Surfcasting Tips for Beginners NZ - Tackle, baits, & how to ...
Jan 11, 2022 · Your eggbeater surfcasting reel should be large enough to hold around 300 metres of 11.0kg (25 lb) monofilament. This is about the right line capacity for a surf reel. There are many inexpensive reels of this type available. Surf rod and reel sets can now be bought in New Zealand for as little as NZ$60.
How to Catch Salmon – 12 Tips to get you started landing a …
Jan 8, 2021 · The angler who lives locally is always at an advantage. Fish will often move up to Macintoshes Hole overnight. If you can fish there at first light most mornings during the season you are certain to catch salmon. A day or two spent fishing the surf at the mouth of the Rangitata River can be a very pleasant interlude.
Surfcasting and land-based fishing near Christchurch City
Feb 24, 2022 · Malcolm Bell from The Complete Angler in Christchurch caught this cool elephant fish surfcasting at Birdlings Flat December 2016. See The Complete Angler, 4/484 Cranford Street, Redwood, Christchurch, for advice and all the gear you need to catch these strong fighting, great eating, but unusual looking fish.
Taupo and Rotorua – Tongariro River – Beginners Fishing Guide
Aug 21, 2021 · The most versatile rod for Lake Taupo and the Tongariro River is a 9′ – 9 1/2‘ fast actioned graphite rod rated for 8-9 weight lines. Team that up with a good reel that holds at least 50 metres of backing. It is a good assurance against foul-ups in the dark when a hot fish tears off into the backing.
Grey Mullet – Mugil cephalus – How to catch - Fishingmag.co.nz
Oct 29, 2021 · Numerous around the North Island north of East Cape where grey mullet can be plentiful. They come and go with the tide to feed over sand and mud-flats particularly in large harbours like Manukau, Waitemata, Kaipara and Raglan.. David H Graham in his time at the Portobello Marine Research Station never encountered the species in Otago waters.. Enters harbours, river mouths and estuarine lagoons.
Opening Day Anglers hit the water in numbers for 2020/2021 …
Oct 3, 2021 · Opening Day Anglers hit the water in numbers for 2020/2021 Season. Opening Day 2021/22. Photo: Richard Cosgrove/Fish & Game NZ. Thousands of Opening Day anglers across the country headed out before dawn this morning to start the 2021/22 sports fishing season. The weather played its part, with fine weather for opening day across most of the country.
New Zealand Fishing – Trout fly fishing, sea-fish, gamefishing, map
Oct 24, 2020 · New Zealand Fishing is world-class, be it trout fly fishing, big game fishing for bill-fish and tunas, our excellent sea-fishing, and South Island salmon angling. New Zealand – A land of water! A land of water! Where ever you are in New Zealand you are never more than 130 km from the sea. The long winding coastline measures around 18,000 km.
Kaikoura Coast Fishing, Part 2 – Tips, spots, species
May 16, 2021 · Kaikoura Coast Fishing Part 2 – Salmon fishing, tips, spots, species. By Allan Burgess on 16/05/2021. Salmon are caught by anglers over summer spin fishing from the beach right next to the middle of town in Kaikoura. Check with the guys in the Kaikoura Hunting & Fishing store. They'll know what has been happening with recent salmon catches ...
Ninety Mile Beach Surfcasting Classic by DJ Moresby
Nov 12, 2018 · The author Denis Moresby with the first school snapper he took on day two of the competition. Last year’s winning team blitzed the field with a total of 25 fish for the week. This year it was neck-in-neck all the way and only a fish or two between teams. The eventual winning team tagged 44 fish for the week.
Blue Moki – Latridopsis ciliaris - the right bait is key to moki fishing
Dec 1, 2021 · Best Baits for Blue Moki. Therein lies the two secrets of Moki fishing. Firstly, be fishing in the right place where Moki has been caught before – with rock and kelp close by. Second, you are much more likely to catch Moki if you are fishing with the right bait: shellfish (mussel, tua tua), crab (swimming crab, and other crab species best ...