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Bay in New Zealand

Papapounamu / Poison Bay fishing

Poison Bay is a bay in Fiordland, New Zealand. It fishes as a tidal estuary, with water temperatures ranging from 12.2 °C in August to 16.9 °C in February. Atlantic bluefin tuna peak from July to September, caught by trolling or spinning.

SouthlandNew Zealand

Bay

November

Spring season

14.3 °C

Avg. water temp

0.9 m

Swell @ 6s

Papapounamu / Poison Bay fishing facts

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

  • Place

    Papapounamu / Poison Bay
  • Region

    Southland
  • Country

    New Zealand
  • Coordinates

    -44.6642, 167.6420
  • 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

1

Cities

1

Species

0