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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.

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Raglan Fishing Report - 20/08/26

Solid snapper in the deep Excellent snapper continue to be caught out deeper in 70... Read More >

20 Aug 2026
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Coromandel Fishing Report - 20/08/26

Snapper and kingies on the menu There are plenty of snapper around the coast and... Read More >

20 Aug 2026
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Bay of Islands Fishing Report - 20/08/26

Impressive catches coming in It seems that over the last fortnight I’ve spent as much... Read More >

20 Aug 2026
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Bream Bay Fishing Report - 20/08/26

Bait and berley does the business The message from those on the water is a... Read More >

20 Aug 2026
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Outer Hauraki Gulf Fishing Report 20/08/26

Winter still hanging on The outer Hauraki Gulf remains firmly in winter mode, but there... Read More >

20 Aug 2026
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Outer Hauraki Gulf Fishing Report 06/08/26

Mixed fortunes The coming week of weather looks like a tale of two halves for... Read More >

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Fishing bite times for Auckland, New Zealand on Tuesday 25 August 2026 Fishing bite times for Auckland, New Zealand on Tuesday 25 August 2026

Tuesday 25 August

Major Bites

Average Major bite time for Auckland on Tuesday 25 August between 21:20 - 23:20 -
Average Major bite time for Auckland on Tuesday 25 August between 08:55 - 10:55 -

Minor Bites

Fair Minor bite time for Auckland on Tuesday 25 August between 11:49 - 14:49 -
Fair Major bite time for Auckland on Tuesday 25 August between 02:07 - 05:07 -

Wednesday 26 August

Major Bites

Good Major bite time for Auckland on Wednesday 26 August between 22:07 - 00:07 -
Good Major bite time for Auckland on Wednesday 26 August between 09:43 - 11:43 -

Minor Bites

Average Minor bite time for Auckland on Wednesday 26 August between 12:52 - 15:52 -
Average Major bite time for Auckland on Wednesday 26 August between 02:41 - 05:41 -

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Manukau Harbour & West Coast fishing
in Fishing Reports
4 hours ago
gurnard

I use mono predominantly. I do have a jigging setup for use in the deeper channels when the current starts motoring. Definitely helps to get the...

Whangarei Harbour Scallops
in Fisheries Management
8 hours ago
Pcj

Reopening WhangÄ쳌rei Harbour to recreational scallop fishingTÄ“nÄ쳌 koeFisheries New Zealand is seeking feedback from tangata whenua, stakeholders, and the public on whether WhangÄ쳌rei Harbour should be...

SNA1 Recc fishing cops the blame.
in Fisheries Management
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Tzer

What Liegasea won’t tell you is that some of their own fisheries contractors were co-authors of this study for fear of being called hypocrites, one of...

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