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Bream Bay Fishing Report - 06/08/26
August 2026"The cold, southerly conditions seem to have affected the snapper fishing, with the bites soft and few and far between... Read More >
Bay of Islands Fishing Report - 06/08/26
August 2026"I can’t remember being shown so many photos of XOS snapper caught off the rocks... Read More >
Outer Hauraki Gulf Fishing Report 06/08/26
August 2026"Workups are still out wide, but will not gain consistent momentum until spring... Read More >
Tauranga Fishing Report - 23/07/26
July 2026"on those nice calm days we had recently, with fish in the middle ground halfway between the Mount and Motiti Island producing fish at up to... Read More >
Raglan Fishing Report - 23/07/26
July 2026"The snapper sign definitely thickens up on the sounder past 70m,... Read More >
Outer Hauraki Gulf Fishing Report 23/07/26
July 2026"The foul ground in 80-120m off the Needles, Arid Island, and Cuvier Island will be holding ‘puka for the next few months..... Read More >
Inner Hauraki Gulf Fishing Report - 23/07/26
July 2026"Don’t get discouraged; you only need to change your thinking, have patience and stick to the game plan no matter how slow it is.... Read More >
Bream Bay Fishing Report - 23/07/26
July 2026The word on the ramps for those chasing snapper is to go deep.... Read More >
Northland Fishing Report - 23/07/26
July 2026"In close, the fishing has been great, with big, fat, well-conditioned fish starting to make an appearance... Read More >
Outer Hauraki Gulf Fishing Report 09/07/26
July 2026"Towards and into the Craddock Channel between Little and Great Barrier Islands has seen the best action with some fine snapper and kingfish..... Read More >
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