Regular mid-arvo inshore workups south side of Whangaparaoa peninsula for the past few days around 3pm, and solid kahawai hounding shorelines on the northern side as well, must be something going on!

I would expect action to increase very soon south of Flat Rock in the very near future, think gannets, dolphins and snapper, keep a watchful eye on the sky there.

There’s a lot a good fishing when the bite is on in the Gulf as we normally expect from spring fishing, with bigger fish feeding up hard and some very solid specimens hitting the lures.

There’s no magic spot, as workups and action can appear anywhere from the Craddock Channel down into the Firth, and no day is necessarily the same as the last as mother nature moves things around.

Get you binoculars working, and if, as is often the case, you can’t see birds, just fish a good drift over any likely sign or areas where there’s evidence of past action (birds on the water, oily slicks, lots of boats gathered etc) and you’re likely to be into the action.

In closer to Auckland, between Tiri and Kawau is usually a pretty reliable place to expect bird and stray snapper action, and fishing between Anchorite and Barrier is still going strong producing some great conditioned fish, particularly if there has been some workup activity.

It's also worth a blast over to the Coromandel side of the Gulf if the conditions are favourable.

So much is on in the lead up to Christmas with more fishing competitions and better fishing weather means great fishing is on the menu, check out the video on Catch Fishing Facebook today for the lowdown.

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Cheers

Espresso

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This report is supplied by Grant 'Espresso' Bittle from Catch and Wave Dancer Charters.

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