Summer Diving Northland

Summertime is the best time of the year up North! We are always very lucky to enjoy warm clear blue water throughout the summer with good visibility and there's always plenty of fish around. It is never a boring dive even if you don't spear a fish as there is so much to see! I think New Zealand is very beautiful above water but below I think it is even more amazing under! My passion for free diving and spearfishing has taken me to some awesome locations around the North Island and I always cannot wait for summer to tick around!

A big snapper mooching at the Poor Knights

Personal best Kingfish 50lb speared on a reelgun whilst diving massive kahawai and trevally work ups in 60m of water in Northland 

A scallop dive at kawau Island

Bring me that Horizon!

The Boys getting pumped to head out to the Alderman Islands, Coromandel

Elliot with a nice kingfish speared at the Alderman Islands

The rugged raw coastline of the Alderman islands, Coromandel

My first close encounter with a Mako Shark...simply awesome!

The boys at their finest hour! Simpson Rock, Mokohinau Islands

Gearing up at Maori Rocks, Mokohinau Islands

My P.B. Snapper shot whilst Snapper Snooping

Tom with a good catch of Pink MaoMao

My Personal best Crayfish caught at Horseshoe Reef, Doubtless Bay. The one on the right went 3.5kg

18kg Kingfish shot on a shore dive at Ti Point, Leigh

Successful Shore Dive at Slipper Island, Coromandel. John Dory and a Boarfish each!

Mate John with a 6.5kg Snapper speared at Mathersons Bay

John Dory trifecta. These are my favourite fish to eat!

Serena and Dad caught this 10lb Packhorse crayfish on a Scuba dive in Doubtless Bay

Another sunny day on the water

Tom with a nice female boarfish speared in the Coromandel

Butterfish in the current at Grouper Rock

Pink MaoMao and Demoseilles. There were hundreds at this spot...Amazing!

Tom and Elliot with some Pinkies. We had a bronze whaler shark try to take them off us right after this photo.

Super Sharky spot here we had 3 bronze whaler sharks around us at one point.

Another bronzy on the edge of the visibility

Diving massive kahawai and trevally workups at the Mokes...Crazy diving!

Outside the Box

A Collection of photographs of  missions with the SAS crew in search of South Island swell. Coldwater waves, Misty mornings and No Crowds...Searching Outside the box!

Sometimes its a total mission just to get there...the best ones usually are though!

Its always worth the long dusty road to find lines at Magnet Bay, Banks Peninsula

First Roadie with the SurfandSkate Crew to Bank Peninsula

Hickory Bay on a small but fun day

Le Bons Bay Refuge for the night...Bonfires, Marshmallows, Songs, Flying Foxes and a Forbidden Forest

Marshy dropping into a nice wave

Heavy Barrels at Cobden, West Coast on a one day mission to with Jo to chase a swell!

Classic session at Sumner on the Longboard....its on for the Longy!

A Misty Surf at Magnet Bay with the Boys. Was cool having to use your senses to hear the waves

Brighton Brigade jumping the Pier

Opito Bay Annual

Winter Weeks down at Opito Bay in the Coromandel Peninsula. This has become a common trip every year where me and the boys make the effort to catch up and head away from the City Lights, uni, job or wherever and spend some quality time in the beautiful Coro where we catch up on the happenings, go fishing and diving and spins some yarns over a few drinks....okay quite a few. This place is magic and has become a much anticipated trip every year...Same Place, Same Time boys?

Opito Bay!

Otama Beach on a stunning day! 

Good on ya mate!

The usual lunch after a mornings dive: Fresh Crayfish, Butterfish and Paua. Doesn't get fresher than this!  

Dinner Time Banter with Dboy and the Lads after an hearty meal an a few beers and whiskeys