Fishing Reports

Report 10.5.08

Last week we had some good 'puka fishing with fish up to 65lb, terakihi and cod have been abundant from Makara to Ohau point and also on the sth coast.. Karori light and Turakerie have been good on the small tides. Bluenose and 'puka are still good at the trench with snapper and kingfish still around (but in fewer numbers) on the west coast.

Another 20lb snapper was caught surfcasting in Palliser Bay along with a good smattering of spotty sharks. There's gurnard at white rock and castlepoint and moki on the sth coast. Also there's a good chance of a snapper off Scorching Bay Point, Tecam Bay and wire rock at this time of the year, so that's worth a look. Kahawai are plentiful, especially around Mana, Lyall Bay and in Palliser Bay.

Report 28.4.08

Last week we took NIWA out targetting live 'puka for a breeding program. We caught 10 the previous trip but all died unfortunately. This time we fished 100mtrs and caught 3, a 10, 20 and 30lber. after 4 days they are still all alive and are just about feeding. Saturday and Sunday produced some good puka and snapper fishing.

Report 21.4.08

We had one of best days this season on Sunday out on the West coast. We started the day with 6 snapper to 6lb , a nice trevally, a dozen good tarakihi, some kahawai and tope sharks and then a 20lb kingfish. This was all inshore fishing down at Boom rock, then we went out wide for some puka and caught 14 to 40lb. The water is still warm and the fish are biting. On saturday night we caught a heap of kahawai, 3 snapper and a tarakihi and gurnard anchored up at Pukerua Bay

John Smoker caught our 1st ever albacore at Nicolsons trench on 4.4.08 on daniel. In fact he caught two - seven and 10kgs. The water temp was 18 degrees plus out there on the weekend. we caught one in 115mtrs and one in 350mtrs out from Turakerei head on a 'bling' green/yellow leadhead lure. 

George Papalakadis CAUGHT a 60kg (approx) broadsnout sevegill shark in his 5mtr boat out on the sth coast on 3.4.08. 

Brett Sutton CAUGHT a 15kg bluenose taken at the trench 6.4.07 on daniel. There appear to be plenty out there at the moment. our best success is around has been a bit deeper at 160 - 200mtrs.
 
10.4.08 We had a couple of good snapper catches last week at Boom and Pukerua bay. We got 'smoked' by a big kingi and caught a nice trev as well as heaps of kahawai. On Friday the water temp had dropped and the snapper appeared to go off the bite. last weekend Daniel had good bluenose fishing at the trench both days and Melicent had good puka and tarakihi fishing out from mana.

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