The weather on Saturday and Sunday was absolutely spot on. I spent both days targetting kahawai with my #2. It was a tough day wading but I managed a couple of medium size kahawai. The high point of the day was an eye ball encounter with a big king. Not a lot I could do with the #2. Fifteen minutes later my fishing companion Bronwyn had a similar encounter with two kings that were only a metre from her. On Sunday, I spent a few hours wading a flats behind Matakana Island. Unbelievable conditions with small groups of big kahawai going across the flats with and against the current in about 30cm of water. The calm conditions meant that the bow waves of the approaching fish could be seen from 300 metres. Plenty of time to plan the interception. It was a matter of letting the kahawai come close enough to deliver the #8 pink Charlie type fly and slowly strip. I couldn't believe the range the kahawai came from to nail the fly. The bow wave would change direction and chase, a big boil and it was game on. I hooked up on four, broke one off when the line tangled on my boot eyes, got busted by another and landed two, one 5lb, the other 4.75lb on my #2 with 3 pound tippet. Adrenalin plus! A big thanks to the kaimai kid for organising the event, and also to Dan Burt and Justin Cahill who put the effort in to make the weekend such a success. Thanks guys.