Fantastic fishing despite the wind

The fishing has been fantastic although the windy weather has limited the fishing opportunities. The large school snapper have arrived and a few days ago I weighed 2-pin fish for the Davey family. Young Tyler’s went 8.6kg but his mum, Louise, beat him with a solid 9.75kg fish. Both pinfish for the BOI Swordfish Club.

Mother and son, Club pins.

My fishing on the other hand has been somewhat average and we struggled last week to catch a feed. We followed the gannets around for most the morning and ended up with three pannie-sized snapper for our efforts. However, Ryan dropped a 300g kingie jig and came up with a respectable john dory! A welcome addition to the bin!

Probably the biggest news from the Bay has been the landing of two northern bluefin tuna last Thursday – a 190kg and a 211kg fish! Apparently, these beasts are hanging around in close around the Brett, gorging on the huge bait schools currently in residence. And again, young Tyler is out there; unfortunately, his fish was lost at the boat after a two-hour battle!

Ryan, fishing from his kayak, reports that the Screaming Reels cap catches fish!

Come into the shop to check out the latest in gear, get your bait, ice and berley, and most importantly, some genuine intel! We are open from 9.00am to 4pm, Weds to Sun. Open all Labour Weekend! As always, if you urgently need some supplies after hours just give me a call.

Garry Townley

Screaming Reels

(021) 029 56596

www.screamingreels.co.nz