Skipper's blog

Fishing reports

16th August 2010

Water Temp in the Bay : 14.1 oC


Fishing : With the water chilling down nearly a degree over the last month, fishing has been a bit patchy but still some good size snapper coming on board. The weather has also restricted the amount of trips the past month with high winds and moderate seas being a weekly occurance. The dreaded Barras have shown up the last two trips but not in great numbers, some nice Grand daddy Harpukas coming up in 50m plus areas. A competition this last weekend held at Mangonui Hotel was a huge success and reports of a 9kg snapper took the honours.

Cheers Chris

15th July 2010

Water Temp in the Bay : 14.8 oC

Well the past few weeks of cold southerlies have certainly changed things about. A big drop in both air and water temperature has affected the snapper fishing, making life a little more tricky especially with natural baits, although softbaits have been pulling in some good fish. Tarakihi are about, anywhere between 20 - 50m, the Kingys still hungry for a jig and a recent showing of Baracouta have ended up as good bait. Reports of some good catches off the rocks this past week and severla John Dory off the wharf at Mangonui.

Cheers Chris