Hope to catch up this time.
No, the winter beach fishing is average at best if you want the usual species for the table. Plenty of sharky type things around though.
Happy to loan you a decent fishing kayak and rod etc
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Come on down, yeah pretty quite down these ways ..worth chucking some metal for Kahawai, can loan you a yak and rod life jacket wetsuit bottoms for a paddle..
Flounder dragging is still a go..just need less rain and taller crew. Eh @ROKTOY
Sport about done ….so PM / post up dates when your about maybe a crew heading for the “island “ and / or we can have a get together with fishing folks.
Can take you for a shore based cod bash most days , not exactly exciting but the trip away is pretty cool!
Trout fishing …lakes are open but slow fishing, tidal rivers are also open but water levels / clarity make for challenging conditions..have got a spin set plus shiny things may be a better option..up to yourself
Awesome Fella's thanks for the reply's and offers of gear. We are down from this Sunday for about 3 weeks, I normally work Monday to Thursday in the Afternoons but can shift things around to get a day/night off here and there.
Maybe even a beer at a local one afternoon / night and we can talk about the fish/deer/pigs that got away and best hunting dogs and if even a 223 can drop a deer
Bummer that I am a short bugger so sorry cant take the deep end on the drags.... honest 6'2" is short aye...
I should be around for your last week in Nelson I hope.
I'd be keen for a beer or a fish or both
@Fat belly Dog.
When these rivers clear up I reckon its definitely worth a flick with the trout gear near the mouths. Shouldn't be far away from some bait so usually a few sea runners about.
Mot river down stream of the bridge, western side, easy travel plenty of good casting. Seen some nice silver ones this time of year.
Mouth of the rewaka is worth a cast.
Aorere if you are in golden bay [emoji106]
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Saturday 230 big low ..0.9 so salt water baths could be a go …or definitely our local ..I’m going somewhere just need a few keen folks …rain or shine …@fat belly dog @ROKTOY @Pengy , @axeman , @kukuwai @mikee
Here a chance to catch 400 kg of weed and hypothermia and half of the spooners range slash pile … and possibly a flounder .
Everyone bring a thermos .
Still on the wrong island this Saturday, but keen for the next one if it works out. thanks for the invite
I like lure fishing, it is different type of fun in fishing. choose the spot you think the fish are and cast into it, feel the line and imagine how your lure is doing in the water, set the hook and bring in.....I usually will bring three rods, one for bottom, another for float, and one lure rod either for yellow tails or something bigger.
@stingray. Give Glen a call. He is keen ......and very tall
Sounds like we have a team of keen fishermen and ladies ready to hunt …perfect …will roll the dice and hopefully find some fish ..or else my name will be mud.
Concerned about the amount of fresh water about , but new turf for all of us…plus I’m taking a leaf out of the @Pengy book and taking wheel barrow to cart the gear ..
Can not wait for yarns and getting a net into the tide. Hopefully we will have some sun on our backs
Well today is a bust , rivers are flooding and it’s a miserable 6 degrees ,wind chill will drop that even lower , so fishing was cancelled.
So our next appointment is looking even better ,we can do a doubled dipper 12- 13 of August Friday Saturday massive low tides ,will have the fish holding in pockets. Friday night at our local and Saturday at the new spot. Friday is a 4pm low and Saturday will be a 5 pm…huge lows excellent chance to catch fish.
Mark the dates bring a thermos a sharp knife and a yarn. I’m feeling it will be very fishy.
As always everyone welcome..actually it’s more about the gathering and yarns than the fishing , but a feed of cockles and a fresh flounder
Hell yes, you should
These are the huge low tides
Friday out at our local 4pm low so fishing it hard straight after work, then after sharing the fish we catch away!
Saturday will see me hunt the new spot for the first time low is 435pm ..jump in with me anyone keen please get in touch …@madjon @Pengy @ROKTOY @mikee
We will be in for both. @Fat belly Dog are you around for a net drag and a yarn?
Should be able to make one if not both, thinking of walking up Ben Nevis or Gordons Knob tomorrow, so might be slightly buggered.
Just finished work now so off to the freehouse for a cleansing ale to carbo load for net dragging,
Well the gathering was a fantastic afternoon/ evening out…we arrived at different times which gave time for yarns and catch ups @Pengy had built a flounder mobile that could cart nets ice and gear with ease …this magnificent beast proved itself on its maiden voyage …what a blessing it is , load it up and wander over the flats towing a trolley laden with gear …bloody well done old chap!
Into the drink we plunged with a huge moon low tides were great but the fishing was a average ..dug the first spot got a pair , second the same , yarns and laughter kept spirts high, Jon and Aaron gathered a feed of cockles , the dogs looked on !
With little weed we cleaned and set the nets with reasonable ease , then a drag up the head of the estuary saw branches wood and shit , the team sorted it out (thanks everyone).
The sun was gone and dusk was reaching out from the hills, there was a cold we breeze that sucked the warmth out of any exposed skin …we had a team meeting the flood was just starting to push it was decided to suck it up and have one more dig in the flooding tide , we changed nets to roktoy’s one with bigger mesh and easier to manage.
The last chance dig, well the tide pushed and I felt a good bite on my side Roctoy saying he thought he had a fish on his side , the tide flooded and I chickened out
of swimming back to shore so we hauled the net in …one ….two ………five big fat flounder …that made the evening! A quick clean up ,gut the last handful of fish and back to the truck to dry warm cloths.
Yarns and sharing out of the flounder..away home to a hot shower. Cheers everyone !
Good report Stingray nice to hear how others live:thumbsup::thumbsup:
It’s a wonderful life, tides are fantastic tomorrow…so we are off to Motueka to try a new spot …Roctoy is bringing a small BBQ so it’s a picnic then a fish ! how good can life get…hope we can find some fish as the neighbours are enjoying tonight’s catch.
The flounders we are catching are very fat , beautiful big bodied fish! Every trip is a learning experience.
I'm thawing out now. What a neat evening out, Thanks Guys. 7 pair of feet not counting the canines that kept themselves amused as they do. I always look forward to these trips. Until tomorrow team. And yep, that trolley sure is a cracker of an idea.
Fat and full of roe,In the oven while I had a shower,scalloped potatoes and unmentionable green stuff,YUM!!!!see you this arvo.
Thanks to the Nelson/Tasman lads for the invite, had a very enjoyable afternoon standing on the bank with plenty of friendly banter and flounder caught. The weather really turned it on with clear skis and no wind, its a great part of the world you live in and great to see the forum been used to connect like minded people together.
Cheers FBD
The good the bad and the fishing!
The good company that arrived trusting in my intel on this new spot!
The bad …my intel on my chosen fishing spot , to much shallow water , not enough channels to concentrate the fish.
The fishing…. well we gathered an elite team of flounder draggers …the journey across the flats was muddy and hard work with wide shallow water we hunted for the channels, but their were none. I also read the currents wrong and the estuary had a ebbing tide running the opposite to what I thought. Then added to that the bottom closer to the channel was filled with net wrecking horse mussels and then I waded the main channel it was was deep and rocky and unfish able.
So the team gathered our gear washed of as much mud a possible and headed for spot #2 , we arrived with fading light, chose a likely looking channel chucked the drag in, the flood charged with a real purpose, Jon and I held on until dark , then heaved the drag out to find one fat flounder in amoungst the tangle.
We wandered up the bank to find a BBQ glowing and steak and bacon being cooked. Into some dry warm cloths and a cold beer in hand we set to yarning , the moon rose and folks wandered their way home.
Huge thanks to all you folks that shared this day with me, thank you for your patience and perseverance!
Photos to follow cheers Joe
The beginning
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The flounder moon rises
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Might have to borrow the net off you Stingray, I reckon i can almost drag it from the hotel door as the Maitai is spilling over her banks.... Hope all you boys are ok, plenty of flood water out there
Been a few weeks without getting on the salt, been working 7 days so decided to try an evening/ nightime fish out the front off the mount. Fish the shallows in the dark a bit in the summer which is usually pretty productive around here but haven't done much in the deeper winter grounds.
Shot out straight after work and had a quick jig on the way with nothing biting. Got to the spot just before dark, pumped a burley and dropped some baits, little fellas turned up first with every bait resulting in a fish, all legal. Wasn't long and the bigger units turned up with a couple tipping the 8-10lb range. Kept a feed for the week and threw the biggest back. Not bad for an hours winter fishing.
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Well they arrived today!
I’m over the moon to let you know the twins have arrived!
Hurry home @veitnamcam
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