Fishing Reports

 

After an ordinary day around Tiri on Friday, a plan was hatched to get out deep and have a wee look around on Saturday. To be quite honest, I thought things might have been a little more exciting than they were. The sea was calm, the birds were working and I had a great crew of regulars who have done very well in the past. It wasn't to be! The deeper foul around Tiri produced only small snapper that could have passed as postage stamps. We moved constantly and found good sign at most. We fished deep; we fished shallow, in the current and out of the current. We bombed out! 10 snapper for 8 anglers for the day. Funny thing is it was 1 or 2 guys that caught all the fish. Others didn't listen and fished with unconventional rigs and jig arrangements. Our plan for yesterday was to get the hell out of the Tiri area and give Tarapunga Rock and the Flat Rock area a good go. The place was dead! I was starting to wonder what was going on. We picked up a few smaller pan fish around Flat Rock but ended up getting hassled out of there by the maomao and other little reef species. Our only busy period was at about slack water off the end of Challanger Island. I favour this area for a drift and have done quite well here in previous winters. Still only small snapper though. It was time to get back to old faithful. A reef not to far from home, that late in the day, can save your bacon. Off we steamed and fish we caught. About 15 good snapper in close about an hour or so before dark. This improved the tally somewhat. The crew were happier and I didn't have to slash my wrists on the way home. Half pilchards and squid heads were the favoured baits with short traces on a running rig or a ledger rig, the preferred set-up The wind is now in the Nor West and we have a few options up our sleeves for this week. I'll let you know how we get on. Don't forget to email us for a newsletter or brochure if you don't have one already. Get a line wet! Damian THE CHARTER CONNECTION LTD

 

From A Charter Connection...

Report type: Saltwater

Report date: 16 July 01