Last weeks large high pressure system is still centered over New Zealand after having stalled over the country.

A low in the Tasman is creating a moderate northerly flow to the west of New Zealand and this should bring moderate north to northeast winds to the North Island by Sunday.

It is diffuclt to predict if the wind in the South Island will rise over the weekend. So again it looks like the best chance this weekend will be on the west coast of the North Island.

On Saturday winds could be too light to kitefish south of the Kaipara unless you have a lightwind kite. The west coast from North Cape to Dargaville could be fishable both days although winds may be light on Saturday.

It looks as though we may get continuing moderate Northerlies continuing into early next week, possibly until Wednesday or longer.

As the winds could be fickle around Auckland this weekend check out the following site before you leave home. On this weather site the information is real time, so it's not a forecast, it simply tells you exactly what is happening.

http://ps.gen.nz/%7Ewindy/otherdat.htm

WEATHER MAPS WITH ISOBARS

(Don't forget to check out the two and three day forecast charts at the bottom of the page)

http://www.metservice.co.nz/maps/index.asp

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With the winds being so light over the last week many fishers have reported difficulty in either launching their kites or keeping them airbourne once they are up. Reading the following two articles will often get you fishing while everyone else has their kites grounded. Well worth a read!

Two New Kite Fishing Articles

Paul and I have been working on a variety of techniques for fishing those marginal light wind conditions........ More here»»

In light winds you don't have to run up and down the beach with your kites to get them airborne. A more successful way of launching....... More here»»

I took a couple of mates out on Muriwai on Saturday April 13 to try and sell them the concept of Kitefishing. Unfortunately the wind didn't quite get strong enough (only 3 to 4 knots when I left home).

I had trouble launching in the light winds but once in the air we got one rather miserable short set in before the kite ended up in the water (just ran out of wind).

Others on the beach were having similar problems. The couple downwind of me took off most of their weights just to get out, but ended up only catching a few Kahawai. (To be expected when your not fishing on the bottom).

We bagged a couple of snapper and a Kahawai. Despite the rather poor fishing in marginal conditions, a good time was had on a pleasant afternoon on the beach. One of my mates is on his way to Paul's shop to buy a rig.

Regards Steve Bailey

Kerry Rowe has been kitefishing since December and uses a 20 hook Deluxe Dropper Rig.

Kerry fishes from Whitianga and last week reported catching 2 snapper and 3 gurnard from one 10 hook set the last time it blew from the west .

Dave Barnes was fishing out near Wellington Reef off Army Bay, Whangaparaoa where another boat, fishing in close proximity to him, was trolling lures.

Dave watched them haul in 2 good sized kingfish which he estimated to weigh in at 20 lbs and 35 lbs.

The reason Dave's estimation on the fish weights appears to be quite precise is that Dave was fortunate enough to be given a fillet from the smaller of the two kingfish.

Note that Wellington Reef is a submerged reef to the northwest of the exposed reef. It would pay to check your marine charts for this one.

John Lassuer was out between the Rangitoto Lighthouse and A Bouy during the week and reports he witnessed a huge school of kahawai rounding up dense meatballs of a small red fish.

He thinks the bait fish may have been anchovies and at times the dense schools of baitfish were so thick it would turn the water around his boat red. Thousands of seabirds were also attacking the schools of bait fish.

John caught several of the large kahwai and each one was followed to his boat by good sized kingfish as he brought them in.

During the ensuing frenzy an estimated 3 metre long shark free jumped almost completely out of the water very close to John's boat. He said it the whole scene an awsome sight to behold and it was over twenty years since he had witnessed anything like it.

Despite his best efforts at jigging and bottom fishing John didn't catch any snapper on the day and thinks the area in general has not been producing as many snapper as usual for this time of year.

Hi All

Weekend of the 13 th very quiet due to a light NE wind, Sue one of our locals managed to get a kontiki out on Sunday late morning and retrieved it mid afternoon with a number of spiny dogs one kahawai and one good size gurnard. Otherwise not much Fish around. The commercial Crayfishman are also not having much luck but the ones they do catch are very nice sized crays.

Regards John

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