A fishing wharf at Bluff 9814, on the shores of Bluff Harbour just south of Invercargill, currently holding a 5.0 rating from its single Google review. Wharf fishing is the simplest way onto the water — no boat needed, just deep water within casting reach and a solid deck to set up on. On any wharf, the tides run the show: fish feed hardest around the turn of the tide and in the low light of dawn and dusk, so regulars plan a session around the tide chart and bite-time forecasts as much as the weather itself. Foveaux Strait weather turns quickly and the southerlies bite, so dress warm, keep the kit simple, and let the fish come to you. For an honest evening's fishing at the bottom of the South Island, this Bluff wharf is a fine place to wet a line.