Great topic Craig and fantastic entries all.

I can’t get over these fish.  After almost 20 years of freshwater and somesalt fly fishing, it still boggles my mind that kings (and now snapper I see) canbe found in 2 or 3 foot of clear water, stalked, cast to and hooked. 

Without the bits of information picked uphere and there, I would have been none the wiser, and never considered flatsfishing a possibility in NZ.  So I am immenselygrateful to pioneers like Clark.  But I respectthe need for secrecy and probably because I have lacked the gumption, have neverasked for specific locations (keen to pass it off as integrity now though!). 

I am happy to scan available materials, and amgrateful for volunteered information.  However,the sport of flats fishing especially is made that much sweeter throughdiscovery.  Seek the skinniest water andyou shall be rewarded.  The joy ofdiscovery must have been a huge buzz for the pioneering anglers.  So while you might have let the cat out ofthe bag Clark and Nikolaj and others, thank you.  I hope that your spots that used to produce,do so again, and fishing pressure isn’t why they changed. 

We need to keep secrets to avoid netters and otherlower life forms from soiling the treasure but hope to see more fishermenstalk the flats.  More participation willbring these environments into greater focus and better protection of thisresource will require an elevated profile. How it all looks I don’t know but Milsy’s tagging program and Dan’s clubactivities are part of it.