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Recreational sea fishing


by Carl Walrond

Dangling a line from the wharf on a tranquil evening has many rewards, quite apart from catching a fish. At the other extreme is the adrenalin-fuelled challenge of a threshing, 3-metre marlin in the open ocean. Living within easy reach of the coast, many New Zealanders love to try for a meal of fresh fish.

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Main image: A 1920s poster promoting New Zealand as an angler's paradise

A 1920s poster promoting New Zealand as an angler's paradise


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