b'Editorial Digital Issue #65 - 2025FISHING IN GODZONE Issue #65COVER PHOTO A well-conditioned spring snapper caught surfcasting off Pouto on the Kaipara harbour.EDITOR AT LARGE Mathew HewetsonWRITERS & CONTRIBUTORS Scott Cushman, LegaSea.DESIGN Blockstart www.blockstart.co.nzPUBLISHER Marlin Marketing Limited Mathew Hewetson 022 355 0588 mathew@marlinmarketing.co.nzSpring is a welcome respite from winter andFishing In Godzone is subject with longer days, warmer temperatures and fishto copyright in its entirety.schooling up to spawn, the fishing can be red hot. The contents may not be reproduced in any form, in whole or in part, without the written W ell Godzone readers, springSo many anglers are amped for thispermission of the publishers. All copy, photos or other material is finally here!Wintertime of year and so too the local tackleforwarded to the magazine will be assumed intended has been long and tough,retailers, as after a hard winter for sales,for publication unless clearly especially in August asthey need the support and to hear thelabelled not for publication.there was a lot of wind andcash registers ringing again as yourOpinions expressed from such content are not necessarily rain that made it hard to get a windowtackle boxes need restocking for thethose of the publisher.to get out on the water, especially onnew season ahead.A lot of the newISSN 23821655the east coast.There was surprisinglytackle will also start appearing in thefishingingodzone.co.nza lot of easterly winds over the backstores, do your research online and talk/fishingingodzoneend of winter with rough stormyto your local shop if you are looking weather which meant bigger swell. for a rod and reel combo or the latest Spring is my second favourite timelures coming for the new season.of the year to fish (after autumn), andOut on the west coast, spring is a great the longer days give us keen anglerstime to pack up the surfcasting gear more time out on the briny to catchand hit the beaches as the fish move in fish.The east coast has its annual runcloser to the beach.We have a few trips of baitfish with anchovies and pilchardsplanned in spring to take advantage of schooling up, with all the biggerthe big fish moving into the surf zone predators following behind to gorgeand the cover snapper was caught last on and fatten up ready for spawning. year in October doing exactly that, I have The fishing under these workupswritten a surfcasting in springtime story can be red hot and from Septemberto help give tips and catch more fish.to November it is the best time toTake care when out on the water, be get out jigging or softbaiting as yourprepared, check the weather forecast, lures will get smashed by snapper,take and wear your life jackets.kahawai, trevally, and kingfish that haveMathew Hewetson Editor at largewoken from their winter slumber.6FISHING IN GODZONE MAGAZINE'