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The taming of 'Troutzilla'

Reader's Story

JACK LUSK - © Fairfax NZ News

I know a lot of fishermen who keep relationships and fishing at a distance, in the same way some wives and girlfriends like to shop without the man of the house.

Blokes & their Boats - February 2012

STEVE RADICH - © Fairfax NZ News

The ITM Fishing Show - February 2012

MATT WATSON - © Fairfax NZ News

'Ten marlin in one day' reunion

Gamefishing History

BILL HALL - © Fairfax NZ News

Guide to Auckland boat ramps

Hauraki Gulf

JOHN EICHELSHEIM - © Fairfax NZ News

January issue on sale now

GRANT DIXON - © Fairfax NZ News

Welcome to the January 2012 edition, our biggest magazine of the year.

Blokes & Their Boats - December 2011

STEVE RADICH - © Fairfax NZ News

Jim Tayler – angler and diver

The ITM Fishing Show

MATT WATSON - © Fairfax NZ News

It’s Christmas all month!

Blokes & their Boats - November 2011

STEVE RADICH - © Fairfax NZ News

Steve Sangster and Big Bird

Astrolabe Reef disaster far reaching

GRANT DIXON - © Fairfax NZ News

‘This disaster is going to take some time to recover from’ was the general consensus by those in the recreational fishing industry directly affected by the Bay of Plenty oil spill.

We've Gone Fishin' again!

News

The nineteenth series of Gone Fishin’, hosted by Graeme Sinclair, kicked off on October 15 with a new naming rights sponsor - Trade Zone.

The ITM Fishing Show

Get your fishing fix

MATT WATSON - © Fairfax NZ News

Get your fishing fix!

Family marlin mission

Readers Story

STEVE O'HALLORAN - © Fairfax NZ News

I can categorically say that my marlin fishing quest began in earnest on March 23, 1991 – the same date (my wife Karen reminds me) we got married.

Hosting the old foe

DAVE SHAW - © Fairfax NZ News

At the ITM Fishing Show we receive truckloads of requests from people from all walks of life who want to go fishing with Matt.

Parakai School's Fishing Academy 'big day out'

GRANT DIXON - © Fairfax NZ News

“Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day, teach him to fish and he will feed himself for life,” so goes the old Chinese proverb.

The magic lure

JOSH WORTHINGTON - © Fairfax NZ News

Generally I’m not the sort to get too fussed over what lure is on the end of my line.

Blokes & Their Boats - September 2011

Working as a teacher in the Leigh area between 1990 and 1999, Ian Kerr and his local fishing buddies anticipated after-school early summer afternoons with much enthusiasm.

The ITM Fishing Show - October 2011

Looking back to go forward

Blokes & Their Boats - August 2011

Jack Stanley goes AWOL Downunder

STEVE RADICH - © Fairfax NZ News

Jack Stanley grew up in the Great Lakes town of Harrison in the state of Michigan.

The ITM Fishing Show - August 2011

MATT WATSON - © Fairfax NZ News

Don’t be fooled

Rob's Vanuatu aspirations realised

Offshore Adventure

GRANT DIXON - © Fairfax NZ News

Waikato berry grower Rob Field will not forget his Island Passage trip to Santo, Vanuatu, in a hurry.

August Issue on Sale now

GRANT DIXON - © Fairfax NZ News

Getting back to basics is the theme inherent in this month’s magazine.

Honeymoon hook-up

Reader's Story

BRYCE HICKEY - © Fairfax NZ News

Would you rather be lying on the beach somewhere in Fiji just relaxing, or out on Great Barrier Island diving, spearfishing and catching 20lb snapper with your girl? I know which one I would choose.

Blokes & Their Boats - July 2011

Steve Radich - Addicted to the sea

STEVE RADICH - © Fairfax NZ News

Over the past few years Steve Radich has profiled a large number of readers, tracing their relationships with the water and boats. When this month’s subject tipped over at the last hurdle, Steve was left with just one alternative, a subject he knows well – himself.
In his own words, this is Steve’s story…

The ITM Fishing Show - July 2011

Calling all characters...

MATT WATSON - © Fairfax NZ News

Calling all characters…

Tight Lines

Saltwater Techniques

ADAM CLANCEY - © Fairfax NZ News

It’s funny how certain acts can make you feel good.

July Issue on Sale Now

GRANT DIXON - © Fairfax NZ News

While the weather may have turned for the worst, it has not stopped the keener anglers from getting out there and producing the goods.

Doing the hard yards in lap of luxury

The Great Snapper Escape

STORY BY GRANT DIXON. PHOTOS BY GEOFF MUIR & GRANT DIXON - © Fairfax NZ News

There is something to be said about a stay-away snapper mission to a remote location, where you return to the lap of luxury at the end of each foray.

The ITM FIshing Show - June 2011

The ITM Fishing Show is Interactive

No one could have guessed that a social networking website would become part of everyday life.

Blokes & Their Boats - June 2011

Geoff Bagnall - a traditional boat builder

STEVE RADICH - © Fairfax NZ News

A rather taciturn Geoff Bagnall learned to sail in mullet-boats with his father on the Waitemata Harbour out of Westhaven.

Night of the sword duels

Reader's Story

BRAD ROWE - © Fairfax NZ News

Catching a broadbill swordfish has been a lifelong dream of mine, so I had been looking forward to this time of year when there are usually a few more broadies around.

Boat Show award winners

Results from the Awards Evening

One of the highlights of the show for the marine industry is the annual awards evening hosted by Fairfax Magazine’s marine titles Boating NZ and NZ Fishing News.

'Recession over' as boat sales boom

Smuggler Marine co-owner Pauline Pringle echoed the thoughts of many when she declared, three-quarters of the way through this year’s Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show in Auckland, “The recession is over.”

A return to basics

Soft-Plastic Techniques

MARK KITTERIDGE - © Fairfax NZ News

Just so there’s no confusion, the purpose of this article is not to provide a general overview of soft-plastic fishing using lots of little words so even novices can understand the process.

June Issue on Sale now

GRANT DIXON - © Fairfax NZ News

While the gamefishing season has been a bit of a mixed bag this past summer one of the bright spots has been the number of broadbill recently caught.

Hutchwilco NZ Boat Show Preview

Thursday 12th May - Sunday 15th May

Book a whole Boat Show day!

Blokes & Their Boats - May 2011

Early experiences lead to a love of the sea

STEVE RADICH - © Fairfax NZ News

The mako hanging off the Kerikeri Inlet gantry had weighed-in at 400lb (181.2kg).

ITM Fishing Show - May 2011

Reel Reality

MATT WATSON - © Fairfax NZ News

Reel reality

Learning to let go

Snapper Release techniques

JOSH WORTHINGTON - © Fairfax NZ News

It is a common scenario: a group of anglers are in the midst of a red-hot snapper session and someone catches a whopper.

May Issue on Sale now

With the game fish in the main having departed our shores for warmer climes, anglers will be turning their attention to the inshore species.

Extreme 700 Game King

Setting up for sportfishing

As the magazine’s new Extreme 700 Game King was the first of the new model off the jigs, it was a blank canvas as far as the fit-out was concerned.

The ITM Fishing Show

A prime time for fishing

What lives under that wharf?

Diving

Like lots of you, my first experience of fishing (and for hundreds of hours after that) was off a wharf catching sprats in a bait-catcher.

Snapper like it hard

Kayak Fishing

Over the last few years I’ve occasionally travelled across the ditch and caught up with Aussie anglers.

Planning for success

Saltwater Strategies

The heading sounds like a course for financial freedom or goal setting, rather than a topic in a fishing magazine.

The ITM Fishing Show

Just another snapper?

‘Just another big snapper…’ It can get a bit like that up here in the Bay in late spring and early summer.

Customising the dinghy

Arranging a balanced, versatile layout

I find the best overall dinghy layout for most situations is to have bench seats at opposite ends, facing into the centre of the work area, and arranging the gear to suit the occasion each time.

Soft-Plastic Fishing

Some simple solutions

As a charter-boat skipper specialising in soft-bait fishing for over five years, I have seen lots of anglers come aboard, ranging from highly experienced to first-time novices.