Fishing near Gisborne, Gisborne

Gisborne sits on the east coast of the North Island, fronting Poverty Bay and surrounded by a network of rivers and coastal headlands. The region is known for productive inshore saltwater fishing — snapper, kahawai, kingfish and trevally from beaches, rock platforms and boats — alongside brown and rainbow trout in the Waimata, Taruheru and other local rivers. Offshore, the Ranfurly Banks draw anglers chasing kingfish and seasonal marlin and yellowfin tuna.