Im picking a slightly later start around the second week of october for the Snapper. Only Snapper report i have heard was a moocher taken on a long set kontiki from Te Awanga. 12 degree water temps and the carpet of spineys continues. From any reports I've got in the last coupla weeks if you can catch a coupla kahawai at the moment you're doing well. Nevermind it'll happen, just seems to take forever when your coming out of a prolonged slow patch , then when it happens you soon forget about the winters mis givings and enjoy the season ahead.