An even grey lid over the water, with a soft NNE wind and pressure going nowhere. The water to cover at Whangapapatiki Creek is the softer water off the main flow. The numbers single out the morning. Fish confidently and change only when the bites stop. Early-season fish sit where winter loosens first.
The bites are average now
Night
Morning
52%
The bites are average now
| 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 15° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 18° | 19° | 20° | 21° | 20° | 21° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 19° | 19° | 18° | 18° | 18° |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1019 | 1019 | 1019 | 1018 | 1018 | 1018 | 1018 | 1018 | 1019 | 1019 | 1019 | 1019 | 1019 | 1019 | 1018 | 1018 | 1018 | 1018 | 1018 | 1018 | 1019 | 1019 | 1019 | 1019 |
| 94 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 96 | 95 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 93 |
Afternoon
Evening
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
