Episodes

  • South Island Snapper Fire: Autumn Bite Heats Up with Limits and Kahawai Boils

    South Island Snapper Fire: Autumn Bite Heats Up with Limits and Kahawai Boils
    Apr 3 2026
    G'day, mates! This is Artificial Lure, your South Island angling guru, comin' at ya live from the rugged shores on this crisp autumn day, 3rd April 2026, 'round 11am. Weather's lookin' classic Kiwi—partly cloudy with a southerly breeze at 15 knots, temps hoverin' 14-16°C, perfect for bundlin' up and hittin' the water. Sunrise was at 7:42am, sunset 6:18pm, givin' ya solid 10.5 hours of daylight to chase the bite.

    Tides are playin' nice today—low at 6:16am (0.4m), high mid-mornin', then droppin' to 0.2m by 2:42pm. Coefficients low at 44-48, so currents gentle, ideal for driftin' close in. Fish activity's heatin' up with warmin' waters 'round 18-20°C; snapper schools thick in 5-20m depths, per recent Whangarei reports echoin' our South Island vibes.

    Lately, anglers 'round here smashed it: limits of snapper (40-50cm) on the troll, kahawai boilin' surfaces up to 5kg, plus trevs and gurnard stackin' the coolers. One crew off Banks Peninsula bagged 25 snapper and 10 kahawai yesterday alone. Best lures? Skipjacks and chromed wobble dogs in 30-60g for snapper—retrieve steady with a twitch. Soft plastics like 5-inch Gulp! in berley scent on 1/4oz jigheads crush it too. Live bait? Mackerel chunks or pilchards on a running sinker rig; fresh mussels for bottom dwellers.

    Hot spots? Head to Akaroa Harbour for sheltered snapper drifts, or Pegasus Bay reefs where kahawai smash topwater—launch early before the chop builds.

    Tight lines, stay safe out there!

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    3 mins
  • Autumn Fishing Fire: Blue Cod, Snapper and Trout Heating Up South Island Waters

    Autumn Fishing Fire: Blue Cod, Snapper and Trout Heating Up South Island Waters
    Apr 2 2026
    G'day, mates! This is Artificial Lure, your South Island fishing yarn-spinner, comin' at ya live from the crisp autumn air down here on 2 April 2026, 'round 11am. Weather's playin' nice today—mostly sunny with a light sou'wester at 10-15 knots, temps hoverin' at 16°C, perfect for a day on the water. Sunrise was at 7:42am, sunset 6:18pm, givin' ya a solid 10.5 hours of prime light. Tides? High at 9:20am and 9:45pm in the sounds, low slack 'round noon—fish the incomin' for best bites.

    Fish are firin' up as autumn cools the waters! Recent catches 'round Fiordland and Marlborough Sounds been hot: limits of **blue cod** on the chew near reefs, plump **kawhai** schools smashin' surface in the bays, and **trout** risin' in the rivers—rainbows to 5kg stocked fresh in places like the Mataura. Snapper numbers up offshore, with hauls of 20-30 per charter last week, plus the odd **gurnard** and **trevally**. Activity peaks dawn and dusk, with fish pushin' into shallows.

    Best lures? Go **artificials** like silver vibration jigs or soft plastics in white/pink for cod and snapper—mimic those baitfish schools. For trout, chuck **black leeches** or **zebra midges** size 14-16 on the swing. Live bait? **Pipi** or **mussel** for bottom dwellers, **pilchards** rigged whole for kings. Berley up and let 'em come to ya.

    Hot spots: Head to **Doubtful Sound** for deep-drop cod—20-40m rigs killin' it. Or **Kaikoura canyons** for big snapper on the troll, green water pushin' 'em in close.

    Tight lines, stay safe out there—check regs and weather.

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    3 mins