b'Whangaruru harbour has several01 MOTUTARA ISLAND Feature locations either during the daytimeWith lots of good reefy country or evening, with softbaits or bait both producing. here for straylining. The front side and southeast corner has a reef running into deeper water, and Ive caught some good snapper here and encountered kingfish. Softbaiting into the wash can produce and if you must shelter on the harbour side of the island, there is good straylining there too with all kinds of reef species.02 UPPER HARBOURThe upper harbour can sometimes be the ticket for a feed at the change of light when fishing is difficult elsewhere. Anchoring near the island can produce with a berley trail and lighter line. Anchovies and predators will enter the shallow harbour sometimes and then everything feasts - you will catch all kinds of fish when the action is on in only 3-5m of water. Small jigs will hook huge, fat kahawai, Fishing Locations pannie snapper, trevally, and grunting gurnard.03 THE CHANNEL MARKERThis indicates a shallow finger of rock stretching across the harbour. Casting softbaits near the rocks and 05 straylining will produce snapper and kahawai, while kingfish cruise past B 02 here looking for an easy meal as well. This is great territory for the kayak or small boat angler where stealth 04 is key.A 03 01 04 HEADLANDThis headland can look inviting but can be hit and miss until some swell starts to pound on the rocks. 06 Ive had decent softbait fishing into the wash here as long as the wind is coming up or down the coast and not directly pushing your boat onto the headland. Grunty kelp-dwelling snapper haunt the surge zone when theres some decent wave action. Stay safe and alert though when fishing in close.30FISHING IN GODZONE MAGAZINE'