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Fishing in New Zealand
Sharpen
Up Your Act
Using a sharp
knife is the key to making fish preparation easier, and more satisfying.
Attempting to fillet fish with a blunt knife is difficult, and dangerous.
Option 4
If you are a New Zealand angler who wants to protect your saltwater
fishing rights then you must visit the Option 4
website, read the material
and make a submission. Your right to fish is under threat, please act now!
Better
Bait Basics Fishing with bait is the most popular method of saltwater fishing in
New Zealand. But buying a block of frozen fish deemed not fit for human
consumption to use to attract fish that should be, is not going to
optimise your chances of success…
Gimme
A Break Breaking a rod is a serious business, isn’t it?
Where
are the Fish?
Fishing where fish are not will pretty much guarantee a quiet day.
Regularly finding fish to fish to is one of the most important distinctions
between the good and the not-so-good anglers.
No
Great Expectations
Sometimes fishing, truly great fishing just
pops up when you least expect it. A few weeks ago I had some truly
memorable fishing, which I very definitely was not expecting.
Spotting
Trout to cast a fly or lure to, can be difficult, that is till you
found out – not to look for trout?
The
Sharp End
Just why are there so many hook patterns,
sizes and styles? Here are a few answers.
More Stuff:
Stories, articles, tips and tricks, on fishing in freshwater and
saltwater. Fly-fishing for trout and saltwater species. Fishing for
snapper, kingfish, kahawai, and other saltwater fish. Big game fishing for
marlin, sharks, tuna, broadbill and more.
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