Fishing at Milford Sound / Piopiotahi
Milford Sound / Piopiotahi is one of the New Zealand fishing spots Costaviva follows, in Fiordland (MPI Fiordland Marine Area fishing area). Fished from a boat. Tides from LINZ predictions for Fresh Water Basin.
Today's conditions (02:29 am)
Tide port: Fresh Water Basin (1.6 km). Heights above chart datum. Sourced from Land Information New Zealand data (CC BY 4.0). Not official tide tables as specified in Maritime Rules Part 25. Times and heights are predictions.
The hour-by-hour window, the best times for each species and alerts are in the Costaviva app. Full tide times: Milford Sound / Piopiotahi tides.
Marine reserve nearby
- Piopiotahi (Milford Sound) Marine Reserve (about 0.9 km away)
No fishing and no taking of any marine life inside a marine reserve. Check the exact boundary on the Department of Conservation website before fishing.
Marine reserves: Department of Conservation (DOC), Crown copyright, CC BY 4.0. Simplified outline, not an exact boundary.
What you can catch at Milford Sound / Piopiotahi
Species of the MPI Fiordland Marine Area area and their season. Highlighted: in season in October.
Shore fishing
- Blue codAll year · Rāwaru / Pākirikiri
- Pāua (blackfoot)All year · Pāua
- Arrow squidJan–May · Ngū
Boat fishing
- Blue codAll year · Rāwaru / Pākirikiri
- Hāpuku / groperAll year · Hāpuku
- Red rock lobster (crayfish)All year · Kōura
- Arrow squidJan–May · Ngū
Spearfishing
- Blue codAll year · Rāwaru / Pākirikiri
- Butterfish / greenboneAll year · Marari
- Pāua (blackfoot)All year · Pāua
- Red rock lobster (crayfish)All year · Kōura
Fishing rules
Size limits, daily bag limits and closed areas change. Check the official rules before you go:
Rāhui (temporary closures placed by tangata whenua) can apply at any time and are not in any dataset: respect local signs and notices.
Fish smarter at Milford Sound / Piopiotahi
- Hour-by-hour fishing index and the best window of the day
- Condition alerts and SOS with your location (dials 111 in New Zealand)
- Fishing log with the conditions of every catch
- Private groups to share spots and trips
No card needed. Then €3.99/month or €39.99/year, charged in euros.