Hauraki Gulf

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The Espresso Report June 19 2020 Last week’s bite seemed to parallel the tidal current. That is, a quick slow-down and move-away from the previous few days of excellent bite with the stronger tides. Workups headed out, well out and north of the gulf mainly. And generally gulf-wide the bite was much slower than at the start of the week, a noticeable and significant change. However, we are moving away from the big bright night light of a full moon, the tidal current starts to get more of a boogie-on…and just like that the Waitemata burst back into visible life – birds, birds, and more birds – with the main focus, fish!

Western Rangitoto and up to Rakino simply alive on Wednesday, and flurries popping up along the North Shore Bays too, no doubt similarly in other coastline areas. So depending on the wind direction there has been some great opportunities to catch fish this week, close to home as it were.

Good consistent drift fishing for snapper and kahawai has been excellent out in 50m, where a few reports ago I mentioned the big anchovy schools were unattended – they are now receiving attention, a lot of it.

A good solid kahawai gathering has moved in with many snapper hangers on, lots of terns – but the gannets and dolphins elsewhere.

No problem - good pannie snapper fishing, between Anchorite and Channel Island, BTW the inchiku has been the go! Two by twos of snapper and kahawai to be expected on the Boss Squid and BetaBug. Good times.

Tuna. The annual run around the eastern cape (Gisborne) is all on, some monster big Bluefin Tuna are on the prowl. It can be the absolute thrill of a lifetime, the sheer power of these fish is incomprehensible, the blistering runs, time and time again, incredible testing of equipment and anglers involved.

It is a seriously beautiful and daunting place out there, take all the precautions, put your big boy pants on, and run a Squidwings or two 😉, main thing is weather. Or perhaps adventure out wide of Gt Barrier in a few weeks’ time is on the cards?  There’s always the opportunity to add in a deep drop if you can find a few fish on your sounder out there.

Coming up on Espresso LIVE is a three- part series on fishing Squidwings, check out these unique lures – the secret weapon for big fish?

Keep your options open and you’ll be eating your own freshly caught fish, no worries.

Cheers, Captain Espresso.

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