Thread: Fishing tomorrow!

Got our shit together and decide to chase some flounder. Sunday night produced nought, but last night changed spots, on sunset with an incoming tide, got two nice fish, beaut night for it, except for an aggressive stingray that didn’t like us disturbing him!

Here is an FYI for some of you local fisherman interested in surf casting...

As part of the Tasman bay estates subdivision they have been required to build a public walkway. There are some benifits to subdivision i guess




That's it in the above picture, it will become public as soon as titles are granted which isn't far off.

Its pretty cool as it cuts down this valley



And access the beach right in the centre of the tasman bay bluffs.

I'm pretty sure there might be some good fishing down there from time to time. I for one am definitely gunna give it a crack.

Access and car parking is off deck road tasman

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We swam a small kahawai off Papamoa Beach this evening, great result for my mate!




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Down bay,4 inches of rain left the sea green! Flat calm so Lis and I headed to the pass to chase kings! Well ...well ...well ....let's be brutally honest cluster fuck central came to town...birds going nuts all the way down stopped jigged trolled ...couta and horse kawahi...got to the pass ...current running perfect no devil pools solid lines ...excellent ...did a couple of drifts no joy..but marks on the sounder looking great!

Then third drift...bang waaahoo hit a devil pool spun boat rods in holders on the back of the boat trying to keep line clear of rods etc etc etc kingi does a solid run bang gone ......drift out into the calm water ...rerig , new trace the works ...this time rods all out of the way ...start drift at 80 ft ..should run out to 140+ couple of drops still in 80 ft caught in a eddie swing us towards the shore get lure just below the boat out from underneath swings a beauty lure disappears into a black hole ...I yell a Lis deep water deep water ...10 seconds of thumb on reel hang on and pray ...got line one two three turns ...run run run bang gone .....a very sad me !

Third time lucky ..by now my lad and his mates had joined us in another boat at the pass after terriorisg the local crays! Lisa hands me another lure and sees a price tag ( amature mistake) ...now I'm getting the this fishing is expensive look...the other boat hooks up they yelling come close ...not that close bloody hell ...dropped lure ...three winds bang deep water Lis deep water ...all under control boated a nice king ...then the boys light up yelling go over for a look ...huge shark has just snacked on their second king and is holding onto the left overs..they are enjoying every second....me yeah na thanks fellas ...the shark got wise to the fact he was being teased and ghosted away!

Left the lads to it as Lis wanted to slay some cod ...up the coast pulled some good cod , then I snagged a small snapper and then a second ...ran out of day so no diving ...bring on Easter !

Originally Posted by stingray

Down bay,4 inches of rain left the sea green! Flat calm so Lis and I headed to the pass to chase kings! Well ...well ...well ....let's be brutally honest cluster fuck central came to town...birds going nuts all the way down stopped jigged trolled ...couta and horse kawahi...got to the pass ...current running perfect no devil pools solid lines ...excellent ...did a couple of drifts no joy..but marks on the sounder looking great!

Then third drift...bang waaahoo hit a devil pool spun boat rods in holders on the back of the boat trying to keep line clear of rods etc etc etc kingi does a solid run bang gone ......drift out into the calm water ...rerig , new trace the works ...this time rods all out of the way ...start drift at 80 ft ..should run out to 140+ couple of drops still in 80 ft caught in a eddie swing us towards the shore get lure just below the boat out from underneath swings a beauty lure disappears into a black hole ...I yell a Lis deep water deep water ...10 seconds of thumb on reel hang on and pray ...got line one two three turns ...run run run bang gone .....a very sad me !

Third time lucky ..by now my lad and his mates had joined us in another boat at the pass after terriorisg the local crays! Lisa hands me another lure and sees a price tag ( amature mistake) ...now I'm getting the this fishing is expensive look...the other boat hooks up they yelling come close ...not that close bloody hell ...dropped lure ...three winds bang deep water Lis deep water ...all under control boated a nice king ...then the boys light up yelling go over for a look ...huge shark has just snacked on their second king and is holding onto the left overs..they are enjoying every second....me yeah na thanks fellas ...the shark got wise to the fact he was being teased and ghosted away!

Left the lads to it as Lis wanted to slay some cod ...up the coast pulled some good cod , then I snagged a small snapper and then a second ...ran out of day so no diving ...bring on Easter !
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Awesome mate sounds like a cracker......you feeling sick next week?

You name the day ...I'm dieing

Originally Posted by stingray

You name the day ...I'm dieing

I will try and outsource some kids to the grandys for a day as school hols atm

Originally Posted by stingray

You name the day ...I'm dieing

Yeah, you looked pretty rough when I saw you mate. Best you stay home

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Hell on earth mate. I dont know how you put up with it

From info around the place these we treats are the standard size ..inside and down the coast

Originally Posted by stingray

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From info around the place these we treats are the standard size ..inside and down the coast

don't bother...VC has just made the government ban these auto catching devices.......

If you guys keep posting this sort of shit, I'm moving down

Originally Posted by rugerman

If you guys keep posting this sort of shit, I'm moving down

We are way over populated already thanks!....only got 20 fat flattys today.



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Oh yeah "only 20" you poor duckies


Are you netting them or spearing

Originally Posted by rugerman

Oh yeah "only 20" you poor duckies


Are you netting them or spearing

Netting...the estuary I mostly fish for flounder is too dirty to spear 90% of the time and usual story when its clear and the tides are the right time there is always something else on like work or family commitments......there is another estuary more suited to spearing not far away but same story with time/tide/weather very rarely lineing up, when its good always some other shit you have to do and when you have time its dirty or blowing.