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Sam Judd: Cost of the catch

Maritime law has a loophole at present which allows skippers and boat owners to exploit the lax conditions of other countries while sending the boats down under, writes Sam Judd.

Shane Jones lands a 305.9kg marlin

When Shane Jones headed out with some mates on a charter boat in the Bay of Islands, he wasn't expecting to land a 305.9kg blue marlin.

Early start increases chances of big catch

Back-country kai on the fly

It's summer on the Tongariro River. There's little to hear but the hushed burble of the river's shallow rapids, or the noise of the birdlife filling the bush that hugs its bends and banks.

Great fishing on the Coromandel coast

What does our food say about us as Kiwis? In a five-day series, Jamie Morton and photographer Alan Gibson head out to discover what’s on the plate in our summer places.

Hook, line and sinker: the best way to relax

Divers searching for missing fisherman find body

The search has resumed this morning for a fisherman missing since yesterday.

Key lands one for fishing show

In the year of dirty politics, Prime Minister John Key has often been accused of embarking on fishing expeditions.

Trout fishing on Lake Tarawera

The 2014 trout fishing season has opened. The New Zealand Herald ventured out onto Lake Tarawera to see how anglers were doing.

Ramp etiquette to float boats

As thousands of Kiwis prepare their boats to make a splash over summer, fishing expert Nicky Sinden has urged boaties to ensure their journeys don't sink before their vessels even hit the water.

Anglers get warning over 1080

The Department of Conservation is warning anglers not to eat trout in areas where 1080 poison has been dropped - a reversal of its position seven months ago.

Angler casts a line in print

Dave Witherow's Open Season is pitched at anglers, travellers, tourists and anyone who appreciates skilfully told fishing yarns.

Lively kahawai well worth a good chase

Hundreds of anglers will be out on the Waitemata and Manukau Harbours fishing from the shore and in boats next weekend trying to catch the biggest kahawai.

Get out on the water the snapper are here

Things are picking up on the fishing scene and in Auckland you don't have to go far to find snapper.

Fishing ban in Gulf, Sounds

Commercial fishing would be banned from the inner Hauraki gulf and the entire Marlborough Sounds under National's plan for new recreational fishing parks in those areas.

Barker v Spithill: the rematch + video

Jimmy Spithill was onto a big one. Over 400 metres below the glistening Bay of Islands sea surface, his bait had been snaffled by some monstrous creature of the deep.