(Heard on Hauraki FM, News Talk ZB and Radio Sport.)

The latest temp drop has seen fewer boats on the water but the coastal fishing right now is firing so it’s well worth making the time to hit the water with a good jacket and a beanie!

Good snapper sign and catches still being reported from Matakana, Omanu and Papamoa East areas with 10-20m of water being the zone to be scouting your bottom sign on the sounder. The early morning sessions have been the most productive albeit blimm’in cold.  Autumn soft baiting can be outstanding with patterns such as shrimp and squid vicious working well just by leaving them on the bottom and twitching occasionally, this is also a good technique for gurnard which should be showing up more regularly from now. The best colours are the natural colours like greys browns and camo’s.

Offshore – A quiet week for gamefishing but that could change with the start of the GFAB Trailers Broadbill Challenge. This event gives game fisho’s the ability to chase broadbill swords for whole month of May. Its exciting stuff and you can enter any time in May through the Club or on the website www.tsfc.co.nz

Catch ya next week!