Thread: Thursday 23 of January

23rd of January will be something like this here…

Holy shit !! They are beasts ! Bloody hell those flounder have teeth..!!

Wow …net caught or on lines ?

Remember my young, handsome and brave trout guide…sometimes my work requires me to net 1000kg of fish 5 times a day
That’s cheating anyway. I’m pretty stoked about this whole 23 Jan thing coming up!!!

Um.......23rd Jan is a Monday?? If so Im busy and in Lyttleton for work early tuesday morning however if Thursday 26th (which is not 23rd) then I may pop down to give moral support.
@stingray can you un confuse me??

Originally Posted by mikee

Um.......23rd Jan is a Monday?? If so Im busy and in Lyttleton for work early tuesday morning however if Thursday 26th (which is not 23rd) then I may pop down to give moral support.
@stingray can you un confuse me??

Sorry to say @mikee the best tide is Monday the 23rd so I’m heading out after work to hunt the flat fish!

Originally Posted by stingray

Sorry to say @mikee the best tide is Monday the 23rd so I’m heading out after work to hunt the flat fish!

Bugger

Tomorrow is all on, no rush the tide is later than forecast so a gathering at 430 at mine or at the mud 5 pm onwards..huge tides so should be a chance to dig a few spots at our leisure.

Bring a chilly bin and ice to get the fish cooled quickly as they can spoil quickly in this kind of heat, the more hands the better so everyone welcome.

See you all tomorrow.

17. Somehow it seemed to become a catch phrase for this evening. Unsure if was in reference to fish in the net, total fish caught, number of digs made at our fisher mates.
But what a night in the water.
Stingray had roped in a few ringers to make up numbers for the evening. A mob of good lads from his work. They were a raucous and rowdy bunch. Good lads that mucked in well, when they weren't hurling mud and insults at each other. LOL
We all met up onsite and found there was still a good volume of water pumping out of the estuary so we settled in for a while and waited for the water to drop, a few yarns later saw us walking nets and chilly bins full of ice down through the mud to the waters edge. Still too much water, Stingray was hesitant to get in the water, claiming it was too deep and swift still, A likely excuse for another yarn and a cold drink while we waited.
It took a while but eventually the water dropped and the channel appeared. Net in the water, Stingray on the deep end and off we went.
Each drag of the net saw a few more fish on the sand. after an hour or so we ventured further up the channel and swapped nets for one last heave.
The boys helped harvested a number of good sized cockles while others were keeping the net wet.
The last net saw a stingray surface with a couple of flatties and two mullet as net mates. Nets tidied, fish gutted and on ice we mooched off the sand back to cars and towels and dry clothes.
Two worn out dogs, several worn out people and a couple of fantastic fat flatties to fill some frypans. Always a good place for an outing. Cheers Stingray for the good company.

Anyone keen for a revisit ..Monday 5 pm at the flats …lesser tides so hopefully more flood , yes the rays are in the gutters ..but a few extra hands and yarns will make it another beauty of a evening out…I’ll bring the ice ..come have a go ..

See you folk there