b'Editor Matt Hewetson was trolling Feature for tuna in January off Tairua where fish had been hooked in only 60-70m when a stripey hit the lumo Bluewater lure in only 78m.Game fishing anglers around Godzone have been enjoying a red-hot season for yellowfin tuna, the fishing is described as the best for numbers and size in many years. Y ellowfin tuna areWith so much tuna action aroundwhere you usually head out in one of my favouritethe country since early Novemberboats snapper fishing.Near this game fish specieswhen the tuna showed up, reportsarea a large yellowfin of 72.5kg was and I have caughtare coming from as far south as Newcaught from the bluff rock (south of several both herePlymouth out west and the Hawkesthe Hokianga) and was firstly mis-and overseas in theBay on the eastern side of greatidentified as a big eye due to its size.Pacific Islands.Theyyellowfin catches. We all the action we headed up to are great to fightPauanui in mid-January to troll for with their torpedo-shaped body andTUNA AT 40-50M tuna with Mike Bush from Oceanpro power, they have impressive speedTalking to many contacts aroundBoats in his new 535 centre console.that is up there amongst the fastestGodzone, it is common to hear ofMike had told us that his mate fish in the ocean. Of course, they areanglers landing tuna or the retellinghad landed a nice yellowfin the also superb to eat as fresh sashimi,from encounters and in places whereday before in only 70m just north and they look pretty gangster withyou would not usually expect to findof Tairua, so we trolled this depth those long anal and dorsal fins whichthem.We have good reports of tunabetween Castle Island and the Aldies being bright yellow are what givesseen in only 40m out on the westwhen a striped marlin grabbed the the tuna its name. coast off Dargaville in Northlandlumo Bluewater lure and the Tica 12FISHING IN GODZONE MAGAZINE'