Baitfish buffets providing spectacular local feasts, and its kingfish time too!
This week's Espresso Report brings exciting news for anglers and nature lovers alike. The massive and majestic whales have been spotted closer in again to the hubbub of Auckland, more than one of the big Brydes whales pictured below moving in from the Jellicoe Channel following the bait schools on offer, engaging in spectacular feeding frenzies providing an awe-inspiring sight for those lucky enough to witness it along with fast easy fishing too.
As these gentle giants feast on the frantic baitfish like these pilchards, they create an incredible spectacle, reminding us of the rich marine life that can thrive in our waters. The pilchards shown here are crowding around the boat some leaping out onto the transom itself seeking refuge, utterly captivating. These closer sightings east of Flat Rock and straight out from Omaha offer an opportunity for intense sights, sounds and smells while readily hooking up on well-conditioned snapper (very few milky fleshed ones lately btw), a quick limit. Watch out for fishing in the no-go cable zone though!
It has quickly become prime time for catching our prized kingfish as well, whether you’re a regular, or looking for your first green machine hookup, battle and successful landing. The waters are rippling with these prized fish in some places particularly around Gt Barrier, making it an excellent time for kingfish enthusiasts to get their gear in order and head out with high expectations, and with good reason. Some solid kingfish have come in for a piece of the workup pie with the highly nutritious pilchards on offer, targeting these green 'n gold monsters by the workups is a good plan with the right approach, and there has been a good supply of even bigger kings at Gt Barrier, particularly the inside of Arid Island, absolutely primed for top water thrills. Whether you're an experienced angler or a novice looking to try your hand at the king of fish now is an excellent time to do it with speed jigs, top water and live-baiting jack mackerel - which are all working well, whichever thrill you prefer and are set up for. Make sure you are 100% ready before hookup though, they don’t fight fair.
Being a step ahead of big game this season (both for the current early Tuna run and marlin oh-so-close now) was made even easier with the TK Offshore fishing information night with the well proven and scientific Spot X approach to catching big game at Farnley’s Yamaha last week, along with the release of new stunning looking Extreme Boats which simply looked the business! It is the knowledge and information age, so here’s how you can be at the top of your big or small fishing game, easy. The Fishing School is coming - a limited series of educational workshops for you and a fishing friend, or perhaps a wonderful and 100% appreciated Christmas present - whether you enjoy being out on a boat, kayak or PWC (like these twin black-beauties heading out this week to a lucky couple). How good can your fishing be, there’s only one way to find out with more confirmed dates and details to be announced very shortly, first class starts 1-2pm Saturday February 2nd, at Farnley’s Yamaha North Shore Auckland, so please stay in touch, seats are limited, bookings are essential, email: fishingcoachpro@gmail.com, and you know it's everything you do well before hookup that ensures your fishing success.
The inshore Waitemata areas are starting to show the promising signs of the annual snapper influx, really good to see more consistent surface and sounder activity around the Noises/Ahaas/Northern Waiheke, and some front running snapper heading in along the annual fish highways and channels of Motuhie, Rangitoto with many making their way right into the Tamaki strait downtown area. Kahawai and some solid snapper are already showing themselves along the downtown area with good catches, soft baits are the go. Start your fishing using smaller, nice lightly weighted soft baits - the top pick right now and not just early morning or late afternoon, midday or even night fishing can be surprisingly good fishing too. Let your soft bait touch-down on the sea floor as you drift, a few short sharp twitches of the rod therefore making your soft bait rise just a foot or two, then let the soft bait dive back down to the sea floor, mud-puffs ‘n all, feel a tap-tap, strike time! Your 7ft+ lightweight rod, a 2000-3000 size spin reel, 20lb braid (max.), 15-20lb leader, a ½ oz jig head with a 3-5inch soft bait, oh happy summer snapper hookups!
Not a lot of inshore birds/bait school activity noticed this past week or two out from the North Shore, southern Whangaparaoa peninsula and similar shallow areas, however a few land based anglers have caught some beauty snapper off the rocks, the general activity and increase in snapper numbers should happen any day now, fingers crossed.
This festive season and celebrations on land with Diwali, Christmas, Chinese New Year and so much more is upon us now, warmer weather, more boating and fishing, and memory making family time to make the most of, straight ahead.
For more detailed insights and fishing tips, visit www.fishingcoachpro.com for expert advice options and updates, ensuring that you make the most of your fishing experience. Happy fishing and enjoy the wonderful sea-world we have on our doorstep, see you out there!
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