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Mean as Winter Fishing

Mean as Winter Fishing

Author: Paul Senior

 

Well I tell you what winter is no time to put your rods away, yesterday was a great days fishing in the outer gulf.

We ventured out to this area here.

 

We had the tide right, weather was playing ball however the moon was just past full and we had a southerly wing so 50/50 for the trip planning side of things. ...

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Shallow Water Snapper Around Ponui Island.

Shallow Water Snapper Around Ponui Island.

Monday 14th July.

With the wild weather we’ve been having lately & not to many windows to get out in the last couple of weeks I was foaming at the mouth to get on the water & slay some shallow water Snaps.
So Sunday looked good Wind wise but not so with the Moon & also figured half of Auckland would be out & about so settled for Monday.

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Winter Snaps at Bottom end and Coromandel

Winter Snaps at Bottom end and Coromandel

Looked like a weather window on Sunday so grabbed some mates and headed out at 8.30am from Te Atatu. Destination was the bottom end of Waiheke Island looking at heading over to Coromandel Harbour to have a nosey.


Fished the same area as a couple of weeks ago south of shag over the lumpy bits with an outgoing tide. Picked up a bin full of nice fat pannies on ...

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Wash Fishing At The Back Of Ponui Island.

Wash Fishing At The Back Of Ponui Island.

 

Thursday 26th June.

With a small window in the weather I decided to shoot out to the back of Ponui Island for a fish.
On the water at first light to make the most of the morning & was surprised to see how calm & flat the sea was.
Once out there, there was a nice meter plus slow swell hitting the rocks with lots of foam & white water ...

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How to catch snapper in winter.

How to catch snapper in winter.

 

Author: Paul Senior

Winter Morning can be amazing

Winter is setting in, retail fishing stores become quiet and the amount of boats heading out hunting fish dramatically drops. Why, I still think there is much thinking based around the Snapper leaving our waters and disappearing over winter. Where does this come from, I think it has filtered down through our fishing culture from the past. ...

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Snapper in the Shallows around Motukaraka Island.

Snapper in the Shallows around Motukaraka Island.

 

Saturday 21st June.

With only a short window this morning I decided to fish my feet in the shallows out from Pohutakawa Bay

So up early & on the water before dawn so I could catch the start of the incoming tide & bite time which was from 6 till 8.

With a light NW blowing it was so so for the wind & tide together drift.

Fished from 3 to 6m, water ...

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