How To - The Fishing Website

Fishing Hints Tips and 'How to' articles

Thanks to NZ Fishing News 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!

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Summer beach basics

December 2019

Here we are, with the great Kiwi summer staring us in the face and the beac... Read More >

How to fish with big baits

December 2019

Snapper like plenty of meat, the bigger the offering the better. While there is ... Read More >

The importance of leader and trace when fishing

December 2019

Leaders and traces can be important in various aspects of sport fishing. The rol... Read More >

Handling calamari

December 2019

Calamari and Christmas – Rudee Lim, Jun Park and Ben Tupaea’s two fa... Read More >

Rigging skirted lures for gamefish

December 2019

There are many ways to rig lures for billfish, but after years of trials Sam Mos... Read More >

Preparing to catch game fish

December 2019

There is something magical about blue water fish hunting that inshore fishing ju... Read More >

Catching, preparing and processing marlin baits

December 2019

To Tony Orton, catching, preparing, and processing marlin baits yourself is part... Read More >

How to troll for snapper

December 2019

Trolling for snapper works on all sizes of fish. You can troll from a small tinn... Read More >

How to claim a sport fishing record

November 2019

With the start of a new tournament season and the NZ Sport Fishing Council&rsquo... Read More >

Nick Patrick shares his love of land-based fishing

November 2019

Nick Patrick loves land-based fishing and explains why in this introductory feat... Read More >

Latest Articles

Summer beach basics December 2019

Here we are, with the great Kiwi summer staring us in the face and the beaches calling those of us with surfcasting tendencies, writes ... more >

Product Review: SquidEzy Squid Cleaning Tool December 2019

Keen egi anglers Ben Tupaea, Jun Park and Rudee Lim test out the SquidEzy tool kit. If you’re new to cleaning squid, and have not yet ... more >

How to fish with big baits December 2019

Snapper like plenty of meat, the bigger the offering the better. While there is no doubt fresh can be best, there are plenty of options in t... more >

Recipe: Lunch for a fisherman December 2019

Bea Bagnall shares what she includes in a typical packed lunch she prepares for each guest on the charter operation she runs with partner To... more >

The importance of leader and trace when fishing December 2019

Leaders and traces can be important in various aspects of sport fishing. The roles of leaders, also known as traces, in saltwater fishing ar... more >