Got outnin the manukau and tamaki river last night..tamaki was pretty stink lotsa baby flounder though.

Manukau was ok a 4am hightide meant a late night...4 flounder and a bunch of piper

Tried the new light out and is very effective in clear water.

Pics to come

welshbaz wrote: Anyone ever managed to catch them on a rod. Tried a couple of time over the summer for a laugh. Dug up some worms on the beach and fished an incoming evening tide using a light soft plastic outfit with a running rig (small hook and sinker). No luck yet though.

This subject has been discussed many, many times before on the forum.

Short answer is YES it does work & can be heaps of fun but for DIY details, with all due respect suggest you try the search function.

James00 wrote: Nice Work...Keep going....

Yes indeed ..... let's not let the subject go flat!

The water is too cold for me to go spearing in winter Pickles but I think they are still around.

pickles wrote: I'll have to use some warm waders! Cheers

You are probably only "tongue in cheek" pickles but if not be VERY careful about wearing waders in the dark where flounder are to be found.

Fine if you know the bottom is firm or sandy but if likely to be soft or muddy then wader boots can be near impossible to release should they become stuck in soft stuff which is not a very comforting feeling if it is dark & an incoming tide.

pickles wrote: Bazza I was actually serious mate, but thanks very much for the heads up. I will be sure to check out the bottom during the day and ensure the water, wherever I am, doesn't rise past the waist. Bloody scary thought to be stuck like that. I remember a few stories over the years of people dying in the mud flats and mangroves

Yep I can vouch for how scary it is when I made the mistake of wearing neoprene waders in the upper harbour at night to go flyfishing for flounder. Waded out without too much problem but when trying to backtrack encountered soft patches & began sinking to knees. It is unbelievable how much effort is required to extract a wader boot & whilst doing so your entire weight ( which in my case is considerable ) is transferred to the other boot making it sink even deeper. Tide was rising & was ****e scared so was ultra relieved to eventually reach firmer ground but was close to total exhaustion.

Personally I would not take the slightest chance of being in that situation again & before you or anyone else consider doing so, would suggest wearing gumboots in daylight somewhere that is mildly muddy then question whether you would care to risk it.

I remember years ago as a young chap trying to impress a young lady. Took her to the lagoon at Sth Kaipara Head for a 'walk'. As we walked along the water I kept seeing little puffs of sand as flounder which were sunning themselves along the edges, took off. Wondering to myself if I could stalk one and grab it I set out to do just that. F#@K me I don't know who was more surprised - me, the young lady, or the unfortunate flounder! Piece of cake. Maybe they go to sleep in the sun?

raised with the old fella next door,he reckons moonlit night on the flats,when you spot a flounder use light line small hook and pea,it will float done and bingo,trying to talk him into going this weekend,will post results.minted or plain?

Anyone been out lately? Water is nice and still

Did some water quality testing in Weymouth a few months ago. Not the greatest quality ecoli-wise due to the stormwater outfalls being quite contaminated.