Fishing Hints Tips and 'How to' articles
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Thanks to NZ Fishing News magazine and a number of fishing journalists, we have been able to bring you a great range of 'How to' articles.There's a lot to learn about fishing and the more you know, the more you realise just how much you don't!
Want to learn how to tie a specific rig, click here.For our complete section on how to target individual species click here.
Staying Warm in Winter
June 2022Steve Dickinson spoke to a range of cold weather experts – fishermen, search and rescue, alpine guides and ski patrol – and shares their input on... Read More >
Early Morning Landbased Fishing
May 2022For landbased fisherman Peter Hwang, there is no better time to fish than first light... Read More >
Soft-baiting Profiles - Which One Are You?
May 2022With any fishing method, a lot of trial and error is usually required before consistent results are achieved. Adam Clancey looks at the stages of soft-baiting,... Read More >
Sustainable Fishing Tips
May 2022Charter Captain Nick Jones draws on his wealth of experience and research to offer some sound advice on sustainable fishing.... Read More >
Rigging Game Lures
April 2022Rigging game lures can be as simple or as complicated as you want to make it.... Read More >
Building a Filleting Bench
April 2022When Grant Dixon and wife Faith moved to Mangawhai in February, they set about landscaping the property – and Grant didn’t miss his opportunity to incorporate... Read More >
Using Shellfish for Surfcasting
April 2022Summer is a time of increased angling opportunity, suggests keen surfcaster Peter Hwang. It is the time when many fishos get experimental, especially around the presentation... Read More >
Rigging Outriggers for Gamefishing
April 2022Many years before he was a full-time fishing guide, Tony Orton was a yachtsman. Knots, rigging and fine tuning were all part of the gig back... Read More >
Ten Tips for Saltwater Fishing
April 2022Where there is a niggling little problem, there is usually a solution, and the wide, wonderful field of fishing is no exception. Sam Mossman is firmly... Read More >
Targeting Club, National and IGFA Fishing Records
April 2022Getting your name in the record books isn’t as easy as simply going out and catching a big fish. There have been a fair few people... Read More >
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Fishing Reports Visit Reports
Rotorua Fishing Report - June 17th, 2022
Lake Rotoma fish in good nick Lake Rotoma has begun to fire up over the... Read More >
Turangi-Taupo Report - June 17th, 2022
Tongariro gets the big flush out The winter fishing has kicked off, and so has... Read More >
Bream Bay Fishing Report - June 17th, 2022
In close at Te Arai fishing well There is not a great deal to report... Read More >
Canterbury Fishing Report - June 17th, 2022
It’s fair to say that the weather in the past period has been terrible! The... Read More >
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