Area Reports

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Jerry Garrett's 266kg broadbill was boated after a seven-hour, 20-min battle.

Bay of Islands - June 2010

Great marlin and broadhill catches

Geoff Stone - Fishing News

The end of the game fishing season is traditionally a time of large striped marlin and broadbill; this season has been no different.

Eastern Coromandel - May 2010

Bronzie problem for divers

Marty Bowers - Fishing News

As the nights get cooler, thoughts turn to maimai building rather than fishing.

Whangarei/Tutukaka - April 2010

Harbour fishing running hot

John Vowless - Fishing News

The most consistent snapper fishing during February and into March has been within the harbour.

Southland - March 2010

Rain flushes rivers

Dave Craze - Fishing News

Good rainfalls saw all the rivers get a good cleanout.

Far North - June 2010

West coast snapper fishing from the beach and out wide is about as good as it gets right now.

Whangarei/Tutukaka - June 2010

Tutukaka Gamefish Club members have experienced awesome marlin fishing.

Whangaroa - June 2010

Bay of Islands - May 2010

Manukau - June 2010

The late-April to early-May fishing inside the harbour was fairly inconsistent, but on the coast good numbers of snapper were available when the weather allowed anglers to venture out.

Northern Hauraki Gulf - June 2010

The Maverix 6kg fishing contest, held in April out of Gulf Harbour Whangaparaoa, was fished in some atrocious conditions.

Manukau - May 2010

Northern Hauraki Gulf - May 2010

Southern Hauraki Gulf

Scrounging around in the inner Waitemata Harbour can still provide some reasonable fishing.

Waihi and Whangamata - June 2010

April was notable for the large schools of kahawai up on the coast.

West Coast Waikato - June 2010

Despite cooling conditions, I hope you haven’t put the rod and reel away in the cupboard.

Freshwater Waikato - June 2010

Freshwater Waikato - May 2010

Eastern Coromandel - June 2010

In early May, marlin were still in close, with the last report being a hook-up and several other sightings from the charter boat Triple Vision between Cobra and Whale.

Tauranga - May 2010

The BoP harbours have seen some exceptional snapper fishing, both in size and numbers.

Taupo - May 2010

With no rain and the lake at a very low level, river fishing has been a little tough.

Eastern Bay of Plenty - May 2010

Rotorua - May 2010

Eastern Bay of Plenty - June 2010

Glorious autumn weather, coupled with hungry fish, have made for a good time in the Eastern Bay; add in heaps of snapper, and the picture is perfect.

Wellington - May 2010

Both boat and shore fishers have been doing really well on tarakihi during late March and April.

Wairarapa - May 2010

March ushered in changeable conditions on our coast, and the much awaited ‘Indian Summer’ never happened.

Freshwater Hawkes Bay - May 2010

Hawkes Bay - May 2010

Taranaki - June 2010

Right along the Taranaki coastline, big snapper have been taken in 8-20m depths, with fish up to the 13.6kg (30lb) mark.

Canterbury - May 2010

Often the first half of May has settled weather and is a prime time to fish the region’s larger lakes.

Otago - May 2010

For a lot of anglers in the south the closing of many lowland waters and the start of duck shooting season brings a switchover of recreational activities.

Southland - May 2010

Nelson/Marlborough - May 2010

West Coast - May 2010

Except for duck shooting opening weekend, low, clear river conditions make the lower reaches of many of the coast’s rivers worth a look in May.

Cook Islands - June 2010

Weather was ideal for fishing over the first three weeks of the month, but then it turned nasty, with strong winds, thunderstorms and much-needed rain after a very long dry spell.

Vanuatu - June 2010

With a later than usual wet season, we have been experiencing tropical conditions right through to early May.

Vanuatu - May 2010

Tonga - May 2010

Tonga - June 2010

Strong southerly currents swept in a large volume of bait and produced a wicked blue marlin run, together with the occasional big yellowfin.

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