Thread: Fishing tomorrow!

Originally Posted by Gibo

How deep, we got a good feed of snaps, terakihi and trev on Saturday in 35m

Yea in 30m. Would have expected some turkies to turn up if we hung out a bit longer too.

Well they arrived today!

I’m over the moon to let you know the twins have arrived!

Hurry home @veitnamcam

Originally Posted by stingray

Well they arrived today!

I’m over the moon to let you know the twins have arrived!

Hurry home @veitnamcam

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The last bag is being hauled as I type.....I can hardly wait!

I am interested to know the capacity of those tanks Stingray.

Hi @Rushy they are
80 cubic foot , 11.1 litres

Originally Posted by Rushy

I am interested to know the capacity of those tanks Stingray.

Thanks. Mine were 90’s back in the day.

Floundering this arvo @axeman @madjon anyone local that is keen meeting 345 pm at Delaware.

Originally Posted by stingray

Floundering this arvo @axeman @madjon anyone local that is keen meeting 345 pm at Delaware.

I am nights again so cant make it unfortunately.
Word on the street is that the silt may be an issue for you

Yeah think that may be the case, big tides so worth a dig. If nothing else a catch up with mates is assured. Sadly you are working, but will organise a time to yarn soon

They who dare win!

What a afternoon out got to the fishing spot met up with @ROKTOY and Aaron, I brought another bloke from work so whilst not a big crew we had enough hands to work the net.

We wander out across the flat with a silt layer an inch to 3 deep the snails and crabs seemed to have worked through the problem and were in their normal abundance, with a bit of crap sticks oyster shells weed etc laying in the shallows we lifted the net over this and set into the deeper water..a quick 10 min drag I swore I could feel life in the tow, so up onto a nice clean bit of beach we found a net of sticks shells weed and three very very welcome flounder.

That put a spring in our step ! Looking up stream it seemed it was snaggy and less than ideal so we packed up and headed way down the channel to an area we didn’t tend to fish due its shell beds and sand mounds…with ankle deep mud making head way hard we chose to chuck the drag in the tide have a bash then fish the incoming from firmer ground …

well only a few steps into the drag Dans calling fish , I’m feeling fish in my side as well …then it all settled down to a slog and the odd worrying tension of the net as we picked up drift wood off the bed …up onto some firm the sticks rose out of the tide first the a splash and a tail loomed large the another and another …smiles and yahoos abounded as we beached the drag all hands to the pump binning our bounty …a couple of shorts were returned to the tide and the rest were sorted and cleaned.

We sorted the drag and counted our tally of 15 prime flounder and a mammoth mullet. We cleared the rubbish from our net and set up for the flood, it rushed in but all was very quite. With a squal of rain reaching in from the hills we headed for the trucks. Cracked a beer and yarned for a while enjoying our time together.

The chill set into my bones and I pulled the pin away home to a hot shower and dry cloths…great couple of hours out and about with some like minded folks ..interestingly the flounder were stuffed absolutely stuffed with cockle shell, certainly the normal crabs but some were chocked with shellfish ..I have no idea how they
A got them into the gut
B broke the shell open ….but they obviously did and were doing very well on this diet .

Like Dan said “You don’t catch them on the couch “! Not a truer word spoken

That was a fantastic way end to the day. Cheers guys.
The recent flooding had left its mark, but not as bad as I had expected. The channels where were we had left them, the grass hadn't been wiped out too much and the cockles had been buried a bit. But, the fish were there and they were healthy. The cockles were still there but not as easy to find as they had been. Aaron left them in peace this trip.
It was good to get out and get a feed, A few good blokes, with a couple of mutts having a ball playing in the mud together, A great way to catch up with a good mate and have a yarn or three.

Funny one yesterday. Got caught out with the weather despite a good forecast. Just vile outside the harbour. To make matters worse, I promised a fish to a mate who doesn't get the opportunity to get out very often. At least we achieved that before heading back in to the harbour. Saw some poor buggers on a Mac 320 who were soaked from head-to-toe. I'm guessing they've had better days. Boat cleanup took longer than fishing time! Still, we got home safely which is the main thing, and we got a feed.

Interestingly, Korean mate (guy in the photo) contacted me last night to say that it was Korean "Thanksgiving" which coincided with the full moon and the moon was the "biggest" in 100 years. Maybe related?

Had a crack at Kina yesterday. First time with the kontiki there. With Rabbit Island shutting early and obviously the council has never heard of pumps to remove water, there is no access either.
Cracker day but only a carpet shark for our efforts and then a seal 20m off shore brought an end to proceedings.
Might try the Blind Channel this afternoon, but my crew may have deserted by the sound of it. Not sure about baited hooks and people with dogs that are not able to be controlled, when I'm by myself. Always great to see people who have taken the effort to train their dogs in basic commands and are able to call them.


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Theres a reason we have never walkwd our dogs on back beach dog exercise area!!!!

Just a after thought ..and I do apologise for not posting this with my fishing report.

The edges of the channel are boggy in parts, the main road from ramp to channel is still solid but has a bit of mud

But the edges of the creek used on a flooding tide and the north side of the ramp look ok but I would certainly walk the last 10 yards to the channel before driving backing out onto it…there is patch’s of axel deep silt that could compromise a launch or retrieve of a boat or vehicle.

Please take the extra 10 mins to make sure your on what was traditionally hard surface …has not become a truck trap