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*Troy Dando with a trophy Kingfish from D'Urville Island*

This region boasts some excellent snapper and kingfish action year round and some of our larger specimans of these species come from around the D'Urville Island region. Crayfish and scallops also feature on the menu for divers and as the blue cod fishery slowly recovers a meal of those tasty critters is now a strong possibility!

Fishing Tasman Bay

April 2020

Ethan Neville travels to Nelson and heads out with a local for a day's fishing. ... Read More >

Fly fishing in Golden Bay - Nelson

December 2017

The arrival of more settled weather and warmer water has seen saltwater fly fish... Read More >

Tyranny of Lakes - Marlborough High Country

March 2001

Lakes have a mind of their own. They can offer up trout or withhold them, encouraging them to play hard-to-get.... Read More >

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