Thread: catfish in Lake Taupo

Originally Posted by chalkeye

They are bloody awful things. I can't really understand why you'd want to catch them, but still Southern bays are your best bet.

I've only speared them though, dunno how you'd catch them with a line.

After the annual catfish cull spearing comp they're tipped in a big hole in the ground.

Its like eels, some people eat them others wouldn't touch em.
We used to float or bottom fish for them.

Originally Posted by Boar Freak

Thanks will do that. I was thinking to use worms and maggots as bait but probably not a good idea with trout around. At what depth did you find them?

Straight off the end of the wharf probably about a metre deep. Good luck.

Originally Posted by Boar Freak

Koi is the next one on my list. Caught heaps of mirror carp-bream- and grass carp but never koi.

Is it easy to fish the Waikato river or better to look for a private poperty?

When you going after Koi? I've have a loose invite to shoot some, I could follow up but won't be till summer, I have seen them in the Arapuni dam, when water skiing, river below Karapiro as well, my daughter caught one fishing with cheese as a bait in the river at Saint Andrews by the golf course, Hamilton North.

They are in the Kaituna too Maca

when I was commercial diving on the Hydro's , one of my jobs was to swim the log boom in front of the dam. Saw heaps of the fuckers as well as other denizens of the deep. Big swim

Originally Posted by Maca49

When you going after Koi? I've have a loose invite to shoot some, I could follow up but won't be till summer, I have seen them in the Arapuni dam, when water skiing, river below Karapiro as well, my daughter caught one fishing with cheese as a bait in the river at Saint Andrews by the golf course, Hamilton North.

Not until February, do you bow fish or just blast them with the shotgun?

Originally Posted by Gapped axe

when I was commercial diving on the Hydro's , one of my jobs was to swim the log boom in front of the dam. Saw heaps of the fuckers as well as other denizens of the deep. Big swim

I was told about the eels at the base of the atimuri dam. As thick as a man he reckoned.
Would that be accurate G.A.?
Or just a tall tale?

tall tale. It's funny but a lot of my work was also done at 2am, power shut down or wateva. any way you could guarantee that some wag would pipe up just as you are about to enter and would say. did you hear about the eel the henry lost last nite, used his tow rope attached to the car. he had to cut the rope or else he was going to lose his car be cause he wasn't insured. Yeah right. but when it's pitch black and the snakes are moving around you, yup the mind can be tested

And yes they can be fuckin aggressive, The worst part and it seems to be their way , they come from behind you and focus on your blind side. Don't miss them or their bloody Congo cousins on the outfalls. Diving can be a very mentally and physically challenging job at times.

Originally Posted by Boar Freak

Not until February, do you bow fish or just blast them with the shotgun?

17 hmr to 450 nitro express!

Originally Posted by Gapped axe

And yes they can be fuckin aggressive, The worst part and it seems to be their way , they come from behind you and focus on your blind side. Don't miss them or their bloody Congo cousins on the outfalls. Diving can be a very mentally and physically challenging job at times.

Makes me glad I suffer from asthma!