Welcome to the home of fishing in New Zealand, where you'll find everything from hints and tips for newbies to the latest tricks and techniques for experts. Our fishing reports provide the latest intel on the best fishing spots around the country, and our Bite Times will give you the inside running on when to be there.
June 2026
June 2026
One hundred years ago, the trajectory of big game fishing in NZ changed forever with the arrival to its shores of one man - Zane Grey...
May 2026
Fiordland forms a kind of last frontier: remote, brooding, and astonishingly alive. This was the setting for a 5-day adventure aboard SEA Fiordland...
May 2026
This is a pretty ‘cheffy’ recipe, featuring a sauce that is definitely one to impress guests with, but it's fairly easy to cook...
Tarakihi on the bite Trips are few and far between at this time of year,... Read More >
Fresh and salt turning it on! It is not very often I get to say... Read More >
Lures paying dividends We finally had a break in the SE winds that have been... Read More >
Snapper and gurnard in the harbour The weather has finally taken a turn for the... Read More >
Snapper still in Tasman Bay Well, we are now at the end of May and... Read More >
The bluefin are here The talk of the town is that the annual run of... Read More >
I have reluctantly decided to sell my boat. It really is not getting enough use to justify keeping it. It is a 2016 FC 595 with...
Bugger, the only way we can swap tickets is like for like and while a couple have come up they have been club member tickets. Hope...
29 May 2026
26 May 2026
The iconic Toyota Hilux turns 50 in NZ this year, just as the model enters a new era of diesel, hybrid, and now electric power...
25 May 2026
There’s plenty of great fishing content to read by the fire this winter with the latest NZ Fishing News winter 2026 magazine...
12 May 2026
Simrad has introduced the NSO 4 multifunction display (MFD), a next-generation command centre for serious fishing applications...