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North Island Winter Bite: Snapper, Kahawai, and Micro-Jigs firing in the Upper Gulf

North Island Winter Bite: Snapper, Kahawai, and Micro-Jigs firing in the Upper Gulf

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Kia ora, Artificial Lure here with your North Island fishing report. We’ll start with the conditions. Around the upper North Island the day’s been mild and settled: light to moderate south‑westerlies easing through the morning, a bit of high cloud but plenty of blue patches, and afternoon temperatures in the mid‑teens to high teens. Coastal sea temps are sitting around the mid‑teens as well, which is keeping the winter bite ticking over. Tides on the east coast have been classic winter middles: a decent morning incoming and a handy evening outgoing, giving you two solid bite windows. The best action has lined up an hour either side of the turn, especially around the low when the current backs off over the reefs and pins. First light has been just after 7am, with last light around 5pm, and those edges of the day are absolutely worth setting the alarm for. Fish activity has been surprisingly lively for this time of year. In the Hauraki Gulf and along the eastern bays, pannie snapper have been hanging on the 12–18 metre foul and over scattered shell. Most fish are in that 32–40cm range, with the odd 50cm model mixed in. Out a bit deeper, over 35–45 metres, there have been good hauls of table‑sized snapper for those willing to do a few drifts. Kahawai schools have been working bait on the surface off the harbour mouths and prominent headlands, especially when the tide starts to push. They’re a great option if you’ve got kids or just want some easy action. Gurnard are starting to feature on the sand in the inner harbours and channels, and there have been a few solid trevally turning up around wharf pylons and over sand‑mud fringes where the burley’s been flowing. In terms of what’s working, soft‑baits continue to do the damage. Five‑inch jerk shads and paddle tails in natural baitfish colours – think blues, browns, and motor‑oil style hues – fished on 3/8 to 1/2oz jig heads have been deadly when hopped slowly near the bottom. For those fishing bait, fresh is king: slimy mackerel, kahawai strips, and squid are all producing. Smaller baits on lighter traces are out‑fishing big slabs; it’s that typical winter “less is more” pattern. Micro‑jigs in the 20–40g range are well worth a go over the mid‑depth foul. Slow, fluttery actions are getting eaten by snapper, trevally, and the better‑sized kahawai. If you’re into stray‑lining, an unweighted or very lightly weighted pilchard or fresh strip bait drifting back in the berley trail has been deadly in close around the rocks. A couple of hot spots to put on your list: • The outer Hauraki Gulf reef edges and pins, especially the transition from foul to sand in 15–25 metres. Drift those lines with soft‑baits or micro‑jigs and watch the sounder for bait stacks and arches tight to the bottom. • East Coast rock ledges and headlands north of Auckland, where wash meets deeper water. A steady berley trail and unweighted baits lobbed into the whitewater have been producing solid snapper and the odd trophy fish for the patient. Inner harbours aren’t to be ignored either. Working the channel edges on the outgoing with small baits and light gear has been turning up tidy snapper and some very respectable gurnard for the chilly‑bin. That’s your wrap for today from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
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