Let's be real, Spearfishing in the winter can be quite challenging. Winters in New Zealand provide the best visibility of the year in water.
This is the time when green algae being formed throughout the summer, vanishes due to cold weather in winters.
Also, only the people who are die hard fans of fishing are seen spearfishing during winter days. Here are the top things to be kept in mind while spearfishing in winters.
Keep yourself warm choosing the right Clothing
Diving deep into the the water and hunting a fish can be quite successful in winters but there are some things that need to be considered. Keeping yourself warm in the cold water is the first necessary thing during spearfishing in cold weather. it is recommended to wear a full suit of thickness ranging between 7mm and 9mm. Use swim suits with rubber exterior rather than using a nylon one.
Analysiing the right condition
To catch a good snapper piece, the right atmosphere and weather conditions are required so that the snapper comes and park ups in the shallows. Before you start your spearfishing experience, have a look at the weather app in your phone to see any rain probability or extreme windy conditions. Rain and wind can cause mud on the ground to come up and bad visibility at harbour area. You can have a succesful and an ultimate spearfishing experience if you don't have these two weather conditions at your dive sites.
Spearfishing- how to hunt ?
After you have arranged a suit of appropriate thickness to keep you warm during winters and analysed your diving spots, it's time to figure out how you can make your spearfishing experience worth it. 
There are different types of spearguns available in the market nowadays.
- Pneumatic Spearguns- work on the mechanism of how much air pressure is being pumped in the tank, defines the impact that the shaft might have on the target. For info you may view Cressi Star 55 Speargun.
- Rail and Reef Spearguns- These are band powered spearguns those work on single or double band mechanism. For info you may view Cressi Sioux 75 Rubber reef speargun, Cressi Yuma 75 rail Speargun.
Ground Bait is one of the most successful Spearfishing technique that you might use to hunt a fish in cold weather. Be aware and concious about where your fishes are and which direction they are heading to. Place your bait at a location where there is deep water nearby so that the fish approcahing the bait has a false sense of security. To look for baits that could be used for spearfishing visit Action Outdoors Limited. Make sure you have enough space to hunt the fish with your speargun and at the same time you are not visible to the fish. Approach the fish to be hunted with sun facing your back, which will allow you to have a clear view and at the same time will make the fish blinded by the sun. Good luck for your fishing and we wish you a great spearfishing experience.
