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Kōrero: Recreational sea fishing

Flounder fishing

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Flounder fishing

At Raglan Harbour, brothers Ross and Graeme Barr fish for flounder using powerful lights. The lights allow them to see the well-camouflaged fish, and also cause the flounder to freeze on the bottom – giving the men a chance to spear them.

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New Zealand Herald

Reference: 9 August 2005

by Amos Chapple

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Carl Walrond, Recreational sea fishing – Other recreational fishing, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/7850/flounder-fishing (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.