... redundant until warmer water puts the fish back on the bite. Now before I get started on using real bait on your soft-plastic outfits, let me say this: I catch snapper, kahawai, trevally, john dory, ...

... mix appeals to you is another matter, but there is no lack of fish. We caught blue cod, blue moki, gurnard, kahawai, butterfish and various shark species. We also saw , and a pup groper...

... small snapper and the odd , not in big numbers, but it is an encouraging start to spring as the weather gets warmer along with the water temperature. It won’t be long before the snapper...

... of the largest of the young season at 32 kilos with several others in the same ilk lost after battles lasting from seconds to a couple minutes. Other than rats, jigs again not in favour with bait...

... of these bad boys in, they’re fighting more like juvenile . If you want to keep some kahawai to eat use heavier gear as the bite can be over in just a few minutes at the moment. A few kingis seem...

... to South Makara for a quick fish on Sunday we caught some big Blue Cod up to 3kg and a handful of Tarakihi and a couple of nice Trevally as well. It was nice to see a of around 10kg chase up...

... reef. Sunday was a good day on the puka too with some nice fish up to about 22kg. There's still plenty around. I heard there were some at Hunters bank on the w/end with a 10kg fish caught...

... who have the fishing has been worthwhile for both kingis and bottomfish. The remain in the shallows which is handy – you don’t need to go looking elsewhere for them and everything is working...

... – go figure! While the odd marlin still has been sighted/hooked/landed it’s a far cry from what it was only last week. Fortunately most are finding good luck with and snapper to take up...

... on and snapper. The 130cm gun is more than capable of handling tuna and marlin; they can prove very useful in clear water when long range and added power are needed. The shorter guns have...

... continues to produce gas and ash as equally well as it dies . With these fish now full of ripe milt and roe, their spawning is at an early stage. These fish are quite high in the water column...

... to satisfy the appetite of even the most hungry angler. Catches include prime examples of , hapuku, sea bass, trumpter, trevally, snapper, blue cod and several other reef-dwelling species. Courtesy...

... and saury feeding marlin. These marlin have not been bashful in showing themselves but exceedingly reluctant to bite a lure despite a reasonable amount of effort put in this regard. ...

... of different species and we can get into the large trevally, terahiki, john dory, deepwater and big snapper whilst fishing these reefs. Terahiki are more often targetted using bait and we find...

... excellent juvenile right in amongst the action too. Binfuls like this are getting more and more regular although it has been more of a 50:50 call over the past couple of months. The odds...

... to Cathedral Cove & marine reserve. Overnight trips to Great barrier, Mercury Islands or Coromandel Peninsula Overnight trips can incorporate deep water fishing for hapuka, , terakihi & snapper...

... as inshore fishing for snapper, , bluecod and tarakihi. We look after you from start to finish and take you to the best fishing spots for the prevailing weather. Apart from the deepwater species...

... likely be chasing our hard fighting New Zealand . However, after a recent trip to Asia, my eyes were opened to a whole new range of possibilities that many have never considered...

... . The parabolic action is perfect for Japanese style speed jigging. The blanks are fitted with new generation ALPS XN guides which incorporate a S-6 316 stainless frame with deep pressed ceramic...

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