It was on California’s Catalina Island Zane Grey met Otago-born Charles Baker. He wrote so much that even after he died in 1939, his publisher was able to release a new title every year for the following 24 years.Īs well as Westerns, Zane Grey loved telling stories of legendary battles with giant fish, preferably based on his own experience as a member of the Tuna Club of Catalina Island, the world’s oldest game fishing association. His books have spawned more than 100 movies, and it was said sales of all his written works were exceeded only by the Bible and the Boy Scouts Handbook.
Zane Grey became one of the most famous novelists of his day. He graduated in dentistry like his old man, but instead of going into the family business he decided he’d rather put his hand to writing, and not teeth. He followed in his father’s footsteps to a point. So how and why did this American writer proclaim the greatness of game fishing in the Bay of Islands to the rest of the world? Pearl Zane Grey was born in Zanesville, Ohio in 1872. The History of Big Game Fishing In The Bay Of Islands If you want the thrill, the chase, and adrenaline pumping excitement that comes with big game fishing, the Bay of Islands is the place for you.Īs early as 1926, American writer Zane Grey enthusiastically described the Bay of Islands as the “Angler’s El Dorado,” and the east coast of Northland remains a fisherman’s paradise to this day.
New Zealand is home to some o spectacular big game fishing and the Bay of Islands is no exception.
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