Yesterday the weather was looking great so Beeman and my wife and I went for a fish of the Whakatane coastline. It was a cold start with frost on the ground and a very cool wind but a nice day was forecast.
First stop was a long line set down Matata way and after an hour we checked it with only a good Gurnard and Kawhai for our efforts. A quick move and we again set the long line and after an hour again we lifted it with a Kawhai and 5 good snapper, things were on the improve. Line fishing while waiting for the long line was only producing small snapper but Beeman managed another nice Gurnard.
We upped stakes and headed towards White Island to spot X looking for Terakehi and snapper.
After arrival and getting settled on the mark we started pulling in some nice eating fish, mostly snapper but the missus hooked a nice big Blue Cod.
By the time it was time to head back we had 12 snapper, 4 Terakehi, 3 Kawhai, 2 Gurnard, and the Big Blue Cod.
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