Thread: Whitebaiting!

I know the blue very well. Probably had a net in every fishable river from the Grey to Big Bay at one time or another. Never fished north of the Grey for some reason.

I wonder why the waitaki doesn't fish good up river. Bait has to go up there or does it filter off up side creeks and drains?

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Originally Posted by R93

I know the blue very well. Probably had a net in every fishable river from the Grey to Big Bay at one time or another. Never fished north of the Grey for some reason.

I wonder why it doesn't fish good up river. Bait has to go up there or does it filter off up side creeks and drains?

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Seems to just drift around the mouth, on very rear occasions some have been caught up river but not very far up. It is a very fast flowing river and they seem to come up the surf as far as the v then once they hit the main current you don't seem to catch it. When the mouth gets shaped a certain way you can catch a bit but not far up river for some reason and not many bother trying.

Originally Posted by 7mm Rem Mag

Seems to just drift around the mouth, on very rear occasions some have been caught up river but not very far up. It is a very fast flowing river and they seem to come up the surf as far as the v then once they hit the main current you don't seem to catch it. When the mouth gets shaped a certain way you can catch a bit but not far up river for some reason and not many bother trying.

Makes sense.

Sounds like a clear Creek I know near Haast. It's not the current it is it just doesn't go to favorable spawning ground. No slow feeder creeks or swamp.

You can have huge catches of whitebait going up one day and heading back to sea the next.

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Interesting.

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Heard yesterday the Haast and Arawhata are fishing well
Seems to be a reverse of last season - where the Karamea etc kicked way before Westland Rivers
Apparently in the Arawhata a chap was in the river in his undies rolling the net up the bank as he couldn’t lift it

I got 4 Kg's today, the bait have been running all week at the Waitaki

I have heard a bit has shown up here at home as well.
Might get out after this weather goes thru.

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Originally Posted by R93

I have heard a bit has shown up here at home as well.
Might get out after this weather goes thru.

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Do you chaps use this Weather site
I have for years - its the best by far - in my view

New Zealand South Island Weather Forecast

Originally Posted by Sarvo

Do you chaps use this Weather site
I have for years - its the best by far - in my view

New Zealand South Island Weather Forecast

I use it but not exclusively. It is not really accurate enough for the coast, especially for anything long range just due to our climate. But yeah would be one of the best sites for sure.

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Originally Posted by R93

I use it but not exclusively. It is not really accurate enough for the coast, especially for anything long range just due to our climate.

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I actually thought it very good for West Coast - but not so good for us on top of S Island.

Now before I forget - you and a couple of others were talking recently about best sand-fly deterrents
Was it the 50/50 baby oil/Dettol that you liked or the one in the supermarket (can’t remember name)

Metvuw is good. I have another one I use that has detailed stuff for the Haast region. It's on my desktop can't remember the name.

Bushmans is the best I have used. Aussie stuff.

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Originally Posted by Sarvo

I actually thought it very good for West Coast - but not so good for us on top of S Island.

Now before I forget - you and a couple of others were talking recently about best sand-fly deterrents
Was it the 50/50 baby oil/Dettol that you liked or the one in the supermarket (can’t remember name)

Deet end of.

Will buy a couple kilo of fresh frozen clean bait if anybody happens to have some spare.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Will buy a couple kilo of fresh frozen clean bait if anybody happens to have some spare.

When do you need it?
If not in a rush I will bring you some up when I come up for a snap. No charge of course.

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Originally Posted by R93

Metvuw is good. I have another one I use that has detailed stuff for the Haast region. It's on my desktop can't remember the name.

Bushmans is the best I have used. Aussie stuff.

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Pissing down here at mo
Yes - it was the Bushman one - from supermarket you said for memory

Metvu is the one I posted above
Victoria University
That page above is SI 10 day - they have many pages of other weather fromats