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With over 30 years in the Wellington region.

The New Black Pearl

The BRAND NEW Black Pearl is a custom built 10m Osprey powered by twin 225 Yamaha outboards supporting the latest release in outboard technology, Yamahas “HELM MASTER” system.

Fully kitted out with the latest Raymarine electronics, with Matts 30 years of fishing in the Wellington area and ongoing experience in the charter industry no detail has been overlooked.

In full restricted coastal Maritime survey she truly is a go anywhere boat and the newest most modern charter boat in the Wellington area.

Reliable & fast, cruising at 30 knots she gets you to the fishing spots quickly and safely, meaning more time for fishing and less time traveling!

Directions: Launching Locations

On the majority of trips we leave from Mana Cruising Club or occasionally Seaview Marina depending on the weather and fishing expectations, I will confirm this with you the night before.

Mana Cruising Club 5 Pascoe Avenue, Mana, Porirua 5026, New Zealand.

When heading north on SH1 after going over the inlet bridge take a left at the second set of traffic lights at the marina motel. Head over the train tracks and take a left between the rugby fields. You can park next to the club rooms in the members area, I will be to the right by the launching ramp.

Seaview Marina 100 Port Road, Seaview, Lower Hutt 5010, New Zealand.

Park on Port Road closest to the corner of Marine Drive (Eastbourne end) Walk through the track by the toilets and across the car park. I will be in front of you at the launching ramp.

Skipper: Matt Dobson

I grew up fishing in Wellington chasing anything with fins. In the past I have run fishing charters in the Bay of Islands NZ, catching everything from Snapper to Marlin. I have been a top Trout guide in Queenstown. After fishing the Wellington area for over 20 years I established Black Pearl Charters in 2013 and I am enjoying every minute of it.

My philosophy on guiding is to get you guys out there fishing and having fun. So I have built up a fishing charter that I would want to fish with if i were to go on a charter myself – fast, clean, safe but most all, fun!

Whether this is your first time, or you have fished the whole world, you won’t be disappointed by my knowledge of the area and the fishing we have on offer. My friendly relaxed attitude will be sure to make for an enjoyable day on the water.

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  • Was awesome afternoon Father caught his first snapper at age 67 .on the fish that day Matt cheers Dude

    Boogerneese Dave Avatar Boogerneese Dave
    May 30, 2018

    Fantastic day today. Thanks heaps Matt what an awesome charter. You were so welcoming and we all had a great time.

    Gaylene Boggs Avatar Gaylene Boggs
    March 30, 2018

    Over the last few years have been out with Matt at least 10 times. Had some incredible days and even the hard days fishing by Matt's standards outshine some of the other charters I've been on.

    Jason Benham Avatar Jason Benham
    October 24, 2017
  • positive review  went out with Matt the other night an had an awsome time, great guy with a primo boat an knows his stuff. will deffinitly be going out with him again.

    Sam Sydow Avatar Sam Sydow
    March 2, 2021

    Great charter heaps of fun..... skipper is awesome

    Daz Horsley Avatar Daz Horsley
    January 12, 2018

    positive review  Great evening charter with Matt. He made less than perfect conditions look easy. very knowledgeable skipper .

    Anne Simpson Avatar Anne Simpson
    December 9, 2018
  • positive review  Amazing charter. Matt is a great fisherman and host. Fully recommend

    Rory Lenihan-Ikin Avatar Rory Lenihan-Ikin
    April 29, 2021

    positive review  Our team had a great afternoon on Black Pearl. It was a beautiful day and they enjoyed the fishing.

    Fiona Palmer Avatar Fiona Palmer
    December 15, 2019

    Put us on the biggest kings in nz! Have been on a few charters around the country and the black Pearl is at the top of our list to catch big fish! Cheers black pearl and skipper matt for the best fishing missions ever!

    Peter Wright Avatar Peter Wright
    December 7, 2017
  • Awesome trip out... caught about a hundred snapper kept 30!!!! Great day out with Matt... highly recommend

    Natasha Keith Avatar Natasha Keith
    January 22, 2018

    positive review  awesome day out on the black pearl even know the fishing was hard due to a super full moon still went home with a good feed and had heaps of fun thanks Matt highly recommend cheers

    Scott Hurley Avatar Scott Hurley
    March 22, 2019

    positive review  Awesome good fishing Matt will look after ya

    Carl Coley Avatar Carl Coley
    October 30, 2018
  • positive review  Best charter in Wellington

    Keith Storey Avatar Keith Storey
    December 3, 2019

    negative review  would not recommend very unpleasant

    Ryan Shepard Avatar Ryan Shepard
    January 7, 2021

    positive review  We had an amazing trip out with Black Pearl! The captain was awesome and the fishing was so much fun with plenty of snapper fillets to take home. Totally recommend and we’ll be back for more. Worth every cent!

    Sarah Sally Schiess Moncheur Avatar Sarah Sally Schiess Moncheur
    April 9, 2021
  • Awesome morning out on the black pearl this morning. Snapper for the boys, kingi for the queen few kahawai in amongst it too! Great hospitality from Matt! Real down to earth and realistic. Highly recommend to anyone looking to do a fishing charter.

    Amanda MacDonald Avatar Amanda MacDonald
    February 15, 2018

    Another awesome trip with Matt on the Black Pearl! If I’m organizing the trip, it will always be with him and his boat. Fast, reliable and good conversations. Not to mention a bin full of fish! �

    Dan Leavasa Avatar Dan Leavasa
    April 2, 2018

    positive review  Another fantastic day out on the water with Matt and The Black Pearl. He certainly knows where to find the fish. Would certainly recommend this Charter to anyone. We've had several trips with Matt now and he never disappoints. Bring on the next one!

    Tracy McAra Avatar Tracy McAra
    July 3, 2022
  • Been a couple of times - each time Matt went above and beyond to ensure we had a great time. Top notch gear, local knowledge, comfortable boat and gets you onto the fish super quick thanks to twin grunty outboards. Worth every penny.

    Aengus Jankowsky Avatar Aengus Jankowsky
    October 24, 2017

    positive review  Very comfortable and great new boat. Matt is a great skipper and landed us right on the fish. Great evening out.

    Eric Rawlings Avatar Eric Rawlings
    December 18, 2019

    Did an awesome evening run with the boys last night and it was absolutely amazing and beautiful. Best charter any of us had been to in Wellington hands down! No over crowding, perfect size and space for 5 to comfortably fish and not just fishing in one single spot! We all went home with a decent amount of fish, was a good selection of Kahawai, Terakihi, Gurnard and Snapper. (There were a few sharks we had to get off the lines but it was great entertainment!) Matt is awesome and friendly, offered us a cuppa / drinks & snacks which we definitely weren't used to on other charters. We are all still buzzing from the trip and planning more to come. Definitely give Matt a call and plan your next charter with him, great value for money and a bloody good bloke!

    Chantelle Deans Avatar Chantelle Deans
    October 21, 2017
  • positive review  I got positive results using Adoda love spell in bringing back my husband and make my marriage work again via http://dradodalovetemple.com I can’t express in words how grateful I am Dr Adoda for the amazing work, It’s like we’ve finally rediscovered those things about each other that made us fall in love in the first place. All of the worrying and stress has simply vanished.

    Amanda Althouse Avatar Amanda Althouse
    October 29, 2022

    positive review  We had another awesome trip with Matt Dobson, he is friendly and has a very clean and tidy vessel, its a beast of a boat really. The fishing was a day of surprises starting with the weather followed by a mixed bag with Snapper, Gurnard, Trevally, Tarakihi, Kahawai all coming aboard... Cheers Matt boys were stoked....

    Patrick Barrett Avatar Patrick Barrett
    December 22, 2020

    negative review  I am ashamed to say i wasted money with these cowboys Fool on me for trusting these Crooks

    Jamie Doyle Avatar Jamie Doyle
    January 30, 2021
  • positive review  Matt's a great host, found us a great spot and we all came home with some snapper. will go again

    Kevin Anderson Avatar Kevin Anderson
    March 17, 2019

    Hands down best charter in Wellington. Top quality gear & a skipper full of knowledge. highly recommended. 🐟

    Lisa Noble Avatar Lisa Noble
    December 7, 2017

    Fantastic charter and fantastic captain. #options

    Steve Bird Avatar Steve Bird
    December 7, 2017
  • positive review  Recommend Black Pearl Charters to anyone! Enjoyed yesterday even in the southerly cold and rain it was a lot of fun! No wind and calm sea. Thanks to Matt for the afternoon! Will be back!

    Ro Brown Avatar Ro Brown
    June 24, 2019

    Great day out on Black Pearl !!! Great work Matty!!

    Hamish Sproson Avatar Hamish Sproson
    January 27, 2018

    positive review  Fantastic day out on the Black Pearl with a group of great mates. The skipper Matt runs a well oiled operation with great local knowledge of several fishing spots with pretty much most target species getting dragged up ... our day out was finished perfectly with the “ catch and release “ of an absolute monster snapper which will be talked about for years to come! Definitely going again !

    Tony Tasker Avatar Tony Tasker
    October 10, 2019
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