Fishing For

Northern kahawai

5.0
(5)
47 Catches
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9-10; Vertebrae: 25. Head and body deep bluish-green to steep-blue with irregular faint dark grey spots dorsally, silvery white below. Pectorals grey, other fins translucent to grey. Juveniles with dark margin on anal fin. Length of upper lobe of caudal fin > 30% SL (Ref. 9701).
Average Length
-
Maximum Length
2.8 ft
Maximum Weight
-
Depth Range
-
Temperature Range
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Top Fishing Spots To Catch Northern kahawai

5.0
(5)
Tasman Sea
-41.051811, 174.005495
10 Catches
4.0
(2)
South Pacific Ocean
-39.429221, 176.972821
5 Catches
5.0
(2)
South Pacific Ocean
-39.464699, 177.500000
5 Catches
4.0
(2)
South Pacific Ocean
-43.377068, 172.858965
3 Catches
4.0
(5)
Tasman Sea
-39.048406, 174.017421
2 Catches
5.0
(1)
Tasman Sea
-39.467306, 173.436388
2 Catches
No Rating (0)
Waimakariri River
Selwyn, Canterbury
2 Catches
5.0
(1)
Hauraki Gulf
Auckland
1 Catch

Top Baits For Catching Northern kahawai

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Bonito Strips
4.0
(10)
5 Catches
Lures by Acme Marine Kastmaster Ice Pack 4223098
5.0
(1)
4 Catches
Natural Baits by Live Bait Salt Water Pilchard
4.0
(51)
2 Catches
Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Atlantic Longfin Squid
4.0
(91)
1 Catch
Natural Baits by Live Bait Salt Water Silver Mullet
4.0
(41)
1 Catch
Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Chicken Meat
4.0
(102)
1 Catch
Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Squid
4.0
(84)
1 Catch
Lures by Fishbites Fish'n Strips Orange - Clam Flavor
No Rating (0)
1 Catch

Recently Caught Northern kahawai

Logan&nicole Sole

2024-04-12
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Good day in the harbour workups all over the place had 9 kahawai in half an hour of getting out there and doing some trawling ended up with 15 kahawai and 1 snapper before lunch fed 8 family's including ours got the snapper and a big kahawai on a double hookup on my little reel was a good fight

Northern kahawai
17 likes • 1 comment

Caleb Gilmore

2024-04-01
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Northern kahawai
5 lb 13 oz
1
7 likes
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Reuben Manson

2024-03-24
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Kahawai

Northern kahawai
1
10 likes

Zane Johnson

2024-02-28
 • 
Hastings, Hawke's Bay

Northern kahawai
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Lisandro Gouveia

2024-01-13
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Kahawai

Northern kahawai
4 lb 14 oz
1
13 likes

Eugene Baek

2023-12-08
 • 
Horowhenua, Manawatu-Wanganui

Good catch in the morning at Foxton rivermouth

Northern kahawai
1
9 likes • 1 comment

Isaac Bates

2023-10-25
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Northern kahawai
1
9 likes

Daniel Lash

2023-10-05
 • 
South Taranaki, Taranaki

Beauty kahawai on my saltwater fly rod!!! Super stoked

Northern kahawai
6 lb 10 oz
17 likes • 1 comment
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