Create Profile or Login

Forum Menu

Home > Forum Home > Saltwater Fishing > Fishing Reports

Manukau Harbour & West Coast fishing

  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Manukau Harbour & West Coast fishing Forum Search Events FAQ FAQRegister RegisterLogin Login

 Post Reply Post Reply
Page  <1 302303304
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote Pcj Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Jan 2026 at 4:07pm
Pcj View Drop Down
Titanium
Titanium
Avatar

Joined: 27 Nov 2019
Location: papakura
Status: Offline
Points: 4086
Well done Eva and Henry have the bug now. Now its up to you Tonto put them some real kings,havent caught a legal one in yrs let alone land a undersize one,normally get busted on the farms
"Times up"
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote smudge Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Jan 2026 at 5:12pm
smudge View Drop Down
Moderator - Ninja
Moderator - Ninja
Avatar

Joined: 17 Jul 2002
Location: Te Toro
Status: Offline
Points: 33509
Nice work, they look pretty close to legal. Never forget your first kingi
Best gurnard fisherman in my street
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (1) Likes(1)   Quote Tonto2 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Jan 2026 at 8:32pm
Tonto2 View Drop Down
Platinum
Platinum
Avatar

Joined: 25 Jun 2006
Status: Offline
Points: 2523
Yeah the bigger ones are playing hard to get
slowly going where everyone else has already been
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote Tonto2 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Jan 2026 at 11:31am
Tonto2 View Drop Down
Platinum
Platinum
Avatar

Joined: 25 Jun 2006
Status: Offline
Points: 2523
        Were they deep or shallow Mike? We have been hopeless on the snaps so far.                                                     
Originally posted by smudge smudge wrote:


After a poor effort last week chasing kingfish on livies at Destruction Gully, my son Arron redeemed himself today with a limit catch of snapper from 35 to 59cm within an hour for him and his mate in the harbour today.  It hurts to say it but that's a pretty decent catch. Imagine the results if I was on the boat! Big smile






slowly going where everyone else has already been
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (1) Likes(1)   Quote smudge Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Jan 2026 at 2:42pm
smudge View Drop Down
Moderator - Ninja
Moderator - Ninja
Avatar

Joined: 17 Jul 2002
Location: Te Toro
Status: Offline
Points: 33509
50m off Paratutae
Best gurnard fisherman in my street
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote MJ Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Jan 2026 at 6:23pm
MJ View Drop Down
Platinum
Platinum
Avatar

Joined: 23 Aug 2005
Location: Auckland
Status: Offline
Points: 1447
Awesome fishing guys.
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote Tonto2 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Jan 2026 at 7:28pm
Tonto2 View Drop Down
Platinum
Platinum
Avatar

Joined: 25 Jun 2006
Status: Offline
Points: 2523
Ok thats pretty deep then . Cheers
slowly going where everyone else has already been
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (1) Likes(1)   Quote smudge Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Jan 2026 at 6:28pm
smudge View Drop Down
Moderator - Ninja
Moderator - Ninja
Avatar

Joined: 17 Jul 2002
Location: Te Toro
Status: Offline
Points: 33509
It was pretty dire off the coast today. We fished at 42, 46 then 36m. All for 9 small snapper and 12 average gurnard plus one kahawai. Would have been happy with that in the harbour but yeah. At the ramp is seemed we fared better than everyone else apart from one guy who got a limit catch to 16lb off the windmills well south of the bar. I know fish move in close after spawning but didn't figure on being that close!
Best gurnard fisherman in my street
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote Tonto2 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 Jan 2026 at 11:49am
Tonto2 View Drop Down
Platinum
Platinum
Avatar

Joined: 25 Jun 2006
Status: Offline
Points: 2523
The harbour was dead for us yesterday morning, absolutely flat calm though
slowly going where everyone else has already been
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (2) Likes(2)   Quote FlawOne Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 Jan 2026 at 3:28pm
FlawOne View Drop Down
Platinum
Platinum
Avatar

Joined: 09 Dec 2008
Location: Tat South
Status: Offline
Points: 1104
We spent the morning chasing Kingies with all methods but couldn't even raise a rat so decided to follow Mike's advice over the turn of the low tide and hit the jack pot. Thank you, plenty of New Years fish for everyone to enjoy.

Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote smudge Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 Jan 2026 at 6:52pm
smudge View Drop Down
Moderator - Ninja
Moderator - Ninja
Avatar

Joined: 17 Jul 2002
Location: Te Toro
Status: Offline
Points: 33509
Better than our effort over the coast!
Best gurnard fisherman in my street
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote slayliner Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 Jan 2026 at 9:02am
slayliner View Drop Down
Silver
Silver


Joined: 01 Jan 2007
Location: papakura
Status: Offline
Points: 363
The Kaipara on monday was pretty quiet , managed 5 snapper but it was a struggle, beautiful day thou .I blame to full moon
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote Kevin.S Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 Jan 2026 at 12:24pm
Kevin.S View Drop Down
Titanium
Titanium


Joined: 10 Aug 2011
Location: Waiuku
Status: Online
Points: 6870
Managed to get out in the harbour for a fish yesterday, first time in a long while.  Was a nice day to be out, but all we caught were lots of baby snapper.  Tried a few spots, but was the same everywhere.
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote smudge Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Jan 2026 at 6:32am
smudge View Drop Down
Moderator - Ninja
Moderator - Ninja
Avatar

Joined: 17 Jul 2002
Location: Te Toro
Status: Offline
Points: 33509
https://www.fishing.net.nz/fishing-reports/saltwater-fishing-reports/manukau-west-coast-fishing-report-08-01-26/

A bit of a summary of what's been happening out west.  Kevin, Marcel got skunked on Monday too and my son also did a little over a week ago. It happens!
Best gurnard fisherman in my street
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (3) Likes(3)   Quote BananaBoat Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Jan 2026 at 10:26am
BananaBoat View Drop Down
Platinum
Platinum
Avatar

Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Westy Aucks
Status: Offline
Points: 2043
6-8am this morning. Under 10min paddle to my spot in 1.6m
Fish straight away. As soon as the sun was on my spot it was all over
Went deeper 4.1m got 1 more then went home... was glass calm conditions in bright sunshine, which I've never liked fishing in
Snaps 37-43cm & a 50+ kahawai. 4x low 30s went back. No undersize
Frozen piper & fresh mack, basically 7 baits used today

Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote Keith C Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Jan 2026 at 2:55pm
Keith C View Drop Down
Titanium
Titanium
Avatar

Joined: 17 Jul 2002
Location: Urenui
Status: Offline
Points: 3158
That is good going BB. Well done.
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (3) Likes(3)   Quote Schecter Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Jan 2026 at 8:41am
Schecter View Drop Down
Gold
Gold
Avatar

Joined: 08 Jan 2016
Location: Auckland
Status: Offline
Points: 660
The fishing this weekend has been very positive.  

I launched very early on both days to strayline fresh baits before sunrise.  However I wasn't getting the results I had hoped for, but by the turn of sunrise I switched to softbaiting.  

Softbaiting has been very effective for me; especially when the tides are this slow.  

On Day 1, I found the snapper to be feeding at the 1-2m range.  
On Day 2 the snapper had moved to the 6-8m range. 

I caught some very fat snapper to take home and it made me fall in love with softbaiting again.  Long live the Manukau.  
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote smudge Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Jan 2026 at 6:28am
smudge View Drop Down
Moderator - Ninja
Moderator - Ninja
Avatar

Joined: 17 Jul 2002
Location: Te Toro
Status: Offline
Points: 33509
Wow, nice fish.
Best gurnard fisherman in my street
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply
Page  <1 302303304
Forum Jump
Forum Permissions View Drop Down


This page was generated in 0.586 seconds.

Most Thanked Forum Posts

3 Manukau Harbour & West Coa...
3 Manukau Harbour & West Coa...
2 Manukau Harbour & West Coa...
2 Manukau Harbour & West Coa...
2 Manukau Harbour & West Coa...
2 Out with the "Twelves&quo...
2 New anchor setup, could use so...
2 Manukau Harbour & West Coa...
2 Freeing a stuck anchor ...
2 Freeing a stuck anchor ...

Fishing Reports Visit Reports

Saltwater Fishing Reports
Top of the South Fishing Report - 23/01/26

Snapper, cod and marlin on the menu Despite the weather we have had recently, when... Read More >

23 Jan 2026
Saltwater Fishing Reports
Bream Bay Fishing Report - 23/01/26

Snapper out deep in cooler water As happens at this time of the year, the... Read More >

22 Jan 2026
Saltwater Fishing Reports
Inner Hauraki Gulf Fishing Report - 23/01/26

Small snapper the norm Over the last 10 years I have noticed with great concern the... Read More >

22 Jan 2026
Freshwater Fishing Reports
Rotorua Fishing Report - 23/01/26

Fishing will be exceptional when water clears The massive amount of rainfall to hit the... Read More >

22 Jan 2026
Fishing bite times Fishing bite times

Major Bites

Minor Bites

Major Bites

Minor Bites

All information © 2026 The Fishing Website