Hawke's Bay Fishing Club angler Lance Young on the boat Sridusa tagged and released this Stripped Marlin while on his way up to Gisborne to take part in the Marlin and Tuna Hunt. Photo / HB Fishing Club Facebook
Hawke's Bay Fishing Club angler Lance Young on the boat Sridusa tagged and released this Stripped Marlin while on his way up to Gisborne to take part in the Marlin and Tuna Hunt. Photo / HB Fishing Club Facebook
Day 2 of the Hunting & Fishing Gisborne Marlin & Tuna Hunt has been described as a “very slow” day’s fishing.
Up until mid-afternoon today, just eight yellowfin tuna had been landed among the 71 boats on the water.
“A good day for fishing weather-wise, but a bit slowwhen it comes to the number of game fish caught,” Gisborne Tatapouri Sports Fishing Club reported.
A yellowfin tuna caught on Thursday by Ollie Cave on the boat Pier Pressure weighed in at 22.715 kilograms and was leading the $10,000 heaviest tuna section.
Meanwhile, Gisborne Tatapouri Sports Fishing Club has been running a raffle to support the family of Hawke’s Bay boy Riley Burch, who has been diagnosed with bone cancer.
Riley was described on the club’s Facebook page as a “keen sportsman and fisherman”, who had planned to be in the marlin and tuna [hunt] fishing off the boat Wahoo “until he got chucked this curve ball”.
“We are more than halfway to our target of 200 tickets sold at $10 each,” a club spokeswoman said. “They have been selling like hot cakes.”
The weights for the yellowfin caught today were not available when the Herald went to print.
