Whitebaiting in the Arawhata, Waiatoto, Turnbull, and Okuru Rivers
Home » Destinations S.I. » Westland “On a single day in 1944, Des Nolan famously caught 130 kerosene tins of whitebait single-handed in the Waiatoto River.” A closer look at these Famous More...
Canterbury Winter Kahawai – surfcasting over the colder months
Expect a few Kahawai While Surfcasting Around the South Island Over Winter This kahawai was taken at the mouth of Canterbury’s More...
Best Kahawai Fishing Lure – Sprat shaped lures might be the best
Malcolm Bell from The Complete Angler removes a lure from a Waimakariri River-mouth kahawai. This silver lure is an excellent sprat More...
Arawata River Mouth Kahawai on Saltwater Fly & Ultra Light Spin Gear
Home » Destinations S.I. » Westland Arawata River Mouth Kahawai on Saltwater Fly & Ultra Light Spin Gear with Dick Marquand Aaron More...
Kahawai Spin Fishing at River Mouths – Great on Light Tackle Video
Kahawai Fishing at River Mouths on Light Tackle Video Here is a great video on light tackle kahawai fishing featuring Malcolm More...
Light Tackle Kahawai Spinning – Exciting Low-Cost Game Fishing Video
Light Tackle Kahawai Spinning makes for Exciting Low-Cost Game Fishing at River Mouths Light Tackle Kahawai Spin Fishing from Allan More...
Kahawai fishing on light spinning tackle, softbaits, and fly rod
Kahawai caught at Kaikoura. This species are great fighters on light line! Kaikoura is a great place for kahawai fishing. Over the More...
Kahawai Licence – Do I need a fishing licence to fish at river mouths?
Kahawai licence – Do I need a licence when fishing at a river mouth? If you are fishing in fresh water and using gear that could More...
Kahawai Fishing Tips: Techniques, Lures, Spots – Video
Fishing for kahawai at the mouth of Canterbury’s Waimakariri River. Kahawai Fishing Tips Here are some top kahawai fishing tips you More...
Lake Lyndon in the Canterbury high country is well stocked with trout
Mid-winter view of Lake Lyndon looking north, back towards the main road which passes behind the tree line in the distance. The single road follows the entire south shore of the More...
Coleridge, Lake – the Best Fishing Spots with 39 Place Names- Picture Galleries
Lake Coleridge, Canterbury High Country – Trout and Landlocked Salmon Fishing Map Allan Burgess with landlocked salmon from Lake Coleridge. with Allan Burgess Plus More...
Lake Coleridge Fishing Tips: Beginners Guide to Fishing Lake Coleridge
Fishingmag editor Allan Burgess with a typical salmon caught spin fishing at Canterbury’s Lake Coleridge. Lake Coleridge Fishing Tips This article is aimed at helping the More...
Rig Shark – Mustelus lenticulatus – Excellent Eating – Strong Fighter
Rig Shark are Often Caught by Surfcasters at Night Dwayne Aberhart with an even bigger rig shark caught surfcasting near Christchurch in December 2016. It weighed in at a massive More...
Sevengill and Sixgill Sharks – Sevengillers are often caught by surfcasters
This sevengill is more grey in colour rather than brown. Sevengill and Sixgill Sharks by Allan Burgess The Sevengiller and Other Cow Sharks by Dick Marquand In 1992 More...
Opawa River Trout Fishing, and Taylor River, Marlborough
Opawa River Trout Fishing, and Taylor River There are some big resident brown trout in the Opawa River. This big 10lb More...
Rabbit Island, Surfcasting, Waimea Estuary, Richmond, Nelson
Rabbit Island Surfcasting The beach at Rabbit Island is shallow and sandy and is good for safe swimming and fishing. More...
The Complete Guide to Fishing the Twizel Canals by Allan Burgess
The Complete Guide to Fishing the Twizel Canals E-book Published January 2018 ISBN 978-0-9582933-8-9. Published by Allan...
Twizel Canals Fishing Tips – Ohau, Pukaki and Tekapo Canals – Video
Twizel Canals Fishing Tips – Plus 35lb rainbow video Enormous 35lb Rainbow Jack Trout from the...
Mackenzie Country Canals Mid-Winter Fishing – Angler Etiquette
Mackenzie Country Canals Mid-Winter Fishing – Angler Etiquette Mackenzie Country Canals Mid-Winter Fishing. I recently spent...
McQueen, Stella – A Photographic Guide to Freshwater Fishes of New Zealand
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Tench Fishing in New Zealand – Course Fish Species
A brace of tench. Coarse fishing in New Zealand. The Tench – Tinca tinca Considering the extensive liberations More...
Paternoster Coarse Fishing Rig – Ideal when windy and after dark
The Paternoster An old-fashioned and unusual name for a simple technique. It developed from a legering background although the float fishing..Coarse Fishing – Getting Started with a Basic Float Fishing Kit
Assembling a Basic Float Fishing Kit for Coarse Fishing Setting up a basic set of tackle for float fishing. One or..Wiggle Legs Bluebottle Pheasant Tail Nymph for the Twizel Canals
Wiggle Legs Bluebottle Pheasant Tail Nymph Start with strong size 8 hook. Nymphs are often overlooked by anglers More...
Black Tungsten Bead Head Attractor Nymph
Black Tungsten Bead Head Attractor Nymph This nymph pattern has proven deadly on big rainbows when fishing on the Ohau A Inlet Wall..Glo-Bug Trout Fishing Flies for Winter Rainbows – Good in the Twizel Canals
Glo-Bugs by Allan Burgess At first sight a pink or orange glo-bug seems an unlikely trout bait. A glo-bug is a..Quinnat Salmon – Oncorhynchus-tshawytscha – introduced by 1905
Also called King, Chinook and Quinnat Salmon Also known as King salmon and Chinook salmon, this species was successfully introduced into..
Otago Harbour Salmon Fishing Competition – Wharf and Boat
Otago Harbour Salmon Fishing Competition Following the recent success of the Otago Harbour Salmon Fishing Competition, convener John Highton tells about the event and..
Fishing Foveaux Strait at the Bottom of the South Island
Fishing Foveaux Strait by Bryce Stupples I ’m the first to admit that I’m no saltwater fishing expert. However, if it involves..
Tongariro River Trout Fishing – One of Ours Most Heavily Fished Rivers
Tongariro River Trout Fishing – Return Trip Written a few years back but very interesting for those contemplating chasing winter rainbows..