Maori Fishing Calendar

Our Māori fishing calendar comes to you courtesy of fishing guru, Bill Hohepa. To calculate the Bite Times for your favourite fishing spots click here.

Fishing Calendar for: March 2024

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Maori Fishing Calendar

Our Maori fishing calendar comes to you courtesy of fishing guru, Bill Hohepa. There’s no doubt the calendar can be a good indicator of days where feeding times for animals and fish will be more intense so it’s worth checking before you plan that next trip.

Here's what Bill has to say:

"The Bill Hohepa fishing calendar has taken information from a variety of historical sources, including Mr Best’s book, together with actual fishing research taken over the past 30 years on when and how long fish bite in relation to the moon phases. There are many variables that contribute to fish feeding habits including the effect of the moon, barometric pressure, water temperature etc, so the calendar is only a guide.

One thing I have noticed though over the years, in particular, is the influence of the tide. It seems to me that the fishing is better on an incoming tide when the moon is waning, and fishing is better on the outgoing tide when the moon is waxing. If you can see the moon, the best time in my experience, is when it is at the 2 o'clock position in the sky"

Excellent means up to 1 hour's good fishing - Good means up to 30 minutes and Poor up to 15 minutes. . 

Good luck" - Billy Ho.

Latest Reports

Top of the South Fishing Report - 22/03/24
Saltwater reports

"Tasman Bay and Golden Bay are still producing some great fish, and the snapper are feeding up hard at the moment."... Read More >

22 Mar 2024
Bay of Islands Fishing Report - 22/03/24
Saltwater reports

"No kingfish were to be found, so out wide we went with a couple of skippy lures out to catch some skippies for a livebait session."... Read More >

22 Mar 2024
Hauraki Gulf Fishing Report - 22/03/24
Saltwater reports

"Last week was one of the biggest tidal movements of the year, with extremely high and low tides... and lots of inshore and shoreline fish action."... Read More >

22 Mar 2024
Inner Hauraki Gulf Fishing Report - 22/03/24
Saltwater reports

"Around 80 percent of the snapper I have caught were in the 28-34 cm range, and all the bigger fish I kept were around 36-42cm."... Read More >

22 Mar 2024
Raglan Fishing Report - 22/03/24
Saltwater reports

"The autumn fishing for snapper is very good at the moment around 35-40m. Both straight out and up the coast are fishing really well."... Read More >

22 Mar 2024
Tauranga Fishing Report - 22/03/24
Saltwater reports

"The weather has been very kind to us for a few weeks now and the fishing has been pretty damn good, not excellent but okay."... Read More >

22 Mar 2024
Top of the South Fishing Report - 07/03/24
Saltwater reports

"In Tasman Bay, the snapper are certainly back on the feed and appear to be right throughout the bay."... Read More >

07 Mar 2024
Northland Fishing Report - 07/03/24
Saltwater reports

"Inshore, the fishing has also been outstanding... further up the Rangaunu Harbour the fish have also been going crazy."... Read More >

07 Mar 2024
Manukau/West Coast Fishing Report - 07/03/24
Saltwater reports

"The fish we are catching in the harbour and from over the coast have been in great condition and some have been large."... Read More >

07 Mar 2024
Canterbury Fishing Report - 07/03/24
Freshwater reports

"In the canals at this time of year, the pressure is often down a bit and the fish are in really great condition preparing for the... Read More >

07 Mar 2024

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