Catch

A real hot spot in summer for good sized snapper and kingfish. Snapper and gurnard are common winter fish with the occasional john dory taken on floating baits. Kahawai are caught year round.

If using livies the best bait is a live mackerel or even a small kahawai, if you are lucky enough to catch one from the beach. Floating baits using floating bead traces are excellent for targeting john dory as the bait is presented in a natural way.

Uretiti is a busy beach in summer.

Overcast winter days or evening fishing here is by far the most productive as the larger snapper come close to shore to munch on the larger shellfish which are inedible by the smaller snapper.

Winter fishing can be excellent and the beach is generally quieter than in summer.

Snag Report

September 2002

Robbie Cullen and Peter Berry report a snag on Uretiti Beach. The snag is 2.4 kilometres to the right from the end of Tip Road. It is just before the river mouth.

The snag is a very old boat around 20 feet wide. It is only visible at low tide. At high tide it is approximately 30 metres out from the beach.

Robbie advises fishing at least 50 metres either side of this snag.

Beach Reports

An excellent catch report by Robbie Cullen is in newsletter 36. October 2002

Check out how Robbie salts his bait for kitefishing at Uretiti and other beaches. There is a great pic that won the June photo competition here.

A fishing report from Uretiti Beach can be found here. September 2002

Using squid for bait, Peter Berry did very well at Uretiti Beach in August 2002. Check out the full story and pics.

More interesting news from Uretiti Beach from Peter Berry can be found here

Good news about the clearance of weed at Uretiti by Stu McNamara can be found in newsletter 23.
July 2002

Learn how to overcome weed problems by using the new Running Float dropper rig system.

Excellent April catches by Jeremy Taylor, read his report in newsletter 6

Find out where to kite fish in a northwesterly wind, Uretiti Beach is one of the most productive beaches. Paul advises where to go in this report

Check out the pics of some nice Uretiti snapper and an electric ray from this beach here

Find out how Marcus Krey got on at Uretiti Beach using his Flexiwing Dropper Rig for the first time in this report

A 28lb snapper caught at Uretiti, read about this and how to fish in light winds in this article.

More about the 28 pounder and the successful angler Joe Tuhimata. Pics and innovative ideas here

By far the most popular rig to use at Uretiti Beach is the Bottom Longline Rig, read about the advantages compared to a dropper rig in this report.