Thread: Fishing tomorrow!

Fat and full of roe,In the oven while I had a shower,scalloped potatoes and unmentionable green stuff,YUM!!!!see you this arvo.

Thanks to the Nelson/Tasman lads for the invite, had a very enjoyable afternoon standing on the bank with plenty of friendly banter and flounder caught. The weather really turned it on with clear skis and no wind, its a great part of the world you live in and great to see the forum been used to connect like minded people together.

Cheers FBD

The good the bad and the fishing!

The good company that arrived trusting in my intel on this new spot!

The bad …my intel on my chosen fishing spot , to much shallow water , not enough channels to concentrate the fish.

The fishing…. well we gathered an elite team of flounder draggers …the journey across the flats was muddy and hard work with wide shallow water we hunted for the channels, but their were none. I also read the currents wrong and the estuary had a ebbing tide running the opposite to what I thought. Then added to that the bottom closer to the channel was filled with net wrecking horse mussels and then I waded the main channel it was was deep and rocky and unfish able.

So the team gathered our gear washed of as much mud a possible and headed for spot #2 , we arrived with fading light, chose a likely looking channel chucked the drag in, the flood charged with a real purpose, Jon and I held on until dark , then heaved the drag out to find one fat flounder in amoungst the tangle.

We wandered up the bank to find a BBQ glowing and steak and bacon being cooked. Into some dry warm cloths and a cold beer in hand we set to yarning , the moon rose and folks wandered their way home.

Huge thanks to all you folks that shared this day with me, thank you for your patience and perseverance!

Photos to follow cheers Joe

The beginning


The mud and shallows

Spot b ..
@ROKTOY cooking up a storm

The flounder moon rises

Might have to borrow the net off you Stingray, I reckon i can almost drag it from the hotel door as the Maitai is spilling over her banks.... Hope all you boys are ok, plenty of flood water out there

Been a few weeks without getting on the salt, been working 7 days so decided to try an evening/ nightime fish out the front off the mount. Fish the shallows in the dark a bit in the summer which is usually pretty productive around here but haven't done much in the deeper winter grounds.

Shot out straight after work and had a quick jig on the way with nothing biting. Got to the spot just before dark, pumped a burley and dropped some baits, little fellas turned up first with every bait resulting in a fish, all legal. Wasn't long and the bigger units turned up with a couple tipping the 8-10lb range. Kept a feed for the week and threw the biggest back. Not bad for an hours winter fishing.



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Originally Posted by Nick-D

Been a few weeks without getting on the salt, been working 7 days so decided to try an evening/ nightime fish out the front off the mount. Fish the shallows in the dark a bit in the summer which is usually pretty productive around here but haven't done much in the deeper winter grounds.

Shot out straight after work and had a quick jig on the way with nothing biting. Got to the spot just before dark, pumped a burley and dropped some baits, little fellas turned up first with every bait resulting in a fish, all legal. Wasn't long and the bigger units turned up with a couple tipping the 8-10lb range. Kept a feed for the week and threw the biggest back. Not bad for an hours winter fishing.



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How deep, we got a good feed of snaps, terakihi and trev on Saturday in 35m

Originally Posted by Gibo

How deep, we got a good feed of snaps, terakihi and trev on Saturday in 35m

Yea in 30m. Would have expected some turkies to turn up if we hung out a bit longer too.

Well they arrived today!

I’m over the moon to let you know the twins have arrived!

Hurry home @veitnamcam

Originally Posted by stingray

Well they arrived today!

I’m over the moon to let you know the twins have arrived!

Hurry home @veitnamcam

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The last bag is being hauled as I type.....I can hardly wait!

I am interested to know the capacity of those tanks Stingray.

Hi @Rushy they are
80 cubic foot , 11.1 litres

Floundering this arvo @axeman @madjon anyone local that is keen meeting 345 pm at Delaware.

Originally Posted by stingray

Floundering this arvo @axeman @madjon anyone local that is keen meeting 345 pm at Delaware.

I am nights again so cant make it unfortunately.
Word on the street is that the silt may be an issue for you