After a lazy Saturday afternoon I decided to go for a quick fish on the East of Auckland (can't say where though ;) ). Fishing Sat night was a little hit and miss with a couple of runs but no hook ups. After deciding to do an all night fish I headed down to local McD's for a quick dinner and then back into it again.....well so I thought. With a biting southerly wind cutting through I decided to hide in my car till it calmed down a bit, unfortunately I fell asleep and woke to find it was nearly morning again. So off down to another one of my local spots for another quick two hour fish. This time round the fishing was more productive and kept me busy with some nice runs and a few hook ups. By the time I packed up I had caught one small KY and a couple of nice size snappers. All three were photo graphed and released for another day. The rod which is in the photo with the two snappers has a measurement from base to the end of the red tape of 48cm's or 18.9 Inches.



For backpackers who enjoy a bit of fishing, then summer in Auckland can prove to be a fishing dream come true, with easily accessible spots for those who wish to fish from land to very cheap individual charters with companies like Abalone Cruises who run summer trips through out summer for those who don't want the hassle of trying to fork out anywhere between $600-$1200 for an all day fishing trip on Auckland Harbor. For individual trips you would look at about $85 for the trip and rod hire.

The East and West coast of Auckland provides some spectacular Snapper, Trevally and King fish fishing during the summer. The West Coast providing the additional enjoyment of fishing for Gurnard.

After a lazy Saturday afternoon I decided to go for a quick fish on the East of Auckland (can't say where though ;) ). Fishing Sat night was a little hit and miss with a couple of runs but no hook ups. After deciding to do an all night fish I headed down to local McD's for a quick dinner and then back into it again.....well so I thought. With a biting southerly wind cutting through I decided to hide in my car till it calmed down a bit, unfortunately I fell asleep and woke to find it was nearly morning again. So off down to another one of my local spots for another quick two hour fish. This time round the fishing was more productive and kept me busy with some nice runs and a few hook ups. By the time I packed up I had caught one small KY and a couple of nice size snappers. All three were photo graphed and released for another day. The rod which is in the photo with the two snappers has a measurement from base to the end of the red tape of 48cm's or 18.9 Inches.



For backpackers who enjoy a bit of fishing, then summer in Auckland can prove to be a fishing dream come true, with easily accessible spots for those who wish to fish from land to very cheap individual charters with companies like Abalone Cruises who run summer trips through out summer for those who don't want the hassle of trying to fork out anywhere between $600-$1200 for an all day fishing trip on Auckland Harbor. For individual trips you would look at about $85 for the trip and rod hire.

The East and West coast of Auckland provides some spectacular Snapper, Trevally and King fish fishing during the summer. The West Coast providing the additional enjoyment of fishing for Gurnard.