"We’ve even had dolphins working between Devonport and Bean Rock over the last month on multiple occasions, and while we haven’t checked, that is not to say there won’t be snapper underneath. The sweet spot seems to be that 30-40 metre depth range."
"The ‘Bait and Berley Brigade’ tell me that the Waipu River mouth and Uretiti foul have produced some good snapper to 6-7kgs. According to one crew, the best bait has been fresh jack mackerel, either butterflied or a fillet taken off either side."
"Fresh bait makes all the difference in the winter months when snapper are not competing for food, just grazing and mouthing baits. For that reason, I moved to Spot 4, not having fished it for over a year."
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"The deep water for our bass, hāpuku, bluenose, and gem fish should still be good when the weather allows. Even though the bluenose spawned back in April, there should still be a few out wide in three hundred meters or so."
"We landed several kahawai, two spotted smoothhounds, a gurnard, and a school shark. Compared to recent trips, that was a success!"
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