Andy Mcgaughey Sportsfishing
Andy Mcgaughey Sportsfishing
Latest news!
Notification that we have been awarded the 'Bay of Islands Swordfish Club George Campbell Conservation Trophy' for Charter boat most tagged marlin.
Running angling trips out of Paihia, Andy McGaughey Sportsfishing invites you to check out the local fishery in style.
Skipper Andrew aims to tailor every trip to your specific needs, so let him know what you're after! Depending on the trip and species, you'll be using techniques like bottom fishing, trolling, jigging, and popping. You're looking at 4 to 10-hour trips, where you'll usually go after the likes of Yellowtail Amberjack, Snapper, Marlin, Mahi Mahi, Swordfish, and Tuna, depending on the weather and time of year.
Your fishing adventure starts on a 42' Salthouse boat that can safely take up to 12 anglers. This boat features a toilet, ice box, and fighting chair. The price of your trip includes all the rods, reels, and terminal tackle you'll need for a productive day on the water. Don't forget to buy a fishing license before the trip! You're welcome to keep all legal species caught during the trip.
Skipper Andrew runs trips together with his first mate, who's there to help you with whatever you may need. Tips are always appreciated for a job well done. The price of your trip also includes complimentary snacks and drinks, but you're welcome to bring your own. Please let the crew know if you have any questions or special requests.
Children are welcome aboard so you're good to get the young ones started early.
Book your trip now and hit the water with Andy McGaughey Sportsfishing.
Latest news!
Notification that we have been awarded the 'Bay of Islands Swordfish Club George Campbell Conservation Trophy' for Charter boat most tagged marlin.
Running angling trips out of Paihia, Andy McGaughey Sportsfishing invites you to check out the local fishery in style.
Skipper Andrew aims to tailor every trip to your specific needs, so let him know what you're after! Depending on the trip and species, you'll be using techniques like bottom fishing, trolling, jigging, and popping. You're looking at 4 to 10-hour trips, where you'll usually go after the likes of Yellowtail Amberjack, Snapper, Marlin, Mahi Mahi, Swordfish, and Tuna, depending on the weather and time of year.
Your fishing adventure starts on a 42' Salthouse boat that can safely take up to 12 anglers. This boat features a toilet, ice box, and fighting chair. The price of your trip includes all the rods, reels, and terminal tackle you'll need for a productive day on the water. Don't forget to buy a fishing license before the trip! You're welcome to keep all legal species caught during the trip.
Skipper Andrew runs trips together with his first mate, who's there to help you with whatever you may need. Tips are always appreciated for a job well done. The price of your trip also includes complimentary snacks and drinks, but you're welcome to bring your own. Please let the crew know if you have any questions or special requests.
Children are welcome aboard so you're good to get the young ones started early.
Book your trip now and hit the water with Andy McGaughey Sportsfishing.
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We did the 6-hour fishing charter with Wahoo Sports Fishing, and it was hands-down the best charter I've ever been on. Andy is a proper sea dog — looks the part, knows the water inside out, and honestly feels like he's half fish himself. You can tell straight away you're in safe, experienced hands. His local knowledge and calm confidence set the tone for the whole day. Chris, the deckhand, was right onto it. The two of them work with a really slick system — everything ran smoothly, rods were always ready, lines were managed well, and there was zero chaos even when things fired up. You could see how well they've worked together. What really blew us away was catching absolute monster snapper while jigging for kingfish — something I'd never done before. Learning new techniques and landing fish like that made the day next-level. Epic fishing, great crew, well-run operation. Couldn't recommend Wahoo Sports Fishing highly enough — we'll 100% be back.
great boat and size for a full day out. Andy & Chris were super friendly and experts about the local waters and fishing. No luck with the Marlin but we had to give it a go and we caught some great fish in the end. amentities in board were as advertised and the boat was very well maintained. it was a great experience and well worth it. thank you guys.
we had a great fishing trip today with Andy and his deck hand Mark. I recommend this operator to any group they run a very clean professional operation and know where the fish are. Very comfortable boat and they took care of all our baiting and unhooking needs. 10 out of 10.
cheers. look forward to getting you back out on the water.
Andrew and Crew excellent company and skill.Looked after our young grandson who caught 2 really big kingfish on his first fishing trip.I caught my biggest fish ever. Thankyou Andrew.I hope you can fit us in next time Lindsay Reid Qld Australia.
Thank you Andy and Mark for making our family charter a wonderful experience. Two of our group had never fished before and both caught plenty-including three trophy size snapper. However, the highlight was catching kingfish on our "snapper" charter. Overall - a 10 out of 10 experience.
