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Fishing for marlin

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Fishing for marlin

These men are fishing for marlin off the Hokianga Harbour on Northland’s west coast. Although less renowned than the Bay of Islands on the eastern side, this region can offer very good fishing when weather and ocean conditions are favourable.

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New Zealand Herald

Reference: 15 February 2005

by Glenn Jeffrey

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Carl Walrond, Recreational sea fishing – Big-game fishing: methods, clubs and conservation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/7822/fishing-for-marlin (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 2 March 2009.