Blue Cod (Parapercis colias) – How to Catch Blue Cod Fishing Tips
Blue Cod – Parapercis colias Other names: Rawaru, patutuki by Allan Burgess These fat blue cod weighing about 8 pounds each were caught deep sea fishing over the Pegasus Canyon, off the Canterbury coast, by local angler Alan Robertson. Blue Cod – Parapercis colias – are caught all around the coast of New Zealand including the More...
Elephant Fish – Callorhinchus milii – Top Target Species for Surfcasters
Home » New Zealand Sea Fishes Elephant Fish can be caught close to shore in Spring and Summer Callorhinchus milii Other names for elephant fish: silver trumpeter, reperepe Malcolm Bell from The Complete Angler More...
Rays and Skates – Stingray, Eagle Ray, Skates, Other Rajiformes
Rays and Skates – Skate Video by Dick Marquand Rays and skates often cause anglers confusion. Let’s take a look at some of the members of the Order Rajiformes and their various differences. This order More...
Trevally – Caranx georgianus – later Pseudocaranx dentex
Trevally – Caranx georgianus – In recent years, following study in Japan – Pseudocaranx dentex – Maori name is Araara by Allan Burgess Trevally – Caranx georgianus – typical juvenile More...
Bluefin Tuna – The First Tuna Fishing Expedition to the Fiordland Sounds
Bluefin Tuna – The First Tuna Fishing Expedition to the Fiordland Sounds by Dick Marquand Southlander Ken Hay had a fascination for tuna. During the late summer months, while fishing for blue cod in More...
Kingfish, Yellowtail – Seriola lalandi – How to catch yellowtail kingfish
Yellowtail Kingfish – Hard fighting premier New Zealand gamefish by Allan Burgess and Dick Marquand Also known as Kingi (New Zealand) Yellowtail Amberjack (Canada, USA). Believed to be increasing in numbers More...
Garfish also called Piper – Hyporhamphus ihi – How to Catch Piper/Garfish
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...
Groper – Polyprion oxygeneios – Crazy Groper Eats Shark Video
Groper – Polyprion oxygeneios Other names: hapuku (pronounced hapuka) Denis with a groper taken near Stephens Island, outer Marlborough Sounds. This species is often called Hapuku in the North Island, More...
Barracouta – Thyrsites atun – Manga – Known as Cook Strait Sailfish
The barracouta – otherwise known as the “Cook Strait sailfish” Note the dentistry. Most barracouta measure just short of a metre in length. This one took a weight-forward ticer intended for a More...
Southern Bluefin Tuna – Thunnus maccoyi – Southern Bluefin Tuna
Southern Bluefin Tuna – Thunnus maccoyi – How to Catch by Allan Burgess Murray Whyte with a Southern Bluefin Tuna he caught fishing off Fiordland, New Zealand. How to Catch Southern Bluefin Tuna The More...