About The Fishing Website
The Fishing Website went live in 1997 to cater to the recreational anglers in New Zealand and to provide information for international visitors looking for more background on our fantastic fishery.
Around a million New Zealanders fish twice or more each year in and The Fishing Website provides much of the information and services required to make their experience as safe, enjoyable and productive as possible.
The Fishing Website is now New Zealand's leading fishing website in terms of traffic and quality of content. We work closely with NZ's main fishing related organisations such as the NZ SportFishing Council, and various publications such as NZ Fishing News to keep content fresh and relevant. The Fishing Website reached a "Magic Million" visits for the first time in a calendar year in 2008 and over 3 million in 2019.
The site contains reports and news sent in from charter operators and fishing guides from around the country; Best Bite Times along with tide and moon phase information; advice and information from some of our leading fishing writers; charter operators and a very active and informed fishing discussion forum.
We welcome any feedback you may have.
Grant Blair & The Fishing Website team.
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Latest Articles
August 2022
August 2022
Alistair Arkell typically shies away from fishing competitions, but with many organisers now moving towards a more sustainable ‘measure only’ format, he decided to make an...
August 2022
"If I were writing my memoirs about my fishing travels, the chapter on Samoa would probably be the biggest," says Grant Dixon....
July 2022
“I’ve never done anything else, and I started fishing with my dad when I was three and a half,” Roy told me over the phone. “Just...
August 2022
Alistair Arkell typically shies away from fishing competitions, but with many organisers now moving towards a more sustainable ‘measure only’ format, he decided to make an...
August 2022
"If I were writing my memoirs about my fishing travels, the chapter on Samoa would probably be the biggest," says Grant Dixon....
July 2022
“I’ve never done anything else, and I started fishing with my dad when I was three and a half,” Roy told me over the phone. “Just...
Fishing Reports Visit Reports
Bay of Islands Fishing Report - August 11th, 2022
Straylining with live baits producing big snapper The snapper fishing has remained very good throughout... Read More >
Tauranga Fishing Report - August 11th, 2022
Good snapper off Motiti At last, a day or two with good sea conditions and... Read More >
Raglan Fishing Report - August 11th, 2022
Good snapper at the 60-metre mark There is currently excellent winter snapper fishing in the... Read More >
Hauraki Gulf Fishing Report - August 11th, 2022
Unweighted baits producing the bigger snapper With the cold, wet and windy weather we have... Read More >
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