Skwidy Fishing

Skwidy Fishing My name is Skwidy and I have been fishing for over 15 years here in New Zealand.

Fishing Photos, Video and Reports of my Fishing & Diving Adventures from around New Zealand
Supported by Black Magic Tackle Viking Kayaks Last Cast Desolve & Fishbites My goal with this page is complete my bucket list of the many fish i am still yet to catch, and to document this journey

On a beautiful winters day a few weeks back i was feeling like tracking down a few redfin, so i took my kayak up and spe...
11/08/2026

On a beautiful winters day a few weeks back i was feeling like tracking down a few redfin, so i took my kayak up and spent the day lure fishing the lake shallows . I fished both plastics and Bmax hardbodies as the lake edges were high and i could run them over the w**d easily. The fish all came from about 1.5 m of water, every fish was a solid average of 40 cm with a couple very well fed and in good nick.
As the ocean has been rough for a couple of months now and the rivers dirty this is always a good option when the lakes of the region are clear of w**d.

40lb leader and a 5/0 KLT Hook, no trouble at holding onto this decent king. Nice fish for mid-winter
20/07/2026

40lb leader and a 5/0 KLT Hook, no trouble at holding onto this decent king. Nice fish for mid-winter

I managed to track down a fat winter blue cod which i caught on Fish n strips. These larger cod can be hard to find, bu...
16/07/2026

I managed to track down a fat winter blue cod which i caught on Fish n strips. These larger cod can be hard to find, but with a bit of effort fishing jigs through the small fish usually is rewarded. Beautiful cobalt flanks on this one and even better fillets

A nice Tarakihi pulled up yesterday after a big paddle trying to track the fish down. Most of my usual spots didn't have...
16/07/2026

A nice Tarakihi pulled up yesterday after a big paddle trying to track the fish down. Most of my usual spots didn't have much going on so grabbing this one saved the day. This one hooked nicely on the pinky snapper snack. A good workout for my elevate pants. Conditions couldn't have been any better!

21/06/2026

The winter Gurnard are hard on the chew and I use Black Magic Tackle KLT 4/0 Hooks to get a better hook-up. With such a tough skull, getting that hook-up is so much easier

The snapper have hung around much later than previous years! While i normally catch them from April to early may, they h...
21/06/2026

The snapper have hung around much later than previous years! While i normally catch them from April to early may, they have extended into June and I have been seeing them very shallow, down to right behind the surf despite temps being under 13 deg. original snapper snatchers have continued to be a staple for me, snagging the pan-sized fish that come up the berley trail.

Headed out yesterday for a fish. It was a fairly quiet day on the bottom fish, but plenty of bait around made me choose ...
21/06/2026

Headed out yesterday for a fish. It was a fairly quiet day on the bottom fish, but plenty of bait around made me choose to put a live mackerel down.

The target was a john dory, but a solid king bit the bait and took off. I just barely managed to keep it out of the reef and thankfully the current pushed me out onto the sand. While this was going on i had a second rod with a double of kahawai going ballistic so it was carnage.
Once i had the king out of harms way, it went in the holder to get the kahawai up and out of the road.
20 minutes later and i had him. A solid fight and plenty of meat, so i decided to take him home.

This reef also has produced my 5th crayfish on the rod for the area so a nice surprise and a tasty way to round the day with a trevally and also a gurnard.

My evening was ended with a nasty knife cut , requiring a medical center trip and 4 stitches after the kingfish slid off the table sending my filleting knife several centimetres into my thumb. No fishing for a few weeks!
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As it's cooled off and many of my stable summer species are hunkered down, i switch my targets onto the reef's to avoid ...
20/06/2026

As it's cooled off and many of my stable summer species are hunkered down, i switch my targets onto the reef's to avoid many of the trouble species we get once the water temperature gets below 15 degrees.
Although there are a lot of small cod on the spots i fish, using a 4/0 - 4/0 KLT hook usually gets past the peckers and allows the bigger cod to be the only ones who can be hooked.

Early Winter carrots are on. The dogfish have stayed away for the most part, allowing me to continue to use fishier bait...
19/06/2026

Early Winter carrots are on. The dogfish have stayed away for the most part, allowing me to continue to use fishier baits without the consequences. I've been keeping warm in my Desolve thermocline hoodie and my sublime + thermals, very important for the colds temps we are getting now.

20/05/2026

I have been using Black Magic Tackle's inline lure hooks for over a year now and despite being designed as a freshwater hook , they punch well above their weight. This is the fourth fish over 5kg that i have landed casting with these. Since it's just a #1 hook i am beyond impressed.

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