Fishing
Go fish! There are plenty of options for fishing around Hokitika and it offers some of the best fishing on the West Coast.
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Surfcasting from the Hokitika Beach: ©juergenschacke.com
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Grab your rods and head to the rivers, lakes and sea to see what you can catch!
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Freshwater fishing - You can fish for perch and brown trout at Lake Mahinapua from a boat and Lake Kaniere offers some salmon, perch, rainbow and brown trout. The Hokitika River or Mahinapua Creek offer sea-run and river trout all year round and from January to April salmon.
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Surfcasting - At the Hokitika river mouth pull in rig (pioke), kahawai or elephant fish (makarepe). Snapper can be caught from the Hokitika beach.
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Whitebaiting - In September and November, hundreds pour into the area in search of “white gold” - whitebait.
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