Wild oysters and a drifting boat in Ollie Craig's Sounds escape
Ollie and Amber launch from Havelock for three days of fishing, diving and foraging in the Marlborough Sounds.
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Finding Paradise | 3 Days Camping, Fishing, Diving & Foraging
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- 0:36Ollie and Amber launch from Havelock for a multi-day trip through the Marlborough Sounds.
- 1:00A low-tide shoreline stop brings wild oysters, including Amber's first freshly harvested one.
- 2:30The boat drifts away from the beach, sending Ollie into the water to retrieve it.
- 8:18Bird activity near mussel farms prompts them to put out fishing lines.
- 10:30Amber catches kahawai during a surface feeding frenzy, keeping some and releasing others.
- 17:48Ollie prepares oysters with lemon and coats fresh fish fillets in mayonnaise and breadcrumbs for dinner.
Amber's first wild-harvested oyster comes straight from the rocks. Not long afterwards, Ollie has another reason to get into the water: the boat is drifting away from the beach. He retrieves it, then owns the mistake: "I didn't anchor the boat properly on the beach."
That unplanned swim sits among the shoreline stops in "Finding Paradise | 3 Days Camping, Fishing, Diving & Foraging", the only new upload from Ollie Craig - Primal Pursuit this week. It has drawn nearly 48,000 views, following Ollie and Amber from low-tide oysters to bird activity near mussel farms and a busy kahawai fishing session.
There are nicely practical details along the way. Amber gathers fallen palm fronds to carry oysters; later, Ollie prepares the catch on the boat, serving oysters with lemon and coating fish fillets in mayonnaise and breadcrumbs for dinner. In the comments, viewers swap mussel-shucking tips, suggest further places to explore and single out the appeal of dives beyond the usual fishing hotspots.
The newer trip isn't the channel's busiest daily draw. October's "72 HOURS Surviving on a Haunted Island", set in Fiji, continues to bring in the most views each day, followed by the Stewart Island adventure "5 Nights Living on a Boat in New Zealand's Forgotten Paradise".
Across the channel, daily viewing is close to its usual level, while subscribers finished the week unchanged. Nearby-sized outdoor channels have had different rhythms: Outback Mike's daily views are also near normal, while Dofarm Channel is experiencing a pronounced lift. For Ollie, the substantial continuing audience for those longer island trips accompanies a return to the Sounds with Amber.
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What viewers say
Good to see different dives Ollie, not always about going out to every hot spot.
@JoseRatahi-KoiaSee it on YouTubeReduced cream and onion soup mix dip... kiwi as 🙌 and 1 thing that doesn't need to change 😎 didn't see what the choice of beer was this trip though...cheers Team thanks for sharing, Mike 🍻🍻
@hardyardsbrewers1225See it on YouTubeAwesome mate well done!!
Life don’t get any better when you can eat fresh seafood and do it with your best life mate!!
Keep up the amazing content 👍🏻@benreinwald2627See it on YouTube
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When shelling mussels my bro, try pushing one side of the shell. Then place your knife inside to sever the button 💙
@maoriboy6556See it on YouTubeWow!!!! What a beautiful place 😮
@rolandojaimot8419See it on YouTubeSick video as per mate
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The videos drawing views on Ollie Craig - Primal Pursuit right now
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- Ollie Craig - Primal Pursuit
- Subscribers
- 114,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 147,147
- Videos published this week
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- Video published
- November 9, 2026
- Video views so far
- 47,796
- Views on its first day
- 26,619
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Which fish does Amber catch during the surface feeding frenzy?
Amber reels in multiple kahawai, keeping several and releasing others.




