Articles & Reviews
Hooking fish on circles
Gamefishing Technique
GEOFF LAMOND - © Fairfax NZ News
Fishermen around the globe are certainly spoilt for choice when it comes to selecting hooks.
Give me sand, lots of sand...
Saltwater Flyfishing
CRAIG WORTHINGTON - © Fairfax NZ News
Occasionally we get rocks in our head and feel the urge to travel somewhere where the coastline is not so dominated by crazy jungles of confused and fractured basalt.
Horsey girls on slow-jigs
Coromandel Snapper
KANE WRIGGLESWORTH - © Fairfax NZ News
Red cod, spiny dogfish, barracouta, and the rarer but welcome kahawai, are all that stopped me from scaling the walls and going into massive fishing withdrawal symptoms while surfcasting in my home area of Hawkes Bay.
Gearing up to go hard
STEPHEN TAPP - © Fairfax NZ News
Another spring snapper run is upon us, kahawai are hammering lures, and I’m beginning to get the kingfish jitters – that hint of ‘buck fever’ – in anticipation of big green hoodlums marauding around the kayak.
Tackle Test - Straight Up rod racks
For anyone owning more than a couple of rods, where a few nails in the garage wall will no longer suffice, storing your favourite fishing tackle can be a pain.
Marine Electronics - Fish-finder basics
The following email from Raewyn Manuel is typical of many requests from NZ Fishing News readers when it comes to understanding marine electronics.
Tackle Tests - Jigging machines
Technology - Big-hearted middleweights
Something Fishy - Leopard chimaera
A rare leopard chimaera has been caught in a canyon on the northeastern coast.
Tackle test
The name Fin-Nor is linked to the pioneering days of big game fishing.
Something Fishy - Bluefinned butterfish
Something Fishy - Red Mullet
Something Fishy - Blackbelly lantern shark
Lantern sharks are a group of deep-water dogfishes usually only seen as trawler by-catch, but one was recently caught on rod and line.
Without one, you're going nowhere!
Trailers – without them boat-based anglers are going nowhere, yet they tend to be a neglected part of our equipment.
Extreme Game King 700 - NZFN Project Boat
When setting up a new boat, it’s often the smaller things that make a difference to its ‘fishability’ and enjoyment.
Setting up for sportfishing
Extreme Game King 700 - NZFN Project Boat
Haines Signature 485SF
The name Haines is an icon in the boating industries, both in New Zealand and Australia, and John Haines Senior’s ground-breaking early Haines Hunter designs commanded great respect.
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YAK FISHING 101
At Christmas time, with family members sprawling around tables groaning with calories, declarations are made to get fit, trim down and spend more time fishing.
Fish Science - Old Man Snapper
In November 2007, a snapper taken from New Zealand’s West Coast North Island stock (SNA 8) was later aged at 60 years, one of oldest ever encountered in fisheries research assessing the length and age composition of commercial catches.
Fair Chase - Back to basics tenting
Land Based Fishing
Far North dreaming
Five in the morning at Spirits Bay and we were having coffee and Weetbix; after enduring 16 hours behind the wheel from Wellington it was good to finally be going fishing.
Saltwater Technique
For a long time I wished for more variety in the inshore sportfish species available in New Zealand waters.
Offshore Adventure - Variety is the spice of life
One of the great things about fishing in Vanuatu is the variety of locations, opportunities and species on offer.
Offshore Adventure - Aussie LBG Trifecta
What's your favourite game lure?
A beginners guide to jigging - PART 1
I guess by now most people will have seen, heard, read about or even given mechanical jigging a go.
A touch of the Irish
Pat O’Keefe’s quiet voice issued from just behind my left shoulder, reminding me I should strike.
When Trout go Doggo
Trout can be totally unresponsive to flies or any other potential food; they just sit in the one place for hours on end.
Fishing weedbanks
Fishing to sighted trout
Salmon Fishing - February 2009
Time and tide wait for no man, particularly a salmon fisherman.
Woman felt sex life was on trial
Gay couple hijack radio divorce
Gareth Morgan: I hope Norwegian sinks
Cop mistakes chocolate bar for cellphone
Daily trivia quiz: February 15
Reconsider Crafar farms deal, Government told
Sonny Bill under pressure to fight a top pro
Nats to discuss Mondayising holidays
Letter: The nakedness of skateboarders
Gay couple hijack radio divorce
Kiwis' epic skateboarding adventure
Cop mistakes chocolate bar for cellphone
From the annoying to the dangerous
Reconsider Crafar farms deal, Government told
Gareth Morgan: I hope Norwegian sinks
Cyclist: Don't fine us, fix the road
Should you take your groom's name?
Cash for jaunts but not to help deaf MP
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