jock wrote: Me and SWMBO went out from OBC Tuesday 7:00am Last time on the water was back in May, so after reading lots of really positive reports (on other publications/sites) we were anticipating a productive day. Among the various spots we stopped at and drifted: Power Station, Racecourse, Ruakaka river mouth, 3 mile reef, Guano Island and the harbour around Parua Bay The outcome? Wife got a single nice gurnard and a single throwback snap. ME! not even a noticeable bite.. Normally we fish in the harbour during summer months and have generally always picked up a nice feed of pannies. After our trip we refilled our reliable but thirsty Yammie 115 2 stroke. $94.00 Thats just a wee bit too rich for our old pensioner nest egg LOL. Next couple of trips will be back in the harbour methinks. However, despite my snivelling about the cost (I really am a Scot originally from Glasgow) we had a beautiful day on the water, got nice and fried by the sun, saw a lovely whale and each had a beautiful wee bit of gurnard (at $47 a fillet ) and there's nowhere else I'd rather have retired to. Cheers Folks. PS I just saw that Catchelot has sadly passed away. I met him once and Bazza and NZ Turtle back in Dec 2018 when he was trying to jack up more of a social aspect to the Whangarei section. I'm grateful for his advice. A sad loss indeed. RIP Al. |
Reel Deal wrote: you did move around Jock. I had luck around bream island. Nothing big but pretty constant and on baits. I’m new up here so still trying to figure the harbour out. Hear it can fish better than outside at times.need t explore it more |
Reel Deal wrote: that’s quick MB you must have been maxing it. Is your ski black or dark? |
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