Thread: Fishing tomorrow!

Took Dad out today.
After 5 days of appalling weather finally could see if my pots were still there.
They were I had tucked them up in a sheltered cove.
Nothing in them and remaining bait bloody stinky!
With a good forcast relocated and rebaited.
Small tides the goal was actually to get some oysters rather than fishing as such but by the time we got up to wards the spot current was running and I thought we can't waste this.

Ankor and burly down... deploy strayline it only gets half way down and is taken.
Nice 35cm panni snap.
We had a run of three or four 35-40cm pannies one after the other...then a lull then cuda and tangles....then the wind came up.....like really came up.
Wind against current good times.
Boat side on a meter plus of chop,burly pot and a rod round ankor.
Sort that catch some more pannies and a couple of donky gurnard....it's shit and I keep saying 2 more min if we don't catch table fish we gone and every time I say that we are hooked up.

Both Dad and I are pretty salty ol sea dogs and the wind is not forcast and I hope it will drop but it gets to the point where we are both fuck it we've got more than a feed let's find some shelter and work our way home and maybe get some cod in a sheltered spot.

Off to sheltered cod spot, Dad scored one beauti blue and lots of snags we are drifting too fast in the wind.....but it's dropping
And just like that the wind stopped,sea didn't go flat but it got 90% better so we had a drag for some oysters.
It's very difficult to dredge 40m with a recreational dredge and actually have it work.
Dredge worked but float didn't ffs.
Two short drags for a couple doz then hammer down flat out all the way home to catch the high tide and get on trailer.


Cleaning up and Wifey came down when almost finished "where's the fish?"
Well I gave Sara four snapper and Pip a couple and some gurnard and cod and Dad took the rest and I kept four oysters cos you are sick of fish.
So new diet she is eating fish.....about bloody time!!!!

Shot out on the low to check pots, one sand shark.
One of these days I'll catch a Nelson cray in a pot
Twas a bit windy.

Funny looking sand shark! Looks more like one of the beach boys

Out this arvo with @axeman.
Amazing weather no wind at all.
Fishing was a tad slow with the small tides,blue cod out on the sand after we had already gone into the coast to catch our limit bloody typical.
Water Viz was amazing for winter....could clearly see the bottom in 6-8 m which made me wish I had thrown in the dive gear.
Didn't chuck the rifle in so naturally there were goats everywhere.

Monday salt baths Flounder trip @veitnacam @kukuwai , @axeman @Pengy 730 AM …anyone keen

Fuck it weathers going to be shit …I’m going …need a fishing trip …or rabbit island 40 meter net …

Much as I dislike foul language, I am sad to report that the W word gets in the way of this one

Went for a bit of a mission out west haven last weekend and and an amazing day!! Flat calm waters, caught snapper, king terikiki, Big blue cod, trevaly, Grouper, a random blue warahau, saw sharks jump, and was escorted home with a pack? of humpback whales. Cant really get better than that
Didn't dive this time so no bugs

Went for a bit of a mission out west haven last weekend and and an amazing day!! Flat calm waters, caught snapper, king terikiki, Big blue cod, trevaly, Grouper, a random blue warahau, saw sharks jump, and was escorted home with a pack? of humpback whales. Cant really get better than that
Didn't dive this time so no bugs

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Originally Posted by stingray

Monday salt baths Flounder trip @veitnacam @kukuwai , @axeman @Pengy 730 AM …anyone keen

Back to work for me mate.

Quick trip this arvo with the Son.



Nice weather, got a feed of carrots and cod.
A few big greyboys about and the spiky little buggers too.
Got mini me ashore for a couple of unsuccessful goat stalks but one day they will stuff up.

here's a bit of a video from out the coast the other weekend

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkyHACl_p8g&t=2s

Originally Posted by burtonator

here's a bit of a video from out the coast the other weekend

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkyHACl_p8g&t=2s

That popped up on my FB feed and I thought..,I know that guy from somewhere

Cold day on Lake Rotoiti (NI) produced a Trout for dinner. Fried in Butter and served on heavily butter toast with a bit of green stuff, tomoatoes and mayo. The colour of these lake fish are outstanding, didnt get a fish photo so only have the after shot





Cheers FBD

Originally Posted by Fat belly Dog

Cold day on Lake Rotoiti (NI) produced a Trout for dinner. Fried in Butter and served on heavily butter toast with a bit of green stuff, tomoatoes and mayo. The colour of these lake fish are outstanding, didnt get a fish photo so only have the after shot

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Cheers FBD

I’m taking the fly rod to work tomorrow as Rotoiti has looked so nice the last few mornings.