If you accidentally catch a shark or a ray, and you don’t want them, it’s important that you try to safely release them back into the... Read More >
Gene and Nicole Bryant from Strictly Land-Based look forward to the three coldest months of the year. While other anglers are packing up rods and storing... Read More >
There is a well-known truism in boating circles: there are only two types of skipper, those that have hit rocks, and those that are going to... Read More >
Innovated and engineered in Vancouver, the Dometic Trim Tab system will enhance hull performance across all boating areas, from optimising fuel efficiency to the hole shot... Read More >
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09 February 2025
The latest fishing reports from around New Zealand - brought to you by Mercury Marine.... Read More >
So, what’s behind this season’s bumper crop of yellowfin tuna?... Read More >
1The 25 Saltiga isn’t just a reel – it’s a powerhouse of raw strength and precision engineering, designed to smash your PBs.... Read More >
A new proposal to increase commercial crayfish catch limits threatens to deplete already dangerously low crayfish populations.... Read More >
The latest fishing reports from around New Zealand - brought to you by Mercury Marine.... Read More >
New Zealand lifejacket manufacturer Hutchwilco is proactively recalling a specific model of their inflatable lifejacket.... Read More >
The latest fishing reports from around New Zealand - brought to you by Mercury Marine.... Read More >
Keen young angler Hamish Baker (14) has won the 2024 NZ Fishing News Mercury Take A Kid Fishing competition.... Read More >
Fishery officers will be inspecting catch bags and bins all weekend as the blue cod season opens throughout the Marlborough region.... Read More >
Wow, I’m impressed with that, I might have to target the harbour again. I went outside on Sunday. All I got was a single 35cm snapper...
Fished Auckland inner harbour on Sat with a mate. The first hour, I sat there watching him catch snaps & piper for fresh baits, anchored only...
Still getting the odd one down here in whangaparaoa....
Some good snapper in the harbour being caught at the moment .Thought I'd get out amongst it so spent a couple of hours up the Snapakura...
Yea that’s what they will be. Ah normally reasonably hard to tighten it but i just noticed it like i don’t know exactly when it happened....
John Eichlesheim writes an article about selecting the right equipment for softbait fishing... Read More >
Techniques, tips and tricks of softbait fishing – getting the most from your soft baits.... Read More >
Gary Kemsley helps sort out the necessary gear for intending surf fishers.... Read More >
Squid fishing is a rapidly growing aspect of fishing - Paul Senior shares some hints and tips to get started.... Read More >
Getting schooled by anchovies As the anchovies make their way closer to shorelines, including the... Read More >
Anchovies - small fish, hot action It’s the annual anchovy ‘run’, with schools of this... Read More >
Good weather brings marlin and yellowfin on board The weather has improved greatly and so... Read More >
Creative thinking and a good game plan gets results I am the first to say... Read More >