About Marine Intel
Marine Intel is a subscription service for game fishers across New Zealand who want to spend more time catching fish and less time wondering where they might be.
It combines detailed ocean data with real on-the-water experience to deliver clear, practical intelligence on current conditions.
The focus is simple: identify the best water forming, explain why it matters, and help members make better calls before they leave the ramp. If you are serious about game fishing and want to fish smarter, Marine Intel is built to give you an edge.
How Marine Intel Started
Marine Intel grew out of finding there was no great solution offering daily updates with clear, clean, usable information in a space where water can change overnight and old data quickly becomes bad data. There is no shortage of ocean data available, but very little of it is presented in a way that actually helps anglers decide where to go and how to fish it. Marine Intel was created to bridge that gap by interpreting the data, filtering out the noise, providing daily intel, and offering additional support when it is needed. The result is a set of reports designed to be clear, practical, and immediately usable. Not raw screenshots. Not theory. Just focused intel built around how conditions are stacking up right now.
About Matt
Marine Intel was founded by Matt, a South Island angler with a long-standing passion for fishing. His interest began early, chasing trout and salmon with his stepdad Graeme, before expanding through time spent working on a charter boat. That experience taught him the realities of putting customers onto fish and exposed him to pelagic fishing through stories and lessons shared by skippers who had spent years chasing tuna and other species throughout the Pacific.
Life later took Matt and his partner Kate to Australia, where careers became the main focus for several years. Fishing never disappeared though, with regular missions whenever time allowed while living in South East Queensland. After moving back to Christchurch, a holiday to Nelson with his now wife Kate reignited that passion in a big way.
Since then, it has been hard to keep him off the water. From chasing kingfish locally through summer to becoming fully fixated on tuna and marlin around the South Island, and during regular trips back to Queensland, where he always finds time to get offshore with friends and family. These days, when he is not building reports and helping Marine Intel members find fish, Matt is on the water most weeks chasing whatever the weather and season allow. He is constantly researching and expanding his knowledge of pelagic species in New Zealand, both on and off the water. He loves anything with a line in hand, but what really fires him up is helping others get onto fish they have only ever dreamed about.
The Marine Intel Difference
Every Marine Intel report is built from Matt’s own research and interpretation. Multiple data sources and specialist tools are pulled together and layered with real-world fishing experience to work out what actually matters. Rather than flooding members with raw charts, Marine Intel highlights priority zones and key marks, backed by written context that explains how conditions are stacking up and where time and fuel are best spent. The reports are designed to work whether you are new to game fishing or part of an experienced crew looking to sharpen your edge. Clear enough to follow. Smart enough to trust. This is not guesswork and it is not generic. It is informed judgement, refined over time, and backed by serious data. Local knowledge. Smart interpretation. Real results.
How You Access Marine Intel
Once subscribed, you receive private access to the Marine Intel Google Drive within 24 hours. Reports are uploaded and updated regularly and can be accessed from anywhere, whether you are planning a trip at home or checking conditions on the go. Website-based access to reports is in development and planned for the coming months. Members also have the option to join the Marine Intel Messenger group. It is a relaxed, like-minded community where fishos share catches, flag upcoming trips, and pass on real-time observations from the water.
Part of the Fishing Community
Marine Intel is built by a fisho, for fishos, and stays closely connected to what is actually happening on the water around New Zealand. At the end of the day, it is about helping people fish with more confidence, make better decisions before they leave the ramp, and get more enjoyment out of their time on the water.
