Kawakawa Bay
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
Forum Name: Landbased & Surfcasting
Forum Description: From rocks or beaches, here's the place for the landbased fishos to share information
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Printed Date: 26 Jun 2026 at 4:56am
Topic: Kawakawa Bay
Posted By: SpinFisher
Subject: Kawakawa Bay
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2007 at 2:42pm
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Kawakawa Bay rock fishing... This area has some some great ledges and rock formations for a shallow bay. It might be a bit late in the season now but anyone interested in giving some feed back as to locations 1, 2 and 3 that have experienced good results here? I myself have fished at location 3 many years ago, I did not walk right round the rock formation from memory as I chose an incoming tide that day and it was pretty choppy. I have not fished at locations 1 and 2 although they could be good?  |
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Posted By: Wefaknis
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2007 at 3:07pm
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Hi Spin,
1 it's the old orica wharf...it's a bit of a walk to get there, but we fish just off the wharf at times, but the fishing slows down about now.
2. a popular spot it gets a hammering, I have caught a few good pannies tucked in close in the boat, sheltering from the wind....
3. my pick of the spots, it a nice rock / bush walk there, you cant get there at high tide...., burley up for snapper, if ya get there at low tide you will see were the guts are.
Good luck
Cheers Wefaknis
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Posted By: T T
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2007 at 3:11pm
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Fished spot 2 & 3 on a few occasions with solid results of zilch. Winter though so we were gunning for any residents that might be kicking around but gets a lot of pressure so hard going. I could imagine it'd be better at night. |
Posted By: JK
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2007 at 6:57pm
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Fished spot 1 about 15 years ago for some ok snappes. Not been there since tho.... ------------- LedgeNZ LBG |
Posted By: SpinFisher
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2007 at 9:31am
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Cheers all for the responses, weather looks to be wet and wild this weekend but your never know, thinking of a dash up to Orewa beach tho and clambering around some of the local ledges there, they look easy enough to get to if you can find an access point. Please don't rain too much :o) |
Posted By: ssilver
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2007 at 7:54pm
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Hi SpinFisher, Spot 1: Anchored up just off the old wharf back on Anzac Day and got a few good pannies from there right in close. It'd be a hard walk to get to the wharf and id say you'd probably need to do it on outgoing or low tide. Spot 2: Have fished from the ledge many a time and have got zilch - Looks like a good spot but never done me any good.
Spot 3: Have fished from the bricks there a couple of times. Is a nice bush/rock walk and needs to be done on outgoing/low tide. Have caught a few good pannies from there previously but would be unsure how it would go with cooler water temperatures.
Good Luck
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Posted By: cosmo
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2007 at 6:22pm
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hey spinfisher have fished 2 and gotten a feed there are also some good spots out there that dont get so hammered was heading out there once missed the track and ended up on another ledge which done quite well on so might pay to do a explore, never been arround to that wharf is one place been meaning to go for a look see,still think you might have to head further out at moment to get a feed ------------- i just want to go fishing..........amd ignore all my adult problems |
Posted By: CanadianJohn
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2007 at 6:52pm
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heya spinfisher. i used to fish number 2 alot and although i had some zilch days i've also done well. around to the right a bit from the lsland, usually morning change of light, lots of burley and most importantly though is be Quiet! took a 4 pound fish there on first bait once. then a pannie next cast, then nothing for the next 4-5 hours! |
Posted By: OnTheRocks
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2007 at 8:18pm
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We havnt had to much luck there and we have been there HEAPS, my brother got an est 9lb snapper but wanted to be a hero and tried to bring it on the rocks by himself and snapped the line!!!
Lock your cars!!!!!
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Posted By: Dave1986
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 2:45am
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Hi all
I live in south Auckland (Papakura)
I am gonna go 2 Kawakawa bay 2muru and c how I go,,, I really dont know wea those spots r, but I been 2 the ramp a couple of times.... Do u guys know any other spots?
Cheers
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Posted By: CrustFish
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 12:37pm
| alright spin fished at point 2 before was summer was getting heaps of bites didnt get anything up but the other guys i was with were pulling snapper after snapper out of there. fished spot 3 last weekend and was terrible not a nibble water was choppy so might have had something to do with it but fished there couple times now with only a ky to show! |
Posted By: 1Daz
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 4:03pm
Hi dave. I also live in Papakura
I have pretty much given up on those spots round Kawakawa bay. I have had a couple of ok days at spot 2 but 9 times out of ten its pretty ordinary... not trying to put you off tho. It still beats mowing the lawns or sitting in front of the tv... or on the lap top lol.------------- Go the Warriors! |
Dave1986 wrote:Posted By: Touchstorm
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 11:25pm
| Saw a BIG king there today on spot two when i throw a big home made burley into the water, but the king show up just to check it up and gone, pretty sad even i try every method ie, popper lure, live bait still no taker , so don't give up you never know. |
Posted By: loldev
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2011 at 12:06am
| I was out there as well today (saturday) from 10am - 4pmish only one snapper(sigh), water was so calm! tried many locations as well don't know what was up. |
Posted By: Dave1986
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2011 at 1:29am
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Hi guys
I came back with nothing today... Do you guys know any other good places?
Thnx
Dave
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Posted By: Demo_Fish
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2011 at 12:46pm
I second that. Had the locks ripped out of my car door there a few years back (2)
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Posted By: OnTheRocks
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2011 at 8:18pm
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We have fished spot 3 a number of times and got a feed most times. Fish the point to the left as you come down the stairs onto the beach, dont cast to far to the left as the snags are a nightmare. Cast out toward coro slightly to the right. At high tide walk back toward the stairs you came down and there will be a lil ledge/rock. Cast across the beach/water. Sometimes the snaps are on a feeding frenzy. We have creamed it a few times when that happens.
Have also seen good size kings cruising in close but couldnt hook up.
Great local spot
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Posted By: LONGROD420
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2012 at 11:04am
| Yeah i had a good run at the wharf (location1) a few years back, LONG sweaty walk there with my chilly bin, salt-ice, burley, bait, rods etc haha but worth it got there and pulled up atleast 3-4kg snaps in the first 5 or 10mins and couple of great pannies after that just as the fishing died off i also got a nice kahawai and a nice walk back in waist deep water so becareful if u wanna go out there but definitly think about and plan it b4 it becomes a regional park and people slam it hard!!! |
Posted By: Buggar-me
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2012 at 6:41pm
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have fished all 3 and done well at 1 and 3. last christmas 2 kingis at number 1. Number 2 gets hit with alot of people fishing off there. stopped going there cos the car kept getting broken into.! I live in papakura and go out that way every 2nd weekend. Getting bites lately but nothing to write home about. Caught 6 snapper off the rocks just before location 2 about 3 months ago. Gotta have a rod in the water to catch! Even if ya don't catch beats sitting at home watchin Fishing shows on TV!
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Posted By: Highroller
Date Posted: 01 Sep 2012 at 10:28pm
| I have caught a few ok snapper of the beach at spot 3, and kingfish up to 10kg near spot 2. The breakwater at the boat ramp is a good spot too, but its tricky to land kingis as there is a lot of sharp rocks around the wall with oysters. |