29 August 2008

What an incredible 2 months it's been as you will see next time you walk along the beach and see the loss of sand we have had.

Fishing has been quiet due to the difficult weather although as is often the way good catches have resulted when the hardy have got out.

Plenty of gurnard and snapper are around right off the front of the beach being caught on long lines, flasher rigs and especially small soft baits. The same soft baits are also picking up John Dory regularly.

We can't report a lot from out wide but should be able to give you an update next month.

Scallop season starts Sunday, the commercial guys reckon the quality is pretty good for the time of year. Crays are plentiful but a lot of females are still in berry.

The recent storms have certainly affected the bar and Kuaotunu ramp so be aware next time you venture out.

Good luck and tight lines!

Mark and Mike

26 January 2008

What a great Christmas holiday period it's been for snapper fishing out in the 'puddle'. We've had a lot of bird activity resulting in some excellent catches of large snapper right on the sand between 20 and 40 metres. Ledger rigs and softbaits doing the job.

For the game fishers the easterlies have brought the warmer water in with the yellow fin, albacore and skippies around in good numbers and the Marlin starting to appear - one local landing a good sized blue recently.

Scallops are still plentiful and fat and thousands were washed up the Bluff end of the beach earlier this week which brought smiles to hundreds of holiday makers.

The easterlies that brought the game fish and scallops have also made the bar a bit more exciting than usual. We've had a number of incidents so please be careful especially close to low tide!

Tight lines!

Mark and Mike

A couple of Yellow Fin weighed in at Matarangi - 24kg and 25kg - in early January

26 September 2007

The general comments and "our first hand experience" about the Snapper fishing over the last few weeks is brilliant.

We are getting reliable reports of limit bags of good sized fish being taken on the light foul from Kennedy Bay through to Opito, and even some reasonable "pup" Hapuka as a by-catch in the shallows.

The divers report plentiful crays, but the females are still in berry, with some good size packhorse crays out in the general direction of the Merc's.

All usual spots are producing Scallops - don't believe some of the reports, as in our experience they are nice and fat.

Keep an eye out for our next report...

Mark & Mike