Thread: Fishing tomorrow!

Originally Posted by MSL

Must be close to 40 fish there?


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59 to be exact.

That was a heck of a catch, 2 years ago already, I would have sworn that was only last year. I might have to look at this drag net thing.

I see. I failed to make the connection between your two posts....


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Originally Posted by ROKTOY

That was a heck of a catch, 2 years ago already, I would have sworn that was only last year. I might have to look at this drag net thing.

There is literally 4 nets in bins sitting in my driveway ....just come grab one if you want to have a go.

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20 nice eaters by 9am in 13 meters off mapua this morning

We were out of Delaware this morning, couple of carrots in close , out side into current snakes , kawahai, small cod , no snaps .
Had a dive couple two reasonable crays huge school of solid Trevs .

Things of interest leaving in the dark... squid everywhere in the estuary, normally piper , but today 8 inch squid! Plankton in the bay so thick it looked like soup . No boil ups , or feeding birds ..strange that so much food was available but nothing tearing it up.

Oh and a letter from NCC saying we were naughty launching our boat!

That said no fine or warning issued, so more bureaucratic bullshit ...I’m damn certain they would have fined us if they had any legal standing!
Cable bay beach ramp would have being unuseable and hazardous today with the northerly swell pushing.

A long time between fishes for me.
Got out this morning with some help from @stingray

Out in the darkness we decided to stay in close due to the forecast/my body/Joe going for a dive.





Spot one was pretty bloody dead one gurnard and zero current which was odd mid tide.
Sky lightened and up ankor to move out into somd current.
Burly and current pumping 25m big horse Kahawai and good old southern sail fish..
Burnt a burly and time to let the fish swim.
Checked out some new ground and some old marks.



Lucky my kids are old enough to clean the boat for me cos I am paying for it now.

Originally Posted by stingray

Oh and a letter from NCC saying we were naughty launching our boat!

That said no fine or warning issued, so more bureaucratic bullshit ...I’m damn certain they would have fined us if they had any legal standing!
Cable bay beach ramp would have being unuseable and hazardous today with the northerly swell pushing.

Would have been fairly exciting getting back in over the bar and back up the mouth if we left it another couple of hours too.
Cable bay definitely a no go today.
It pretty much has to be perfect for cable bay to be a viable launch spot, people will die if access is lost from Delaware.

Delaware estuary is the only safe launch and retrieve spot for small vessels in miles of coastline.
Nelson city council removed this "ramp" illegally from the coastal management plan some years ago without any public consultation and over the last cew years has been trying to stop people using it.
Public access to our coastline,rivers and backcountry is being lost at an alarming rate in this country.
Please take one minute of your time to click the link and sign the petition for parliament to investigate NCC illegal action and correct it.

https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/peti...are-bay-access

Much appreciated thanks Cam.

Done for you VC.

Originally Posted by Rushy

Done for you VC.

Thanks Rushy.

Yip me 2 bro

Me to.

Councils should be putting in more - not removing them

Especially round here beaker there are bugger all ramps as it is, compared to the amount of boat owners its ridiculous !!

Cheers for posting that cam I would have never seen it otherwise !

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Originally Posted by Beaker

Me to.

Councils should be putting in more - not removing them

Exactly.
There seems to be a culture in govt now that the best way to keep the great outdoors great is to keep people out of it.