by F&O NEWS DESK | Aug 13, 2020 | Features, Fishing
Not that anyone heading off upriver whitebaiting would give a stuff, but at the Waikato River mouth, there is no cellphone reception. Like I say, this wouldn’t be a significant blow to any keen whitebaiting weekend tale of glory normally. On the contrary, a day or two...
by Tony Orman | Aug 6, 2020 | Features, Fishing
Whitebait are coming into river mouths and running up to spawn. Predatory fish such as kahawai often home in on the whitebait shoals. So too do trout and, of course, humans in the form of whitebait fishers. For the rod and reel angler, whether a spin or fly fisher,...
by Esha Chanda | Jul 9, 2020 | Editor's pick, Features, Fishing
Most people in the industry know Karl Warr, owner of Better Fishing, who became the first fisherman in the world to live stream his catch. I will not hesitate to say this: we need more people like Warr. He has done what the New Zealand government has not been able to...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jul 7, 2020 | Features, Fishing
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by Esha Chanda | Jul 3, 2020 | Editor's pick, Features, Fishing
By the end of June, New Zealand fishing boats were supposed to carry cameras. Then, the deadline was extended. And this isn’t the first time the rollout date has been moved since cameras were first proposed by the National-led government following concerns over...
by Esha Chanda | Jun 11, 2020 | Features, Fishing, NZ made
When New Zealand was given a 48-hour notice leading up to the lockdown, the team at Allan Tongs Boatbuilders also retreated to their bubbles. “We have had to close down the workshop over the Level 4 lockdown but opened again with the recommended safety measures in...
