loyal royal Posted November 21, 2009 Report Posted November 21, 2009 At last November is on the horizon, bringing the bigger snapper with it . males normally appear in the gulf first, keen to put on condition prior to spawning. they will fall to just about any bait , but the big slabs of fresh kahawai or whole jack mackerel when anchored , or jack macherel,squid and pilchard while drifting , are best . soft-plastics will often out-fish fresh baits on the drift. Althought I grab the soft-bait out-fit on most fishing trips , I perfer to feel the take of a big snapper while straylining with mono . Feeling the line accelerate off the reel and lifting the rod to set the hook is far more exciting in my book. It is also a lot smoother than the jerky thumps that go through you with the non-stretchbraid! The mokes (small islands in the gulf) are at their best in November. Bigger fish have been hard to find in recent months , but November should be a lot better. dritfting more ground to be covered, but anchoring allows you to fish down a berley trail and bring the fishto you . I have enjoyed success with both methods, so it comes down to personal preference. Great Barrier Island has plenty of fish ; it is just a matter of getting the to bite. The flats out off rosalie bay hold lots of above-average pan snapper , with some 8kg fish thrown in . Outside tryphena and out towards Channel Islands is always worth a shot, as is the northern end off miners reef and the needles . Little Barrier has been fishing well all year , and will only improve as summer sets in . Trevally off Te Titoki point are fighting-fit and best targeted using a consistent berley trail and floating back compact baits on small hooks and light line . Some of these big trevallys look like small kings when they appear in the berley . Snapper will be scattered around the Island , with good schools coming into the gulf through the craddock channel . Flat rock should start to hot up a bit , with the dusk being the most productive time of the day . Fishing around kawau will improve , especially out around Motuora and through the blanche channel . This area is not all that deep , and some big fish will be hanging around . Drift or anchor- the choice is yours . Report by richard bathurst Quote
petesnr Posted November 23, 2009 Report Posted November 23, 2009 What's the numbers for this Hauraki Gulf? Might give it a try next time I'm out--sounds better than the 50-50 Banks. Peter Quote
great white Posted November 23, 2009 Report Posted November 23, 2009 Ok Mark No need to rub it in Just because your snapper fight like bream but grow to over 25lb Wishing you tight lines from across the world Charlie Quote
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