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Stephen with a nice porae, an unexpected but tasty by-catch! I’ve only managed the one fishing trip over the last fortnight, and it was just plain weird! The snapper are not in the usual places and we are catching large porae and blue cod on slow jigs at 70m. Having said that, Pete managed to snag two snapper on the single Fish Fingers jig – both fish were good size pannies and went in the bin!Reports from the big game fishers is that the marlin bite is the best ever. Last weekend, Bevan on Mazara tagged three in one day,...

Hena Eagle with a cracker 5kg fish she battled heroically to land on a Bender rod!

Fishing is very popular in New Zealand, and for a good reason! Our Island nation is surrounded by some of the best saltwater fishing spots in the World. Every good fisherman and fisherwoman knows that there are heaps of different types of lures, bait, tactics and more that help you land the big fish of your dreams.

Gamefish in numbers when weather allowsWell, it started out great between Xmas and New Year with some settled weather. My son and his mates borrowed my boat for that period and they had a great time, nailing a few good snapper and kingfish. Then, just as I get my boat back, the weather turned sour and the outlook continues to look less than average. We managed a quick afternoon fish last Sunday and found a feed at the 60m mark off the Ninepin. Heavy slow jigs worked well although we cheated a bit and added small strips of bait to...

Neither the weather nor the fish have been playing ball over the last two weeks.