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 dorsal fin can be lowered into a groove on top of the body. Most albacore tuna caught around New Zealand weigh between 3 and 10kg, can grow 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...
Hapuka or Groper – How to Catch Hapuka in Deep Water
How to Catch Hapuka by Andrew Padlie Bass – Polyprion americanus – weighing 39 kg caught by Colin Dreaver. Photograph Andrew Padlie. Andrew Padlie takes a look at the deepwater reefs off Tauranga 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 41 lbs. Congratulations Dwayne. More...
Snapper – Chrysophrys auratus – New Zealand’s most popular fish!
Brent LeBherz with a 13.5 pound Marlborough Sounds Snapper. Snapper – Chrysophrys auratus Snapper are found in the North Island and upper South Island with a few stragglers caught further south Snapper is More...