b'The writer with a solid 50cm+ snapper from the Kaipara shallows in autumn.Hitting the shallowW ith summer nowharbours may be expansive shallower a distant memorystretches of water, they are home harbours over autumn is aand the morningsto many species of baitfish such productive time, especiallygetting colder withas sprats, piper and mullet.While a jacket needed forshellfish such as cockles, pipis, out on the west coast.Withthe start of the daytuatua, mussels and crabs are also the water temperatureon the water, thefound in abundance for fish like fish are also noticing the temperaturegurnard, snapper and trevally that cooling and fish lookingchange.After their summer spentmove into harbours to find this kai.to feed up before winter,schooling up and spawning, theyIn harbours you typically have have now moved into harbours tosand or mud banks that are often the fish hit your baits hardfeed and build up their fat reserves. exposed at low tide and with deeper and run in the shallowsAutumntime is a great time tochannels which the fish use as explore harbours, we have manyhighways to move up and down the making for fun fishing. throughout the country and althoughharbour over the tide changes./FISHINGINGODZONE37'