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The NZ Fishing News team hit the Hauraki Gulf to check out Extreme Boats' brand-spanking new 696 Xpedition Ampibious & 746 Game King...
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The Yamaha F115 has built its reputation through delivering dependable, efficient, and predictable performance year after year...
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Metal lures have come a long way since the 80s. They now come in all sorts of shapes, colors and weights to suit all situations. Grant...
August 2026
The NZ Fishing News team hit the Hauraki Gulf to check out Extreme Boats' brand-spanking new 696 Xpedition Ampibious & 746 Game King...
August 2026
Our Father's Day Gift Guide has all the inspiration you need to spoil the outdoor-loving dad in your life...
August 2026
The Yamaha F115 has built its reputation through delivering dependable, efficient, and predictable performance year after year...
Extreme 696 Xpedition Amphibious + 746 Game King
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Bream Bay Fishing Report - 20/08/26
Bait and berley does the business. The message from those on the water is a... Read More >
Coromandel Fishing Report - 20/08/26
Snapper and kingies on the menu. There are plenty of snapper around the coast and... Read More >
Raglan Fishing Report - 20/08/26
Solid snapper in the deep. Excellent snapper continue to be caught out deeper in 70... Read More >
Bay of Islands Fishing Report - 20/08/26
Impressive catches coming in It seems that over the last fortnight I’ve spent as much... Read More >
Outer Hauraki Gulf Fishing Report 20/08/26
Winter still hanging on The outer Hauraki Gulf remains firmly in winter mode, but there... Read More >
Outer Hauraki Gulf Fishing Report 06/08/26
Mixed fortunes The coming week of weather looks like a tale of two halves for... Read More >
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Mc Tools berley mincer
in The Briny Bar43 hours ago
Mc Tool
Comes with ( white ) solar panel and some mounting options . 'Bout $100. Seems to work ok but bluetooth range aint great, 15-20m .Battery charge...
Whangarei Harbour report.
in Fishing Reports43 hours ago
krow
180 +m is where I've had to be lately. A lot less low foul around these parts and some of it shallower that looks like Tarakihi...
Manukau Harbour & West Coast fishing
in Fishing Reports149 hours ago
gurnard
I use mono predominantly. I do have a jigging setup for use in the deeper channels when the current starts motoring. Definitely helps to get the...
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Over the past month, multiple recreational fishers were fined thousands of dollars for marine offences....
24 August 2026
The public’s views are being sought on whether to reopen some scallop fishing in Whangārei Harbour after a four-year closure, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones...
21 August 2026
The latest fishing reports from around New Zealand - brought to you by Mercury Marine...
August 2026
Spring can deliver four seasons in a single day. Stoney Creek’s SUNSHIELD HOODIE is built to perform through it all...
August 2026
Over the past month, multiple recreational fishers were fined thousands of dollars for marine offences....
August 2026
The public’s views are being sought on whether to reopen some scallop fishing in Whangārei Harbour after a four-year closure, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones...
August 2026
The latest fishing reports from around New Zealand - brought to you by Mercury Marine...
