How-to

It is darker in the morning, rain seems to be more frequent and I find myself thinking, maybe it’s time to invest in new wet weather gear. These compounding factors mean only one thing to me, winter is well and truly on its way.

Despite being so close to so many people, the Rangitoto Channel still produces great fishing. It doesn’t always fish easily, you have to learn a few tricks to consistently score a feed.

You’ve just landed the trophy fish of a lifetime so naturally you’re going to want to get that all-important photo for Facebook – how difficult can that be?

After spending time on a few of charter trips it becomes really clear that these guys know their stuff and are really committed to getting you onto some good fish. Here's a few tips and insights from the best in the business to help you on your next kingfish jigging adventure.

Mechanical or vertical jigging with metal lures is not a new method of fishing and has been around for many years both in New Zealand and overseas.

Check out this awesome jigging action on board Epic Charters in the magnificent Coromandel. Using new products from Catch Fishing (a prototype spin-jig rod and 300 gram Double Trouble jigs) Jigging maestro Edward Uhai Lee shows off the best speed jigging technique we have seen anywhere.

There is so much amazing fishing off the west coast of NZ, but almost all harbours require crossing a notorious bar. There's a few bars that are dangerous on the east coast as well, so here's a great video put together by the Coastguard on how to cross them safely. Watch and learn

When you are heading out for a fish, doing a little homework and making a plan the night before is often a good idea. If you’re like me, quite often the day ahead is lived over as you try and go to sleep, waking several times as you wait for the 5.00am alarm to arrive. One of the greatest technologies for available for fishing success, does not live in your tackle box, but on your phone.

Although the world seems to have turned to fishing with lures, there are still those among us that just prefer using good old bait! Going into winter is a time where I believe that the good old stink of a bit of fish, the natural food of...well, fish, will do the job as good or better than anything else. Here's a few tips to putting more fish in the bin.

Welcome to NZ Fishing World’s How-to guide updated for 2019. You'll find a summary of pretty much every technique, for every fish. It’s literally all you need to know to catch New Zealand’s favourite fish.

There are few fish that taste as good and yield so much flaky fillet as the Hapuka (That's groper anywhere outside New Zealand) They are a challenge to target but can provide great reward and certainly a serious workout if you don’t have the inclination to use electric reels. One of the best things about Hapuka fishing, is that you can guarantee it is worth a go anywhere in New Zealand, at any time of year.

Check out our mate Alex Waller's nice video log here, a great little feature showing the setup he uses to hook into some good fish.

Hapuka is an amazing table fish, but it is a big flakey lump of flesh that can easily be over cooked and become rather tough if you don't get it right.