Thread: Fishing tomorrow!

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Majority of them have been distributed around a nearby retirement village.

I think I should come down and live close to you when I am a retired old man. Oh wait ...........

Originally Posted by Rushy

I think I should come down and live close to you when I am a retired old man. Oh wait ...........

Nipping out after work for a easy limit of fish comes to an end on the 1st of next month for me unfortunately Rushy.
I am not sure why the estuaries of the top of the south have been singled out for banning of set nets while it appears the rest of the country can continue on?

I did have a fairly good look for a flounder with the headlamp but water is just too dirty at the moment....viz is barely 100mm.

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Nipping out after work for a easy limit of fish comes to an end on the 1st of next month for me unfortunately Rushy.
I am not sure why the estuaries of the top of the south have been singled out for banning of set nets while it appears the rest of the country can continue on?

I did have a fairly good look for a flounder with the headlamp but water is just too dirty at the moment....viz is barely 100mm.

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Yeh that sounds silly. Are the dolphins that they are trying to save estuarine anyway? Also is all netting banned or could you and a mate on either end of a net in wetsuits still drag a net in a loop out and across the estuary? We used to catch them like that but the net was probably only 25 - 30 metres from memory and as I remember it was quite Heavy and tiring if you got a lot.

Drag netting still ok but not so many suitable areas to do that and of course you need a mate who is keen and available at the time.
I'm not sure on the esturine habits of the Hector's dolphin but it seems od that almost all other estuaries are still open.

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What about a flounder longLine? Might work?

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Originally Posted by Wildman

What about a flounder longLine? Might work?

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Yes possibly....if the crabs don't eat the bait first it could work.

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Snorkel and a fork bro

Originally Posted by Gibo

Snorkel and a fork bro

You will have to come show me how it is done mate

Originally Posted by berg243

tow your snorkeler with a rope so you can cover more ground just have to get speed right so they can breathe without snorkel going under.about 10m to 15m behind boat should put them out of the turbulent water from motor.

Most of the time vis is less than the lenght of the fork
It does clear up occasionally but not often.

Can you still drag net?

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Originally Posted by Wildman

Can you still drag net?

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Yes.

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Originally Posted by berg243

tow your snorkeler with a rope so you can cover more ground just have to get speed right so they can breathe without snorkel going under.about 10m to 15m behind boat should put them out of the turbulent water from motor.

Isn’t this what you do with a fishing lures? I seen some big bronze whalers in some of the inlets I used to go after flounder in

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Yes possibly....if the crabs don't eat the bait first it could work.

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I tried that once a number of years ago at Ohiwa using corn and peas as bait- without success.

Originally Posted by Shearer

I tried that once a number of years ago at Ohiwa using corn and peas as bait- without success.

Why would they want corn or peas, use bait bait! They are not chickens!

Originally Posted by Gibo

Why would they want corn or peas, use bait bait! They are not chickens!

We used earth worms successfully the one time I tried... Couple long lines and a few drags and you might catch one or two? Nowhere near as successful as your set net in guessing

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