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Bay in New Zealand

Tamatea / Dusky Sound fishing

Dusky Sound is a fiord in New Zealand, bordered by Resolution Island and South Cape. It fishes as a tidal sound, with water temperatures ranging from 9.1 °C in July to 15.4 °C in January. New Zealand blue cod peak from November to February, caught by bottom fishing with jigging.

SouthlandNew Zealand

Bay

October

Spring season

10.7 °C

Avg. water temp

1.3 m

Swell @ 9s

Tamatea / Dusky Sound fishing facts

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

  • Place

    Tamatea / Dusky Sound
  • Region

    Southland
  • Country

    New Zealand
  • Coordinates

    -45.7346, 166.7458
  • 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

2

Fishing methods

  • Bottom Fishing
  • Drift Fishing
  • Jigging
  • Spinning

Fishing spots on Tamatea / Dusky Sound

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