First Aussie 'grander' to Kiwi team
It took a Kiwi boat and crew to land the first 'grander' blue marlin in Australian waters.
Grant Dixon - Fishing News
A guest aboard the Tom Francis skippered Ultimate Lady took one hour and 50 minutes to subdue the big fish, which when weighed on board using certified scales, pulled them down to 490kg (1080lb).
Great whites go to the depths
A great white shark tagged off Stewart Island has set a world diving record as it crossed the Tasman Sea to the Great Barrier Reef.
MICHAEL FIELD - The Dominion Post | Tuesday, 18 November 2008 - Fishing News
Three four-metre-plus great whites tagged off the Chathams have also surfaced in Tonga for a midwinter feast of humpback whale calves.
Oakura monster red latest 30 Pound Club entrant
Brian Anderson only needed one snapper bite while fishing from the rocks in Oakura recently to nail a huge snapper that's big enough to enter the NZ Fishing News 30 Pound Club.
Fishing News
A damaged guide started shredding his line during the initial run, but he survived this, and much of the ensuing fight was spent with the fish deeply entangled in weed. However, patience, skill and a bit of luck eventually saw the monster landed.
Notice to Mariners: Dredging Operations in Hauraki Gulf
Mairangi Bay, Rosedale Outfall Dredging Operations, Hauraki Gulf
Fishing News
Marine operations (dredging, drilling and pipe laying) will occur off Mairangi Bay from 7 October 2008 to 31 March 2009.
Saltwater Technique
Pot-holing for snapper
John Eichelsheim - November 2008 - Fishing News
A recent three-day trip to the Bay of Islands opened my eyes to cold water snapper behaviour.
Candid Comment
Chance for change
Grant Dixon - December 2008 - Fishing News - Fishing News
Welcome to the December edition.
Fishing to sighted trout
Trout tactics
Peter Langlands - Dec 2007 issue - Fishing News
Sight-fishing turns flyfishing into an active form of hunting.
The 1200lb (est.) black marlin on the trace.
Area Fishing Reports from around NZ and the Pacific Islands
People on the ground in your area giving you the low down on current conditions.