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Still lots of anchovies and small pilchards in the Gulf
by Julice O
There is a huge area of bait (anchovy and small pilchards) sitting about 2nm-4nm North Nor-east of gannet rock off the bottom end of Waiheke. What ...
Pilchard workups are here
by Julice O
After waiting and waiting and waiting, finally the pilchard workups have started in the gulf. There has been a huge drop in temperature which I am ...
Top of the Coromandel
by Julice O
These SE winds seem to have slowed things down a bit but if you fish the afternoon bite they seem to come on again with an aggressive feeding frenz...
In close and out wide
by Julice O
The fishing has been strange and I believe the season is one to one and a half months behind. The sea temp is still around 20 degrees which means t...
More on the Autumn fishing
by Julice O
Huge schools of anchovies have arrived and it won’t be long until the pilchards come in as the water gets colder. This means the predators will fol...
The Autumn fishing starts
by Julice O
Every year is different and we have found the fishing to be a bit late this year with February fishing like January and now in March it is finally ...
Great Inner Harbour fishing at moment
by Julice O
I love this time of the year when the inner harbour starts firing with an abundance of hungry fish and the occasional big one as well. I often keep...
Spring workups in full swing now
by Julice O
The spring workups are in full swing now with large areas of the gulf producing some exceptional snapper fishing.The pilchards are getting rounded ...
Straylining off Takapuna Cliffs
by Julice O
Over the past 2-3 weeks I have been watching the bait getting denser and denser as I get closer to Auckland. The water temperature has stayed up an...
Cooler weather means bigger snapper!
by Julice O
The cooler weather has arrived and the water temperature has dropped from 26 degrees Celsius to 22 degrees and lower. This means the workups become...
Wash Fishing with Sotfbaits.
by Julice O
Wash fishing with Softbaits has to be one of the most productive & exciting ways to catch big Snapper & with all the Easterly winds we have...
Fishing is starting to hot up now
by Julice O
This weekend was the start of something good I hope! Fickle fish have left us frustrated over the last 2 months The fishing was outstanding with l...