Wash fishing with Softbaits has to be one of the most productive & exciting ways to catch big Snapper & with all the Easterly winds we have been having up here lately  (Far North, Whangaroa) there are plenty of top spots with good wash (waves or swells breaking on or over rocks).

I have been doing a lot of this sort of fishing lately & catching some very nice ...

Author: Michael Walkley

So over the last few months the regular call from my fishing peers, is that winter fishing is hard. Well, I assure you it’s not, in fact winter stray lining sessions can be magical.

All you need is three main elements and a lot of patience.

The main thing you need to look out is the current. The more current  the better. Position yourself along some structure with the stern ...

Good fishermen catch more fish, that’s a fact. How can you become one of these elusive types that always seem to catch quality fish? They even catch more fish than you on regular basis fishing on the same boat. I see this a lot, especially on charter boats, there are always one or two punters that seem to catch most of the fish.

We all want to be one of the ...