Hauraki Express
Hauraki Express
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Hauraki Express fishing charters specialise in full-day guided fishing trips hunting the work-ups and reefs around the Hauraki Gulf. Specialising in lure fishing and live baiting, targeting mainly snapper and kingfish. We pride ourselves in finding big fish daily, and our techniques are easy to learn for beginners. Fishing is great in the Hauraki Gulf year-round, skippers set a game plan according to the season and where the fish are biting. We provide the latest high-spec Daiwa rod and reel sets, and best in class lures and terminal tackle. Our Extreme boats are fast and modern, comfortably fishing up to six people per trip. Hauraki Express water taxis offer a fast and reliable option for travelling to and from Auckland and its surrounding Islands. We pride ourselves on our flexibility; and being a family owned and operated business we know that our good customer service helps build lasting relationships with our clients. All boats have private flush toilets and protected cabins
Auckland Central, New Zealand
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Wassa
9 contributions
Jan 2020
Finn our skipper did a good job putting us on the fish and making it fun for our 2 children on board aged 7 and 10 years old. We caught a heap of bait fish then went out to Shearers rock then Flat rock and then the Wreck - we caught 5 King fish and kept 3 good ones. Great memories for the kids as it was their first ever fishing trip and they are still going on about how massive the king fish was and how tasty with chips. That's especially since Jaiden our 10 year old caught one of the keepers.

Thanks Finn
Written January 11, 2020
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Looks like you had a great day. Thanks very much for the review and photos.
Written January 14, 2020
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Kingi P
Auckland, New Zealand3 contributions
Feb 2020
Wow best day ever,

Hauraki Express and Captain Jack.

In short! The Best Charter, Best Day & Best Captain

Captain Jack picked us up at 7.45am from Pier 21 Westhaven – Auckland. With an enthusiastic safety briefing delivered and high expectations set. We headed north towards Little Barrier for a spot of Kingfish. We picked up some live bait real close to Auckland and made our way to spot X.
With not a cloud in the sky, a gentle wind at our backs, a balmy 25 degrees C, and the swell so flat you would not believe you were on the ocean. The trip out was amazing. Massive work ups, birds diving everywhere. Dolphins and Whales chasing the baitfish out in the harbor was just the icing on the cake. Our clients were thrilled and we hadn’t even started fishing yet.
10.00am: Spot X reached, livies rigged and ready for the battle. Some wise words from Captain Jack and we start the drift process. Drop 3 ½ colors (circa 35 meters) if you weren’t color blind that is. The live bait did their jobs in attracting the Kingfish, we watched the rods load up and the boys get railed. It was so good, the Kingfish did win a couple of battles however, some weren’t so lucky and the team knew they had been in a fight.
Snapper for days, whilst all this was going on we had a rig out fishing the bottom and it was hard to keep up with the hookups from both kingfish and snapper. Once our team were out of puff and our anglers suitably restored with fluid and sustenance. We thought we would settle in for some lazy snapper fishing for the final hour of the trip. That thought couldn’t have been further from the truth. With five rods over the side, kabura rigged up, the battle was again joined, a solid hour of snapper hauling from 400mm-600mm long, it was ridiculous, Captain Jack and Hauraki are all about sustainable fishing so enough was caught and the last hour was catch and release.

Highly recommend, great team
Written February 20, 2020
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Thanks Kingi, great to hear you guys had such a fantastic day.
Written March 11, 2020
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Will250
Auckland Central, New Zealand5 contributions
Jan 2020
Hauraki Express gave us an outstanding day hunting Kingies on a beautiful summers day out in the Hauraki Gulf. Skipper George was highly knowledgeable and extremely efficient, and threw in some solid banter for good measure. Working to a shortened timeframe as some of us had flights to catch at the end of the day, he took us out from Sandspit and plonked us right on top of the baitfish with minimal fuss. After a half hour or so of harvesting mackerel we were heading into the Gulf. On arrival at our spot, the reels were screaming from start to finish, and with the help of expert boat positioning and guidance from George, we landed 7 solid Kingfish and a snapper in the space of a couple of hours, taking home 3 for culinary purposes. We were deposited back at the dock right on time ready to make our connections.
Couldn't recommend more highly.
Written January 27, 2020
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Thanks Will, sounds like a cracker day. Glad you got to feel the power of a Kingfish.
Written January 28, 2020
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Mike Harman
1 contribution
Mar 2022
Great day out with Hauraki Express, we set off around 8am and started the day reeling in live bait. After we brought aboard 30-40 bait fish we then head out to little barrier and dropped our lines looking for some Kingfish. We ended up catching around 12 Kingfish, throwing back around 9 due to being less than 85cm, encouraging sustainable fishing practices. We ended the day with around 3 big Kingfish and 15 snapper. One of the best fishing experiences I've ever had, and the most fish I've caught in the last 5 years!

10/10 Would recommend!
Written April 3, 2022
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rkfenberg
1 contribution
Sep 2020
First time charter in the Hauraki Gulf for friends birthday. 6 of us had an incredible time with a great amount of Snapper and Kahawai! Amazing knowledge from Captain Jack and incredibly professional. Would do again, would recommend to anyone looking for a great day fishing in Auckland coupled with great scenery and wildlife.
Only issue now is how to eat this much fish and what treatments to give it!
Sashimi, ceviche, crudo, carpaccio, curry.....
Amazing!
Written September 20, 2020
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Thanks for your review, great to hear your first time on a Hauraki Gulf charter was such a success.
Written November 5, 2020
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NZSurf
Auckland4 contributions
Mar 2021
What an epic day! These guys run a slick operation and do not disappoint! We were out with skipper George, he is a very knowledgeable fisherman and a great host. The boys landed some massive Kingfish. If you want a quality day on the water and the best chance of catching great fish I could not recommend these guys enough. I am looking to make my next booking already. Awesome stuff.
Written March 11, 2021
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Thanks for your review, we look forward to having you back on board.
Written May 12, 2021
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topshotnz
Auckland, New Zealand45 contributions
Apr 2022 • Business
Booked George and the team at Hauraki Express to take my sales team out for a days fishing as a thank you for all their efforts over the past 2 years.
The Hauraki Express crew were extremely easy to deal with and very helpful and obliging.
They operate a very tidy and clean boat.
Unfortunately the weather / wind was all that friendly and although we got some fish it was hard work…. But that’s why it’s called fishing and not shopping !
Can absolutely recommend Hauraki Express
Written April 6, 2022
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Charlie Urry
1 contribution
Dec 2021
Our 4th year as a company using the Hauraki Express boats for our Christmas party, It gets better every year. The guys onboard make it the most enjoyable day of the year and I couldn't recommend it more to anyone looking for a good day out. Cant wait for next year already.
Written December 28, 2021
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Ty_Willz
3 contributions
Mar 2021 • Friends
It was the teams second time booking the full day guided tour and both occasions it has been a thrill! The skipper is an absolute good .... fill in the blanks lol. See you again soon hopefully bro, otherwise same time next year. 👌🏽
Written March 26, 2021
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Thanks for your review, we look forward to having the team back.
Written May 12, 2021
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Goey Souf
Auckland, New Zealand10 contributions
Jan 2020 • Business
Absolute legends, cannot recommend it enough. Best charter I've been on.
Our captain for the day Finn, had the spots poppin off right from the get go.
The lads all had a sick day.
If you want a good time, definitely throw your money these guys way!!!
Written January 12, 2020
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Thanks for great your feedback, glad to hear you had such a fantastic day with Finn.
Written January 13, 2020
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