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Astrolabe finally open, striped marlin popping up outside Motiti

12 April 2016

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The weather’s getting a bit cooler, but the fishing’s still going well.

We had to have a look around the Astrolabe seeing it’s finally open. We made a couple of stops on the way and got a selection of snapper, trevally and tarakihi.

A good start. The Lab was ok, but nothing exceptional.

Did a similar run on Saturday, with similar results, although the deeper water was slower. Quite strange conditions, strong surface current but slow fishing even though no apparent bottom current. We ended up off Motiti in 40/50m where it was quite good.

Sunday was more of the same but slower, and we ended up doing best inside Motiti.

A bonus was a striped marlin popping up beside us outside Motiti. Only the 2^nd time I’ve seen one in that area.

I hope this La Ninya pattern stays
Good amounts of fish around, but its not easy fishing yet
A busy week initially
Dolphins and a couple of sharks
A mixed bag of results last week, but all dominated by some pretty strong currents
October and November seem to have switched this year
An Easterly current had developed
We gave the Pinnacles a look, the first in some time
The good weather continues
October continues to have excellent weather
A dolphin watching day
Reasonable gemfish and bluenose caught
Some strong SE
Picked up some good tarakihi to save the day
Still, a beautiful day
Good fishing though the swell was a bit more than expected
15/18kg kingy
An overnighter to Mayor
Another good days fishing
Mainly tarakihi with a few odds and sods thrown in
Very good around the Astrolabe
Still with a lot of current in the deeper water
Skill level had to be up
Good amounts of fish caught
Settled weekend and good fishing to go with it
Plenty of Keepers
Changeable weather continues
The tarakihi are spawning
autumn and winter months are generally amongst the best for fishing
Boat out for maintenance
We finally got an overnighter in Wednesday/Thursda
Skippies and having dolphins checking us out on a regular basis
Niwas saying warmer and milder than it has been
Another better day for the fish than the fishers
Working a bit deeper, between 50 and 80m
Excellent day on both tarakihi and snapper
Coming into the best time of year for bottom fishing
Very nice to see settled weather over Easter
Yet another week of Easterlies
Motiti and Middle Ground area
Good steady fishing around Motiti
Really nice day in all respects
Waitangi Day
Plenty of marlin hook-ups and sightings
Plenty of good weather and fishing trips
Very strong currents from the East
The Super, Wolf and Blue moons
It's been another interesting year
Effects of the big tides and moon
Supermoon having quite an effect on the tides and currents
Cudas being the jokers in the pack
Good day, good sized tarakihi mainly with a few nice snapper
Nice settled weather
More schools of fish around
Fishing was steady, mainly tarakihi, with snapper among them
Mainly tarakihi and snapper
An interesting week
Motiti was worth a look
A better start to October
Let's see if October is a bit more user friendly than September
A lot more tarakihi caught than last week
The wind picked up as predicted
Another week of nonfishing
Best winter both in terms of days fished and the amount of reef fish
A lot of snapper caught
Good fishing but the weather was quite volatile
Guys from Vanuatu out celebrating their Independence Day
Swell running dropped quickly
Best winter to date in years
Total of 7 kingfish caught, between 10 and 20 kg
Nice weather through the week, but turning wet and windy for the weekend
Bigger females are well into spawning now
15+kg kingy in the early morning
Queen's Birthday
20kg kingie on a ledger rig
Still good amounts of tarakihi and trevally
Good numbers of skippies coming up on the lures
The best snapper fishing in a few years
As much snapper as tarakihi
Deeper water and had better and more consistent catches
Females are feeding harder prior to spawning
Good catches and a few limits caught
Marlin freejumping beside the boat
Good snapper around the Okaparus
Mayor has been fishing well, with some big porae
Both the bottom fishing and the Hapuku fishing were excellent last weekend
The most rain I think I've ever seen in March
More good weather and good reef fishing has been a continuing theme.
Another late summer perhaps
Wednesday in, which was a nice sunny, settled day
Good weather and fishing
Skippies and marlin seen and hooked around the 1000m mark
Good week of reef fishing with calmer conditions
Hopefully February will see the changeover
We're still working the deeper water with good results
There's plenty of fish around, it just comes down to conditions
All in all, not one to put in the record books
Reef trips around Motiti with good results
Better days than we could have hoped for
25/35knot predictions, it's no fun and nobody thanks you for the experience
Very big tides courtesy of the supermoon
Particularly big tides
OK fishing on both the East and West sides of Mayor
Good fishing, with a few undersize kingies as well
Still plenty of unsettled weather around
A nice day out, happy people, and good fishing
Nice pannie snapper, mostly between 32 and 36cm
Increase in temperature over the past week
Persistent fishermen over from Hong Kong
Steady catching
Ground swell had picked up since Sunday...
Tarakihi going well even though they have well finished spawning
Good weather last week
Back to another week of weather and wind
Got another midweek trip in, weekend was too snotty to go
We've had another variation of unfishable weather this winter
Another good trip on the fishing side of things
Another week of good weather right up until the weekend
So far July's been mint
Another week of nothing happening on the fishing front
Back in business!!!
Iffy weekend weatherwise
Something to look forward too
Another wet and wild week
Hopefully it'll come good for the weekend
Shallower spots and had a couple of good hits
Half day charter with the NZ sevens
Forecast was a bit out
We covered a few different spots last week!
Conditions were good, but they just weren't that hungry
Hapuku trip went well, topped with a 20kg+ kingie
An excellent finish to a fairly rough week
A good start to the week
Plenty of tarakihi caught Thursday, and another good one on Saturday
Our excellent summer continues!
Another good, interesting week
Always a good bonus
Another week of mainly good fishing
Easterly blowing to force a few cancellations
Picking up skipjack and albacore tuna regularly
Another good week
Working in the deeper water
First week of 2016
Merry Christmas!
Lots of westerly winds lately, but all fishable, and good catches
The El Nino predicted seems to come and go
We've stuck with the offshore fishing
Short bite times and finicky fish
Good run of weather continues
Good weather and the fishing's been....fishing
2 great days to start November, even saw our 1st sunfish
Good catches for most of the fishers on board
El Nino effect is happening over the Tasman
Heaps of action on the surface
Had a really good day, great conditions and excellent fishing
Things had picked up, especially in the shallower water
Back in the water!
Annual agonising over the Rena
Now officially in spring, so roll on summer
Cleaning and repainting the engine room
Boats still out of the water
More days of wind over current
A good start to August!
Bigger snapper seem to be camped in the deeper water
Continuation of good Monday weather
Beautiful day, flat calm, no current and very good reef fishing
Astrolabe and its current exclusion zone....
Met Service has been predicting El Nino conditions
Full moon has always been the best for me
Barracuda caught, absolutely full of krill
Headed Out Towards Mayor on Saturday Morning
Still working the deeper water
Our regulars capitalising on the good fishing in the cooler months
Plenty of snapper, tarakihi and a couple of good kingies as well
Murphys Law in action, again
A good lot of snapper until about 9.30pm
Tarakihi, snapper and bigger than normal red snapper
Weather was more autumny
Fishing still steady
April has started well, continuing the good summer that we've had
The game fishing continues to be a standout season
Mayor evening fish produces some nice snapper up to 6kg
Cyclone Pam
Fish ticking along steadily
The snapper possibly in closer to the beach
Good catches of mainly 33/38 cm snapper
Nice snapper inside Motiti
Some near limit catches of tarakihi
Another great week
Game fishing off to a good start
Hapuku trips, good days, beautiful conditions and a good selection of fish
2015 has started with some great, settled weather
We had a busy week, with Tauranga Boys College
It's certainly not dull at present, frustrating sometimes though
Amazing amount of current, but did well all around the boat
Felt like the 1st day of summer, the fishing was excellent, as were our group
Westerly winds were pretty unrelenting all week
November has been a quantum improvement
A Lot of Plankton and Krill Being Seen
Saturday of Labour Weekend
Tarakihi and snapper are around, but not very hungry
Back in the deeper water outside Motiti with quite good results
Incessant Winds
The Fish Seem to Have Finally Moved in Closer
It seems like something's wrong if it isn't blowing about 30 knots
Large tarakihi from an area East of the Okaparu
Good trip early in the week, getting tougher along with the weather
Weather's warmer and the days longer, fish still in deeper water
Humpback whale, slapping and breaching
Saturdays northerly a bit too strong for us
Settled weather, blue skies, and good fishing!
Easing the winter blues
No more rain!
Outside Motiti fishing well for Tarakihi
June unpleasant, July is at least off to a good start
Sharks, Kingies, and some good overnighters despite the weather
Quality deep water snapper and tarakihi
Overnighters, slow Hapuka fishing, but still managing nice bottom fish
Good big kingfish, and nice bottom fishing
More settled weather pattern, in between the odd strong blow
Deeper water with good consistent results
Great Autumn Weather and Fishing!
Snapper slowing, but nice Tarakihi catches in the deeper water
Mayor producing big snapper and tarakihi in great condition
Cyclonic conditions, but still good bottom fishing
More snapper than tarakihi
Big swell slows fishing at Mayor, but Motiti providing good catches
Exceptional weather, with more great fishing
Warm water, skippies, kingies, marlin and autumn
Fishing good, despite cyclone Lusi
Good fishing in more areas, and great weather
Currents dropping leading to good fishing
Tarakihi have been better in the deeper reefs
Nice weather and overnight fishing
Nice size Tarakihi, around the 3-5 lb mark
April Fools Day, sees snapper regulations change
Pannie Snapper Starting to Show
Strong winds giving things a good stir up
On and Off Fishing
Great conditions, and productive hapuka fishing
Good Sunday at the Pinnacles
Unsettled weather but good weekend fishing
Good conditions, food abundant at Motiti
Christmas again and time to do some relaxing at sea
Inconsistent Drift Still Produces the Goods
Cheers Fishing Club and Shallow Water Fishing
Lovely labour weekend, productive drift fishing
Fish Moving Day to Day
Productive Day Fishing at Town Pt
Positive start to October fishing
Ready for October fishing!
Hull cleaning and wet weather
Middle Ground and Papamoa tarakihi and snapper starting to show
Lots of current but still a 12-15 fish average per person

Thanks for a fabulous day on the water. Just ate some great fish and washed it down with nz Pinot.

Ross the Aussie
Dear Daphne and Brett.

I wanted to write to you to acknowledge what a great fishing charter you are running on board the manutere. We have been on numerous trips with you lately, and always returned home with fish,after having a great day out with Brett. We have found Brett to be very knowledgeable,friendly and always keen for a laugh. we have been on many different charters over the years, and the manutere rates very highly.

Ironically, I own my own boat, yet love a day out on the manutere.

Keep up the great work. Look forward to seeing you next time!

Kind regards,

Shane Janssen
19.8.2009

Brett & the Manutere, well i must say that over the last 8 years or more i have been out on day & overnight trips plus the TGA game fishing one base & charter tournaments with Brett, you would be hard pushed to find a better skipper who will do his upmost to put you on the fish !!! & i mean go the extra mile !! literally, always good for a yarn, (fishing, politics, rugby etc etc,) & not forgetting the overnight trips tradditional continental breakfast, beans, eggs, bacon, toast, & a wicked coffee !

The Manutere is a solid fishing platform of which i have spent many enjoyable hours aboard, and hope to spend many more !!!!

Cheers Brett, till next time ! (soon)

Tony Shores