The Portage boasts unrivalled snapper fishing in the South Island. Due to the Kenepuru Sounds waters being warmer than the outer Cook Strait and Pacific Ocean that feeds it, large ocean snapper use the Portage bays for spawning from October onwards. Unlike the snapper fishing around Auckland and northern waters, the fish in the Kenepuru often weigh in at 12lb, or more.

Of course, some of these old snapper like the Kenepuru waters so much they decide to stay all year round. As a result, good snapper can be caught at any time of the year here, as evident from the photos below. All of the fish pictured were caught within 2km of the Rewa Rewa Property.