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.
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...
Straylining with live baits producing big snapper The snapper fishing has remained very good throughout... Read More >
Good snapper off Motiti At last, a day or two with good sea conditions and... Read More >
Good snapper at the 60-metre mark There is currently excellent winter snapper fishing in the... Read More >
Unweighted baits producing the bigger snapper With the cold, wet and windy weather we have... Read More >
Hell yeahhhhhh this is hapenning!!!!!!!Got my flights, got the car, all the fishing gear, and the will to explore Until the time comes, much more planning...
Rgr mate. Gonna list teloriggers, lures, kit, and all my game gear on the next month or so....
Headed out from the wreck today was insane fishing on softbaits coming up to low tide, mate even nailed a couple on the Fly rod, prob...
Have had canadian T bones soaking in my go to marinade and have a mix of mopping sauce ready for the sunday cook,hmm still be dark...