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May 2025
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!...
No need to go far for a feed As we all know, the last few... Read More >
Change of season underway It’s great to get back out there after a few damn... Read More >
Reward for those braving the elements It’s been a wet, wild and windy month since... Read More >
Snapper and 'puka of offer The snapper fishing continues to be good around the 30-40m... Read More >
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...
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...
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...
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...
Have a good one Smelli! Any luck finding the Jellytip yet?...
16 May 2025
09 May 2025
Excitement is ramping up for The 2025 Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show, 15th – 18th May 2025, Auckland Showgrounds....02 May 2025
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...