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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...

A tough month with weather windows few and far between. Matthew Bell lands an albacore down Waihau Bay as a consolation prize. Rock fishing is producing results for the keen ones — timing tides and change of light is the key.