saltwater fly fishing in New Zealand

east cape

The East Cape region is one of the most unfished areas in New Zealand. Access is hard, and because of its remoteness, it is not a place that has a lot of appeal for the average fisherman. There are no shops and not much to see, but it has some qualities that are hard to beat.

With the continental shelf only a stones throw from the rocks, there is a fishery unlike anywhere else. Marlin have been hooked land based fishing and whales and sharks can be seen very close to shore.
The East Cape is the first part of New Zealand to get the warm currents in the beginning of summer. This is the place where the tuna, marlin and other game fish show up first. Places like Lottin point, Midway, the Hook and the Backbone get the hands shaking on every knowledgeable game fisherman.

Every year huge blue marlin up to 450kg are caught here. Striped marlin and yellow fin tuna show up in good numbers, and heard up the schools of small tuna and other baitfish. East Cape is home to the biggest blue and striped marlin found in New Zealand.

For the fisherman chasing huge kingfish there is no better place in this world to be, and we have landed lots of record size kingfish in this area. For the big fish hunter, this is the place to be!