Fishmeister

01/06/2026

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Ollie’s 15lb snapper Posted on June 1, 2026 by Fishmeister Joe and his brothers Clarke, Phil and Ollie travelled over from Maungaturoto and were treated to a beauty calm day. A nice respite from the usual nor’easter of recent. Ollie caught his PB snapper, measuring in at 73cms and estimated weig...

26/05/2024

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    We had the pleasure of Chris and his crew on board Fishmeister for a full day trip to the Mokohinaus. Tammi organised the trip as a birthday present for Chris. Although the first trip was cancelled due to weather, we finally managed to get out. Started off with a lot of deep drifts but …

19/12/2023

We’re happy to say that after a few months out of action with a ruptured achilles, skipper Mike Leese will be back in action from 4th January 🎉 we can already feel the fish getting nervous 🐟🎣

11/11/2022

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Repeat customer Dave was happy with his 17lb weight/74cm length snapper, caught on a light softbait rig. Fish were a bit tentative due to the cold water (still below 18C) until the dolphins and whales turned up and herded the bait fish. Before long the gannets started working and that’s where we g...

09/06/2022

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  We recently welcomed Blake, Noah and Jackson on board Fishmeister for a trip to the Hen & Chicks. These Tara Iti guests have previously been out surfing with our local surf school but this time decided to try their hand at fishing the local waters. It was typical winter fishing with lots of small...

11/11/2021

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The salty sea dogs from Mangawhai Fishing & Boating Club came out on Fishmeister this week. Day 1, we headed out 110km north of Mangawhai for some deep sea fishing. Awesome to have the weather for this and beautiful to share some sea bass with friends. Very hard work though dragging up sharks from 3...

25/04/2021

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This Saturday, despite the winds, we had Lloyd and his crew from Langs Beach out with us. The plan was to head to the Mokes but the sou’wester was pushing 30 knots, so instead we hid behind Taranga Island (the Hen) in one of our favourite spots. Lloyd wanted to target kingis so young Daniel …

07/04/2021

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We had the pleasure of taking out Ashley Hoyle and his crew on Monday. They were some of the most enthusiastic fisho’s we’ve ever had on board. 12 year old Jarni was an accomplished young fisherman who got his personal best snapper, estimated weight around 7kgs. Everyone caught some good sized f...

05/04/2021

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Well it’s a long time since we’ve posted. Mike has finally recovered from his knee replacement and is back in action on the water. Yesterday was the annual Mangawhai Boating & Fishing Club Easter tournament and Mike took a few locals out aboard Fishmeister to enjoy the day. The Hen & Chickens we...