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Herrick Creek

Herrick Creek is a tidal inlet feeding Wet Jacket Arm, an arm of Tamatea / Dusky Sound. The water warms from 8.3 °C in July to 15.8 °C in January. Hapuku wreckfish peak from June to September — jigging from the creek mouth.

Southland DistrictSouthlandNew Zealand

Bay
Directions

Fishing Forecast

Today · 11:00

· Night

Poor to fair 59

  • Air

  • Wind

  • Rain

  • Clouds 100%

  • Water

  • Moon

  • Fish activity

Today 4/11

Tomorrow 5/11

Friday 6/11

Saturday 7/11

Sunday 8/11

Monday 9/11

Tuesday 10/11

Fishing score

Fish activity

Low High

Weather comfort

1 5

Weather

Moon

Tides (m)

Southland District, New Zealand

Forecast by Open-Meteo

·

Poor to fair 59

Fish activity

Time of day

Best method

Water temp

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Best lures for Herrick Creek

Bring the following lures to this fishing spot for the best results.

  • Metal jig
    Metal

    01

    Best for 2 species

    Metal jig

    • Hapuku wreckfish
    • New Zealand blue cod

    A long metal lure for speed-jigging the deep column.

    Learn more about Metal jig
  • Shad
    Soft

    02

    Best for 2 species

    Shad

    • Rainbow trout
    • New Zealand blue cod

    A soft shad body for jig heads and dropshot.

    Learn more about Shad
  • Inchiku
    Metal

    03

    Best for 1 species

    Inchiku

    • Hapuku wreckfish

    A slider-head jig with an octopus skirt for deep saltwater.

    Learn more about Inchiku

How to fish Herrick Creek

Place, water, species, best hours, and the months that matter at this fishing spot.

Best hours

  • Dawn

    First light

    Peak

  • Morning

    After sunrise

    Active

  • Midday

    High sun

    Low

  • Afternoon

    Late day

    Active

  • Dusk

    Last light

    Peak

  • Night

    After dark

    Active

Herrick Creek tide times

  • Waning crescent · 28% Today 4/11 53 Medium tide Low water 01:30 -0.6 m High water 07:48 0.8 m Low water 13:58 -0.5 m High water 20:10 0.9 m
  • Waning crescent · 18% Tomorrow 5/11 60 Medium tide Low water 02:26 -0.6 m High water 08:44 1 m Low water 14:51 -0.5 m High water 21:06 1.1 m
  • Waning crescent · 11% Fri 6/11 69 Medium tide Low water 03:18 -0.5 m High water 09:33 1.1 m Low water 15:45 -0.5 m High water 21:54 1.1 m
  • Waning crescent · 5% Sat 7/11 78 Large tide Low water 04:06 -0.6 m High water 10:16 1.1 m Low water 16:27 -0.6 m High water 22:38 1.1 m
  • Waning crescent · 2% Sun 8/11 85 Large tide Low water 04:49 -0.6 m High water 10:56 1.1 m Low water 17:10 -0.6 m High water 23:18 1.1 m
  • New moon · 0% Mon 9/11 90 Spring tide Low water 05:27 -0.6 m High water 11:33 1 m Low water 17:47 -0.6 m
  • Waxing crescent · 1% Tue 10/11 91 Spring tide High water 00:00 1.1 m Low water 06:04 -0.5 m High water 12:10 1.1 m Low water 18:26 -0.5 m

Times in local time. Heights from mean sea level; the number is the tide coefficient (20–120).

When to fish

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January
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February
03
March
04
April
05
May
06
June
07
July
08
August
09
September
10
October
11 Now
November
12
December

Fishing methods

  • Bottom Fishing
  • Jigging
  • Spinning
  • Drift Fishing
Water body

Moanauta / Wet Jacket Arm

Bay

Wet Jacket Arm is an arm of Tamatea / Dusky Sound, New Zealand. It fishes as a tidal bay, with temperatures ranging from 8.3 °C in July to 15.8 °C in January. Rainbow trout peak fr...

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