Boating NZ

Summer’s here – happy days!

I mostly fish for snapper, ’cos let’s face it, in Auckland it’s pretty much snapper, snapper and more snapper…

I also catch a few kahawai, trevally, gurnard, kingfish and other odds and ends, although usually by accident while fishing for snapper, but like most northern anglers, snapper is the main target species.

Spring is the golden time for snapper fishers. I’m still enjoying wonderful spring fishing for snapper on their annual spawning run. As usual, October and November have so far produced my biggest snapper and best fishing since, well… last spring.

As I write, snapper fishing is excellent where I always fish at this time of year, but the water is warming fast. It’s around 1°C warmer than normal due to

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