Fishing Reports
Eastern Bay of Plenty
What a difference a week makes! Dare I say it; the equinox appears to have engulfed the country with no letup in sight in the immediate future. Strong, blustery westerly winds have made themselves an unwelcome guest of late, laying many anglers plans to waste. In spite of the inclement conditions (westerly winds are no-ones friend in the EBOP – no shelter, few options) there has been some fishing going on and it’s been generally productive. Read on ……….
Inshore
Snapper remain flavour of the moment. While there hasn’t been so many large fish landed lately, there have been lots of hot sessions reported. No one place stands out – it’s been good over a wide area. Know of a decent snapper possie? Go there when you get the chance – it will probably be firing. With such reliable snapper fishing the impetus has been lifted off the tarakihi. They too are biting well but have become superfluous to requirements at the moment. Lots of kahawai continue to gorge themselves on whitebait, offering great support to ultra light and fly rod enthusiasts. Offshore
Prior to the past week the water was looking very pretty over a large part of the BOP. A strong 16-degrees and even stroking 17 degree in places. Divers were expounding in the water clarity. White Island was delivering 100-foot visibility even if it wasn’t kicking out large crayfish. Now, with the strong westerly winds ushering this expanse of lovely water, it has been replaced by a greenish substitute. The large albacore seem to have vanished with the good water and left their small cousins behind – some of the “cokes” are as small as 2 kilos. Bottom fishing remains good with both deep and shallow versions productive. Trevally and blue mao mao are up on the surface feeding voraciously on krill. Kingfish, after a dreadfully slow start, are starting to come on line nicely. A few big fish are among the average 12-16k sluggers. Leading the surge was veteran Hamilton angler Vince Lyttle. After a tough battle lasting 35 minutes on 24k tackle, Vinnie bested a 43-kilo beauty. The fish was hooked in 60 metres of water, landed in 15. This fish knew right where it wanted to go but couldn’t affect its escape. Congratulations Vince on the catch of a lifetime. It would appear White’s large (4-7kg) trevally may soon be poised to provide anglers with more light tackle thrills. Plenty of flying fish are present to reaffirm the arrival of summer. Ranfurly
No boats there the past week although the fish are sure to be. Some talk of local (East Cape) Maori wanting to close off this area to fishing of all types. Will be interesting to see where this may lead. Summary
Weather is the key feature at the moment, more so than usual. The fish, on all fronts, will be getting a respite currently – and will probably bite with a vengeance next week. Will update again, as soon as more changes invariably occur.
Snapper remain flavour of the moment. While there hasn’t been so many large fish landed lately, there have been lots of hot sessions reported. No one place stands out – it’s been good over a wide area. Know of a decent snapper possie? Go there when you get the chance – it will probably be firing. With such reliable snapper fishing the impetus has been lifted off the tarakihi. They too are biting well but have become superfluous to requirements at the moment. Lots of kahawai continue to gorge themselves on whitebait, offering great support to ultra light and fly rod enthusiasts. Offshore
Prior to the past week the water was looking very pretty over a large part of the BOP. A strong 16-degrees and even stroking 17 degree in places. Divers were expounding in the water clarity. White Island was delivering 100-foot visibility even if it wasn’t kicking out large crayfish. Now, with the strong westerly winds ushering this expanse of lovely water, it has been replaced by a greenish substitute. The large albacore seem to have vanished with the good water and left their small cousins behind – some of the “cokes” are as small as 2 kilos. Bottom fishing remains good with both deep and shallow versions productive. Trevally and blue mao mao are up on the surface feeding voraciously on krill. Kingfish, after a dreadfully slow start, are starting to come on line nicely. A few big fish are among the average 12-16k sluggers. Leading the surge was veteran Hamilton angler Vince Lyttle. After a tough battle lasting 35 minutes on 24k tackle, Vinnie bested a 43-kilo beauty. The fish was hooked in 60 metres of water, landed in 15. This fish knew right where it wanted to go but couldn’t affect its escape. Congratulations Vince on the catch of a lifetime. It would appear White’s large (4-7kg) trevally may soon be poised to provide anglers with more light tackle thrills. Plenty of flying fish are present to reaffirm the arrival of summer. Ranfurly
No boats there the past week although the fish are sure to be. Some talk of local (East Cape) Maori wanting to close off this area to fishing of all types. Will be interesting to see where this may lead. Summary
Weather is the key feature at the moment, more so than usual. The fish, on all fronts, will be getting a respite currently – and will probably bite with a vengeance next week. Will update again, as soon as more changes invariably occur.
From 
Pursuit
PursuitReport type: Saltwater
Report date: 01 November 01
Email to a friend<< BACK
