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For a lot of fishos, land-based fishing in Wellington is thought of as being just cold weather, high winds and nothing but red cod, kahawai and sharks.

Freshwater anglers are eagerly anticipating the start of the new trout and salmon fishing season with Fish & Game's 2019-20 licences now on sale. Photo for inspiration, is Alex Burrowes with a brown trout from Lake Henrietta in Canterbury

Sailfish are an amazing species, beautiful, fast, and a prized target on many anglers bucket lists. They take to the air, strip line and are easy to handle once you get them boat side.

According to Al Brown, we don't seem to bake fish much in New Zealand. Baking is not only easy but can also be a very healthy and tasty way of preparing a lot of the species we normally throw in the pan. Check out the simple video recipe from Freshcatch with Al Brown

We check out the trout fishing action and have a chat with the local Tongariro Lodge guide at one of NZ's iconic fishing locations on the banks of the mighty Tongariro.

Check out our mate Alex Waller's nice video log here, a great little feature showing the setup he uses to hook into some good fish.

You’ll hook more fish, and enjoy a few other benefits to boot. How so you say? Believe it or not, barbless hooks are a better option in many ways for almost every type of rod and reel sport fishing.

Hapuka is an amazing table fish, but it is a big flakey lump of flesh that can easily be over cooked and become rather tough if you don't get it right.

The Catch Fishing pro team, including master kayak angler Stephen Tapp show us how it's done chasing big fish from kayaks

One of the most underrated, and under-utilised lures available to fishermen really does come in a small package. Although the old saying ‘big bait – big fish’ will often hold true, it was a long time ago, from well-respected fishing legend Rick Pollock, that I heard the opposing argument ‘elephants eat peanuts’.