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Gamefish in numbers when weather allowsWell, it started out great between Xmas and New Year with some settled weather. My son and his mates borrowed my boat for that period and they had a great time, nailing a few good snapper and kingfish. Then, just as I get my boat back, the weather turned sour and the outlook continues to look less than average. We managed a quick afternoon fish last Sunday and found a feed at the 60m mark off the Ninepin. Heavy slow jigs worked well although we cheated a bit and added small strips of bait to...

Neither the weather nor the fish have been playing ball over the last two weeks.

Southern visitor James Lentjies – captain of the Highlanders – came into Screaming Reels the other day enquiring about where to fish off the rocks, so I invited him out on the Stabicraft the next morning. He got three decent snapper, all PBs. And as it turns out, he also plays No. 7 for the Highlanders – lucky number!

Well, it seems my prediction that it was about to fire a couple of weeks ago was spot on! The last few fishing trips have seen the bin full in less than half a day with many memorable and impressive fish caught. My new best friend visited the Bay of Islands, up from Rotorua and caught his first 20lber and the rest of the crew caught a number of fish that just missed out on the magic mark. Slow jigs and softbaits have been our goto but a number of locals are catching massive fish on livebaits. It seems every...

Bay of Islands Fishing Report 3Nov22. Its starting to fire...