b'Take a good selection of hooks and leader to make up ledger and running rigs on the day.Fishing in harbourscockles, pipis, tuatua, mussels andwith more water and fish move up crabs.This well stocked larder is theonto their tops to feed.We have during autumn can be areason kahawai, gurnard, snapperdiscovered when fishing in the productive time of year, and trevally move into harboursKaipara harbour that once the sand and into very shallow water tobanks get around 1-2m of water over Matt Hewetson looks atfeed up before winter arrives. them on the incoming tide, trevally tips to fish the shallowsIn harbours you typically find sandand snapper have moved on top to or mud banks that are exposed atfeed on shellfish, crabs and mantis and bag more fish. low tide and with deeper channelsshrimps that have invaded the A utumntime is a greatwhich the fish use as highways toharbour.Snapper that are landed move up and down the harbour overoften spit the mantis shrimps out of time to explorethe tide changes.Most anglers willtheir mouths when they hit the deck.harbours, and thelook to target the deeper channelsThe brown murky water found good news forwhere fish are found and you canin west coast harbours may also small boat ownerseither anchor up and use baits withbe a factor to why the fishing is is that we haveberley to bring the fish to you, orso good, as fish dont feel at risk many throughoutdrift in the boat and either dragswimming in as little of 2-3m of Godzone andbaits, or cast lures like softbaits. water when the water visibility is although harbours may be expansivepoor and they arent easily seen shallower stretches of water, theyHUNT THE SHALLOWS by predators. So, these conditions are home to many species of fish. I fish the might Kaipara harbourlet fish move about in shallow In harbours there is also a bountifuloften and the shallower sand bankswater and this is a key reason supply of baitfish and shellfish foroffer top fishing here, especially overwhy you need scent (oily baits or food, such as sprats, piper, mullet,high tide when they are coveredberley) to bring the fish into you. /FISHINGINGODZONE25'