Was out at the trench last Sunday and Monday. Water temp was 18.6 and colour not to bad. Trolled last 2 hours and first 2 but no luck. Water temp was 19.2 at the 80mt mark on way out and in, may be going the same way as last year as I saw a mako feeding on a dead sun fish. This was the pattern up until about mid Feb then the marlin moved in but before that they stayed in cooler water out wide and stayed away from all the makos in the hot water at 90 to 75 mt mark. Was in Otorohanga today and a mate told me that he had heard that a Marlin had been caught out of the Manakau. True or False????

Nothing has come across Scales CH... and I havent heard that rumour

I was pottering around in the shed today with the VHF on, and heard that a few guys where heading off to find aberts. 

On saturday straight out from port waikato river bar we had 20 degrees easy, big schools of bait fish 100 m off the boat, snapper was going off so we did'nt investigate, 2  or  3 makos hangin about, one of good size!! hopefully dies out for a look on thurs,fri!!

Will it be worth having a squizz out from the Manukau next weekend ? when do the Marlin start to turn up in numbers ?

haven't seen too many Yellow skin come from that side anymore...
used to be a early run in Dec but no more for some reason...
i guess there ant too many around now in NZ waters..

skidoggg wrote: may be an early stray hangin around ya never know your luck ,but generally feb march has better numbers AC ,should be plenty of alberts and makos to play with , keep in touch bro always good to do that bar with other boats around

Will do ski, all geared up for this year, may wait a bit then 'till folks start reporting a few.

Think been posted before but may have been the last  "offical" YFT caught over the bar as far as Im aware caught in 2007 by Chantelle James

Death to Below wrote: she can come fishing with me anytime...

With US!