Fishing near Paraparaumu, Wellington

Paraparaumu sits on the Kāpiti Coast, flanked by the Tasman Sea and backed by the Tararua Range. The area is known for surfcasting off long sandy beaches, inshore boat fishing around Kāpiti Island's reefs, and trout fishing on nearby rivers including the Waikanae and Ōtaki. Snapper numbers along this coast have grown markedly in recent years, and the island's southern reefs draw anglers targeting kingfish and a range of reef species.

Top waters to fish near Paraparaumu

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Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

Climbing Galaxias

Galaxias brevipinnis

Common Smelt

Retropinna retropinna

Dwarf Galaxias

Galaxias divergens

New Zealand Longfin Eel

Anguilla dieffenbachii

Puye

Galaxias maculatus

Short-finned Eel

Anguilla australis

Shortjawed Kokopu

Galaxias postvectis

Barracouta

Thyrsites atun

Blue Cod

Parapercis colias

Blue Mackerel

Scomber australasicus

Blue Moki

Latridopsis ciliaris

Bluenose

Hyperoglyphe antarctica

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

Blue Warehou

Seriolella brama

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