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Auckland: Plane sailing

Elisabeth Easther took her fondness for fishing to new heights - this time from a seaplane over Auckland.

Set sail for the reefs: big ones are waiting

Last weekend's lovely weather enabled anglers to dust the cobwebs off the boat trailer - and some did well.

Oysters are the stars on Bluff's special day

They start off by piping in the oyster, an old Scottish tradition associated more with haggis than oysters. But not in Bluff. Oysters rule in Bluff.

Fishermen bring home the bacon

They were a few kilometres off the coast of Coromandel trying to catch some snapper - they then hit a 63kg pig.

Winter fishing calls for fresh approach

There are some good snapper to be caught at the moment - when the weather allows fishing.

Car hirer's fishy tale ends with a real hook

John Waenga can see the funny side of a fishy tale which cost him more than $700 after he lost a rental car key in Bay of Plenty surf.

Into battle against one of Tonga's feisty giants

Big Al has been trying to catch a big GT for about 10 years. He has made thousands of casts with a surface popper on heavy tackle in waters from Vanuatu to the Cook Islands to Tonga.

Tasty 'carrots' the catch of the day

Just as hunters swap their rifle for a shotgun when the attention switches from stags to ducks, so the fishermen who never stop pursuing their love change with the seasons.

Seafood delights at city's front doorstep

Sometimes you don't have to go far from Queen St to find the sort of fish and seafood that normally involves extensive travel around the country.

Bait up to catch the big one

Thousands of anglers will next month take to the waters around NZ for the Million Dollar Snapper Challenge.

Drift-fishing from the depths pays off

'The long-liners have been working this area," said Peter Blackwell, as he stopped the boat and dropped a baited ledger rig over the side.

Cold change sparks action at streams

The first trout have started to congregate at stream mouths in the Rotorua lakes, as temperatures plunged after this week's cold snap.

Turn of tide best for hauling in snapper

Snapper are still in close and around Auckland they can be caught in 4m of water off beaches like Eastern Beach and Cockle Bay, and along the shoreline of the East Coast Bays.

Missing fishermen: Third anxious night

The families of two fishermen missing at Port Waikato endured a third anxious night waiting for any news of their loved ones.

Man winched to safety after boat flips

A man rescued from a ledge after a fishing trip went horribly wrong was worried about what to tell his wife when he got home without any fish.

Easter moon brings mixed blessings

The weather and the moon seem destined to influence fishing over the Easter weekend. A full moon on Sunday will be viewed by many anglers as negative, particularly trout fishermen.

Fishing: Footpath fishos hooked on a feeling

Who owns the foreshore on the Waitemata Harbour? Who owns the various wharves along the city waterfront?

Peter Bromhead: Sporting misfortune

My metamorphosis from stuck-up Pommy bastard to blossoming into some sort of Kiwi has gathered speed lately.