Striped marlin

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Size:	70-200kg.
Tackle:	14-16wts Tibor Pacific, Abel Super 14 or similar with a minimum of 600meter backing.
Season:	Jan-May.
Locations:	Bay of Plenty, Far North, Three Kings Islands.

New Zealand is home to the biggest striped marlin in the world. All record fish has been caught here, and every year fish around the magic 200kg mark is being caught.

For the blue water fly fisherman there is still a lot of smaller striped marlin to be chased, and the average fish is around 90-100kg. For people interested in taking the 10kg tippet record for striped marlin, please contact us immediately.
We have specific Marlin on Fly Trips booked every year (see our price section), where we hunt on the famous King Bank, known to be striped marlin highway.
We do 4 day live aboard missions to the area, and stay overnight around the famous Three Kings Islands.
In the evenings while waiting for you dinner, big kingfish and monster trevally will entertain you.
Luxury accommodation aboard our 48ft game cruiser will get you ready for next day’s adventure chasing big striped marlin on fly.

blue marlin

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Size:	120-500kg.
Tackle:	14-18wt, biggest, strongest gear on the market...
Season:	Jan-April.
Locations:	Bay of Plenty, Bay of Islands, Far North, Three Kings Islands.

New Zealand rarely sees a small blue marlin.
This big predator hunts the open ocean, and usually anglers targeting blue marlin will go far off shore. As the Blue marlin is a much harder fighter than the Striped, it requires exceptional skills from angler and skipper to land a big blue marlin on fly.
It has yet to be done in New Zealand waters, but why not be the first. Blue Marlin is regularly seen in the spread while teasing for striped marlin, and they usually dwarf the smaller stripeys.

Black marlin

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Size:	Too big to way too big.
Tackle:	Not suitable for fly fishing in NZ
Season:	Jan-May.
Locations:	Bay of Plenty to Three Kings islands. Hang around inshore reefs over summer.

In New Zealand we only get the huge female blacks coming in. The average weight exceeds 300kg, which makes them impossible for the fly fisherman to conquer.
To specifically chase black marlin on fly, the east coast of Australia is the place to be.