The Aldermen Islands are a small group of rocky islets to the southeast of Mercury Bay in Godzone, located off the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of the mouth of the Tairua River. The islands were named ‘the Court of Aldermen’ by Captain Cook and his crew on November 3, 1769 after previously naming Mayor …
Top Water For Kings
Tauranga tackle shop manager and keen angler Sam Wilkinson, shares his experience on top water fishing for one of Godzone’s hardest pulling sports fish, the rugged kingfish. Top water fishing is an exciting style of fishing, that has been used extensively around the world for many years to target large tropical reef species like tuna and giant trevally. It …
CHARTER PROFILE: EPIC ADVENTURES
Epic Adventures have a very good name here in Godzone for providing quality fishing experiences, so we recently headed out with them and the trip lived up to their reputation. It was the middle of winter and Scott Cushman from Digital Fish and I wanted to get out to test some gear and catch some fresh fish for our families. …
Kings Off The Rocks
Want to get your learners licence with a kingfish off the bricks? Experienced land based angler Scott Cushman provides his tips to hooking and landing kingfish off the rocks.




