So, today went for a splash (after work) at a close but slightly known place to Nelson. Swell map said flat, well i can tell you it was not even close. I would say at best there would have been some rollers at around 1mtr. Myself and Bokken plus a newby went out. Feel sorry for the newby in these sorts of conditions.

 

Water temp was very warm, so much so i was getting sweat in my eyes. Viz was a hazy 4 to 5 mtrs, not even close to the 10mtrs earlier in the week.

 

Hard going with the swell and current pumping made it hard work getting even 100 mtrs off shore.

 

Bokken went down about 30min before we arrive and dropped a burley. So by the time we made it there, heaps and small snapper. The slightly larger ones (maybe legal) were off like a flash. Lots of too small Moki, blue cod and a few goat fish (red mullet).  Swam past a not bad Trev but gun was pointing the wrong way. First one i have seen in these waters.

 

After about 40min of feeling a little cagey, we called it a day. Managed to get 3 butters in the end, so not all hope was lost (very close though) Would have had another but fell for the 'shooting line wrapped around the reel on the gun' trick.

So, water is very warm. Kingfish will be in very soon if not already.

 

Not the most thrilling outing but better than the alternative.

Mike

 

Kaikoura.  Top of the south or Canterbury.

 

More politics!!!

me first.

boulder bank last summer, note the absence of knife in holster

first cray successfully extracted from its hole. luckily turned out to be of legal size. port underwood last summer.

boulderbank kingie

a hard drive crash I had means I don't have any older ones to share, so I'll redux yesterdays effort out of hori bay in this thread.

except for if you dive on a tuesday or a month with an R in it, then we put it in the wellington vis report?? Is that confusing enough?

 

 

 

 

True but lets not make this to complicated aye! Hows about just posting where your heart calls you too.

 

If i dive in Auckland i am still going to Post in here, its all about seeing what people in our region are getting up to, should they be diving in Top of the South or Stewart Island/BOI.

cheerz