Fishing Reports

Welcome to our Fishing Reports page, your go-to source for the latest updates and insights from the water. Here, you'll find detailed reports on current fishing conditions, hot spots, and what’s biting in Auckland and a whole lot more! Whether you’re planning your next trip or just looking to stay informed, our reports offer valuable tips and real-time information to help you make the most of your fishing adventures.

Close encounters of the whale kind, hot snapper fishing and big Kingfish on the chase!

captainespresso007

2 days ago4 min read

Close encounters of the whale kind, hot snapper fishing and big Kingfish on the chase!

Baitfish buffets providing spectacular local feasts, and its kingfish time too! This week's Espresso Report brings exciting news for...

Let’s go fishing, its Snapper Time! Fishing Updates for the Hauraki Gulf, Waitemata Harbour.

captainespresso007

Nov 74 min read

Let’s go fishing, its Snapper Time! Fishing Updates for the Hauraki Gulf, Waitemata Harbour.

Insights and Upcoming Highlights Current Fishing Conditions in the Gulf Prime snapper time in the Hauraki Gulf is now as we leave spring...

Fishing Auckland for big snapper, tricks and treats, mega soft bait savers!

captainespresso007

Oct 223 min read

Fishing Auckland for big snapper, tricks and treats, mega soft bait savers!

Macro to Micro Soft Baits, an Espresso Pearl . Mouthwatering morsels – your soft baits, here’s a simple way you may not have thought of...

Kayak fishing, PWC fishing, Workup knowledge and On-the-water Coaching!

captainespresso007

Oct 75 min read

Kayak fishing, PWC fishing, Workup knowledge and On-the-water Coaching!

This past week has been pretty wintry again in terms of fishing the inner areas of the gulf and local harbours especially, slow in a...

Blue Whales, Blue Hail, Fishing the Big Blue!

captainespresso007

Sep 184 min read

Blue Whales, Blue Hail, Fishing the Big Blue!

New Zealand spring weather is a continual surprise, not just in terms of what the weather is today, more like what it will be in the next...

captainespresso007

Sep 43 min read

Whale Watching and Spring Snapper

Your Espresso Report … but FIRST! Embracing the ever-progressive nature of life, it’s thrilling to announce www.FishingCoachPro.com...

Captain Espresso

Mar 73 min read

THE ESPRESSO REPORT MARCH 7 2024

The winds of change, every 4th year we get that extra day, 366 this year, leap year and a full moon thrown in – now that made for some...

Captain Espresso

Feb 222 min read

THE ESPRESSO REPORT 22.2.24

Whether you love or loathe eating little anchovies yourself, they are fish of the day, to almost all other out there right now! Worth...

Captain Espresso

Feb 23 min read

THE ESPRESSO REPORT FEBRUARY 2 2024

Ristretto , short ‘n sharp – but make mine a looong weekend 😊 Monday and Tuesday look primo Waitangi Day ‘n all, in fact most of next...

Captain Espresso

Jan 253 min read

THE ESPRESSO REPORT 25.1.24

When the smile says it all! Full-Moon-Friday it is, so what should we expect? Sluggish snapper slowly feeding a lot of the time i.e....

Captain Espresso

Jan 253 min read

Espresso Report 25.1.24

Whales ‘everywhere’, but in terms of fantastic fishing as the normal and expected result more akin to ‘water water everywhere but not a...

Captain Espresso

Oct 25, 20233 min read

Espresso Report 25.10.23

Fish just don’t seem to care! Wind, rain, hail – pfft, meaningless to those a few metres below the surface. So some inshore fishing has...

Captain Espresso

Feb 9, 20232 min read

THE ESPRESSO REPORT FEB 9, 2023

Are we there yet, are we there yet? Summer, and fishing that is? Well surprisingly the waters around the edges of the gulf have cleared...

Captain Espresso

Sep 22, 20221 min read

THE ESPRESSO REPORT SEPT 22 2022

The rumble in the jungle of Spring snapper fishing is good, very good. Planning to be hot on the heels of some snapper? Well here’s a few...