Book description
New Zealand's top 12 fish species and how to catch them. Popular
fishing writer John Eichelsheim spills the beans on how and where to
catch the best examples of New Zealand's top 12 fish species. John draws
on his own forty years of experience fishing around the country to tell
personal stories of his own 'top catch' for each species, then provides
biological/ geographical information on the fish, the nuts and bolts of
tackle and technique, including the peak season, and the current records
(biggest fish ever caught etc). He's author has chosen species with
appeal for anglers in both main islands and has chosen those that are
accessible to the average angler as well as some more 'aspirational'
species that need to be caught with specialist gear: snapper, kahawai,
blue cod, trout (brown and rainbow), kingfish, trevally, apuku/groper,
tuna (yellowfin and albacore), tarakihi, salmon, gurnard and marlin
(striped, blue and black). It's both a practical guide and a celebration
of our top fish species, full of great yarns and useful information.
John Eichelsheim got hooked on fishing as a child and is still
passionate about piscatorial pursuits. John is a regular contributor to
NZ Fishing News, Boating NZ and other publications, and was the author
of the successful Mad Keen Fisherman's Road Trip (2007).
