Fishing charters

Reel Therapy Charters and Katabatic Charters both run fishing charters from Waikawa; Sounds Connection offers fishing as a side line to its wine tours.

On the water

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At a glance

Cost: See operators
Departs from: Waikawa Marina (Reel Therapy also departs Picton, Havelock, Okiwi and Nelson)

The narrow rocky entrance to Tory Channel from Cook Strait — The entrance to Tory Channel, where ferries turn in out of Cook Strait. Krzysztof Golik / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

About Fishing charters

The sheltered water of the Sounds is used for chartered fishing as much as for anything else. The confirmed Picton-area operators work out of Waikawa Marina, a few minutes from town; both supply gear.

Operators

Listed alphabetically by category, with no ranking implied. Each was confirmed as trading from its own website on the date shown at the foot of this page; prices, departure times and seasons change, so follow the link for current detail.

Reel Therapy Charters — Fishing charters, plus scuba and freedive drop-offs and sightseeing, on a purpose-built 8 m hardtop. Based at Waikawa. reel-therapy.co.nz
Katabatic Charters — Tailor-made fishing (gear supplied), cruising and overnight charters, run by an owner-skipper who also cooks. Waikawa Marina. kcandm.co.nz
Sounds Connection — Fishing charters alongside its wine tours — not independently verified for the fishing product. soundsconnection.com