Destinations N.I.

Fishing Destinations Around the North Island of New Zealand

Heath Fairweather's striped marlin was caught, tagged, and released near the Three King's. It was estimated to weigh 125kg.
  • Game Fishing New Zealand
  • Northland
    • Three Kings Marlin, Yellowfin Tuna, Middlesex and King Bank

    Three Kings Islands Marlin Fishing, Northland, NZ By Andrew Padlie It had just come into.

    14/06/2023
    Flats kingfish on my my Fenwick Feralite FF 858, Redington Grande 789, (a kingfish virgin) and Scientific Anglers Mastery Redfish Coldwater WF8F.
  • Bay of Plenty
  • Saltwater Fly
    • Tauranga Flats Kingfish on my Vintage Glass Fenwick Feralite FF 858

    Tauranga Flats Kingfish on my Vintage Glass Fenwick Feralite FF 858 By Dick Marquand Some.

    10/01/2023
    Mangōnui Harbour, Doubtless Bay to Lake Taupo.
  • Northland
  • Taupo Region
    • Doubtless Bay to Lake Taupo – Fishy Tales From The Far North

    Doubtless Bay to Lake Taupo – Fishy Tales From The Far North By Lyn McKinnon.

    16/12/2022
    lient Hugh Evans of Spokane, Washington, and I with a 10-pound Tongariro Brown taken on a brown beetle imitation and released. Foam cicadas, foam beetles and silicon smelt.
  • Taupo Region
    • Foam Cicadas, Beetles, and Silicon Smelt

    Foam Cicadas, Foam Beetles, and Other Plastic Fantastics By Louie The Fish! a.k.a. Louie DeNolfo.

    23/12/2022
    Lake Taupo rainbow trout and Kilwell fly rod.
  • Destinations N.I.
  • Taupo Region
    • Lake Taupo Trout Fishing Tongariro, Tauranga-Taupo, Waitahanui Rivers

    Lake Taupo Trout Fishing Lake Taupo trout fishing for wild rainbow trout centred on Lake.

    17/11/2022
    The author with his 42kg yellowfin tuna caught off Taranaki while fishing out of Westport.
  • Wellington-Taranaki
  • Westland
    • Westport Tuna Fishing – Cooking Your Catch in the Wok

    Westport Tuna Fishing Keith Chin heads out of Westport tuna fishing, on the West Coast.

    22/07/2022
    A Tauranga flats kahawai taken on my 3wt Epic 370 Fastglass fly rod - Little Olive.
  • Bay of Plenty
  • Saltwater Fly
    • Flats Kahawai on my 3wt Epic 370 Fastglass II – A Date with Little Olive

    Flats Kahawai – A Date with Little Olive There have been a few big flats.

    22/05/2022
    When trevally reach this size they can be a handful on any tackle.
  • Northland
    • Bottom Fishing at the Three Kings Islands

    Game fishing is so mind blowing bottom fishing is mostly over looked! By Andrew Padlie.

    12/11/2021
    A very well conditioned rainbow from Lake Rotoiti. Photo courtesy of Pat Swift.
  • Eastern Region Rotorua Lakes
    • Eastern Region Trout Fishing in New Zealand’s North Island

    Eastern Region Rotorua Trout Fishing Lakes and Rivers By Ken Duncan When you first hear.

    11/11/2021
    Laingholm Fishing Club. Harley Davidsons were seen outside and furtive leather clad figures were observed coming and going. Photo: Robyn Dougherty.
  • Auckland
  • Auckland Sea Fishing
    • Laingholm Fishing Club – Manukau Harbour

    “Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes” D. Marquis By Tony.

    15/10/2021
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