Can metserv/windyty/predict get it right? Up at 4.30 and not looking good but short drive to ramp ,so no issue and away we go,se 15 with a chop in firth so went too mon o war bay mussel farm as I have never ever caught fish there,Anchored away from farm for a couple then went and tied on to farm and couldnt miss,Nephew took his boat and they caught plenty as well in the farm. Mrs C got her personnel best 56cm, most went between 35 and 42 got 13.

Today was start the sanding day.

Finally, the weather comes right and we were able to get out on the water again. We launched Little Blue at half moon bay and headed out up Sergeant channel to the middle ground. There were acres of sooty shearwaters mainly sitting on the water but patches of kahawai breaking up all around. We picked up some kahawai and small pannies on kaburas, then headed out to the Aahas. It was oily calm at times. We anchored up with berley and a livey down deep and fished with jack macs and fresh kahawai. We ended up with 11 snaps up to 43cm, a big JD on the livey, and as a real bonus, our fav sashimi fish, a couple of stonking 30cm plus blue koheru.
All in all a fantastic day on the water.

Kandrew wrote: How’s the white filet problems, still there after all this rain or has things got better with the drop in temperature

Just filleted 3 for dinner,36 cm snapper,knife has fat on it and nice translucent fillet,no mushy white filets. Need to get out there Kandrew,plenty to had and no measuring required

Out from gulf harbour at 7.30 this morning with a light SW blowing, mainly fished the top of the peninsula with micro jigs, orange was the colour they wouldn’t look at anything else.

We had 11 by 11.00 nothing big just kept over 350mm.

When I filleted them 2 had white filets, so their are still some crap around.

Pcj wrote: Kandrew wrote: Out from gulf harbour at 7.30 this morning with a light SW blowing, mainly fished the top of the peninsula with micro jigs, orange was the colour they wouldn’t look at anything else. We had 11 by 11.00 nothing big just kept over 350mm. When I filleted them 2 had white filets, so their are still some crap around. Seems hit n miss regarding milky flesh.  What size had the milky flesh ?

all were around 350mm but I was talking to a guy down the fishing club tonight and he recons it mainly the fish caught on the sand.

Left home at 5.00am and got to Kaiaua farm around 6.30am,2 gurnard and 1 snapper in 2 hrs. So off out to the middle for nil.Up to Ponui farm and  6 more snapper,went quiet so off to rotoroa inside where the 3 reef system is. Lots of throw backs sub 32 cm picked up 1 more by then 1.00pm so "Times Up"

Now the carrots have slowed down in the Manukau, it’s back to the east coast.
Launched this morning from Gulf Harbour about 6 and headed for Flat Rock. Couple of drifts for nothing so saw a few boats and some birds sitting on the water a couple of k’s back towards Tiri. The sounder was chocker with fish and got my limit within half hour. Most fish were mid 400’s. Nice

Despite the forecast.We left KKB around 8.30 and head to man o war bay mussel farm,thinking at least we will get a good ride home,nothing in the farm but outside wifey got  2 snapper to be baked sunday,yours truly once again played with a shark,off to outside Pakatoa/Rotoroa for undersize,out to Ponui farm in a decent swell against out going tide for sub 30 snapper,in to byrants bay area Ponui for more undersize called it a day.

Pcj wrote: Slow day at the office. Went from KKB to wilson farms but decided not to tie up but anchored just away from farm for goldfish,went up deadmans pt 1 35cm and more goldfish with a small pod of dolphins feeding. Around to Mania and got 1 more + undersize.NW buolding and needd cross back over so across to Ponui farm and encountered several sharks surface cruising,black ones of some description.about 1.5m from fin to tail. More undersize so moved out wind in to Byrants bay bay and picked a couple more. No takers on softbait but anchovies/mullet/squid seemed popular,Fish still have roe in them,2nd spawn?? Week ago changed the tote tank fitting and what difference,first hit max rpm 5500,so must of sucking air

Most of the fish I hear being caught are in the 30 metre mark.