8th January 2009
Bay of Islands Fishing Report


1st January - What a beautiful way to celebrate the new year.


Our Next Trip was....

9th January - The main aim of this trip was an island visit
                    and a bit of fishing...




2nd January - Another very nice day apart from a bit of a worry about the wind.....

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3rd January - The forecast was for 15 knot Northerlies turning to 20-30 knots South Westerly winds at the end of the day....


4th January - The forecast was for 10 knot Southerly turning to 15 knot Sou-Westerly winds at the end of the day.....


5th January - Another incredibly accurate forecast (queue the Tui's Advert) ....


6th January - SE winds were forecast and once again they came from the NE....

  Fishing Competition Update

  The Current Leader is Janice Paris
 
Size - 5.5kg
  Caught - 01/01/09


7th January - NE winds again (incorrect forecast yet again) but another very, very nice day...

Moe with the best fish of the day
Close up of Moe with the best fish of the day

Moe was pretty keen. His dedication increased as the day continued. He tried several different positions on the boat but once he got comfortable in the stern he really hit his stride, pulling in fish after fish. He was rewarded for his efforts by getting the biggest fish but he definitely deserved bigger.

8th January - The day was so pleasant that we, once again drifted for much of the day. However it seemed that the fish are proving to be elusive still. Young Moe caught the biggest fish of the day weighing in at 1.4kgs. For much of the day we feared that we were going to have our first ever zero catch. However a few last minute snapper saved the day along with a Terakihi. It is very hard fishing at the moment and talk around the town is that we are doing really good considering.