Andrew Mcgaughey
Captain

Andrew Mcgaughey

Paihia, New Zealand
Angler's choice
25+ reviews
I have lived and fished most of my life in the Bay of Islands. At present living in Russell. My big game fishing career started in 1993 when I owned and operated the 40' Pelin MV Intrepid for several years. Whilst owner I upgraded intrepid to Three Kings survey and had 5 years of amazing fishing at the Kings. While owning the Intrepid apart from several records one of my customers caught the very first Wahoo in NZ waters close in by the Nine pin in the Bay. Hence why my next 4 game boats have been called Wahoo. I have had many years of successful fishing out of the Bay and my customers have won many major fishing contests including the very prestigious yellowtail light tackle. As well as fishing the Bay of Islands I have fished several other parts of the world like Vanuatu and Australia.

Charter

Rating

4.9
37 reviews
4.9
Boat & Equipment
4.9
Captain & Crew
4.9
Fishing Experience

What anglers say

100%
Recommend this charter
97%
Caught fish

All reviews (37)

Showing 1 – 5 of 37 reviews
  • Pernell Turner
    Pernell Turner
    Repeat angler
    nz
    New Zealand
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    Member since 2023
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    3 trips
    5.0
    Verified

    Outstanding 6-Hour Charter with Wahoo Sports Fishing

    6 Hour Trip – Kingfish • 4 adults

    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.

    Reported catch:
    Yellowtail Amberjack
    Pink Snapper
  • Graham Mackinnon
    Graham Mackinnon
    Repeat angler
    nz
    New Zealand
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    Member since 2018
    •
    3 trips
    5.0
    Verified

    Wahoo Fantastic Fishing Trip

    4 Hour Trip – Snapper • 5 adults

    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.

    Reported catch:
    Pink Snapper
    Response from Captain

    cheers. look forward to getting you back out on the water.

  • Mischa Reid
    Mischa Reid
    Repeat angler
    au
    Australia
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    Member since 2025
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    2 trips
    5.0
    Verified

    Great Family Trip

    6 Hour Trip – Kingfish • 4 adults • 1 child

    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.

  • Tony Jackson
    Tony Jackson
    Repeat angler
    au
    Australia
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    Member since 2026
    •
    2 trips
    5.0
    Verified

    everything we hoped for ( except the marlin)

    9 Hour Trip – Big Game (MAX 6) • 4 adults

    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.

  • Gary Shannon
    Gary Shannon
    au
    Australia
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    Member since 2023
    5.0
    Verified

    A 10 out of 10 fishing experience !

    4 Hour Trip – Snapper • 6 adults

    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.

Real catches shared by our community

  • Andy Mcgaughey Sportsfishing
    Andy Mcgaughey SportsfishingPaihia
    Great day
    Daren L.
    Daren L.
  • Andy Mcgaughey Sportsfishing
    Andy Mcgaughey SportsfishingPaihia
    Amazing Day!
    Diane C.
    Diane C.
  • Andy Mcgaughey Sportsfishing
    Andy Mcgaughey SportsfishingPaihia
    Family had an excellent time and caught some big red snapper!!
    Call C.
    Call C.
  • Andy Mcgaughey Sportsfishing
    Andy Mcgaughey SportsfishingPaihia
    Awesome day out
    Metro A.
    Metro A.
  • Andy Mcgaughey Sportsfishing
    Andy Mcgaughey SportsfishingPaihia
    Outstanding 6-Hour Charter with Wahoo Sports Fishing
    Pernell T.
    Pernell T.
  • Andy Mcgaughey Sportsfishing
    Andy Mcgaughey SportsfishingPaihia
    Great fishing charter
    Cailin S.
    Cailin S.
  • Andy Mcgaughey Sportsfishing
    Andy Mcgaughey SportsfishingPaihia
    Very good for your “Brain”
    Kym R.
    Kym R.
  • Andy Mcgaughey Sportsfishing
    Andy Mcgaughey SportsfishingPaihia
    January fishing trip
    Dalainey B.
    Dalainey B.
  • Andy Mcgaughey Sportsfishing
    Andy Mcgaughey SportsfishingPaihia
    Amazing trip!
    Lee M.
    Lee M.
  • Andy Mcgaughey Sportsfishing
    Andy Mcgaughey SportsfishingPaihia
    Wonderful trip
    Sherry W.
    Sherry W.

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