Waipu Boat & Fishing Club

12/06/2026

Normal transmission returns! It seems only the hardy have been wetting a line these last few weeks, but they have in the main been well rewarded for their efforts. The strong easterlies, followed by constant westerlies have kept the boat anglers either tucked up in the harbours or close to the...

03/06/2026

🌨 Plenty of anglers pack away the rods until spring, but the crafty ones know that winter can produce some of the biggest snapper of the year!

Patience & stealth ➕ the right terrain ➕ lighter tackle ➕ nailing the short feeding window... master these tactics and you could catch the fish of the season while everyone else waits for spring.

Get our top tips here 👇
https://www.fishing.net.nz/fishing-advice/fishing-hints-tips-and-how-to-articles/winter-snapper-tactics/

31/05/2026

31/05/2026

Wow, we had two winners for our Trevally May fish of the month.
Linda Glibbery and Darren Rapson both receive a $25.00 bar voucher to spend at our next club day. Congratulations.

29/05/2026

I headed out for the first time since the The Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show. and made a few observations. I was fishing close to Bream Head in 30 metres . The water temp was still pretty high at 18.5 c and there was a lot of red Bloom in the water. The fishing was good with plenty of good quality snapper in the 45 - 70 cm size.They were aggressively taking a 5” Rapala Crush City jerk about 5 metres off the bottom. The colour was an orange and yellow solar flare(A colour that has been working great lately )with a 1/4 oz jig head so slow sinking. I added a smear of Pro-Cure Bait Scents butt juice. Conclusion plenty of good fishing still to be had . Fish are moving a little deeper and feeding hard.Total fishing time 1 hour.10 casts, equalling 4 quality fish two released.
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27/05/2026

19/05/2026

Move over snapper, the trevs are here While for many of us snapper are a key target species, the greater Bream Bay area currently offers anglers a smorgasbord of other species. While snapper continue to be at the top of the ‘Most Wanted’ list for the landbased fishers, kahawai and...

01/05/2026

Colder water, hotter fishing As the water temperature has dropped, the pre-dawn air temperature has seen me reaching for my long pants, while on the other side of the coin the fishing scene is heating up! Both the Whangarei and Kaipara harbours have been rock steady this summer and autumn, the...

30/04/2026

Congratulations Linda, Linda wins a $25.00 bar voucher to spend at our next club day Sunday 17/05/26