Thread: Fishing tomorrow!

Cold evening fishing watching the sunset is pretty nice way to relax, couple of Kahawai from a kontiki set and nothing off the rods, Ohope Beach fishes better with a kontiki due to its flat profile.

Fresh fillets fried in butter for breakfast with a couple of fried eggs and the smoker going now for smoked fish and salad for dinner. Its a simple way to eat and live

Casting practice at the local boat ramp and my boy caught a fish on a spinner!

Originally Posted by MB

Casting practice at the local boat ramp and my boy caught a fish on a spinner!

Golden memorys right there.

Those little kahawai go great on lite spinning rods. Had a lot of fun catching them off wharves and river mouths in the past.

my fat belly would grow like a dog eating those fish it is a lot of work baiting all those kontiki hooks but I have always at least caught something. It does seem a bit more like work though compared with only baiting 1 rod. I don't use it much since I have the boat now but it would be cheaper than launching the boat I guess.

Originally Posted by rugerman

Those little kahawai go great on lite spinning rods. Had a lot of fun catching them off wharves and river mouths in the past.

my fat belly would grow like a dog eating those fish

Yep, fun fight, not unlike a trout on light gear. We ate the fish as the boy was keen. Scaled, gutted and gilled, head off then steaked. Coat n Cook and deep fried. It was actually pretty good!

Originally Posted by rugerman

my fat belly would grow like a dog eating those fish it is a lot of work baiting all those kontiki hooks but I have always at least caught something. It does seem a bit more like work though compared with only baiting 1 rod. I don't use it much since I have the boat now but it would be cheaper than launching the boat I guess.

Agee Rugerman, catching a fish on a rod or handline off the beach, rocks or boat is way more fun. A boat is on the cards, I just have to decide where we are going to settle in NZ first. The kontiki or long line is way cheaper to buy, run and maintain than a boat, but as you know/say no where near the fun. Here I was thinking fish was good for your, maybe its all the butter..
Cheers FBD

Originally Posted by Joe Schmo

Our spring chinook is the holy grail in the NW US and my life's work (you'd think I'd be better at catching em), they're endangered and the #1 reason for salmon research in the hydropower system on the Columbia and Snake Rivers. This was a hatchery fish but the truly wild ones that I work with/on are headed to Idaho headwater which are 1500km from the ocean and 1800M in elevation.

Here you will probably end up spending most of your time looking at these guys:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_k%C5%8Dkopu Galaxiidae
or
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrentfish
or maybe these interesting guys
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neochanna

Originally Posted by 300CALMAN

Here you will probably end up spending most of your time looking at these guys:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_k%C5%8Dkopu Galaxiidae
or
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrentfish
or maybe these interesting guys
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neochanna

I find indigenous fish fascinating. Shame there are no sporting species.

Originally Posted by MB

I find indigenous fish fascinating. Shame there are no sporting species.

Torrent and Mudfish are amazing.

Pity this guy is gone, he would have made for interesting sport fishing:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_grayling

Originally Posted by 300CALMAN

Torrent and Mudfish are amazing.

Pity this guy is gone, he would have made for interesting sport fishing:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_grayling

Must admit, didn't know about torrent fish, very cool. I have a soft spot for bullies. Don't know how good the grayling would have been for sport fishing as no relation to European or Artic grayling. I have an amateur interest in marine/freshwater biology. Should have been a biologist!

Originally Posted by MB

Must admit, didn't know about torrent fish, very cool. I have a soft spot for bullies. Don't know how good the grayling would have been for sport fishing as no relation to European or Artic grayling. I have an amateur interest in marine/freshwater biology. Should have been a biologist!

Yeah I don't think they were up for a fight but would have added interest, their Australian cousins were popular with fly fishers until they became endangered and now protected.

Originally Posted by MB

Must admit, didn't know about torrent fish, very cool. I have a soft spot for bullies. Don't know how good the grayling would have been for sport fishing as no relation to European or Artic grayling. I have an amateur interest in marine/freshwater biology. Should have been a biologist!

Ichthyologist even

Took a workmate out this morning.
Had dropped a couple of cray pots yesterday arvo....one crab no crays.
At least no sand sharks or conger eels in the pots.
Stayed shallow rather than target big snaps and be plauged by spiky dogs.
Woulda thought the gurnard would be in by now but still too early in my go to spots.....17 deg water temp.
9-10 panni snapper,couple of Trevor,couple of kahawai, couple of cuda and in on the high at 11.
Nice morning on the water.



And not a single shark caught.

The big tide trip!

Well looked at tide times couple of weeks ago, made a plan crossed fingers and hoped for a good run.

Weather played ball and the team headed for the flats once again for a mid week evening trip, we arrived at different times with the VC clan in the water testing out a channel I have tried as well…looks full of promise but never seems hold fish on the ebb tide.

Did the catch up yarns and with the estuary still holding a lot of water we headed for @ROKTOY shallow spot, it was an unusual ebb an hour before low the estuary was still holding a lot of water we set up a dig across the shallow channel in a runnng tide, got a couple of bites that exploded into rays ..they hit the net and fortunately blew over the top. Our luck didn’t last and we snagged one then another as VC was shook the first two loose a third one busted up…‘‘twas a shit show “

So back to square one 3 drags 7 rays one token flounder later, seemed the rays were everywhere had one hit the surface well away from the net , steamed at high speed on the surface straight at me waist deep, did a hand break turn and crashed into the shore …exciting stuff indeed.

So with the whole gang VC Roctoy the Imports and the token dog all hungry for a fish our blessed Pengy changed things up and bringing a wheel barrow to cart nets fish and ice etc what a bloody great idea!

The ebb tide eased off finally about an hour and half after the low tide so into the dark we dragged seemed the rays had left for deeper waters and the flats had settled in for the evening, four in the first dig , became 10 in the second , bodies and chill in the air saw folks wanting a hot shower and a seat on the couch ..especially if you had being fishing all day (vc) the fisherman that goes fishing for work only to come home and go fishing again.

Last drag we got a bite a huge thump but no bust up had me thinking we had old stinker being lazy and sitting in the drag waiting to give us a final wiz up when we beached the net, so we dragged towards the headlights of the shore crew ..up the shore we hauled a few delicious flats and then boom up it came a huge rig , and a couple more flats.

VC sorted the rig and we iced the other flats , the moon rose and we wore out. Off to bed ..great evening

Heading out again tomorrow if anyone wants to tag along.

Took Dad out today, will post report when clean up sorted.