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Brett Keller
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Brett Keller

Tauranga, New Zealand
100+ reviews
Brett Keller is the owner of the Tauranga Marine Charters. He and his vessel Manutere are the right choice for some fine angling around the local fisheries. With decades of fishing experience, Capt. Brett is proud of putting his passengers onto the fish - consistently. His professionalism and expertise of his crew enjoy the trust of numerous repeat customers.

Charter

Rating

4.3
189 reviews
4.1
Boat & Equipment
4.5
Captain & Crew
4.3
Fishing Experience

What anglers say

89%
Good experience
99%
Friendly captain
90%
Recommend this charter
76%
Appropriate for children
94%
Satisfied with the boat
85%
Caught fish

All reviews (189)

Showing 1 – 5 of 189 reviews
  • Jamie And Michel Hadorn
    Jamie And Michel Hadorn
    ch
    Switzerland
    Member since 2026
    5.0
    Verified
    NEW

    Snapper, Pink Mao Mao, Hapüka

    10 Hour Trip–Bottom Fishing Adults • 2 adults
    Reported catch:
    Pink Snapper
    Response from Captain

    Thanks for the post guys, you certainly had the catch of the day! Enjoy the rest of your trip around NZ

  • Fiona Keegan
    Fiona Keegan
    nz
    New Zealand
    Member since 2026
    5.0
    Verified

    Captain Accommodating

    10 Hour Trip–Bottom Fishing Adults • 10 adults

    Captain was great and accommodated us very well for our company Fishing Competition - tried numerous different spots to catch fish. Although our staff didn't catch their limits, most got a nice feed of fish and even a couple of prizes were won. A great day out on the water.

    Response from Captain

    thanks Fiona, great to hear everyone had a good day and they came in with prize fish too, bonus!

  • Marc Vogeler
    Marc Vogeler
    nz
    New Zealand
    Member since 2026
    4.7
    Verified

    Full Freezers

    10 Hour Trip–Bottom Fishing Adults • 2 adults

    Wayne was our skipper that day, and Paul was the deckhand. Wayne guided us perfectly to the fish. Paul did a fantastic job filleting the fish, and we returned home with full freezers. I really appreciated that there weren't too many anglers on board that day, so we all had plenty of space. I'll definitely be back! Thank you so much!

    Response from Captain

    thanks for taking the time Marc, we appreciate that. see you again sometime

  • Brad Mitchell
    Brad Mitchell
    Repeat angler
    nz
    New Zealand
    Member since 2026
    2 trips
    5.0
    Verified

    Fishing with Brett

    10 Hour Trip – Bottom Fishing Kids • 1 adult
  • Elijah Haydon
    Elijah Haydon
    nz
    New Zealand
    Member since 2026
    5.0
    Verified

    GOOD FISHING

    10 Hour Trip–Bottom Fishing Adults • 2 adults

    Me and they boys went out and scored about 20 solid teriki and other species such as pink moumou, pori and more. Definitely recommend 👌

    Reported catch:
    Tarakihi
    Response from Captain

    that's awesome Elijah, see you again sometime

Real catches shared by our community

  • Tauranga Marine Charters - Manutere
    Tauranga Marine Charters - ManutereTauranga
    Snapper, Pink Mao Mao, Hapüka
    Jamie A.
    Jamie A.
  • Tauranga Marine Charters - Manutere
    Tauranga Marine Charters - ManutereTauranga
    Successful!
    Kylie P.
    Kylie P.
  • Tauranga Marine Charters - Manutere
    Tauranga Marine Charters - ManutereTauranga
    FIRST TIME FISHING LOVED IT
    Kellyanne F.
    Kellyanne F.
  • Tauranga Marine Charters - Manutere
    Tauranga Marine Charters - ManutereTauranga
    GOOD FISHING
    Elijah H.
    Elijah H.
  • Tauranga Marine Charters - Manutere
    Tauranga Marine Charters - ManutereTauranga
    January fishing trip
    Sharlene C.
    Sharlene C.
  • Tauranga Marine Charters - Manutere
    Tauranga Marine Charters - ManutereTauranga
    Looking for a fres fish dinner and some more, look no further
    Japie V.
    Japie V.
  • Tauranga Marine Charters - Manutere
    Tauranga Marine Charters - ManutereTauranga
    MANATERE CHARTER.
    Philip L.
    Philip L.
  • Tauranga Marine Charters - Manutere
    Tauranga Marine Charters - ManutereTauranga
    Fishing with Brett
    Suzanne H.
    Suzanne H.
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    10hr Trip on The Manutere Charter
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    Fishing with Brett
    Rohit V.
    Rohit V.

What's biting with Tauranga Marine Charters - Manutere in Tauranga

Kingfish and Snapper are at their peak again, as average temperatures start creeping back toward 20°C. Hapuka fishing is still good, though the peak season has passed.

Top catches for October

Fishing reports

A Week of Ups and Downs

Oct 19, 2017 • Tauranga
An interesting week. We tried around Motiti midweek and did well, with mainly tarakihi. Friday night/Saturday we overnighted at Mayor, had steady fishing and a good variety of species, including snapper, tarakihi, maomao, and trevally. It was a windy trip home, but pretty much on the nose, so comfortable enough. Sunday, a good forecast so we headed back to Motiti only for the weather to change completely for the worse, forcing us to the Eastern side where it was calm, but not much fish, a few snapper and a couple of tarakihi. Things eased a bit so we worked the middle ground which was pretty much a non event, a couple of big blue cod and snapper. An excellent crew enjoyed the day regardless, but a tough one. Monday we headed out to Mayor, the predicted rain didn’t show as Coromandel stopped most of it. We did get some on the way home, but the fishing was good despite a lot of current so a big improvement on the Sunday.
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