Titirangi expresions of interest for a forum trip

At this stage just trying to gauge interest for a forum trip to Titirangi. (South island Titirangi beach not Auckland)
There is a campground with shitters and water and also a lodge with bunks for up to 29 people and power and equipped kitchen large lounge area etc.

My idea is to book out the lodge and tow a few boats down there, id take both mine if a spare towball is available....even load a quad into my dingy to use for launching if people are precious about salt on their vehicle.

Beach is firm and would be no prob for up to 6m boats to beach launch at all but very bottom and top of tide.(any tide still no problem if you have back up of other vehicles and you will have.

It is one of the outermost parts of the sounds you can drive to and as such offers access (weather dependent) to some relatively untouched fishing and diving.

I personally have never fished any part of the area but snapper should be deep by march,paua and crays for the divers would be a given and if the weather was really really good my boat might land a grouper or bass but really thats more 5-6m boat territory.

I dont want to be to close to the "top of the south forum fishing trip" hosted by forum legend @stingray date wise so I am thinking after that?

late Autumn early winter we generally get those glassy days on the water.

It is not much distance but a very winding narrow poor surface drive from linkwater.

I was bang on 2 hours from havelock on the way in with campers and tourists and 1.45hr on the way out....you can bank on 2hr plus towing......the last bits gravel but apart from the dust is a far better road than the tarseal bit.

Im thinking at least 3 nights to make it a worthwhile trip.

https://www.pelorus.nz/directory/lis...ngi-farm-park/

SO are you interested? post up here if so and we will see what sort of interest we get.

That looks very tempting.

Could well be keen on a seat if late enough into winter

The lodge from the beach.

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Legend VC

Sounds excellent. Very cool place.
Hunting for reds/pigs close by too if the weather is no good for fishing.

Obviously the lodge has toilets and showers also.

Extracted from the concession.
Public access
The Farm Park will seek to enhance opportunities for public recreation and will require public access by foot, while open space recreation and camping facilities are maintained. Adequate provision of recreational hunting access must be allowed for.

So while I have had zero contact with the run holder at this stage hunting on property may be a possibility? otherwise as @Shearer said public hunting land is not far away.

Looks good will be keen if work load permits ��

May well have seats free (and a towball) going up from chch if needed (dates dependant of course)

Looks Primo,

Sounds good and if the date fits I would be interested if an old bugger could be tolerated. Is it near to where the Mikhail Lermontov sank?

Cheers

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Originally Posted by Rushy

Legend VC

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You keen for a long weekend old bloke?

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Sounds good and if the date fits I would be interested if an old bugger could be tolerated. Is it near to where the Mikhail Lermontov sank?

Cheers

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You would be most welcome Sir, It is nearish......about 15NM from titirangingi.
On a good day in my boat but a bigger one would be better.

Doing some snooping.

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Keen as...lodge would be ideal! can help with transport etc.

Bit of a bump.
A bit more snooping on navionics shows quite a lot of holes 100m-300m depth in reasonable range especially of 5-6m boats.....should be good for groper and maybe bluenose.
Perfect for @R93s McClay @Munseys figlass @burtonators battleship etc.

As posted on other thread...Ma n Da have a build going on at the batch on the dates of the " top of the south fourm trip" so have asked me to reschedule or postpone that gathering..

So simply I ask if you don't mind can we all join you guys and make this a gathering worthy of this community....please.

Another view of Titirangi bay.
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Lets go.

Beautiful place that one. Friends have been up there catching cod on the point and snapper off the rocks in 1-2m of water.
In winter snapper will be deep.
Great diving, I have never launched a big boat there, 12ft tinney no worries :)

I'm keen.

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I'm keen.

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Great place for yaking GM ...easy launch beach ..plenty of headland to snoop around. Made for you really

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Great place for yaking GM ...easy launch beach ..plenty of headland to snoop around. Made for you really

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Looks like it. Could be good for a swim too.

A paddle around to the next bay could be worth the effort. About 11NM round trip, so shorter than last year.

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I’m in!!!

Alright then looks like we need to pin a tail on it so what dates?
Im thinking after roar/Easter?

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Alright then looks like we need to pin a tail on it so what dates?
Im thinking after roar/Easter?

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For us Easter or (17?)18-26 April would be best. Can work in pretty much any date though.

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I’m in!!!

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Flying in?

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Titirangi is flat out at Easter

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Alright then looks like we need to pin a tail on it so what dates?
Im thinking after roar/Easter?

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Start, mid may? After easter

21th- 24th May suit people?
If so I will enquire about booking the lodge.
Another boat would be great.

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may have one by then depends if i can get my lazy ass working and get house done and sold soon.

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Surely there are boats closer.... towing the length of the sotuh island would suck!

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Surely there are boats closer.... towing the length of the sotuh island would suck!

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Could be worse, just think of the offshore island to the north.

Righto so in trying to book the lodge.

Ringing the number in the link in the OP is a no go it is non functioning.
So I rang Picton Doc HQ who didnt answer the phone.
So I went to Nelson Doc HQ where there was nobody home but their was a number on the door that I got an answer and was told to go to the information center.
Went there and was shown what I have already found to be outdated but they did ring picton office and get an answer.
So now I have just got off the phone with picton office and despite the place being packed out when I visited on the 25th they are not taking any bookings at the moment intill probably may at the earliest due to the lease changing hands. Nobody seems to know what will happen from here but I was given the name of someone to ring next week.
The campground is still running as per normal but not the lodge which I found a bit odd but it is what it is.

So do we wait and see? It might be june/july before we can get the lodge if at all.

We can camp but hot showers and warm bunks for cold divers and fishers is preferable to cold showers and sleeping on frosty ground or trying to cook in the rain.

June/July maybe a good time for everyone now

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June/July maybe a good time for everyone now

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Which year?

I will just have to see what develops after this lockdown.....if we go back to situation normal (which at this stage I doubt) yea possibly June/July otherwise it might be next Autumn.