Fishing near Thames, Waikato

Thames sits at the base of the Coromandel Peninsula on the Firth of Thames, with the Kauaeranga River running through town and a coastline stretching north toward Tapu. The area is known for both freshwater trout fishing in the Coromandel Ranges and productive saltwater fishing across the Firth, where snapper around mussel farms and land-based kahawai from rocky outcrops are the main draws.