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
(48 reviews)
Paihia
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Trips from US $198

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.6 / 5
out of 5 stars from 48 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (41)
Snapper!!
excellent family outing today
excellent family outing today
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
97%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
92%
Appropriate for children
85%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
86%
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Marco V.
Very good
3.3 / 5
Experience:
Good
3.0 / 5
Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Good
3.0 / 5
Overall

Bay of Island good fishing spot

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip โ€“ Kingfish (Shared) on January 21, 2024
Paul is a good guide, we fished a full morning. We leave 6 a.m. and we returned 12 a.m. punctual. First we stopped to fish...
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Jackie T.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

awsome family adventure

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Snapper (Private) on November 4, 2023
great day spent with family caught pleanty of good fish action on as soon as paul got us to spot X and droped the anchor.
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Joseph J.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

March fishing trip

VERIFIED   Smashing kingfish, Cavalli islands on March 13, 2024
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Prudence M.
Auckland, New Zealand
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Half day CPT Paul

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Snapper (Private) on March 25, 2023
Paul was a great bloke, helpful in every way. He taught us a lot about fishing and we caught heaps of snapper and one...
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Mark H.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

March fishing trip

VERIFIED   Smashing kingfish, Cavalli islands on March 19, 2024
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