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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, kingfish, kahawai, 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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Spicy, garlicky mussels cooked in a good drop of your favourite beer. Serve 'em up with garlic bread to mop up the delicious juices. ...
May 2025
With their red skin, bony triangular heads, and flamboyant fins, gurnard certainly are an intriguing species....
April 2025
Dive into our special Boat Show preview to see what’s instore and start planning your ultimate boat show adventure!...
May 2025
There are only a few weeks to go in the 2024-2025 season of The Export NZ Fishing Competition so get your catches entered for a chance to...
May 2025
Spicy, garlicky mussels cooked in a good drop of your favourite beer. Serve 'em up with garlic bread to mop up the delicious juices. ...
May 2025
With their red skin, bony triangular heads, and flamboyant fins, gurnard certainly are an intriguing species....
April 2025
Dive into our special Boat Show preview to see what’s instore and start planning your ultimate boat show adventure!...
Fishing Reports Visit Reports
Inner Hauraki Gulf Fishing Report - 16/05/25
No need to go far for a feed As we all know, the last few... Read More >
Tauranga Fishing Report - 16/05/25
Change of season underway It’s great to get back out there after a few damn... Read More >
Northland Fishing Report - 16/05/25
Reward for those braving the elements It’s been a wet, wild and windy month since... Read More >
Raglan Fishing Report - 16/05/25
Snapper and 'puka of offer The snapper fishing continues to be good around the 30-40m... Read More >
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Outrigger Pole Selection
in The Work-Up57 minutes ago
out2sea
Nice one, a little bit of professional help goes a long way.I'm looking at putting a set of out riggers on my boat as well.I stopped...
Deck Coating
in The Briny Bar1 hour ago
letsgetem
Help. I need a paint (white) that is strong enough to coat plywood panels in the cockpit deck on my trailer boat. Needs to withstand walking...
Schnapper or Snapper?
in The Briny Bar7 hours ago
Phantom Menace
And I went to look up the Maori name for butterfish: mararī 1. (noun) greenbone butterfish, Odax pullus - an endemic reef-dwelling fish with an elongated, cylindrical body. Fins large, especially the...
Flounders ......again
in The Briny Bar22 hours ago
smudge
I bought a tiny little shrimp lure today. Maybe one day I'll actually test it out on the local flounder. One of my favourite eating fish...
Smelli
in The Briny Bar24 hours ago
Snappa Geoff
Have a good one Smelli! Any luck finding the Jellytip yet?...
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Excitement is ramping up for The 2025 Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show, 15th – 18th May 2025, Auckland Showgrounds....
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The latest fishing reports from around New Zealand - brought to you by Mercury Marine....
30 April 2025
Never caught a blue marlin, a sailfish, or a billfish of any kind? Then up your game and join us for the 2025 NZ Fishing News...
May 2025
The latest fishing reports from around New Zealand - brought to you by Mercury Marine....
May 2025
Excitement is ramping up for The 2025 Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show, 15th – 18th May 2025, Auckland Showgrounds....
May 2025
The latest fishing reports from around New Zealand - brought to you by Mercury Marine....
April 2025
Never caught a blue marlin, a sailfish, or a billfish of any kind? Then up your game and join us for the 2025 NZ Fishing News...
