Southern Bluefin Tuna – Thunnus maccoyi – Southern Bluefin Tuna
Southern Bluefin Tuna – Thunnus maccoyi by Allan Burgess Murray Whyte with a Southern Bluefin Tuna he caught fishing off Fiordland, New Zealand. Southern Bluefin Tuna The body of the southern bluefin tuna is almost round in cross-section. The first dorsal fin folds down into a groove on the back affording the fish an almost perfect bullet-like More...
Blue Moki – Latridopsis ciliaris – the right bait is key to moki fishing
Home » New Zealand Sea Fishes Blue moki – Latridopsis ciliaris Blue Moki Blue Moki – Latridopsis ciliaris The profile of blue moki is much the same as a trumpeter. They can easily be distinguished from More...
Gulper Eel – Eurpharynx pelecanoides – By Anthony Harris
Gulper Eel – Eurpharynx pelecanoides – Creature From The Deep – Also known as the Pelican Eel By Anthony Harris of the Otago Museum Gulper Eel – Eurpharynx pelecanoides. “A strange More...
Albacore Tuna – Thunnus alalunga – Chicken of the Sea! – Video
Home » New Zealand Sea Fishes Albacore Tuna can readily be identified by the following: the pectoral fins are very long running past the second dorsal fin, there is a white rear margin on the tail fin, the first More...
Garfish also called Piper – Hyporhamphus ihi
Garfish or Piper – Hyporhamphus ihi Other names for garfish: takeke, piper, halfbeak Garfish also called Piper – Hyporhamphus ihi. This one is about 30cm in length which is an excellent size for eating. More...
Trumpeter – Latris lineata – Found mostly over rocky foul ground
Trumpeter – Latris lineata Tony Langdale-Hunt with a brace of massive trumpeter taken off the Canterbury Coast. A freshly caught trumpeter has a brightly coloured handsome appearance. This one More...
Yellow-eyed Mullet – Aldrichetta forsteri – found in harbours, estuaries, tidal rivers
A smallish yellow-eyed mullet caught in the Waimakariri River. They seem to school by size. Sometimes you can catch quite a few big ones at the same time. They will readily take small flies as well as baited hooks. Yellow-eyed More...
Ling – Genypterus blacodes – Usually taken in deep-water
Home » New Zealand Sea Fishes Ling – Cusk eels (family Ophidiidae) When fishing deep-water for hapuka there is always the possibility of catching other species like this ling taken off Tauranga in the Bay More...
Anchovy – Engraulis australis – average length between 8 and 12 cm
Home » New Zealand Sea Fishes Anchovy – Engraulis-australis Anchovy – Engraulis australis. It is easily distinguished from other small baitfish by its undershot lower jaw. Anchovy is known to More...
Kahawai fishing on light spinning tackle, softbaits, and fly rod
Kahawai Fishing on light spinning tackle, soft baits, and the fly rod Other names for kahawai: Kopapa, Australian Salmon Kahawai Fishing I used a trout fly rod and reel setup to target kahawai at the river More...