One thing I havn't got my head around is what time of year is good for what fish. Obviously the general is obvious, summer vs winter, but generally I see the fishing being not great at the start of summer and not bad at the start of winter.

At the moment I am loving ocean beach (wairarapa) as it has been guaranteed fish, easy winter red cod.

Last spring though I spent heaps of time at spots around Welly harbour that I thought were very promising, but came home empty handed most of the time.

I'm quite happy to reel in red cod through the winter. I get the biggest buzz from catching snapper and gurnard, but tarakihi, blue cod, blue moki, and trevally all equal a great days fishing in my mind.

So when is the right time to target these fish?