RUAMAHANGA RIVER FISHERY ACCESS POINTS ACCESS POINTS the Ruamahanga River Is the Principal Trout Fishery in the Wairarapa
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Wellington Region Wellington your left. This sign marks the turn off onto a track that runs about about runs that track a onto off turn the marks sign This left. your Photo: AndrewHarding website Game & Fish Wellington Road for 3.3km until you see a Fish & Game ‘Angler Access’ sign on on sign Access’ ‘Angler Game & Fish a see you until 3.3km for Road the from map detailed more a get to this Scan Road (this is sign posted as “Kahutara Canoes”). Follow Pahuatea Pahuatea Follow Canoes”). “Kahutara as posted sign is (this Road When travelling south along Kahutara Road, turn left onto Pahuatea Pahuatea onto left turn Road, Kahutara along south travelling When 13) Pahautea Road Access Road Pahautea 13) ACCESS POINTS ACCESS www.fishandgame.org.nz fishing is an excellent way to catch fish here. fish catch to way excellent an is fishing Telephone: 06 359 0409 359 06 Telephone: fishing in our region is found here with fish up to 2kg caught. Bait Bait caught. 2kg to up fish with here found is region our in fishing Palmerston North Palmerston when sea run brown trout move into the river. Some of the best perch perch best the of Some river. the into move trout brown run sea when P O Box 1325 Box O P Below the Tuhitarata Bridge trolling is popular, especially in autumn autumn in especially popular, is trolling Bridge Tuhitarata the Below LOWER RUAMAHANGA RIVER RUAMAHANGA LOWER on Regi gton in ll We fish the next 1km of river on the true right side of the riverbed. the of side right true the on river of 1km next the fish from the Martinborough Bridge you require landowner permission to to permission landowner require you Bridge Martinborough the from Summer evening rises are well worth travelling for. 7km downstream downstream 7km for. travelling worth well are rises evening Summer cross in winter. During summer, expect to get wet when crossing. crossing. when wet get to expect summer, During winter. in cross (true right) side of the riverbed. The river down here is difficult to to difficult is here down river The riverbed. the of side right) (true n n wester the on river of 250m next the fish to permission landowner 5.25km downstream from the Martinborough Bridge you require require you Bridge Martinborough the from downstream 5.25km point provides excellent parking on the gravel beach next to the river. river. the to next beach gravel the on parking excellent provides point from Featherston, or just 2km’s out of Martinborough. This access access This Martinborough. of out 2km’s just or Featherston, from travelling along SH53 to Martinborough from Featherston. It is 15km 15km is It Featherston. from Martinborough to SH53 along travelling channel to reach the Ruamahanga River. Ruamahanga the reach to channel The Martinborough Bridge is the last bridge you go over when when over go you bridge last the is Bridge Martinborough The the barrage gates you can walk downstream on the eastern side of the the of side eastern the on downstream walk can you gates barrage the 12) Martinborough Bridge Martinborough 12) 400m past the boat club are the Geoffrey Blundell barrage gates. From From gates. barrage Blundell Geoffrey the are club boat the past 400m wishing to try their luck at trolling. at luck their try to wishing and down stream. down and for camping. This site has the best boat launching facilities for those those for facilities launching boat best the has site This camping. for eam eam upstr both available is fishing spin and fly Excellent tranquillity! park. Here you will find a toilet block, running water, and ample room room ample and water, running block, toilet a find will you Here park. picnickers. This should be considered when looking for peace and and peace for looking when considered be should This picnickers. this road for 7.6km. Turn left into the reserve and drive 200m to the car car the to 200m drive and reserve the into left Turn 7.6km. for road this Bush is very popular in the summer months with campers and family family and campers with months summer the in popular very is Bush Tuhitarata Bridge on the right is the East West Access Road, follow follow Road, Access West East the is right the on Bridge Tuhitarata the first house on the left, 400m down Glenmorvan road. Morrison’s Morrison’s road. Glenmorvan down 400m left, the on house first the When travelling south along Kahutara Road, 500m before the the before 500m Road, Kahutara along south travelling When can be contacted on 025-570 616, or drop into his home which is is which home his into drop or 616, 025-570 on contacted be can Gates camp must be obtained first. Mr Bryan Tucker is the landowner and and landowner the is Tucker Bryan Mr first. obtained be must camp Bush Picnic and Camping area is on private property; permission to to permission property; private on is area Camping and Picnic Bush 15) Ruamahanga River Boat Club / Barrage Barrage / Club Boat River Ruamahanga 15) road that you can follow (3.5km) directly to the river. The Morrison’s Morrison’s The river. the to directly (3.5km) follow can you that road Travel for 6km and turn left into Glenmorvan road. This is a gravel gravel a is This road. Glenmorvan into left turn and 6km for Travel closed and do not disturb the stock. the disturb not do and closed At the southern end of Greytown turn off SH2 onto Moroa-Plain Road. Road. Moroa-Plain onto SH2 off turn Greytown of end southern the At stopbank, which looks down onto the river. Please leave the gates gates the leave Please river. the onto down looks which stopbank, 11) Morrison’s Bush Morrison’s 11) river on the left for 4km. There is a gravel track on the top of the the of top the on track gravel a is There 4km. for left the on river scenic reserve. From here south, the road follows the stopbank and and stopbank the follows road the south, here From reserve. scenic Road. Immediately on the left you will see the E C Holmes memorial memorial Holmes C E the see will you left the on Immediately Road. past the confluence to the gravel extraction area. extraction gravel the to confluence the past before the Tuhitarata Bridge on the right is the East West Access Access West East the is right the on Bridge Tuhitarata the before right hand side of the Waiohine River from the last big bend, down down bend, big last the from River Waiohine the of side hand right When travelling along Kahutara Road south to Lake Ferry, 500m 500m Ferry, Lake to south Road Kahutara along travelling When South Wairarapa District Council owns most of the land on the true true the on land the of most owns Council District Wairarapa South fishandgame.org.nz) for legal access entitlements if you are unsure. unsure. are you if entitlements access legal for fishandgame.org.nz) Bridge (available on the Wellington Fish & Game homepage: wellington. homepage: Game & Fish Wellington the on (available 14) Diversion Stopbank Access / Tuhitarata Tuhitarata / Access Stopbank Diversion 14) to the farmers. Consult the Walking Access Mapping System System Mapping Access Walking the Consult farmers. the to Road. Please leave gates exactly as you find them and be courteous courteous be and them find you as exactly gates leave Please Road. when parking as the road is very narrow. very is road the as parking when which continues straight towards the river from the very end of Pah Pah of end very the from river the towards straight continues which RIVER FISHERY RIVER taken be should Care point. particular any at river the to stopbank although walking access can be achieved across a public land parcel parcel land public a across achieved be can access walking although 4km. All that is required is to park on the roadside and walk over the the over walk and roadside the on park to is required is that All 4km. The gravel track does pass through a small section of private land, land, private of section small a through pass does track gravel The 200m past the ‘Angler Access’ sign the road follows the river for about about for river the follows road the sign Access’ ‘Angler the past 200m 2WD vehicles after heavy rain or flooding in the mainstem river. river. mainstem the in flooding or rain heavy after vehicles 2WD be accessed by driving south along Pahautea road. From a point point a From road. Pahautea along south driving by accessed be RUAMAHANGA by avoided be should points access These points. access both of From the point marked by the ‘Angler Access’ sign the river can also also can river the sign Access’ ‘Angler the by marked point the From mainstem. There is plenty of good angling upstream and downstream downstream and upstream angling good of plenty is There mainstem. parking can be found on the gravel beach. gravel the on found be can parking Ruamahanga the on site extraction gravel Council Regional 300m along the top of a stopbank and then down to the river. Good Good river. the to down then and stopbank a of top the along 300m Wellington Greater a to right and runway) the of end northern the RUAMAHANGA RIVER FISHERY ACCESS POINTS ACCESS POINTS The Ruamahanga River is the principal trout fishery in the Wairarapa. It 1) SH2 Mount Bruce Bridge (Gateway to the 6) The Cliffs offers a range of fishing experiences from classic backcountry fishing in the Tararuas, to trolling for sea run browns in the tidal zone near it’s Wilderness Zone) Travelling south from Masterton on SH 2, turn left onto East Taratahi outlet to Lake Onoke.