b"A nchovies are getting02 KINGFISH SPOT marker. Give yourself plenty of smashed in theThere is a large marker heretime to catch the live bait and be shallows around manythat often holds kingfish. Theready when the flow starts to ebb. of the islands andcurrent is swift, so the best timesI usually do a slow troll past the snapper are back inare at the change of the tidalstructure with 30-40m of line out top condition havingflow. The shallow water aroundand time it just right to swing past recovered fromPapakohatu Isle can hold plentythe marker. The trick is to time the their spring-summerof piper and sometimes mackerelstrike right so the fish has enough spawning duties.The upper harbourso berley up here as it can be atime to have the hook in its mouth can fish well when too windy to begood place to catch a live baitbut not too long as it will turn to out further on the gulf. When thewhich can then be drifted past thehide back under the marker.weather is reasonably good and workups are out of the question, where to go when you need a feed? LocationBelow are six spots that you can target in various conditions to help you fill the chilly bin.01 PARK POINT, WAIHEKE IS There is a deepish hole here off Park Point and an outgoing tide with westerly or gentle southerly is a good combo to fish this location. A decent berley bag on the bottom and ledger or running rig will snag01some good fish. Try anchoring in about 12m of water on the edge02of the hole. It's worth trying the East side of the hole and then switching to the west side if there isnt much action. Snapper and fat kahawai are the usual suspects that patrol along this point.This fat gulf kingfish was caught under the anchovy schools visible on the sounder. /FISHINGINGODZONE23"