I only fished Whanga once when we did a BOPyakmen trip up there one year. I cant remember what time of year but fishing was slow. We fished out from the Island that you can paddle into the middle of. I drifted between that Island and the smaller Island to the right and picked up a snap, dory and ky.

( edit it was march 2008 and I got 3 snaps to 52cm and a dory )

Hi gents. Although I hardly ever use the yak these days I love to keep up to date with what is going on with the bop yakmen! 

FYI. I wasn't on my yak but I was at Whangamata last Saturday. I picked up a Kahawai (plenty more following it and a lot of baitfish on the sounder) and a couple of Macs, within a km of the harbour entrance on my return, in the afternoon, from out further. There were a few Turns semi working from near the entrance, to as far as the nearest island to the entrance (Hauturu Is). Once I had a couple of livies I stopped actively fishing for the Kahawai, trying for Kingies or anything else that would take a livie - no luck. Good luck and if you are launching from the harbour ramp (unlikely due to how far away from the entrance it is) just remember you need to pay for a ticket to park in that vicinity, which I found out afterwards!