Captain
Paul Vlug

Member since January 2018 Paihia, New Zealand
Background
Captain Paul Vlug has been fishing the waters surrounding the Islands for over four decades. He's been a customer on many fishing charters throughout his life, so he's very aware of what the customer wants and deserves – he works very hard to make sure that your trips with him are both extremely fun and make great memories for years on end. He prides himself on being customer-centric and will do everything in his power to make sure your trips are as fun as possible.
Techniques
Live and cut bait, 10kg nylon ledger rigs for reef fishing, 48kg braid for Kingfish.

Hey, I'm Captain Paul Vlug

Paihia, New Zealand
Background
Captain Paul Vlug has been fishing the waters surrounding the Islands for over four decades. He's been a customer on many fishing charters throughout his life, so he's very aware of what the customer wants and deserves – he works very hard to make sure that your trips with him are both extremely fun and make great memories for years on end. He prides himself on being customer-centric and will do everything in his power to make sure your trips are as fun as possible.
Techniques
Live and cut bait, 10kg nylon ledger rigs for reef fishing, 48kg braid for Kingfish.

My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.6 / 5
(67 reviews)
Paihia
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Trips from US $206

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.6 / 5
out of 5 stars from 67 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.5 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (49)
Excellent
Exceptional half day of fishing!
Fishing
+46
Angler rating
50
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5
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
90%
Friendly captain
98%
Recommend this charter
91%
Appropriate for children
82%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish
87%
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Tsz Hin (hinson) Lau
Auckland, New Zealand
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

4 days fishing trip with Captain Paul

VERIFIED   4 Day Trip โ€“ Kingfish (Private) on April 2, 2019
Incredible experience ! Wish we could rate 5+ stars for the nice charter, friendly and helpful captain, also the fishing spots...
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Linda T.
Auckland, New Zealand
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Wonderful 3/4 day with Captain George.

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip โ€“ Kingfish (Shared) on December 28, 2019
This was about as perfect as a trip can be.ย  Great fishing, great captain, beautiful Bay of Islands.ย  Highly recommend
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Rick B.
New Zealand
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

6 hr kingfish charter

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip โ€“ Kingfish (Shared) on March 31, 2018
Captain Paul provided us with a first class fishing experience and great memories. He works hard to find the fish and is most...
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John C.
Very good
3.3 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Good
3.0 / 5
Crew
Good
3.0 / 5
Overall

February fishing trip

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip โ€“ Kingfish (Private) on February 28, 2025
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Jessica A.
Wellington, New Zealand
Very good
4.0 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

July fishing trip

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip โ€“ Kingfish (Private) on July 29, 2021
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