Does anybody have any advice on floundering in the Tauranga (and surrounding areas)Harbour.

We have been out the last 2 nights and have not even seen anything worth while mentioning except for a nice sized stingray. We have tried the incoming tide by the Maungatapu bridge, and also the end of Levers Rd and also off Beach Road in Matua and also at the end of the Airport.

So far we have all been walking with spears, but the next time we go we plan on using the Kayaks with a broom handle inserted in a rod holder with a 250,000 candle power spotlight mounted on it.

The only time we actually saw any signs of our elusive prey was at the end of Levers Rd, we each saw about 3 flap offs (mud stirred up by the flounder as it took off) but the current was fairly strong and within seconds you had know idea where it went too.

Go to Pahoia, on the way to Katikat,, there is a great little boatramp there, nice big public domain with loos, and a LOT of nice flounder flats just off the ramp, with extensive flats in the whole area to check out as well.

I have taken a LOT of flounder there in nets, so I am sure you could get into some with a spear.

Cheers, Su.

Gid'ay Magoo,   Re the flounder @ Pahoia.  I live  mins away from there, and spear alot @ night there. Yes there are alot there if you know where to go and know the conditions.  Pm me if your interested, may save knee high mud and cold gonads!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers Hermit

Good to see you found the mud Magoo!!!!!!!  I try and stay away from the stuff if possible.  As you look out from the ramp, the mud extends up to the left and the further you go the deeper it gets.  An ol mate of mine used to commercially flounder up there and once he got " stuck!!!" with an incoming tide.  Just about lost his life he recons.  Re the vizz, your right it can be vertually zero, I only fish when there's been no wind for a few days.  Take ur yak and go across the channel and fish the hard sand on the harbour side of the mangrove island.  once the tides right in, have a go along the mangrove edge as the little buggars like it around there too.  One night soon, I'm going to "ducktape" my underwater light to the side of the Yak and drift along.  Bit like an air attack!!!!!!!!

Hey Bushkid,  Gezz if all you bluggars keep pinching my fish I'll have to stay home with the missus as she won't let me out if I don't catch anything!!!!

I've been getting a few there too after dark, but up on the bank out of the current in under 2 meters of water.  Actually going out again tomorrow night.

Be great to catch upand go out for a fish, our local bronzies need freash meat!!!!!!!!!

Cheers Hermit

Bushkid - be good to catch up, good to see you getting a few down here, it's always good to see a bit of culling of the weak and sick ones out of the harbour - keep it up!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers Hermit