Latest Fishing Reports - 29/05/26

The latest fishing reports from around New Zealand - brought to you by Mercury Marine.

Bay of Islands - Garry Townley

"In shallow the fishing is still good with a feed relatively easy to catch either straylining baits or working the softbaits..." >>> Read More

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Northland - Jordan Hensen

"...big fish are starting to move inshore and make the most of the large schools of bait which are still present..." >>> Read More

Outer Hauraki Gulf - George Bourke

"Water temperatures continue to cool, and that seasonal shift is pushing the better snapper schools out into the 40–60m country..." >>> Read More

Manukau / West Coast - Smudge

"While snapper action has slowed down, there are still plenty of fish around in the 40 to 50cm size and beyond..." >>> Read More

Raglan - Murray Monds

"The odd kingfish has been caught mid-water column as well as blue mackerel..." >>> Read More

Tauranga - Russ Hawkins

"We got out Wednesday and had a great day, getting a very nice feed of tarakihi with a few snapper, plus a trevally..." >>> Read More

Rotorua - Mike Davies

"The winter fly fishing on our lakes is well and truly underway. The landing and Te Wairoa stream mouths at Lake Tarawera have been fishing well..." >>> Read More

Gisborne - Nick Jones

"The talk of the town is that the annual run of southern bluefin tuna has begun..." >>> Read More

Top of the South - Dan Govier

"Water temperature is currently 14.5 degrees, and the fish have not all moved out yet, which is great to see..." >>> Read More

Canterbury - Simon McMillan

"I’ve really taken to this freshwater jigging – it’s a great learning curve, but proving rather successful..." >>> Read More

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