Days Out Fishing Charters BOI NZ
Days Out Fishing Charters BOI NZ
Days Out Fishing Charters offers unique fishing experience in the rich Bay of Islands. These waters are crammed with fish off all shapes and colors, and you will be fishing with the Bay of Islands' only big Snapper and Kingfish Specialist - Skipper Darren Knapping
Whether you're a pro angler or a bit less experienced, Capt. Darren will help you have a time to remember. His trips run year round and often get people the fish of their lifetime. Just have a look at all the fish and smiley people in the photos above - and you'll understand what Days Out is all about.
Skipper Darren is a local fisherman. He grew up fishing around these waters and has a deep understanding of the ocean and the rich life beneath the surface. Having served in the New Zealand Navy for a number of years and working in commercial tuna fishing, Darren eventually came to build one of the finest fishing machines in the area.
Days Out is a 2026 custom-built 9mtr Makaira She is powered by twin 250HP Honda engines. The boat can take up to 6 people inshore and up to 4 offshore and it's rigged with Garmin navigational electronics, features a toilet, tuna tubes, a big live well, and ice boxes. She has a full cabin,, plenty of room for fishing, and enough shade for all people onboard. She is a boat build locally fit to weather these waters.
You'll face numerous fish species in the Bay of Islands. Darren is a specialist when it comes to Yellowtail Kingfish and Snapper. His private trips will see you using a variety of techniques, using catch tackle and quality rods and lines. Darren will supply all the gear, tackle, and license. There will be some snacks and drinks on board lunch can be served for an additional cost if requested beforehand.
Book your spot and come for a great day out on the water! Get your camera and a sunblock, then hop onboard.
Days Out Fishing Charters offers unique fishing experience in the rich Bay of Islands. These waters are crammed with fish off all shapes and colors, and you will be fishing with the Bay of Islands' only big Snapper and Kingfish Specialist - Skipper Darren Knapping
Whether you're a pro angler or a bit less experienced, Capt. Darren will help you have a time to remember. His trips run year round and often get people the fish of their lifetime. Just have a look at all the fish and smiley people in the photos above - and you'll understand what Days Out is all about.
Skipper Darren is a local fisherman. He grew up fishing around these waters and has a deep understanding of the ocean and the rich life beneath the surface. Having served in the New Zealand Navy for a number of years and working in commercial tuna fishing, Darren eventually came to build one of the finest fishing machines in the area.
Days Out is a 2026 custom-built 9mtr Makaira She is powered by twin 250HP Honda engines. The boat can take up to 6 people inshore and up to 4 offshore and it's rigged with Garmin navigational electronics, features a toilet, tuna tubes, a big live well, and ice boxes. She has a full cabin,, plenty of room for fishing, and enough shade for all people onboard. She is a boat build locally fit to weather these waters.
You'll face numerous fish species in the Bay of Islands. Darren is a specialist when it comes to Yellowtail Kingfish and Snapper. His private trips will see you using a variety of techniques, using catch tackle and quality rods and lines. Darren will supply all the gear, tackle, and license. There will be some snacks and drinks on board lunch can be served for an additional cost if requested beforehand.
Book your spot and come for a great day out on the water! Get your camera and a sunblock, then hop onboard.
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Murimotu Hohaia5.0VerifiedFishing trip we'll NEVER forget.
Snapper Trip – Private/6 PAX (AM) on October 30, 2024 • 7 adults • 1 childTHE BEST FISHING EXPERIENCE. This fishing charter was the best we've ever been on. Such a great day out with all my family. Captain was very helpful, knowledgeable and obviously loves what he does. Made us all feel comfortable straight off the bat with some good old laughs. We started easing into the whole experience with catching live bait, which was alot of fun in itself.Definitely will be recommending him to all our family and we'll be coming back next year to do it all over again. 10/10 from us, and most of all we caught fish ( not just the live bait) haha. Thanks captain !!! Everyone had a blast !!!!
Robyn IredaleRepeat angler5.0VerifiedExcellent fishing experience
7 Hr Trip – Kingfish Private/6 PAX on February 12, 2024 • 3 adultsThe trip started with a warm welcome by Darren. His boat is very sturdy, clean and roomy, and best of all it has plenty of shade. It was a warm sunny day so this was very welcome. First we chased our live bait - a fun part of the trip. We then roamed around some of Darren’s known spots and ended up with 3 lovely kingfish and one snapper. This was what we were after so we were happy! Darren arranged smoking of the biggest two and filleted the other one for us. Darren was very attentive and encouraged us to land our own fish.
Kate GazzardRepeat angler5.0VerifiedGreat Day Out
Snapper Trip – Private/6 PAX (PM) on April 16, 2024 • 7 adults • 3 childrenCaptain Darren and his son Caleb are full of enthusiasm and character. We had 4 adults and 3 kids on board. The 3 kids got to catch the live bait then we all had plenty of opportunity to catch Snapper and Kingfish and took home a very good feed! We never had to bait a line or remove a fish. They did all the hard work. All we had to do was take food and drinks and reel the fish in! Great day on the ocean. Thank you.
- Mark HawkerRepeat angler5.0Verified
Great Days fishing - caught Kingfish & Snappers.
7 Hr Trip – Kingfish Private/6 PAX on February 8, 2025 • 1 adultHad a great days fishing with Darren. Caught 2 Kingfish around 15-20lb & a few snappers. The crew knew their stuff & were good company for the day.
Angela MacleanRepeat angler5.0VerifiedGreat morning
4 hours private 2 pacs on December 2, 2024 • 2 adultsCaptain Darren hosted a fantastic morning for us. He was welcoming, explained the fishing tactics well and kept us on the fish. Great experience!
Jess Korewha4.7VerifiedWhole experience
Winter blue fin 4 pacs on August 10, 2024 • 6 adultsGreat skipper our crew thoroughly enjoyed their day out. Thanks Darren awesome experience
Jeremy Shadwell5.0VerifiedCaptain Darren
Snapper Trip – Private/6 PAX (PM) on March 23, 2023 • 6 adultsThank you Captain Darren for a fantastic day. Thanks again highly appreciated your knowledge and experience. 10/10. Cheers Jeremy
Jeremy WilliamsRepeat angler5.0VerifiedHighly recommended
Snapper Trip – Private/6 PAX (AM) on December 28, 2022 • 6 adultsGreat trip, great knowledgable skipper, Darren did a great job, put us on to some fantastic fish including a very impressive 16lb snapper for my daughter. All the fish were filleted and skinned for us to take home. Would definitely recommend Darren and Days Out.
Johan Eliasson5.0VerifiedHalf day trip!
Snapper Trip – Private/6 PAX (AM) on March 15, 2023 • 3 adultsGreat day on the sea!
Mathew Tamou5.0Verified7hr trip 6am start. Skip Darren
7 Hr Trip – Kingfish Shared/6 PAX on December 19, 2019 • 1 adultGreat day out with skip Darren. Got a load of Snapper however the Kingis decided not to play ball, all in all a great day with light hearted banter and a few lessons learnt told by our Skipper Darren. Well done Mate. We shall return... .
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Darren is an exceptional Skipper. Thanks RNZN for developing people of this quality. Friendly, professional, knowledgeable, reliable and a great organiser. The boat is in perfect shape as is the gear. shout out for crew Johnny as well. Great guy. They don't just take you to the perfect spots, they coach you in the technique for bait fishing (early morning adrenalin) to landing that big tuna and grabbing a snapper on the way home for dinner. But it does not stop there. Darren organised a Weighmaster on the way in to weigh that trophy and someone to cut it up, smoke it and send it home. In two words: "World Class".
Darren and his team were excellent. We had a fun time and caught plenty of fish. Would highly recommend Days Out to anyone. The equipment was of high standard, Darren was highly knowledgeable, personable and entertaining, they really took care of us and anticipated our needs, making sure everyone was comfortable, knew what to do (coaching!) and had a wonderful time. Thank you, 10/10!
Was a pleasure Jason till next time safe travels
very fun day of fishing with Captain Darren. Caught lots of tasty snapper, which we were able to take to a local restaurant to fry up for us for lunch before we boarded pur cruise ship. Bay of Islands is gorgeous, and we would love to rerturn and fish again with Captain Darren!
Darren was a great guide. Caught my Pb Snapper and Kingfish. Boat was great and all fish expertly filleted. Also saw big pod od dolphin. Great day allround.
Was great to get you out a fab day
great skipper
FAQs about Days Out Fishing Charters BOI NZ
- NZ $1,450 per group - Snapper Trip – Private/6 PAX (AM) (5 hours)
- NZ $2,000 per group - 7 Hr Trip – Kingfish Private/6 PAX (7 hours)
- NZ $2,600 per group - Private Hapuka deep sea (8 hours)
- NZ $3,000 per day per group - Winter blue fin 4 pacs (2 days)
- NZ $3,200 per group - Private (marlin) 4pax (8 hours)
- Toilet Fresh water flush toilet
- GPS State-of-art Garmin 16 inch touch screen
- Fishfinder Garmin 1kw transducer
- Live bait well Massive live bait tank 4x tuna tubes
- Refrigerator
- Multimedia system
- Wireless trolling motor
- Outriggers Custom made
- Tuna tubes Two tuna tubes custom built into the boat
- Ice box
- Radar 48 mile
- Rods, reels & tackle (Fully sponsored by Okuma)
- Live bait (Jack Mackerel)
- Lures
- Catch cleaning & filleting (All fish are iced down and filleted free of. Charge bagged and ready for you to take )
- Snacks (Biscuits)
- Drinks (Hot and cold drinks avaliable)
- First mate (As required)
- Fishing license (With saltwater fishing in New Zealand, you are not required to have any licenses. However, fresh water does the Department of Conservation in the north island and fish and game in the south island are where you can get them)
- Inshore fishing (Snapper, Trevally, Kingfish)
- Nearshore fishing (Kingfish, Snapper, Shark)
- Reef fishing (Snapper, Kingfish, Shark and many more)
- Wreck fishing (Various species)
- Light tackle
- Heavy tackle
- Bottom fishing
- Spinning
- Jigging
- Popping
- Drift fishing
- Deep sea fishing
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- Hapuka
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