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Hauraki Gulf: Video report 30 June
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ED NOTE: We fished the gulf this week, and as Espresso outlines there's steady action on your favourite winter lures, micro jigs and kaburas, pretty much right up the east side of the cable zone. Mostly the fish are pannies, but in stunning eating condition. There are certainly winter workups in the same zone, and they are tending to wander into the elbow of the cable zone so watch your location when you see the gannets doing their thing!

The Espresso Report July 30 2022

Wild weather yet wonderful winter workups, then flat as a flounder, good snapper fishing though if you go…and massive bluefin tuna being caught off the east coast – Waihau and already some big barrels out off eastern Coromandel.

Winter hibernation by humans is just that, the fish are ready and waiting out in the local Hauraki gulf, and the fishing has been very rewarding whether casting tasty looking little softbaits and microjigs in amongst the mussel farms or simply drifting out over open areas.

Prime winter-conditioned snapper are ready and wating to be caught – with a simple, easy and highly effective method working well lately especially when the snapper are tentative/soft on the winter bite – watch in today’s Espresso Report video from onboard!

Chase the dragon out in 40m+ (workups), stealth cast inner areas or simply drift with the technique shown and the winter chilly bin will be a snapper bin.

Out of the gulf, those deeper drops have been very productive for bluenose and hapuka, when the wind drops so should those big rigs for big, incredibly good eating, fish.

WATCH the technique and simple method that’s working well in today’s Espresso Report VIDEO, have a quick look – and see the real deal snapper strike of a microjig!

Cheers

Espresso

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

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