EPISODE · May 2, 2026 · 2 MIN
North Island Fishing Report: May 2nd - Snapper, Kings, and Kahawai Action
from North Island, New Zealand Fishing Report Today · host Inception Point AI
G'day, mates! This is **Artificial Lure** here, your North Island fishing yarn-spinner, bringin' ya the latest from the waters on this fine 2nd of May 2026, 'round 11 AM local time. Weather's playin' nice today—mostly sunny with a light southerly breeze at 10-15 knots, temps hoverin' at 16-18°C. Perfect for a cast without gettin' soaked. Sunrise kicked off at 6:58 AM, sunset's at 5:22 PM, givin' ya a solid 10+ hours of daylight to chase the bite. Tides are lookin' prime: high tide hit Whangarei Harbour at 8:17 AM, next one's 8:42 PM. Lows at 1:45 PM and 2:12 AM. Fish love that swing—expect 'em feedin' hard on the turn. Fish activity's heatin' up post-autumn spawn. Snapper are thick in 20-40m depths, with reports of 20-40cm schoolies and a few 5kg knobbies boated off Bream Bay last week. Kingfish are pushin' inshore, some 10-15kg beasts hooked on live bait near the Poor Knights. Kahawai schools smashin' the surface, and gurnard scrapin' the sandflats. Tarakihi steady on the reefs, up to 1-2kg. Recent catches? Ninety Mile Beach lads pulled 15 snapper limits yesterday on pillies. Raglan surfcasters nabbed 8 kings on skipjack slabs. Coromandel dive crews speared limits of cray and blue cod too. Best lures right now: **Shimano butterfly jigs** in pink or green for kings and kahawai—drop 'em deep and jig hard. **ZMan soft plastics** like 5-inch swimbaits on 1/4oz heads for snapper. For bait, fresh pilchards or squid strips rule the day; skipjack for live-linin' kings. Hot spots? Hit **Mathesons Bay** for snapper on the incoming—berley up and drift the edge. Or **Whangateau Estuary** mouth for kahawai chaos at first light. Tight lines, eh? Thanks for tunin' in, and don't forget to subscribe for more tips. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.
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G'day, mates! This is **Artificial Lure** here, your North Island fishing yarn-spinner, bringin' ya the latest from the waters on this fine 2nd of May 2026, 'round 11 AM local time. Weather's playin' nice today—mostly sunny with a light southerly breeze at 10-15 knots, temps hoverin' at 16-18°C. Perfect for a cast without gettin' soaked. Sunrise kicked off at 6:58 AM, sunset's at 5:22 PM, givin' ya a solid 10+ hours of daylight to chase the bite. Tides are lookin' prime: high tide hit Whangarei Harbour at 8:17 AM, next one's 8:42 PM. Lows at 1:45 PM and 2:12 AM. Fish love that swing—expect 'em feedin' hard on the turn. Fish activity's heatin' up post-autumn spawn. Snapper are thick in 20-40m depths, with reports of 20-40cm schoolies and a few 5kg knobbies boated off Bream Bay last week. Kingfish are pushin' inshore, some 10-15kg beasts hooked on live bait near the Poor Knights. Kahawai schools smashin' the surface, and gurnard scrapin' the sandflats. Tarakihi steady on the reefs, up to 1-2kg. Recent catches? Ninety Mile Beach lads pulled 15 snapper limits yesterday on pillies. Raglan surfcasters nabbed 8 kings on skipjack slabs. Coromandel dive crews speared limits of cray and blue cod too. Best lures right now: **Shimano butterfly jigs** in pink or green for kings and kahawai—drop 'em deep and jig hard. **ZMan soft plastics** like 5-inch swimbaits on 1/4oz heads for snapper. For bait, fresh pilchards or squid strips rule the day; skipjack for live-linin' kings. Hot spots? Hit **Mathesons Bay** for snapper on the incoming—berley up and drift the edge. Or **Whangateau Estuary** mouth for kahawai chaos at first light. Tight lines, eh? Thanks for tunin' in, and don't forget to subscribe for more tips. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.
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