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You’ve seen a big guy and you want him on the hook. what’s your next move?

An awesome weekend kayak fishing from Taemaro Bay, just south of Doubtless Bay on the North Island of New Zealand.

How to safely release fish like snapper, trevally, kingfish. I have been learning from LeagSea the best ways to handle and release fish. This means a greater chance of survival for the fish which also means helping rebuild our future fishery.

Summer. It’s that marvellous time of year when you don’t need much more than your jandals, a humble dinghy and a set of oars to catch a feed amongst the shallow coastal reefs and harbours of our northernmost island. Summertime fishing in the shallows is the easiest and best value for money fishing you’re likely to find. For most of us above the water the long glorious days of summer (post silly-season), signal BBQs, beach-dwelling and broken New Year's resolutions. But for fish, the warm water signals metabolic overdrive and a burning desire to feed up for the coming winter.

Tom Lusk applies some good old-fashioned kiwi ingenuity to fishing with these simple and cost effect DIY fishing hacks.

Every year, and for a limited time only, there are silver bullets in the form of skipjack tuna, shooting around the Hauraki Gulf. This is how you catch them.

How many times have you kicked yourself for doing something hair-brained or idiotic while fishing? I’m just as guilty as anyone for doing it. Here’s a few of the ‘simple’ yet almost deadly mistakes I’ve made along my fishing journeys; I hope that you can learn the same lessons as I did.

There’s not much that beats catching fish on a fly you’ve tied yourself, and thankfully it’s not difficult or expensive to get tying and catching. This article will look at the principles behind the saltwater fly and give you some starting guidelines to set you on the path of this addictive pastime.

"What knot should I use to tie my braid to my leader?" The answer depends on a few things but getting a knot wrong can result in it breaking at less than 50% line strength.