I just got home from a week at Kuratau.
Fishing was mixed, we ended up keeping 5 with a few more released and lost more than normal, I think due to the smaller than usual size and number of spent fish in the area.
Mornings seemed to be more productive and so was trolling with all colours out. No fish were caught jigging. Colours more successful were pink, orange, green and gold and white and yellow. The hot colours changed daily and took a few changes to work out what was working, but when figured out strikes were hot for a short period of time.
I didn’t fish much off Kuratau and strangely didn’t catch anything at Stump Bay. Omori and Pukawa Streams held the best fish followed by Pukawa Cliffs.
It hit like a freight train, line peeling and drag screaming the rod now doubled with a tell tail nodding and Salt thickening within the veins.