Out west snapper are still prevalent in shallow around the structure, out off the sand and even out deep.  Brilliant season.  Use a good bit of berley when you find a decent spot and that should get them on the chew usually, although drifting with lures such as soft baits or kabura style jigs is also well worth a crack.

The full moon last week made it a little tougher, but that has passed now and there should be some great fishing coming up over the next week or so.

Right now it’s puka ‘season’ so to speak as they are in roe and in prime condition.

This does raise the argument that we should be leaving them a bit to spawn for the future, but in reality if we all manage our take and don’t get too greedy there will be plenty of fish for the long term.  A puka is a big unit and you don’t need more than one per person to make a bloody substantial feed, and have some left for the freezer.

Puka spots to explore are just north and just south of Fisherman’s.  Just take some time to look for the fish and when it fires it really fires.

Just out behind Mana Island can also be good if you can spot some little features in about 135 metres.  It doesn’t take much structure at all to hold fish, so spend a bit of time looking for the rewards and mark your spots for a quicker job next time.

Heading out wider you need to be looking in 200 -300 metres for your sign.

The Trench is starting to fish well for bluenose when you can get out, and a few guys that come into the shop are doing better pushing it a little bit deeper.  Electric reels and decent braid means there are a lot of good spots yet to be found out there in all that bottom detail.

Sunday looks like a pretty good day to get out there at this stage, or give us a bell in the shop if you’re keen to join us on a charter to see how we go about it first-hand.

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Cheers

Pete

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