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Fishing.net.nz has everything you need to know about fishing. You'll find fishing reports, fishing tips, fishing charters and plenty of fishing advice, hints and techniques on everything from snapper fishing to gamefishing on The Fishing Website. New Zealand has world-leading striped marlin and yellowtail kingfish fisheries as well as superb recreational fishing for snapper, kingfishkahawai, tarakihi, trevally, blue cod, john dory, gurnard, hāpuku and bass, trout and salmon. If you have a fishing question or want to check out what fellow fishos think on a particular fishing topic, visit our fishing forums.

 

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Latest Articles

Oven-Roasted Kingfish

October 2024

This delicious kingfish recipe is from The Kai Ika Project, a non-profit initiative that brings communities together to share underutilised fish parts....
How Fish Bite Lures

October 2024

Fish attack and bite the belly/head area of their prey, baitfish and lures alike, right? Grant Bittle offers some intriguing insights....

Fishing the Trout Opening Season

October 2024

Andrew Harding shares his tips for fishing the trout opening season in New Zealand...

Fishing for Trevally in Spring

October 2024

Craig Worthington discusses fishing for trevally in spring...

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Saltwater Fishing Reports
Outer Hauraki Gulf Fishing Report - 04/10/24

Looking forward to warmer water Unfortunately, there’s not a heap to report on with only... Read More >

04 Oct 2024
Saltwater Fishing Reports
Wellington Fishing Report - 04/10/24

Good snapper out west There are good numbers of gurnard around in Evans Bay and... Read More >

04 Oct 2024
Freshwater Fishing Reports
Rotorua Fishing Report - 04/10/24

Fish in good condition and trout sizes up With the opening of the trout season... Read More >

04 Oct 2024
Saltwater Fishing Reports
Inner Hauraki Gulf Fishing Report - 04/10/24

Snapper slowing progress into the Gulf The last couple of weeks have been disappointing to... Read More >

04 Oct 2024

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That's interesting info, cheers. Top speed doesn't worry me really, but fuel efficiency does. I'm getting 2.2-2.4 km/L at 40km/h. How does that sound?...

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It just gets better! As I said I wish this popped up earlier. Not 100% sure I'd buy a used car off a guy called Honest...

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 I took the yak out this morning and could have caught my limit, but the fish are ready to spawn. I didn’t see any Kahawai or...

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Latest News

Best Trout Opening in Decades

07 October 2024

Lake Tarawera has come up trumps this opening, producing its best 2-year-old fish in over two decades....
Latest Fishing Reports - 04/10/24

04 October 2024

The latest fishing reports from around New Zealand - brought to you by Mercury Marine....
More trawling coming to a coast near you

02 October 2024

People with coastal properties can expect to see more trawlers operating offshore this summer. That’s because Shane Jones, the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries, has just...
Widespread Commercial Catch Limit Increases

01 October 2024

Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones has decided to increase commercial catch limits for several important inshore recreational fisheries....