Fishing near Dargaville, Northland

Dargaville sits in the Kaipara district of Northland, flanked by the Kaihu and Wairoa rivers and within reach of Ripiro Beach — New Zealand's longest drivable beach — and the vast Kaipara Harbour. The area draws anglers for surf casting along the rugged west coast, harbour fishing, and freshwater trout fishing in the rivers to the north.

Top waters to fish near Dargaville

Species & education

Learn what type of fish are in Dargaville, Northland and what's needed to catch them.

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Common Smelt

Retropinna retropinna

New Zealand Longfin Eel

Anguilla dieffenbachii

Puye

Galaxias maculatus

Short-finned Eel

Anguilla australis

Albacore

Thunnus alalunga

Blue Warehou

Seriolella brama

Bronze Whaler

Carcharhinus brachyurus

Conger Eel

Conger verreauxi

Grey Mullet

Mugil cephalus

Kahawai

Arripis trutta

New Zealand Sole

Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae

Parore

Girella tricuspidata

Piper

Hyporhamphus ihi

Red Gurnard

Chelidonichthys kumu

Rig

Mustelus lenticulatus

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