Take a Kid Fishing - January 2010

Hannah Devcich with her first keeper snapper, caught while fishing with her family on Opa’s boat near Whangaparaoa.

Jessica and Michelle Hayes with rig and snapper caught from the family boat in the Firth of Thames.

Josh Amstalden with his first trout, caught in Waitara Lake, Taranaki.

Jared Amstalden with his first trout, caught in Waitara Lake, Taranaki.

Rylan Marshall from Nelson caught his first cod, with a little help from dad, at D’urville Island.

Joshua Lawson caught this beaut kingie on a jig in Palliser Bay, near Wellington. One happy fisherman!

Jayme Scott caught this snapper near Kawau Island. Her dad caught nothing, but this was one of four ‘keepers’ she hooked

Lachlan Kettlewell’s first snapper was a very nice one from Kuaotunu on the Coromandel Peninsula.

After a great fight, Mathew Gower caught this warehou while fishing off New Plymouth with his Dad, Uncle and Cousin.

Matthew Stevens with his first snapper caught while fishing a soft-bait, part of a limit catch.

Nice specimens of snapper and john dory, taken near Gannet Rock, make up a tasty catch for Michael Lawrie.

Olivia Smith was very happy with this nice trout, caught spinning the Pohangina River with Dad.

Jack Matheson with a ‘two for one’ - blue and red cod caught on the same drop in Cook Strait.

A nice snapper caught near Whangamata by Dallas Horn from Tirau.

This carpet shark was an interesting catch for Ben Wales while fishing from Granddad’s boat in Akaroa Harbour.

Daniel Haynes caught a huge snapper off Shoe Island – great fish!

Tarakihi are tasty eating. Ryan Hone from Napier with his first, caught off Whakatane.

Ethan Taylor loves fishing. Here are some nice snapper and hapuku he caught from his granddad’s boat.

When the weather is too bad to let Lukis Barton go ‘real fishing’ he practices with magnetic fish in the fish tank.

Friends Bronson, Harry, Kenzie and Duke return triumphant from their first fishing trip to the Coromandel, with a nice catch of kahawai.