The weather has finally turned for the better with the winds settling down at last. Fishing has been patchy.

Fishing in the harbour is getting better, with first light in the morning the best. Some good snapper around 40cm and better are being caught. People are starting to moan about the dreaded sea lettuce starting to appear again in the harbour.

Outside, the snapper are around, just on the end of the bar with not great numbers but a good size. People are catching snapper along the 20m mark.

Gurnard are around in good numbers on the sand.

Terakihi are around in good numbers along the 20-30m mark with Petley's fishing well.

At the boat ramp yesterday [Sunday] those in the know had good numbers of terakihi and a few snapper. The more adventurist boaties were going out to Mayor Island with patchy results. Yours truly had one of the worst days fishing for a long time with no fish on the rods, the fish were showing up on the sounder but not biting and we used heaps of burley all to no avail. We used the long line as insurance and came home with three snapper, three gurnard and a terakihi.

The Bowentown Boating and Sport Fishing Club are having a fishing Competition at Labour Weekend on the Sunday, October 24, Open Water, weather permitting.
Everyone is welcome to enter. For more details please contact our office 07 863 5006

The weather looks good for most of this week, summer has finally arrived.