Great fishing on the Muddy yesterday afternoon in stunning conditions as the tide turned. I fished the turn of the low in 9m up the tail of Ropers. Caught plenty of carrots on my specially prepared triple thawed freezer burnt KY baits. Plenty of terns and garnets working the deeps between Puponga and Mako on the way home.

Nice work FlawOne. I also use old kahawai but skippy is hard to beat.

Friday 18/8/23 7 to 11am

Yeah, everyone has there own tricks and techniques when it comes to fishing and all must be employed when targeting the infamous Mighty Manukau Mud Marlin! If you want snapper you gotta go deep this time of year.

We made the most of a very slim weather window yesterday morning.  I knew the forecast was for a northerly wind blowing 15knots from midday ( and no doubt accelerated as bit came through the heads) so we set out just after low water and crossed the bar. - Incoming tide, and low NW swell meant it was completely flat.  We had intended to go out deep and hit the magic 55m mark, but the wind was already rising so we stayed close in - very close.  8m.  There were plenty of birds flitting around and it soon became evident why - kahawai everywhere.  Every drop we got nailed and for the next 3 hours I dont think the rods sat quiet in the holders for more than a couple minutes.  Unfortunately it was almost all kahawai and a few big tope.  Luckily we picked through them and managed to score a few good snapper.  We didn't stay out too long as I wanted to get back into the harbour before the tide turned and messed up the bar.  I think we ended up with just the 5 but they were all real healthy specimens.

I've heard the Gurnard fishing is a bit hit and miss. My mates been out twice lately in the shallows and has been catching a few Snapper (legal pannies) and no Gurnard. Bit odd for this time of year.

The crazy season can only be attributed to two things smudge.  It's either climate change or the war in Ukraine, or perhaps both, take your pick.   

I admire that theory. Although I am a Raiders fan...if the Wah's win the comp we could very well see Marlin and Tuna being caught in the Waiuku channel?! 

There used to be a red marker post not far from the boat ramp at little Huia.
It's not there anymore, does anyone know the general location where it might have been

Hi everyone, Been ages since i have fished the manukau but have been meaning to get back up, Quick Q please is it still ok to launch from Clarks by the camp there with a 2wd ute, Want to bring the wife up and will be stressful enough without getting stuck there LOL