Got out on the muddy this morning 715-1045am, from Jenkins bay
Haven't been out this way in 3 months, altho only 10mins drive from home & when the funny weather conditions are ideal, its usually wind against bloody tide or been at work
Pretty much no sign on the way over to the banks. Stopped on my mid channel spot, nothing happening on the sounder, then anchored at bottom of the drop off into the main channel..... zero sign, but snaps came up almost straight away 28-32cm size. Slow but steady but no better size
Kept a bleeding snap 31 & another caught mid channel in a merging tide line into a hole, that is easily seen on the surface

Actually, what I've noticed with some of these tide lines, be it merging or by itself. Some of them have upwell of current that look like back eddys on the surface & turbulent, which in theory should be like structure attractant for fish.... worth further investigation me thinks aye
Anyone else noticed this

The fishing should be better mid Dec onwards.... water temp was 19.8

We also headed out beyond the bar, but decided to stick in close.  I know most boats head out to 60m-ish at this time of year but I'm a big fan of fishing with light tackle in shallow water.  And it almost always delivers the goods.

They were all a 'good size'' - 2-3 kg .   Not a single fish undersize or even close to it.  That's the beauty of fishing over the bar:  you aren't plagued by the tiny bait robbers.

Went out through the Port bar today to 50 m mark. Passed a Fishing Trawler working at 35m . Fishing was steady but not red hot. Nothing big, just nice west coast pannies.

Yeah, it was nice if very hot.  I thought that as well and did give it a try there. Despite lots of sign on sounder they did not want to bite. Said stuff it and carried on out to 50m.

seahunter

What depth were you in & was this before or after high tide
No thanks with the mako, don't want those things on our Titirangi side aye