EPISODE · Apr 26, 2026 · 2 MIN
North Island Hot Bite: Snapper and Kingies on Fire This Sunday
from North Island, New Zealand Fishing Report Today · host Inception Point AI
G'day, mates! This is Artificial Lure here with your North Island fishing report for Sunday, 26 April 2026, right around 11am. Kia ora from the rugged coasts and clear waters up north—conditions are prime for a crack at the snapper and kingies today. Weather's looking sweet: mostly sunny with light winds from the northwest at 10-15 knots, temps sitting comfy around 19-22°C. Sunrise kicked off at 6:52am, sunset's 6:05pm—plenty of daylight to chase the bite. Tides are pumping with a very high coefficient of 105; high tide hit 1.6ft around 10:30am, dropping to low at 7:38pm 0.0ft. Fish activity's rated very high per solunar charts—those major bites align perfect with the moving water, so hit the incoming and outgoing hard. Recent catches have been solid: lads off Ninety Mile Beach and the Coromandel pulled in stacks of snapper up to 5kg on fresh pilchards and skipjack, plus a run of kingfish smashing live bait rigs. Kahawai and gurnard filling buckets too, with some trophy trevally reported near the Mokohinau Islands. Dropbacks and fresh fish are on the prowl, mixing it up like the steelies down south. Best lures? Go with **neon pink or green Kabura jigs** in 80-150g for bottom bouncing snapper, or **Raika lures** in blue/silver for kings—retrieve fast with a jerk. For bait, nothing beats **fresh pilchards** on a ledger rig or **whole jack mackerel** for the big boys. Soft plastics like Gulp! 5-inch jerk shads in natural colours on 1/4oz jigheads are deadly in the shallows. Hot spots: **Matakana Island channels** for snapper frenzy on the tide change, and **Bream Bay reefs** off Whangarei—anchor up and drop baits deep. Launch early, watch the swells, and stay safe out there. Thanks for tuning in, legends—subscribe for the weekly tips! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai. Tight lines! 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 with your North Island fishing report for Sunday, 26 April 2026, right around 11am. Kia ora from the rugged coasts and clear waters up north—conditions are prime for a crack at the snapper and kingies today. Weather's looking sweet: mostly sunny with light winds from the northwest at 10-15 knots, temps sitting comfy around 19-22°C. Sunrise kicked off at 6:52am, sunset's 6:05pm—plenty of daylight to chase the bite. Tides are pumping with a very high coefficient of 105; high tide hit 1.6ft around 10:30am, dropping to low at 7:38pm 0.0ft. Fish activity's rated very high per solunar charts—those major bites align perfect with the moving water, so hit the incoming and outgoing hard. Recent catches have been solid: lads off Ninety Mile Beach and the Coromandel pulled in stacks of snapper up to 5kg on fresh pilchards and skipjack, plus a run of kingfish smashing live bait rigs. Kahawai and gurnard filling buckets too, with some trophy trevally reported near the Mokohinau Islands. Dropbacks and fresh fish are on the prowl, mixing it up like the steelies down south. Best lures? Go with **neon pink or green Kabura jigs** in 80-150g for bottom bouncing snapper, or **Raika lures** in blue/silver for kings—retrieve fast with a jerk. For bait, nothing beats **fresh pilchards** on a ledger rig or **whole jack mackerel** for the big boys. Soft plastics like Gulp! 5-inch jerk shads in natural colours on 1/4oz jigheads are deadly in the shallows. Hot spots: **Matakana Island channels** for snapper frenzy on the tide change, and **Bream Bay reefs** off Whangarei—anchor up and drop baits deep. Launch early, watch the swells, and stay safe out there. Thanks for tuning in, legends—subscribe for the weekly tips! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai. Tight lines! 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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