You can get into Erepiti Gorge itself via a track that starts in the clearing on the right just over the Erepiti Bridge. This section of the river is characterised by huge deep pools set among boulders the size of a house. The river has cut a deep channel through the papa rock and the huge deep pools cannot be plumbed by a flyfisher. There are some big fish in this section but it requires some real heavy tackle to get anywhere near them, unless they are feeding on the surface. Emerging from the long gorge, the river takes on a different character as it meanders through farmlands to meet the Hangaroa at Te Reinga.
Access is easy through the farms bordering the river.
In this section, you have a better chance of spotting your fish but you will need to be very stealthy, as there is not much cover. The river has lost its impetus and flows wider and slower. There is more weed growth in summer, which can to be annoying. Long leaders are essential and the increased angling pressure in the more-accessible lower reaches make the trout rather wary. From there the two rivers that have adjoining headwater catchments, crash down the Te Reinga Falls and meet the Wairoa River at Frasertown.