The big tides are still having an effect on the fishing, with very strong currents from the East continuing. A bit frustrating as the fish are here, but bite times a short and sweet.
We took a group of regulars out for a kingfish/Hapuku trip and got a couple of nice kingies and a mixture of gemfish and a Hapuku, losing a good few due to the inconsistent drifts, with wind and swell against the current yet again.
We’ve started picking up skippies though, so the game fishing is getting closer with the weekend’s wild weather from the NE likely continuing the improvement.
It certainly stirred up the harbour, with a starboard beacon and a port buoy at the entrance both badly damaged by the storm.
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
5.1.2010
Well, we are all home from a wonderful day out. This is a thank you to all the crew from all of us.
The whanau had a memorable and happy day out on the sea. Everyone caught a fish, so no household went without.
Also, thank you for being so good to our kids - I hope they didn't get in your way too much. But they enjoyed their day and had their own thrills on the boat.
It was a good day - and when our families do this again we’ll definitely be back.
THANK YOU AGAIN!!
Have an awesome and happy year.
Kind Regards,
Dawn A. Whare
24.02.2014
Good Morning
Just a quick note saying thanks you for a great days fishing on Saturday all the guys said it was great trip
Thanking You
Tony Thompson
Rotorua Club