Auckland Surf Casting Spots
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
Forum Name: Landbased & Surfcasting
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Printed Date: 01 Jun 2026 at 5:50am
Topic: Auckland Surf Casting Spots
Posted By: mattplowman
Subject: Auckland Surf Casting Spots
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2005 at 12:57pm
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I have just returned to NZ after 5 years in London (not many fish in the Thames!!!) I have returned to Auckland and have no idea about the fishing around here (am a Wellington boy). I would appreciate any tips and advice on spots around Auckland for some decent Autumn / Winter fishing in the Auckland area (I live / work in Central Auckland) Also any tips on spots 1-2 hours drive from Auckland for weekend trips would be greatly appraciated as well. Cheers Matt |
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Posted By: Boz19
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2005 at 1:39pm
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For me, theres only one place to fish from the land, the mighty Kaipara.
Good spot for a weekend would be Tapora. Bout 1 1/2 hours north of Kumeu (my location) following SH16. You can only fish the low tide there but its a great spot. You walk over the flats at low and come straight to the channel, casting into deep water. Get soem big fish there too, biggest ive heard of from a reliable source is 34lb snapper and a 36kg kingi. I went up the other week with a mate but landed only 1 pannie snap but the place looks real fishy. Best tides supposedly 2 hours before low til an hour after. Theres a joker who has a small camp up there, his names Paul and hes a genuine friendly type (helped pull my van out of the sand on an incoming tide). I'd recommend goin up 4 a day trip 1st and having a yarn to Paul and sorting out something if you wanted to camp there. Its a bit of a mission to find exactly where his camp is but once you get to the place just ask a local where Pauls camp is and im sure they'll show ya. To get there: take state highway 16 thru riverhead and follow for approx 1 hour til you get to the turnoff that says Tapora (on the way to wellsford bout 10km before). Go down there and past the school and on your left 5 mins along is a DOC sign at gate. Go in there and drive along, hang a right and park up once you get to the beach. Should be able to find ur way from there. Good luck! |
Posted By: mattplowman
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2005 at 5:13pm
| cheers mate , I appreciate it |
Posted By: Nsane
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2005 at 7:12pm
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whereabouts are you matt?
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Posted By: Muppet
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2005 at 7:44pm
| There are fish in the Thames i assure you matt! Take a look thru the walk about forums and you will see loads of topics on Auckland fishing spots from Takatu point thru to Whatipu. Good luck. |
Posted By: Phats
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2005 at 10:14pm
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Matt.......... Not promising anything of course but........... At this time of year you could do worse if you were to find yourself a nice little spot anywhere along the bays ( Shore ) Late afternoon/dusk. Castor Bay to Cambells Bay is holding fish now for sure. Take a Six pack, Relax, you just never know what might happen. At worst a tussle with a nice Ray will get the pulse raceing Good luck
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Posted By: wrecker
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2005 at 3:55am
| end of beaumont street in ak city. still some nice snapper being caught. best fishing is 2 hours either side of the tides. |
Posted By: GTNuT
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2005 at 5:28pm
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Tried Beaumont St Sunday morning, used Pilchard and had plenty of nibbles, and one good strike but it spat the hook. Nothing landed and nobody else hooked anything. More of a place to pass the time and practice casting. Good spot if you want to try dropping you line in pin-point spots - just aim for the trail of boats leaving Westhaven. Nice little spot if it's not busy, but my morning was ruined when three tour buses bowled up one after another. First one was Ok, friendly tour guide came by and asked if anything was happening before leaving me in peace. The second one was ok, an older American chap wanted to talk fishing - he was a keen surfcaster and I could tell he just wanted to throw a line in as well. Third tour bus bowls up and out comes a swarm of Japanese tourists. Made the mistake of leaving my rod for a second to prep some more bait and turn to find some lady had picked it up for a photo op. They then took turns standing by me to have their photo taken. I had enough, packed up and left - much to their disdain as a couple hadn't had their photo taken yet. There are times when a man just wants to be left with his rod and his fish! |
Posted By: Boz19
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2005 at 8:01pm
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Hahaha those bloody japanese and their cameras, but i guess you gotta kinda expect that kind of thing if you're fishing in/near the city, just so many people around.
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Posted By: GTNuT
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2005 at 7:36pm
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Yeah, I suppose so, but there really isn't that much for tourists to see there... And if te breeze turns the wrong way you get the lovely scent of diesel hard and strong. Anyways, it was worth a shot, certainly seemed more likely than down under the bridge, but still more of a pass-time than a genuine fishing outing! |
Posted By: ringonz
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2005 at 8:55pm
| Beaumont St is Freemans bay right? You catch fish there??? |
Posted By: GTNuT
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2005 at 5:15pm
| No, Beaumont St is the one you turn down to get to Westhaven, first on the left if you come off the Northern City-bound at Fanshaw, or last on the right heading towards the Motorway. |
Posted By: deadman's tackle
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2005 at 10:22am
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I thought that Freemens Bay and Beaumont Street were the same place?
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Posted By: wrecker
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2005 at 12:46am
| on beaumont street you have to be a good caster. wear the big wheel is,, is the best place to fish because you can get out in the current. the locasl use really flexible tip rods and get out wear the fish seem to be. i watched three pollies catching there limited of snapper in under 3 hours last fri sat and sunday. |
Posted By: GTNuT
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2005 at 6:48pm
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I thought Freeman's Bay was Ponsonby??? Maybe Im the confused one 
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Posted By: deadman's tackle
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2005 at 10:13am
OK, now I know that is St Mary's Bay!
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