My days fishing with Derick from big fish bay of islands blew my mind and expectations. l am 50 yrs old and fished my whole life to have my personal best fish caught in one day. Legend of a guy and a great boat to fish from. I look forward to doing it all over again.

We can’t praise Captain Derek enough for making this 6hr day trip out from Paihia an absolute pleasure for us. We caught our quota of snapper, had a great day out on the water. The boat was easy to ride in, comfortable and spotless! After spending a short time catching our live bait we hit the fishing spots and were not disappointed. Derek has an amazing lifetime of local knowledge, great conversationalist and we were glad we chose to support this local business. We got everything we expected. Thanks Derek, we will be back again!

Derek was very knowledgeable about the local waters and fishing available there. He worked hard to make sure I caught a variety of fish. It was good to see he was happy to return any fish not required to the water. He also recommended a local fish and chip shop where we could get our catch battered and cooked for lunch. Delicious! Would highly recommend this trip.

What an amazing experience a dream come true and one ticked off the bucket list.

A awesome memory for myself and my son.

Captain Derek was friendly, experienced and very helpful on board for a couple of amateurs
all the way from christchurch. An all round top kiwi bloke.

Would highly reccomend booking with Derek we hope to come again one day!  Cheers Capt Derek!

Awesome morning out with my dad, sister and daughter caught live bait which was fun and then out to catch Snapper didn’t take long before all the rods were bending and the fish were biting.  Highly recommend this charter and the Captain !!!!  Cheers Derrick thank you for making Dad’s 80th special see in next year