b'FeaturePelagic Charters run charters throughout winter to put anglers onto bluefin.They move west across the BOP from late June to early September and keep moving north and east from there, with some fish then reversing their route but staying deeper. Throughout this migration they tend to move in waves which I will talk about a little further down. SBTs are at their closest to land when off Waihau Bay and in better range for trailer boats to target.TEMPERATURES Early in previous seasons we have caught bluefin in 18.5-degree water, with most caught in low to mid 17Many tuna are now tagged by degrees.Usually, 17 degrees is aanglers such as this nice fish caught on Pelagic Charters.key temperature for bluefin but as the temperature falls, they will still be there. The key has been to fishbetter.The warm side of a tempCURRENT LINES along the warmer side of the tempbreak is where we have caught theAs with other game fish the current breaks and the SBTs also frequentmajority of our bluefin whilst trolling.lines are always a great place to find 16-degree water in the BOP. During the bluefin season in thethe bait and then of course find the BOP a 0.5 degree plus temp breaktuna. The stronger the current line TEMP BREAKSis often as good as it gets and eventhe better. The more intense ones These are always great spots for all0.3 degrees offers prime potentialthat look like rivers are the ones game fish like tuna and marlin. Theand is better than water with tempyou want and if they include a temp bigger the temperature break theflat areas. break then even better.42FISHING IN GODZONE MAGAZINE'