of a kahawhai. Awesome day.
@dustinfrost5214
Жыл бұрын
That's awsome I think I was down there that day was it you down the end I did also got a big kahawai that day
We camped at Fortrose and went for a surfcaste at Frasers Beach .I caught a good size Gurnad on my first cast. 👍
@Fishingreminder
11 ай бұрын
Awesome mate, it's such a nice place for a surfcast. Can't wait to head back there myself.
I lived in Invercargill for 3 years and only managed to fish a handful of times. Never caught anything at Bluff Wharf or Oreti beach haha. Glad im back in Whangarei.
@Fishingreminder
2 жыл бұрын
Haha, yeah the fishing is definitely different down there from Whangarei. It took me quite some time to adjust and to be able to catch something. The fish are there but the same tactics from up North won't work down here. But once you cracked the code, the fishing is amazing in my opinion.
@dbarbz2089
2 жыл бұрын
@@Fishingreminder I found the fishing in Southland similar to beach fishing in England. Bites are few and far between haha
@Fishingreminder
2 жыл бұрын
@@dbarbz2089 haha, well the last time I was in England I didn't catch much either. Btw. I almost destroyed my screen trying to smack that fly. Love your profile pic :)
@dbarbz2089
2 жыл бұрын
@@Fishingreminder haha it's great for that.
You should do a video where you fish at lake alexandrena
@Fishingreminder
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I might head up that way soon. Great lake.
great informative video mate, we're currently at fortrose and making our way all the way around to Moneky island over the next 2 weeks. My 7 year old boy really wants to collect some Cockles and good spots for him to gather some between fortrose and Monkey Island i can take him to.
@Fishingreminder
Жыл бұрын
Hey mate, there are some good big cockles in the Fortrose estuary. If you walk from the freedom campsite towards the mouth at lowtide you'll find some. Other than that we haven't really looked for cockles, but you could probably find some out in Awarua Bay as well. There some nice green lipped mussels out at colac bay near the freedom camp.
@Fishingreminder
Жыл бұрын
We just watched some of your videos by the way. Really good stuff.
@leopardsgowild
Жыл бұрын
@Fishingreminder awesome glad you Like them... I. Just at Fraser Beach in high wind having a throw lol... wasting my time in this wind.
@Fishingreminder
Жыл бұрын
@@leopardsgowild haha, yeah can be difficult to fish there in the wrong conditions 🙂 good luck anyway.
Going to awarua bay tommorow,hopefully gonna get some flounder and maybe a blue cod
@Fishingreminder
2 жыл бұрын
good luck! let us know how you get on. Be interesting to see if those big flounders are there in winter.
@fishingoutdoors6542
2 жыл бұрын
Didn't get anything,didn't realize how shallow it was there! It was my first time on the kayak so I wasn't gonna go out too far
@Fishingreminder
2 жыл бұрын
@@fishingoutdoors6542 better luck next time! yeah, it's quite shallow until you get to the channels. I don't think winter is the best time to fish there. For blue cod or gurnard you'd probably have better luck fishing out from Colac Bay on a calm day.
@lonewanderer1239
6 ай бұрын
@fishingoutdoors6542 there is a deep patch when you go across the bridge heading towards the smelter you turn left where big power lines are there's a really deep part there
had a school of kingis buzz me in Awarua bay yesterday
@Fishingreminder
Жыл бұрын
wow, nice!!! How big were they?
@ChoedanKal
Жыл бұрын
@@Fishingreminder Donkeys 😂 100cm easy. sadly i only had my flounder pounder( 55cm gun ) tied to a 2L milk bottle🤦🏽♂️ no shot taken 😂😂
@Fishingreminder
Жыл бұрын
@@ChoedanKal hahaha they have a habit of showing up when you're totally unprepared 😆
Frasers beach i have heard late summer you can even catch king fish
@Fishingreminder
6 ай бұрын
Quite possible, king fish seem to be more common around the south island these days
@lonewanderer1239
6 ай бұрын
@Fishingreminder I'm trying frasers out this Sunday going to try prawns as I get nothing with squid got a few bites up tiwai way but nothing today
Is it possible to swing in these beaches?
@Fishingreminder
Жыл бұрын
You probably mean swim?! 😂 Yeah some shallow beaches are safe for swimming. But the steep ones are dangerous
Come to Florida United States
@Fishingreminder
3 жыл бұрын
I'd love to, once we can travel again.
Your only allowed 1 0 per person paua
you see hardly anyone fishing here in southland as the fishing is not very good, if it was good there would be lots of people fishing to catch them, I have fished here a lot for 2 years and catch more than most people do but still not caught any blue cod or trumpeter from the beaches or rocks, they are there but not as great a numbers as the north island for fishing,
@Fishingreminder
2 жыл бұрын
I actually prefer fishing the Far South. I also fish a lot in the North and it's definitely better up North during winter. But I just love the wild beaches, awesome estuaries and healthy reefs down there. Catching big rig and elephant fish is on par with catching kingfish up North and they are also really good eating. Then there are big gurnards to be caught off the beaches, which I take over a snapper any time. For blue cod, you'd be better off with a kayak or boat. But for shore-based fishing, there are plenty of opportunities to catch tasty sea-run trout, big flounder and Kahawai. Trumpeter and Blue Moki are easier to catch spearfishing, but I actually don't really like the taste of these so much. Nevertheless, it's a spearfishing paradise down there with healthy ecosystems, lots of butterfish, paua, crayfish. The first time I came down there I caught bugger all in the sea and was also more focussed on trout fishing. For sea fishing, you definitely need to change your tactics, baits and approach. What works up North doesn't seem to work so well down there.
@dustinfrost5214
Жыл бұрын
I'm catching plenty of cod and trumpet off the rocks in Southland fortrose are
Home sick now
@Fishingreminder
3 жыл бұрын
haha, yeah I can imagine
What time of year did the moki show up at cosy nook mate
@Fishingreminder
Жыл бұрын
that was early February from memory. But they would be there from early summer I'd say.
@dustinfrost5214
Жыл бұрын
Awsome thank you I live in fortrose
@Fishingreminder
Жыл бұрын
@@dustinfrost5214 great place to live man, let us know if you catch some moki
@dustinfrost5214
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your imfo mate I sure will