Fishermen's shark shock
Three Auckland fishermen chanced upon a great white shark during a day in the Hauraki Gulf over the long weekend.
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Big money tourism fishing within reach
The highly prized sport fish bonefish is found on shallow, clear flats in tropical waters including the islands throughout the Pacific Ocean.
Snapper in close as the season lingers
Good snapper are still being caught in close on both coasts when conditions allow. In Auckland fishing from the rocks along the East Coast Bays and at Whangaparaoa has been productive.
Rewarding days at sea in abundance
A monster kingfish surprised a party of snapper fishermen last weekend when it swallowed a bait meant for snapper. The 36kg king took the piece of pilchard on a flasher rig by the Noises and was eventually subdued on the light 10kg breaking strain line.
Water temperature key to finding fish
Snapper can still be found around Auckland, but they are only in patches and the best way to find them is to look for changes in the temperature of the water.
Be extravagant with those berley bombs
Snapper fishing is still going well as seasons change and fish can be found just about anywhere.
Outdoors: Harbours best bet for Easter angling
Anglers looking for a dinner of fresh fish over the long weekend don't have to go past the harbours at the moment.
Outdoors: Surprise toby it's ray on line for you
There is a trout lure called a toby which has been around for generations, and like many top lures it originated in Scandinavia. But, as with most fishing experiences, one is often surprised at how the fish change the rules or do the unexpected.
Outdoors: Maori knew when it was snapper time
Fishing is fickle, the saying goes. And as summer departs and cold nights descend and leaves start turning, the snapper turn up. It has been a long wait, but the old Maori knew this was often the way. They called May tamure, in honour of the snapper.
'Unfair but must be obeyed'
Recreational fishers are waking up this morning to tighter daily limits for snapper caught off the upper North Island's east coast, including the Hauraki Gulf.
Riches in snapper snapshot
Scientists have used an underwater camera to count large snapper in Hauraki Gulf marine reserves.
Male health to gain from fishing contest
Celebrity chef Michael Van de Elzen has stepped up to the plate to support a charity fishing event.
Popular fish thrown a longer lifeline
Snapper fishers will need to lengthen their rulers and return more fish to the sea from Tuesday as measures to restore the country's most popular fishery take effect.
Snapper limit cuts show system failure
Cuts to snapper limits come into force on Tuesday, with the increase in the minimum size from 27cm to 30cm. The new rules apply only to the Snapper 1 area, which runs from Cape Runaway to North Cape on the east coast, which is the main snapper fishery.
Overfishing and kina boom make crayfish weakest link in food chain
Crayfish fishing around our coastlines is thought to be triggering a damaging sequence of effects that also threatens the species' infants.
Free home with $10m view
His farm-registered SUV and makeshift lean-to with rudimentary kitchen shelves has occupied a prime corner of Auckland's waterfront for more than a year.
Japan experts show Kiwis how it's done
It is not often you come across a totally new style of fishing, particularly one which outfishes everything you thought you knew. Like most innovations in the world of snapper fishing this came from Japan.
Target tasty dory for an easy bite
There have been some bright spots on the fishing scene, with occasional bags of nice snapper reported.
Shark washed ashore trapped in net
A shark, more than two metres long and believed to be a bronze whaler, washed ashore on Auckland's Browns Bay beach just after midday today.
Huge fish a record for NZ woman
No woman in New Zealand has caught a bigger fish than the giant Pacific bluefin tuna that Aucklander Donna Pascoe reeled in this week
Big kings reign in fight at Nationals
Kingfish are the prime target at present, with mega-sized models up to 40kg coming from the top of the Coromandel Peninsula at spots like Square Top Island.
Small fry's big catch
Witnesses and club officials are verifying a Northland 8-year-old's feat of landing a marlin 10 times his own weight.
Fishers following rules over the holiday period
Northland fisheries officers say they have seen little illegal fishing over the holiday period.
Pair snapped fishing in marine reserve
Two Auckland holidaymakers suspected of illegally fishing inside a Northland marine reserve could face charges.