b'HAURAKI WORKUPSWorkup activity found north of Little Barrier with a Brydes whale feeding, a location where pilchards are known to congregate and spawn.Heading out with a partner boat tointo the wider Hauraki Gulf. One of the cover more ground is a promising idea,crew from Auckland Whale and Dolphin once a workup isfound you can reportSafaris told me he was aware of three to your friends where the action is. potentially different gyres in the Gulf (circulating bodies of water), that were connected to an increase in marine life, but he wouldnt elaborate any further. From my experience of chasing workups, there are some areas that seem to hold or attract workup activity more than others and there is surely an interrelationship with water flow and food source. Keep this in mind when you are out on the water as you may stumble across patterns that make it easier to predict workup activity. As the moon phases also affect tidal flow and fish feeding behaviour, taking The bait fish schools move around theare common species of baitfish found atnote before you go out is a good idea. Gulf and with them the predators. Theresworkups in the Hauraki Gulf. PilchardsWhy? Well, if you are struggling to find been a few studies done on the life cyclespawn in Oct-Nov when sea surfacea workup it helps to know if the best and biomass of pilchards, but theres stilltemperatures are around 16-18 degrees.bite time has already happened or if it things we dont know. Pilchards feed onThe hydrology of the Hauraki Gulf isis about to happen. Focusing your best phytoplankton and other food sourcesquite interesting as water flows in andresources such as eyes on the water in depending on their age; the food lifeout of the Gulf with the tides. Islandsthe areas last noted for work up activity cycle is influenced by nutrients drivendisturb flow patterns but theres a lot ofto coincide with the time, they are most by upwellings pushed off the seafloor.water flowing out of the Firth, Tamakilikely to be active, will help line up the Pilchards, anchovies, and Jack mackerelStraight and Waitemata Harbour andducks to be successful. 22FISHING IN GODZONE NOV/DEC 2021'