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From Elephant Fish to Kingfish: Discover the Best Fishing Spots in Christchurch, New Zealand

Are you looking for some fantastic fishing spots in Christchurch? While it may not be the first place you think of when it comes to top fishing destinations in New Zealand, there are actually some ama...

The best budget spinning reel for both saltwater and freshwater fishing

Since I started fishing with soft plastics over 10 years ago I've been through many rod and reel combos. One of my passions is kayak fishing and as you can imagine - when you fish from a kayak in sal...

Fishing Apparel and Shirts made by Fishingreminder

Love fishing and fishingreminder is keeping you informed? Then why not show it to the world? We designed some stellar looking fishingreminder T-shirts for you.  By purchasing one of our T-shi...

DIY: Salted Mussels - a prime bait for saltwater bottom fishing

When you examine the stomach contents of many bottom-dwelling saltwater fish species, you’ll often find the remains of crushed mussels. Many fish love mussels and will often take a mussel over...

Getting started with drone fishing

So you decided to give drone fishing a try? Good choice.   Drone fishing is an exciting new fishing method for shore-based anglers.  The increased casting distance that can be achieved...

DIY Ice Fishing Shelter

Check out how to build an ice fishing shelter for less then $150. Here are pretty cool instructions for you. Maybe a good project before the next winter hits us. Source: Fix.com Blog

Fishing and Outdoor Knots

Our friends at fix.com have created a really neat overview of all kinds of fishing and outdoor knots. Check them out here: Source: Fix.com

Catch more fish with the Maori Fishing Calendar

How can the Maori Fishing Calendar help you to catch more fish?    The Maori fishing calendar has been used in New Zealand by Maori Fishermen since ancient times.  The Maori (and n...

Keeping a fishing diary

A fishing diary is used for recording information about your fishing trips and catches. This information includes the date of fishing, exact location, type of fish, number of fish caught, weather, lur...

Bass Fishing Tips

Bass are one of the greatest fish species to catch. Once seen, their appearance will never be forgotten. Their color sometimes changes according to habitat. Although the belly is always silvery-white,...

Filleting Video Tutorial by Booyah

Here is really cool video tutorial that was produced by Booyah, a member of our site. He has found a few safety issues in other filleting tutorials and decided to show us a better, safer and quicker...

How the moon affects bite times

Recently there was a very well written article in the New Zealand Herald's Fishing section about Best Bite Times or prime fishing times. The author Geoff Thomas explains in a very clear way how the...

Free Marine Charts for New Zealand

If you are living in New Zealand and want to find some new hot spots for your next fishing trip, then you can check out the LINZ - Land Information New Zealand Website. They provide free downloadable...

What makes a good fishing shirt?

Finding The Right Custom Fishing Shirt Anglers everywhere are always looking for the perfect fishing shirt, that they can customize with their boat name or company name, favorite fish, etc. There are...

New Fishing Talk Forum

By now our forum has changed a lot and evolved into a lively, interesting place to discuss everything about fishingreminder and fishing in general.   Original post that was published in July 20...

Fishing Photos

this post was published in August 2010, head over to our photos to see how things have changed since then :-)     Today I'm excited to announce a new feature at fishingreminder.It is...

Bottom-bounce for Walleyes

When walleyes run deep in lakes, reservoirs and rivers, there are several ways to reach them, such as jigging, deep trolling and, the best advisable method, bottom-bouncing. The bottom-bouncing rig co...

Where to Fish During the Full Moon

One of the truly best times to night fish is during the full moon. Think about it: no sun first of all to burn your skin, no bathers or jetskiers to bother the fish and you, and there is silence and s...

How to Fish for Milkfish

All fishes can be caught by hook and line if one follows fishing’s greatest tenet and best well-known secret: ‘Find what the fish feeds on and use it for bait’. This applies t...

Catfishing Secrets

Though not as popular as bass fishing or flyfishing for trout, the sport of catfishing is still a serious pursuit, engaged in by many anglers. In fact several catfishing tournaments are held eve...