Fishing near Tauranga, Bay of Plenty
Tauranga sits on the Bay of Plenty coast in the western Bay of Plenty, giving anglers access to a wide spread of fishing — from snapper and kingfish offshore around Mayor Island and the region's reefs, to kahawai at the Kaituna Cut, and wild trout in the Kaimai/Mamaku Range rivers that lie a short drive inland.
Top waters to fish near Tauranga
Species & education
Learn what type of fish are in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty and what's needed to catch them.
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Banded Kokopu
Galaxias fasciatus
Common Smelt
Retropinna retropinna
New Zealand Longfin Eel
Anguilla dieffenbachii
Puye
Galaxias maculatus
Short-finned Eel
Anguilla australis
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus
Climbing Galaxias
Galaxias brevipinnis
Giant Kokopu
Galaxias argenteus
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Bluenose
Hyperoglyphe antarctica
Bronze Whaler
Carcharhinus brachyurus
Gemfish
Rexea solandri
Grey Mullet
Mugil cephalus
Kahawai
Arripis trutta
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