Sea fishing

Sea fishing in Nelson/Tasman

7 wharves, 12 boat ramps and 180 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.

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

Fish common here: snapper, 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

  • Westhaven (Te Tai Tapu) Marine Reserve marine reserve: no fishing of any kind. Details
  • Te Tai Tapu (Anatori) Mataitai mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details
  • Te Tai Tapu (Kaihoka) Mataitai mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details
  • Whakapuaka (Delaware Bay) Taiapure taiāpure: local regulations may apply. Details

14 places inside or beside a marine reserve or high protection area are left out of the lists below.

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.

  • MatauMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • MatauMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Pillar PointMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Pilch PointMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Pilch PointMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Port PūpongaMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Port Pūponga, Freeman AccessMap
    Shore
  • Port Pūponga, Freeman AccessMap
    Shore
  • Ngūroa BayMap
    Shore, by an unformed roadTe Tai Tapu (Kaihoka) Mataitai

    Mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details

  • Ngūroa BayMap
    Shore, by an unformed roadTe Tai Tapu (Kaihoka) Mataitai

    Mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details

  • Abel Head, Collingwood-Puponga Main RoadMap
    Shore
  • Kaihoka PointMap
    Shore, by an unformed roadTe Tai Tapu (Kaihoka) Mataitai

    Mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details

  • Kaihoka PointMap
    Shore, by an unformed roadTe Tai Tapu (Kaihoka) Mataitai

    Mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details

  • Kaihoka PointMap
    Shore, by an unformed roadTe Tai Tapu (Kaihoka) Mataitai

    Mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details

  • Te RaeMap
    Shore
  • Kaihoka PointMap
    Shore, by an unformed roadTe Tai Tapu (Kaihoka) Mataitai

    Mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details

  • Te Rae, Collingwood-Puponga Main RoadMap
    Shore
  • Kaihoka PointMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Pecks PointMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Pecks PointMap
    Shore, by an unformed road

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.