b'EPIC CHARTERSAfter enduring messy sea conditions off Cuvier Island, Kaos headed back to the Mercs.A utumn is my favourite time of the of the year to get on the water and fish.The cooler mornings and calm weather can produce top fishing for all the favourite species, as the seasonal change signals time to feed up after the spring-summer spawning period.I had organised a trip with Epic Adventures to head out and target kingsThe early morning was on the eastern side of the Coromandel. spent stocking the The plan was to get out in early MarchSenators live bait tanks before heading wide.and then another storm arrived, and we had to move the date to late March as 25 knot winds are not ideal for getting outhim a top captain to spend time on thethe reefs out wide off the Coromandel and and filming for a video and story. water with.Owen has built up a lot ofit wasnt long, and the tanks were stocked.It was the last Wednesday in Marchexperience fishing off the Coromandel and when I met up with Kaos skipper Owenalways has a plan to help put his anglersBADWINDDIRECTIONWills, who was tied up at the Whitiangaonto fish. As we left the harbour the morning wharf at 6:45am catching live baits in theWe were going to be joined by Scottforecast was for 13-17 knots and from the dark.I have fished with Owen severalCushman and Jack Halpin today to makesouth-east which Owen commented is his times before on the trusty Senatorup our fishing crew, and we all got to workleast favourite direction and although it pontoon 7m+ boats and he is one ofhelping fill the twin live bait tanks withwas looking to drop to only five knots in Epics most experienced skippers andmackerel and the odd small kahawai.Livethe afternoon, we were expecting to get his naturally laid-back personality makesbaits are key to having a good day out onsloppy conditions out wide.10FISHING IN GODZONE MAY/JUNE2022'