I ve wondered if you had been doing the bays Hard Yakker
Im sure on the incoming tide it would be safe as keeping fish, theres quite a lot of water movement that goes past there to fill up the inner harbour area, which is bloody huge
I havent fished NN since mid sept

Hey ummmm, is that sewer pipe off Mairangi bay, that goes out 2.5km, is that derelict or active..... if still active... no gastro for you eh.
Good score on the fish too

Good to see you getting out off bays again Dave. 

Hard Yakker wrote: There was a nice window for the yak this morning, I got out to my spot before 7:00am and a large kahawai jumped right out of the water in front of me, it was a nice welcome, there were no boil ups or birds to be seen, but they soon woke up and it was on, I wasn't able to keep up, they covered quite a few miles going from Kennedy Park to Mairangi, my fitness was near shot by the time I got to my spot, still it was good to see some life. I had the few fish I wanted by 7:30am but stayed out and caught and released a dozen more.

Each to their own I supopse, but stayed out and caught a few more and released them why??  This is something I totally disagree with. Why risk hurting fish when you dont require them.I understand releasing as per law when undersize but just for sport. Sorry I really disagree.

Hard Yakker wrote: Why catch and release fish? I had a free morning where I could go fishing, I like soft baiting with 6kg line, it's fun and I find it a challenge.  I caught all of my fish today in 10-12m with Zman curly tails, with a 3/8 weight and a number 3 hook, the fish all swam away, many were flicked off at the side of the yak, some held upside down with a wet rag to have the hook removed.  Catching and releasing fish in deep water is dangerous to the fish: barotrauma kills, as can swallowing baited hooks, but soft baiting in up to 12m is comparatively gentle on the fish, all of the fish I released swam away strongly, none with injuries that I could see, for those that like sport fishing soft baiting appears to be a clean form of it, I'm open to any evidence to the contrary. In regard to my fishing ethics, I'm happy to just go with what is legal, however the snapper are about to spawn so I just take a few a week at this time...but do commercial fishermen or the customers at supermarkets or restaurants consider this? Dunno.

Fair enough. Enjoy your reports though. Having lived around the bays area during the 70/80s,fishing has defiantly improved from those days.

By the time I read this post.haha my day starts midnight so it's break time now.Amazing how well the bays are fishing compared to when we fishing along there late 70/80s. I guess most just go Rangi/motutapu/tiri.might have launch okahu bay and give it crack.. Wasn't knocking him as such Enjoy his posts.

I would have thought it would fished pretty good in 70s and 80s . I’ve fished here for the last 35 yrs off bays. In those 35 yrs I’ve been fishing in small boats, kayak, and landbased, and it has been fantastic. Seen odd 20 lber  and some nice kings come off my local. Even seen both caught off rocks. Got a few legal kings myself off rocks  and best snapper 20lb off Toroa Pt in boat,  but  saw  20lber off rocks at campbells by a mate about 10 yrs ago. Was bigger one 27lb taken off campbells bay beach a few yrs ago by a surfcaster.

Nice work Dave. Sounds like nice day out and fish for dinner. Must join you soon. Seals are so cool.. Shane