Well I just got back from my wee holiday, needless to say the weather wasn't too flash on the Coromandel but I got my lazy backside out and had a few flicks anyway.
Concentrated my efforts on the estuary, where there seemed to be plague proportions of juvenile Kahawai, it amazed me how little the fish were and the size of the flies they were hitting, changing flies, lines (sink rates) and retrieves did nothing to curb their enthusiasm. I caught maybe 15 or so kahawai that were all around the 15-20cm mark. I persevered hoping that something larger might be lurking, but no luck there.
On my last day I fished the incoming tide and moving into the estuary following the dirty / clean water line for a couple of hours, again picking up plenty of tiny kahawai, eventually I hooked into something larger that put up a bit of a scrap, but still a kahawai of only around 40-45cm. My last fish for the trip.
So not amazing fishing and I didn't bother taking any photos of the fish as they weren't really up to bragging rights. But I did see a few small shoals of whitebait so I would say at a guess the fishing in the estuary will pick up very shortly.
Clousers in any size and any colour were taken with gusto.
Thanks again for your help and suggestions and this little foray has definitely whetted my appetite for more exploring and fishing in the area.
Cheers