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Labour weekend Saturday was a great day for fishing and then it went pear shape! Those who got out on the Saturday reported some nice fish being landed or released. The Kingies were attacking jigs around the Hole in the Rock while some XOS sized snapper were snagged! One customer came into the shop and brought a net because his one was too small to fit the snapper and some scales as he wanted to weigh it! Friday evening I snuck out and found that the school fish were still deep at 70m plus. Heavy jigheads and softbaits and heavier...

Its on again! Managed to get out a couple of times chasing the Bluefin and have come home with a binful of snapper and trevally. Gannets and dolphins were encountered at the 60-65m area near the 9 pin and although the workups were short lived, a slow drift through the area resulted in some nice pannie sized snapper joining us for tea. Last Tuesday we fished around Waiwiri rock with 20 plus other boats, slow trolling livebaits for a bluefin bite. The area was literally covered in bait and birds and I noted some interesting arches underneath. Slow jigs and...

 Hit and miss! This describes our fishing efforts over the last fortnight. We have had the most success with slow jigs out at the 60m mark but one days its’ good and the next nothing to be found. I suspect I might have put my strayline/bait gear away a little early as reports of good catches on baits and live-baits around the Black Rocks have been heard. Workups have been few and far between and often short lived when birds have finally been found. Last Monday we had a cracker morning with Snapper, Terakihi, Gurnard and a large Blue Mackeral...

Kaide Parish with his fish of a lifetime! At the start of this report period we ventured out into the Bay to be greeted by bait balls and gannets! The fishing was great with some nice pannies falling to the “lazy” softbaits drifting out the back and a few more to slow jigs. The snapper are in great condition and already have roe which indicates an early spawn. However yesterday we tried again and struggled to find the fish or at least get a bite! Lots of bait and sign on the sounder and we did pick a nice pannie...

Ryan fishing from his kayak reports that the Screaming Reels cap catches fish! The fishing has been fantastic although the windy weather has limited the fishing opportunities. The large school snapper have arrived and a few days ago I weighed 2 pin fish for the Davey family. Young Tylers went 8.6kg but his Mum, Louise, beat him with a solid 9.75kg fish. Both pinfish for the BOI Swordfish Club. My fishing on the other hand has been somewhat average and we struggled last week to catch a feed. We followed the gannets around for most the morning and ended up...