Ultimate Charter fishing report 24-08-2011

Hi.

It's looking like another awesome weekend is on it's way and it's a great opportunity to get out amongst the workups of Dolphins, Gannets, Snapper and Kahawai all having a field day feeding on Sardines and Pilchards.
There's nothing I like more than getting out on the a mirror calm day that is rippled only by dive bombing Gannets from above and a wide variety of fish and mammals from below. The poor bait fish have no where to hide and tons of them must be consumed everyday in the Hauraki Gulf alone.

Yes our gulf is a real hot spot over the Autumn, Winter and Spring with some truly spectacular sights and events that are uncommon in most other places. The combination of currents, trenches, Islands and temperatures in the Hauraki Gulf amalgamate to form a unique food rich environment that sustains over sixty resident whales along with thousands of dolphins and vast numbers of snapper along with Kahawai, kingfish and many other exciting fish.

Seeing and being close to the spectacle of thousands of natures suicide bombers (Gannets. They eventually die of starvation caused by blindness which is in turn is caused by hitting the water at extreme speeds) going in along with natures Navy (Whales, Dolphins and all predatory fish including snapper) attacking from below is an amazing spectacle and is fortunately right on our door step. The really cool thing is that the Snapper and other fish happily share the water with the Whales and Dolphins so contradictory to some beliefs the snapper are not scared away by the Dolphins and they are often prolific right at the centre of a Dolphin/Whale induced workup.

This action is at it's best over autumn, winter and spring. It does mean you have to go further but the rewards can be huge.

The coming weekend is looking fantastic. We have spaces available so if you would like to join us contact andrew@ultimatecharters.co.nz or fill in our form later in this blog.