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Ahoy folks, We've been out on the briney regularly over the last few weeks and have enjoyed some consistent action. Gannets and dolphins have been doing their thing both inshore and out wide. Starting with closer to home, the workup ...

Ahoy folks, We've been getting out on the briney intermittently over the last few weeks when the weather has allowed. The kings have now moved out to the further reaches of the Gulf with the cooling water, but good sessions ...

To say we’re looking forward to running fishing charters again would be a massive understatement. We cannot wait! To get excited, we’re launching our range of merchandise. Grab a Hauraki Express tee or hat which are proven to help you ...

Ahoy folks, Just as well the fishing is better than the weather at the moment! We've been hit by big swells and strong winds over the past couple of weeks, but when conditions have allowed the fishing is going great ...

Ahoy folks, It's been an exciting few weeks on the briney for the Hauraki Express crew - with the Auld Mug safely locked away, kingis still lurking around the Gulf's reefs, and snapper coming back on the bite! The kingies ...

Ahoy folks, Kingfish are the name of the game at the moment. Most inner and outer Hauraki Gulf reefs are holding decent numbers. Unfortunately, bronze whaler sharks are still a regular nuisance, especially at the popular spots like Flat, Shearer ...

Ahoy folks, Spring is signing off and ironically finally we have some spring conditions. We really had a dream run of weather through spring with uncharacteristic winds from the northerly quarter pushing the water temp up meaning the snapper will ...

Come and watch the Prada Cup and America’s Cup action with Hauraki Express! The details: Price; $2500 which includes a days' fishing or $800 just for the Prada Cup or America’s Cup viewing Up close and personal viewing experience on ...

Ahoy folks, The Hauraki has been putting on some good workup action over the past few weeks. Gannets have generally been found working on either side of the cable zone around Tiritiri Matangi and Kawau islands, and also out further ...

Ahoy folks, the workup action is really starting to heat up out in the Hauraki Gulf. Gannet activity is intensifying in the usual spring areas such as east Kawau, north of Tiritiri Matangi, and the Firth of Thames. There seems ...

We've been out over the last few days and holy mackerel the fishing has been sensational! There's a big area of dolphins and gannets working between Takatu Point and Little Barrier Island. Underneath this action the snapper are congregating, and ...

It's great to be back out on the water again enjoying the relative freedom of Level 2.5! We've had a few charters under the belt now since the latest lockdown, including a multi-day adventure over at Great Barrier Island. The workups ...

We are so happy to have Midnight Oil now fully operational. Click below to view the article from the latest Professional Skipper magazine. Midnight Oil S136 Skipper July-Aug 2020

Congratulations to Mark Synnott who has won himself a Saltist SJ 200H and TD Black Kohga 66HB thanks to our mates at Daiwa. With the inclement weather there have been few opportunities for a decent fish this past week. However, when ...

Well folks we're finally back in action on the Hauraki. There was some apprehension heading out on our first charter back because it had been a long time between drinks - however we found plenty of hard-fighting kingfish after trying ...

Hi All, Summer is over according to the calendar but the fishing is still as hot as the weather. The bulk of our trips have seen us targeting kingfish. The highlight clearly being a huge fish for the Hauraki Gulf ...

  Well folks, what a golden period of weather and fishing we've been enjoying over the past few weeks. The kingfish are literally everywhere at the moment - be it the inner reefs, outer pins, or busting up the anchovy ...

It's all about the pelagics currently. Most of our trips have been targeting kingfish, and they haven't been hard to find. They're hanging around all the reefs in both good sizes and numbers. A bonus is the number of fish ...

The New Year has rolled around and we've been getting back into the swing of things. After a bout of strong and pesky wind from the SW quarter, the weather has come right and it's starting to feel like summer ...

Merry Christmas everyone! Whether you've got kaimoana in mind for Christmas lunch, or you're simply looking forward to a bit of much needed time on the water, it looks like the next week of weather should allow some good opportunities ...

With some awesome weather ahead for the weekend we thought it prudent to give an update on what's happening out in the Gulf currently. Today we did a workup trip - we found gannets working between Kawau and Tiritiri and ...

Good news everyone the fishing is still going great guns out in the Gulf. Workups aren’t too difficult to find – we’ve been fishing the area between Tiritiri and Kawau over the past week with consistent dolphin and gannet action ...

Workup season has hit yet another gear with action concentrated throughout the Firth of Thames, west of the Noises, in the Tiri Channel, Whangapaoroa Bay and up to Kawau Island. You can't really miss at the moment, but some skill ...

It's firing out there with workups galore and closer to home than normal. The only issue is the humming prevailing SW wind which makes things a little harder - although the fish don't mind. Over the last week or so ...

The fishing has really kicked up a couple of gears over the past couple of weeks with consistent work-up action around the Gulf. The hotspots have been the Firth of Thames, the Happy Jacks, between Tiritiri and Kawau, and out ...

Spring is slowly but steadily kicking into gear out on the Hauraki. It is still a bit feast or famine - if you can find the gannets diving you're in for some hot fishing but if not the snapper bite ...

Competition time- Anyone who joins us for a Guided Fishing Trip in September, October and November will be able to enter the Kogha Spring Fishing Competition, run by Daiwa.  With $20,000 in prizes up for grabs, including a fishing trip with us, ...

Hauraki Gulf Fishing Report 12th September Going off! Huge dolphin and gannet workups at Great Barrier. If you can't make it that far there's also some action west of Anchorite Rock. Cheers Nick & George

Hauraki Gulf Fishing Report 16th August 2019 Finally we have had a respite in the weather and managed to sneak out over the last couple of days. Yesterday we had the Daiwa New Zealand lads onboard filming their Kohga lures in action. ...

Hauraki Gulf Fishing Report 8th July 2019 It might be a tad nippy leaving port at the moment, but once you’re out wide surrounded by gannets, dolphins, snapper and kingfish you tend to warm up pretty smartly! While drifting around ...