Father and Son Fishing and Diving Adventure

Awesome day with John and his two young men, fishing Tairua and diving the Aldermen Islands

Diving, Articles, Local ReportsCarl MuirMay 26, 2024Father and Son, Diving, Fishing, Kingfish, AutComment

A quick autumn dive!

A quick dive for a feed of crays produces THEGOODS!

Diving, Family FishingCarl MuirApril 10, 2021Crayfish, Tairua, AutumnComment

Monday Morning Dive

When it comes to hunting a feed underwater on scuba, it is pretty hard to beat this time of year from mid spring through until Christmas. I’d experienced some particularly spectacular vis, fish life and really good cray hunting at the Mercs diving with some clients lately, and with

Diving, Local ReportsCarl MuirOctober 21, 2020Diving, ScubaDiving, Crayfish, Packhorse, ScallopsComment

Matariki Family Day Out

Celebrating Matariki or the Maori New Year, with an epic dive planting and gathering and eating kai, cooked over an open fire.

Family Fishing, DivingCarl MuirJuly 6, 2020Kina, Crayfish, Ocean to Plate, Open Fire Cooking, Boat Harbour, Scenic, Family, Matariki, WinterComment

Weekend of diving and exploring

Just your average winter family hangs on the Coro!!….

Diving, Family FishingCarl MuirJune 9, 2020Nature, Bushwalks, Walking, Forest, Rivers, ScubaDiving, DivingComment

Early Summer Goodness - Crayfish, Scallops and Big Kingfish!

A report on alllllll the goodness lately!

Diving, Seafood RecipesCarl MuirDecember 6, 2019Crayfish, Kingfish, Scallops, Ocean to Plate, Terakihi, SummerComment

Four Days of Fishing and Diving Fun for Frank Shane Bob and John

A four day multi day fishing charter for Frank and the boys produces some awesome fish to take home to the family

Local Reports, DivingCarl MuirNovember 28, 2019Tairua, Crayfish, Hapuku, Pink Mao Mao, Snapper, MultiDay TripsComment

Diving Report - August

We’ve had some awesome crayfish diving off the coast of Tairua lately, Si and Carl sneak out for a cray slay

Diving, Local ReportsCarl MuirAugust 25, 2019Diving, Crayfish, Hot Water BeachComment

Diving Report - June

A bit of a diving update!

DivingCarl MuirJune 11, 2019Crayfish, Diving, Slipper IslandComment

Cruisy Day at the Aldies! Drones, Diving and Dope Fishcakes!

A magical day at the Aldermen Islands capturing some epic aerial footage of the islands, fishing, diving and cooking up some Coro goodness

Diving, Local Reports, Seafood Recipes, ArticlesCarl MuirJune 1, 2019Diving, Drone, Aldermen Islands, Scenic, Paua, Cook your catchComment

Spearfishing the NZ Blue Water Classic

Chasing marlin on speargun in the NZ Blue Water Classic. Epic blue water diving and insane visibility!

Spearfishing, Local Reports, DivingCarl MuirMarch 22, 2019Spearfishing, Freediving, March, Gamefishing, Blue WaterComment

Great Mercury Magic - Two nights in paradise

Three magic days at the Mercs, diving and fishing, and feasting on Coromandel goodness!

Articles, Local Reports, Family Fishing, DivingCarl MuirJanuary 27, 2019Kina, Crayfish, Scallops, Paua, Kingfish, Family, Great MercuryComment

Summer Spearfishing Freediving and Diving - Good Times on Provider

An awesome Christmas and New Years spent with friends and family diving for crayfish and scallops and spearfishing for kingfish in blue water, great times!

Family Fishing, DivingCarl MuirJanuary 10, 2019Spearfishing, Freediving, DiveZone Whitianga, Diving, Dutchys, Kingfish, Crayfish, Scallops, ProviderComment

Family Fishing Weekend at the Mercury Islands with the Kids

An awesome weekend away at Great Mercury Island fishing and diving

Family Fishing, Local Reports, DivingCarl MuirOctober 16, 2018Great Mercury, Mercury Islands, Scallops, Crayfish, Snapper, Family, Fishing with Kids, DivingComment

Scallop Diving at the start of the Coromandel scallop season

Its a bit of a tradition to dive the first day of the scallop season…and of course, indulge a little!

Diving, Family FishingCarl MuirSeptember 25, 2018Diving, DiveZone Whitianga, Opito Bay, Slipper Island, Scallops, Fishing with Mates, Family, Ocean to PlateComment

Scallop Diving, Hapuku and Kingi Fishing on Provider

Diving, Local ReportsCarl MuirSeptember 30, 2016Diving, Scallops, Hapuku, Kingfish, Fishing with MatesComment

Fiordland 2016 - A Trip of a Lifetime

Flying into Fiordland is about as close as you come to time travel. As our helicopter floated through the mist into Dusky Sound it was like we had travelled back 20,000 years....

NZ Missions, DivingCarl MuirMay 24, 2016Crayfish, Diving, Fiordland, Fishing Bucket List, Hapuka