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Fishing.net.nz has everything you need to know about fishing. You'll find fishing reports, fishing tips, fishing charters and plenty of fishing advice, hints and techniques on everything from snapper fishing to gamefishing on The Fishing Website. New Zealand has world-leading striped marlin and yellowtail kingfish fisheries as well as superb recreational fishing for snapper, kingfishkahawai, tarakihi, trevally, blue cod, john dory, gurnard, hapuku & bass, trout & salmon. If you have a fishing question or want to check out what fellow fisho's think on a particular fishing topic, visit our fishing forums.

 

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Latest Articles

Livebaiting for Kingfish

April 2024

Jordan Hensen shares his tips for targeting kingfish using livebaits...
Fishing from Small Canoes in Niue

April 2024

Avid kayak fisherman Herb Spannagl writes about a trip to Niue where he learnt about fishing from small, single-seat outrigger dugouts, locally called vaka...

Scotty Downrigger Review

April 2024

Grant Dixon reviews Scotty Downriggers...

Fisherman's Stew Recipe

April 2024

A recipe for Fisherman's Stew is shared...

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Saltwater Fishing Reports
Bream Bay Fishing Report - 18/04/24

Change in seasons, change in tactics Not a lot to report in the ‘big fish’... Read More >

18 Apr 2024
Freshwater Fishing Reports
Canterbury Fishing Report - 04/04/24

Fish galore! Coming off the back of Easter Weekend and with some very nice weather... Read More >

05 Apr 2024
Saltwater Fishing Reports
Raglan Fishing Report - 04/04/24

Excellent snapper action There is some excellent autumn snapper fishing straight out and up the... Read More >

04 Apr 2024
Saltwater Fishing Reports
Bream Bay Fishing Report - 04/04/24

Whangarei Harbour fishing well Like the weather, the fishing has been patchy throughout Bream Bay... Read More >

04 Apr 2024

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Keith C

Awesome fish FB. Excellent work on the softbait and 10lb braid. How long was the softbait battle?...

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Hi Shambles - Did you ever get to grips with the minicat?. I'm currently looking at one and think it fits my purpose almost perfectly, but...

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Latest News

Latest Fishing Reports - 19/04/24

19 April 2024

The latest fishing reports from around New Zealand - brought to you by Mercury Marine....
Fish Leather? Yep, It's a Thing

18 April 2024

Fish leather presents an opportunity to increase the value of the industry by utilising what is currently being wasted – the skins....
Garmin's New Panoptix PS70 Live Sonar Takes You Deeper

18 April 2024

Garmin's new Panoptix PS70 live sonar for deep-sea fishing gives anglers a real-time view of what's below the surface at greater depths than ever before....
New Proposals to Manage Kina

17 April 2024

Fisheries New Zealand is seeking feedback on two proposed measures to help address kina barrens and rebalance local ecosystems....