Ssshh don’t tell the fish, but they’re not supposed to be biting as well as this!

Winter it is, yet snapper are being caught in the middle of the day from local bays. Similarly kingfish are creating major havoc on light gear and monster kahawai are busting up the surface hassling baitfish. Excellent news.

Although a tad choppy out there this week with the forecast winds, the fishing has once again been very good. Well worth the extra effort, and leeward has often been calm and sunny. If you haven’t already, it’s time to dust that early pollen off the boat and get out in amongst the fishing action.

Inshore fishing around the high tide has proven rewarding. Not huge quantities but excellent pannie snapper, some solid kahawai and sizeable gurnard as well. Further afield the eastern middle ground has held fast fleeting workups, with snapper in dutiful presence underneath, again not vast in numbers but good eating size and in great condition too. Drifting the area well after even a small workup is turning up great variety, snapper, kahawai, gurnard, John Dory and kingfish too. Not crazy action but good steady stuff. The eastern side of the gulf has seen good action, whether out in 42m or right back into the coastline of Colville, huge schools of kingfish covering wide areas has been captivating, and even the smaller models produce such huge smiles with their blistering runs and never say die attitude on light gear, such a thrill.

Time to make the most of it, be prepared and just do it as they say!

Cheers
Espresso.