Fishing spot
Cooper Bay
Cooper Bay, Paterson Inlet / Whaka a Te Wera, is a tidal bay on Stewart Island. Water temperatures range from 9.4 °C in July to 15.9 °C in January. Blue moki peak Oct–Feb with surfcasting, and tarakihi peak Nov–Mar with bottom fishing.
Fishing Forecast
Today · 05:00
· Night
Good 76
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Air
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Wind
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Rain
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Clouds
93%
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Water
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Moon
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Fish activity
Today 5/11
Tomorrow 6/11
Saturday 7/11
Sunday 8/11
Monday 9/11
Tuesday 10/11
Wednesday 11/11
Fishing score
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Tides (m)
Southland District, New Zealand
Forecast by Open-Meteo
Best lures for Cooper Bay
Bring the following lures to this fishing spot for the best results.
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01
Best for 3 species
Metal jig
- Tarakihi
- Red codling
- New Zealand blue cod
A long metal lure for speed-jigging the deep column.
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02
Best for 1 species
Shad
- New Zealand blue cod
A soft shad body for jig heads and dropshot.
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03
Best for 1 species
Paddle tail
- New Zealand blue cod
A paddle-tail swimbait for a rolling retrieve.
How to fish Cooper Bay
Place, water, species, best hours, and the months that matter at this fishing spot.
Location
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City
Southland District -
Region
Southland -
Country
New Zealand -
Coordinates
-46.9184, 168.1800
Best hours
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Peak
Dawn
First light
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Active
Morning
After sunrise
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Low
Midday
High sun
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Active
Afternoon
Late day
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Peak
Dusk
Last light
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Peak
Night
After dark
Cooper Bay tide times
- Today 5/11 Medium tide 60 Medium tide Low water 04:46 -0.8 m High water 11:01 1.1 m Low water 17:10 -0.7 m High water 23:22 1.2 m
- Tomorrow 6/11 Medium tide 69 Medium tide Low water 05:37 -0.7 m High water 11:49 1.2 m Low water 18:00 -0.7 m
- Sat 7/11 Large tide 78 Large tide High water 00:10 1.3 m Low water 06:25 -0.7 m High water 12:32 1.2 m Low water 18:46 -0.7 m
- Sun 8/11 Large tide 85 Large tide High water 00:55 1.2 m Low water 07:11 -0.8 m High water 13:14 1.1 m Low water 19:30 -0.9 m
- Mon 9/11 Spring tide 90 Spring tide High water 01:40 1.1 m Low water 07:50 -0.9 m High water 13:58 1 m Low water 20:06 -0.9 m
- Tue 10/11 Spring tide 91 Spring tide High water 02:24 1 m Low water 08:27 -0.7 m High water 14:40 1.1 m Low water 20:46 -0.7 m
- Wed 11/11 Spring tide 90 Spring tide High water 03:05 1.1 m Low water 09:09 -0.5 m High water 15:18 1.1 m Low water 21:27 -0.6 m
Times in local time. Heights from mean sea level; the number is the tide coefficient (20–120).
When to fish
Fishing methods
- Bottom Fishing
- Jigging
- Surfcasting
- Spinning
