Fishing Reports

Fishing reports and regular fishing updates from many areas around New Zealand and the Pacific Islands are brought to you by a number of charter operators, fishing guides and others.

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Latest Reports

Wellington Fishing Report - 21/09/23
Saltwater reports

"Before these gale northerlies came in there were a number of good snapper and other species getting caught by boaties and surfcasters."... Read More >

Bay of Islands Fishing Report - 21/09/23
Saltwater reports

"Dolphins, gannets, terns, seals, and even a whale… simply chaos last Tuesday out in the middle of the Bay near the 50m mark."... Read More >

Outer Hauraki Gulf Fishing Report - 21/09/23
Saltwater reports

"We’ve been finding booming workups and hot fishing on every trip over the past two weeks."  ... Read More >

Tauranga Fishing Report - 21/09/23
Saltwater reports

"We've been hearing about some really nice snapper up towards Waihi Beach, and in very shallow water." ... Read More >

Hauraki Gulf Fishing Report - 21/09/23
Saltwater reports

"Water temperatures shifting upwards bring the promise of good tidings to come and this summer should be a cracker for fishing."... Read More >

Inner Hauraki Gulf Fishing Report - 21/09/23
Saltwater reports

All is looking good with the long-range summer forecast albeit we still have a bit of dodgy weather to get through this month. ... Read More >

Northland Fishing Report - 21/09/23
Saltwater reports

"Spring has sprung, and Northland has been blessed with some incredible weather over the last month."... Read More >

Canterbury Fishing Report - 21/09/23
Saltwater reports

"The past two weeks have seen some really unsettled weather for us in Canterbury, with lots of wind over recent days."... Read More >

Top of the South Fishing Report - 21/09/23
Saltwater reports

"In the top of the south, the southwest wind during spring is not very nice and can make the bay quite unpleasant to fish."... Read More >

Raglan Fishing Report - 21/09/23
Saltwater reports

"Good fishing still prevails in the 70-meter-plus depths due to the sea surface temperature only just starting to lift."... Read More >

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    Offshore Boats was the Supreme Winner of this year’s Hutchwilco NZ Boat Show for the second year running. Its winning entry, the Offshore 850HT, clearly grabbed... Read More >

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