Skip to content

Bay in New Zealand

Hāwea / Bligh Sound fishing

Hāwea / Bligh Sound is a fiord in New Zealand's Fiordland, 30 kilometres southwest of Milford Sound. It fishes cold, from 9.8 °C in July to 15.8 °C in January, with Hapuku wreckfish peaking from June to September on bottom fishing with jigging.

SouthlandNew Zealand

Bay

November

Spring season

12.8 °C

Avg. water temp

1.3 m

Swell @ 9s

Hāwea / Bligh Sound fishing facts

Species, access points, and monthly water temperature on this water.

  • Place

    Hāwea / Bligh Sound
  • Region

    Southland
  • Country

    New Zealand
  • Coordinates

    -44.8184, 167.5273
  • Elevation

    0 m
  • Type

    Bay

When to fish

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Climate data: Copernicus ERA5-Land and Copernicus Marine

Fishing spots

2

Cities

1

Species

0

Fishing methods

  • Bottom Fishing
  • Drift Fishing
  • Jigging

Fishing spots on Hāwea / Bligh Sound

Browse spots by fishing method on Hāwea / Bligh Sound.

Could not load fishing spots. Try again.