MBGFC Staff

  Happy New Year to all our club members  Club Record acknowledged: We would like to recognise Tony Tucker’s Broadbill as a club record on 37kg line, caught on 22nd February 2021 weighing 222kg.  This supercedes the record for this line which had been held since...

  Fishing: All the boats on the water seems to have slowed down the fishing in the bay.  People heading a little further appear to be enjoying more success.  I’ve had a couple of good reports from the northern end of Great Mercury Island and also up towards Cuvier. ...

  Fishing: Not a lot to report this week as I haven’t heard from many people.  The snapper fishing is still okay in the Puddle and off the Whau Whau.  We also had a few kingfish and a couple of Hapuku caught not far from the Mercury Islands.  Crayfish, both reds and...

 Fishing: Snapper fishing is still pretty patchy which is common at this time of year.  Most people are catching enough for a feed – there’s certainly plenty of them out there but trying to get them to bite is the hard bit.  Once again, there have been good reports...

Fishing: A bit of a swell has kept many people off the water this week although there’s a pretty good forecast for the next few days. Snapper fishing has been a bit harder with spawning season well under way. Using smaller baits and keeping your line at least 5 to 10...

Fishing: We’ve had fairly mixed messages about the snapper fishing this week but there are still plenty being caught.  The Puddle is proving a popular spot with plenty of fish between 20-30 metres.  If you’re fishing during the middle of the day, bring your baits a...