Sea fishing

Sea fishing in Fiordland

1 wharves, 0 boat ramps and 17 places where a legal road or public land reaches the shore. Open any of them for whether today’s swell and wind reach it, and the tides.

Riverton/AparimaMakarewaTe Anau
shore wharf boat ramp no fishing hereOpen the full map →Map: LINZ aerial imagery (LINZ Basemaps), CC BY 4.0

Fish common here: kahawai, red gurnard, blue cod, tarakihi.

All sea fishing · See them on the map · MPI rules for this area

Where not to fish, or where local rules apply

  • Waitutu Mataitai mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details

Places to fish

North to south. Wharves are the easiest start: deep water and flat footing. On rocks, wear a lifejacket and read the rock fishing advice.

  • Freshwater Basin wharfMap
    Wharf
  • Milford Sound, Milford Sound HighwayMap
    Shore
  • Point CameronMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Te HakapūreireiMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Shore accessMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • PatupōMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Shore accessMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • PatupōMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • PatupōMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Shore accessMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Shore accessMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • PatupōMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Shore accessMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • PatupōMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Shore accessMap
    Shore, by an unformed roadWaitutu Mataitai

    Mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details

  • Shore accessMap
    Shore, by an unformed roadWaitutu Mataitai

    Mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details

  • Shore accessMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Shore accessMap
    Shore, by an unformed roadWaitutu Mataitai

    Mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details

Places from 2026-10-05. Shore, wharves, boat ramps, roads, parcels, place names and tide predictions: Toitū Te Whenua LINZ, CC BY 4.0. Unformed legal roads: Herenga ā Nuku Aotearoa, CC BY 3.0 NZ. Marine reserves and Hauraki Gulf protection areas: DOC, CC BY 4.0. Mātaitai, taiāpure and closures: MPI. Wind: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0. Waves: NOAA WAVEWATCH III via PacIOOS.