So many species to fish for are here right now, it’s an excellent time to be out there!

There’s a variety of fish all close enough to shore, each with their own feeding preferences right now. It really does pay to take at least a couple of options in terms of terminal tackle and an open approach to fishing. This allows you can easily deal with whatever Mother Nature decides for the day. And helps to ensure you come home with excellent fillets of fresh fish using the right approach and being in the right area…stay tuned!

Skipjack Tuna

Skipjack with their incredible colours and explosive hook-ups and runs provide so many fishing thrills. Great stuff especially when other fish are just saying no. Trolling for these fish, or using small soft baits or micro jigs provides much welcome line peeling, bent rod reel screaming and a never give up attitude. If you haven’t targeted these fish yet, make it a fishin’ mission and have some fun. And when looked after properly they can make a delightful dinner. Make the most of the opportunity now because in a few weeks they will be gone.

Sharks

The number of sharks enjoying easy pickings from fish struggling on the end of a fishing line has been noticeable. Usually around kingfish lately, taxing a fair number of good fish. Not much you can do other than retrieve your fish faster to the boat, move, or just keep paying taxes.

Workups?

 Yes some tempters have been out there, teasing, luring us. They are on the upswing as young gannets earn their stripes.

 Where’s The Fish?

The vast western side of Rangitoto has been a great place to be fishing, lots of the mid-sized kahawai and mega mackerel schools. Sometimes in the evenings the birds working them are plain to see from vantage points along the North Shore bays. Similarly out a bit further towards southern Tiri and southern Whangaparaoa peninsula the bait schools have been thick on the sounder at times. Kingfish are lurking in amongst these schools, and a few skipjack are in by Rakino. Out in the mid ground of the gulf it has been small snapper/smaller pannie scene. Lots of snapper in the 30-something-centimetre range feeding fast. Not a lot of bigger snapper just yet, but that should change any day now with Autumn descending on us and water temperatures reflecting a drop in air temps.

The time is now.

Make the most of each potential fishing day, there is so much to see, do and catch just out there, all (im)patiently waiting for you.

Enjoy!
Espresso.

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