Thread: Fishing tomorrow!

Yes the great thing about the set net is being able to do it by myself at virtually any time and weather.
Spearing is restricted to the tide being low in the evening with no or little wind and the weather being calm and dry with small tides for a week previous to get the water clear.
Dragnet is probably the way forward but need minimum two players for that.

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Elaine bay today

Dolphins were awesome





Fishing was rubbish tho

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Originally Posted by berg243

use a long rope on one end anchored to the beach then row the other end out and around in a semi circle back to beach then just haul it in by hand problem solved

I'll check the rules but I think you're not allowed to anchor a end or it is a "set net"

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It would be worth giving rod and line a go for flounder. They do it in a lot of other countries and the flounder have to eat something!

Originally Posted by MB

It would be worth giving rod and line a go for flounder. They do it in a lot of other countries and the flounder have to eat something!

My boys are keen as to give that a try so we definitely will

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Originally Posted by kukuwai

Elaine bay today

Dolphins were awesome





Fishing was rubbish tho

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Awesome!

Odd how the bits of coast where you often see dolphins are the only places left that as from the 1st of next montht you can still use a net.
All in the name of saving the dolphins ay......the science doesnt back them up at all....this must be contested.

Originally Posted by MB

It would be worth giving rod and line a go for flounder. They do it in a lot of other countries and the flounder have to eat something!

Yes I have already given that quite a few goes and chucked a fair few dollars at the tackle shop owners.......I got lots of hits but not hookups.
Just using the smallest jig heads and soft baits I could find in the local shops ( designed for trout I think)
The idea definitely has merit tho just need to get some smaller versions of those fly type things the Americans use for "fluke" fishing I recon and clear enough water for them to see them in.
If Im not gonna catch enough to feed the neighborhood it needs to be fun to warrent the effort.

Tide times are very gentlemanly Sat morning but I will be working.....id like one of my nets to be out there doing it....
I dont care if you cut a ray out of it and fill it full of weed its going to have to be reslung and converted into a drag net anyway.
IF you can start a outboard and know what end of a oar to hang onto its yours for Sat. @Pengy @stingray @mikee @deer243 @madjon_ @Kiwi Greg @Shearer @kukuwai and any other local member is welcome to take it out and have a crack and get a feed.

Cheers Cam. Generous offer but I won't be in the area Saturday.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Tide times are very gentlemanly Sat morning but I will be working.....id like one of my nets to be out there doing it....
I dont care if you cut a ray out of it and fill it full of weed its going to have to be reslung and converted into a drag net anyway.
IF you can start a outboard and know what end of a oar to hang onto its yours for Sat. @Pengy @stingray @mikee @deer243 @madjon_ @kiwi_Greg @Shearer @kukuwai and any other local member is welcome to take it out and have a crack and get a feed.

What a GC, VC

We will still be in the sounds, heading home sat morning. Im hoping to put my net in on sunday morning tho.

Gotta get some more use out of it, running out of time !!

Hope someone takes you up on your very generous offer

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You can take the boat as well as the net that is.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Tide times are very gentlemanly Sat morning but I will be working.....id like one of my nets to be out there doing it....
I dont care if you cut a ray out of it and fill it full of weed its going to have to be reslung and converted into a drag net anyway.
IF you can start a outboard and know what end of a oar to hang onto its yours for Sat. @Pengy @stingray @mikee @deer243 @madjon_ @Kiwi Greg @Shearer @kukuwai and any other local member is welcome to take it out and have a crack and get a feed.

I would but I am taking my we girl out for here first pheasant shoot (F&G hunt at Rabbit Island), I really need to shake off "Grumpy Mikee" I seem to have a sign that says "Go ahead fuck me over, rip me off" lately and I am not sure what a boat is supposed to do.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Yes I have already given that quite a few goes and chucked a fair few dollars at the tackle shop owners.......I got lots of hits but not hookups.
Just using the smallest jig heads and soft baits I could find in the local shops ( designed for trout I think)
The idea definitely has merit tho just need to get some smaller versions of those fly type things the Americans use for "fluke" fishing I recon and clear enough water for them to see them in.
If Im not gonna catch enough to feed the neighborhood it needs to be fun to warrent the effort.

Originally Posted by kukuwai

My boys are keen as to give that a try so we definitely will

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Cool. In the US, they use soft baits or small bucktails bounced off the bottom. In the UK, it's bait fishing with marine worms. Either way, I think light, sensitive gear with small hooks is the way to go.

Originally Posted by mikee

I would but I am taking my we girl out for here first pheasant shoot (F&G hunt at Rabbit Island), I really need to shake off "Grumpy Mikee" I seem to have a sign that says "Go ahead fuck me over, rip me off" lately and I am not sure what a boat is supposed to do.

What you need to do is go fishing

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Originally Posted by MB

Cool. In the US, they use soft baits or small bucktails bounced off the bottom. In the UK, it's bait fishing with marine worms. Either way, I think light, sensitive gear with small hooks is the way to go.

Bucktails! Yea thats the word.
Them but smaller would be the go I recon, I was trying the softbaits with 8p braid and 10p fluorocarbon which is plenty light to be dragging over cockels, Pacific Oysters,engine blocks, wheels etc I recon
As I said I was getting hits but our flounder have very small mouths compared to their Fluke so smaller terminal tackle required I think.

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