Great inshore, kayak, small boat, landbased and longline fishing – still, despite the weather tantrums! Those tiny anchovies relentlessly hounded by all and sundry from the tasty little aji (mackerel) and hard
Kahawai at your feet!
charging kahawai to some snapper and even the odd kingfish thrown into the mix of possibilities fish-wise. Those immaculately dressed little white terns are your airborne spotters, spy them dabbing the sea surface and youโre in with a grin. Yes you can chase the often-fast-moving school(s) of fish underneath the birds or wait as the hubbub meanders back and forth. Often on an incoming tide the anchovies end up literally at your feet some days, beaching themselves in an effort to avoid these predators hot on their tails. Madness, mayhem and thrills for any angler, novice/seasoned/young/old with rod โn reel or longline, so many ways to enjoy an hour or three. Happy Autumn days can occur at any time, anywhere, just keep that ever faithful 2-piece rod in your car/close at hand, a couple of microjigs and youโre 100% sorted for the next pop-up fishing thrill. Itโs worth checking those tides โ incoming is awesome. Small, medium and large predators abound, solid chunky monkey kahawai are marauding around within casting distance. The lighter your line, the further youโll cast. North Shore Bays and Whangaparaoa Peninsula have seen their fair share of inshore action this past week.
Further out, not many out โ boats that is, due to the consistently high winds, higher than forecast at times, so with the increasing tidal range/current up to that big bright looney-tune full moon on Saturday, things will be stirred up out there. So when the weather is good โ great go out and get into it, but more likely itโll be stormy, so sheltered inner areas can often be a real and new thrill, ajiing, shore jigging, night fishingโฆlots of options when you donโt get stuck in a fishing rut.
Do you PITCH – slow, medium or fast!?
Slow pitching tackle and techniques are going ballistic, and rightly so, keen to know more? While watching what happens to the actual jig in water, you can see the rod and reel actions that create the ideal slow pitch jig drops โ it really gives a great view of different ways to make jigs work their magicโฆthe new video, a simple, quick and easy watch is now up on Catch Facebook and Instagram.
Yes indeed, the showcase of NZ fishing and boating and all that goes with it is imminent. Catch Fishing will be there of course with a big bright stand, NEW products, pick โn mix or complete ready-to-fish setups so youโre good to go, 100% from the show onwards. Time to make up for lost time, see you there: The Hutchwilco NZ Boat Show | NZ’s #1 Boat Show for over 65 years.
