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Hope you didn't have ya mut with ya, offlead @stingray as the Nelson council have carefully listened and consulted with the stakeholders involved, carefully looked at all sumbissions for and aginst and .................banned dogs off lead in the delaware bay esturay.........................Quote:
Originally Posted by stingray
I got a flounder on a 100gm Lucanus the other day. Not even foul hooked
There is no shortage of numbers now but yes obviously they will increase but perhaps not in the bay.Quote:
Originally Posted by stingray
Frosts always put them off and we have had a few hard ones in a row.....The evening tide tends to fish better when frosty weather but you need to be able to navigate in the dark.Quote:
Originally Posted by kukuwai
Whether that is due to water temp of hundreds of acres of mud at below zero being covered or because the mud crabs wont come out of their holes in frost or both I am not sure.
I presume the commercial catch will not change??Quote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
In fact as the stocks increase they will probably apply to increase their quota. Just as they have done with snapper.
Unfortunately those of us feeding our families have to deal with the thick end of the stick again !!
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I also wondered about the water clarity?Quote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
When I fist started netting ages ago in the westhaven inlet. We did note the the catch rate for all species dropped when the water was super clear.
This was especially apparent in the daylight hours, perhaps not so obvious in the dark [emoji106]
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Could well be a thing.....I always just put it down to the flats having all day to warm up in the sun but maybe its the water clarity making them stay deeper away from avian eyes.Quote:
Originally Posted by kukuwai
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Potentially this is a great idea in today's conditions. It certainly will work well for you being a diver. It may work for me, however...Quote:
Originally Posted by stingray
It is not an experience i will eaisily be able to share with my 4year old son.
You should see his facial expressions and hear the excitment in his voice when he sees those flounder come up in the net.
Its not about the maximum catch for me or him. He was fist pumping when he saw today's one fish!
It is these shared experiences i will miss the most and it truly makes me sad. I have seen your amazing crayfish posts with your boy @stingray and I know you will understand [emoji106]
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That is the sort of meaningful sentiment that Stuart Nash needs to listen to.Quote:
Originally Posted by kukuwai
Cheers Rushy. But honestly, I'm starting to think they haven't got any ears !!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rushy
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Nah you are correct mate. My daughter wept when they banned the semi automatics and her little .22LR lever action (her first firearm) got caught up in it because the tube held fifteen. I spoke to our local MP and related that to him but it didn’t make an iota of difference. They are heartless maggots.Quote:
Originally Posted by kukuwai
It was the worst fishing in the 5 years that I've fished the area.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beaker
One small snapper, one annoyingly undersize kingfish, one tiny scorpion fish and two undersize blue cod. Also had an almighty hook-up on a jig. Bit off two assist hooks tied to heavy duty kevlar cord. Too much grunt for a barracouta, I'm guessing mako.
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From all accounts was hard here on Friday as well. Mind my cobber got a 14 ib snapper of the beach at Port Ohope on his Sea Horse.
What about targeting Trevs at the wooden structure at the mouth of Whangarei Harbour
My previous trip was pretty crap too by Northland standards. Trip before that was some of the best snapper fishing I've ever experienced! Keeps it interesting I suppose.