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    Posted: 09 Sep 2011 at 8:52pm
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Anyone know where i can spear some eels in the hutt river? remember some under silverstream bridge, But that was a while ago.. 
"size doesnt matter" tell that to the fisheries!
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Sorry don't know that area.
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Bugger, geezus!  Thats a whopper! Shocked wouldnt mind a fish a fraction of the length! haha
"size doesnt matter" tell that to the fisheries!
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If your still looking, your guaranteed to get them in the alicetown/moera area.  
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And I heard a guy got a 14 pound one on a pitch fork that was munted....twisted metal.
That was todays info.
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Hey Jordan mate .... if you want to eat them fine but if only after
a bit of sport suggest you google search NZ eels & you probably
realise, as I did that they are desrving of protection.
 
Firstly we have the largest eels in the world also a couple of species
that are unique to NZ but sadly pressure from commercial harvesting
has seen numbers & average size to reduce dramatically.
 
Am sure you will find rather than simply slimey wriggly obnoxious things
that they lead a very intersting life ....  for instance did you know after
most of the males turn into females ... they travel all the way to Tonga
to breed then die up there leaving the tiny offspring called glasslings to
travel back to NZ in the ocean currents?
 
The really large specimens found here are barren females that have not
yet made the trip to breed.
 
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Eeling for sport is pretty fun (I don't fancy eating them). They can be pretty clever though as most that i have encountered head straight into the rocks Tongue so a decent sized line is in order. Some of them seem to give up closer to the surface but will quickly zoom of once released. But yeah you don't really seem to find really big ones these days so it'd be best to be a bit conservative about it Smile. 
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we managed to net one when white bating right below the ewen bridge was let go after a few classic moments snaps if you want to se some big  eels and i mean big head up the whaktikie river. went for a hunt up there and saw some huge ones.
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Had an eel check out this trout I caught last night
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haha wonder what he was thinking. nice pics 
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Bit up close an personal
Dunno whether it was trying too eat it or what was going on.
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Saw an eel take out a sparrow last night
Was amazing too witness the death roll
Got more pics if anyones interested but none of the death roll as it was too fast.
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