https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 08:45:29 +0000 Sun, 30 Aug 2020 19:50:45 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.01 360 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=106928 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=106928&PID=1793590&title=koheru#1793590 Author: taurangatroutmaster
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Posted: 30 Aug 2020 at 7:50pm

Only places I've seen them consistently is the mokes and karewa island. Never seen one landbased ]]> Sun, 30 Aug 2020 19:50:45 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=106928&PID=1793590&title=koheru#1793590 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=106928&PID=1793583&title=koheru#1793583 Author: smudge
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Posted: 30 Aug 2020 at 7:08pm

Nice]]> Sun, 30 Aug 2020 19:08:25 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=106928&PID=1793583&title=koheru#1793583 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=106928&PID=1793578&title=koheru#1793578 Author: NZTurtle
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Posted: 30 Aug 2020 at 6:42pm

Had heaps out at the Chicks a few weeks ago and prior to that. Heaps of them and up to 40cm. Entertaining on light gear. Got some Kingies on them, kept a few to freeze and did some as sushi-mi -  Bloody excellent]]> Sun, 30 Aug 2020 18:42:16 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=106928&PID=1793578&title=koheru#1793578 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=106928&PID=1793532&title=koheru#1793532 Author: Johnny Watson
Subject: 106928
Posted: 30 Aug 2020 at 3:00pm

I've caught them around the Noises too, though not common.

Have filled the livey tank with big ones around Leigh numerous times this year. Quite a few up there if you know what you're doing.

Back of Kawau and Flat Rock has them too.

The key is finding them without too much current flowing ,so that the berley stays around the boat and keeps them keen.]]> Sun, 30 Aug 2020 15:00:59 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=106928&PID=1793532&title=koheru#1793532 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=106928&PID=1793520&title=koheru#1793520 Author: Muppet
Subject: 106928
Posted: 30 Aug 2020 at 1:34pm

Greg at Gofish hit a big school at the Noises last year recall him telling me]]> Sun, 30 Aug 2020 13:34:01 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=106928&PID=1793520&title=koheru#1793520 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=106928&PID=1793498&title=koheru#1793498 Author: BFIST
Subject: 106928
Posted: 30 Aug 2020 at 9:35am

I got some a couple of years ago on the reefs behind kawau.]]> Sun, 30 Aug 2020 09:35:43 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=106928&PID=1793498&title=koheru#1793498 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=106928&PID=1793487&title=koheru#1793487 Author: Fishb8
Subject: 106928
Posted: 30 Aug 2020 at 7:07am

 My experience of Koheru is that the change of light is a good time off rocky points. They can be attracted with a fine berley and I've caught then on a very small silver jig, a few metres below the boat. Not the easiest fish to find and catch.
They are chunky, fiesty little fish that really fight hard on light tackle.
Jack macks and blue macs often school together.
Never eaten a koheru but other fish seem to like them. Have been too valuable as marlin/kingie livies to eat.
Blue mackerel, especially the 200 mm size are great eating. Have seen the bigger 1.5 kg ones selling for $12/kg in supermarkets. Blues make better cut baits than Jacks.
Jack macs are NZ's biggest export fish selling thousands of tonnes to middle east.
I have seen more jack macs in a marlin's stomach than any other food - saw about 20 inside one marlin off West coast and seen a couple of jack mac bait balls with numerous marlin in attendance. Almost every Koheru used as a marlin livie has scored.

]]> Sun, 30 Aug 2020 07:07:56 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=106928&PID=1793487&title=koheru#1793487 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=106928&PID=1793486&title=koheru#1793486 Author: Nek minnit
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Posted: 29 Aug 2020 at 10:28pm

There are 3 types of mackerel in nz that I recall.

Jack mac (yellow tail)
Blue mac (slimey) only caught 1 in the last 10 yrs
Kohirou. Haven't caught any for about 5 yrs.

I use to catch massive blue mackerel up to about 1.5kg!]]> Sat, 29 Aug 2020 22:28:06 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=106928&PID=1793486&title=koheru#1793486 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=106928&PID=1793484&title=koheru#1793484 Author: cirrus
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Posted: 29 Aug 2020 at 9:10pm

Are they still in inner gulf. Last autumn snapper fishing and with a line out for small jack macks caught what looked like jack macks ,but were a bit larger 30-35 cm, but were somehow different. slightly different shape, a bit more colour. They were somehow different. Wondered if they were Koheru. This in rangi channel area.]]> Sat, 29 Aug 2020 21:10:04 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=106928&PID=1793484&title=koheru#1793484 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=106928&PID=1793480&title=koheru#1793480 Author: shaneg
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Posted: 29 Aug 2020 at 8:53pm

Koheru used to be common round Leigh and Takatu even places like Saddle Island, Mahurangi. Have caught them at Noises, and Gardner’s Gap, few years back mind you. There used to be go to livebait at  Boulder bank Sth side of Little Barrier.. Mate took a 76 lb king on a koheru live at Horn Rock over ten years ago. And marlin love them, from what I hear. I’ve seen  Marlin feeding on bait balls of kohl’s in close to back of Poor Knights]]> Sat, 29 Aug 2020 20:53:24 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=106928&PID=1793480&title=koheru#1793480