MacSkipper wrote: Got out this morning fishing off waterfall bay - saw 1 seal there so they are back in harbour now. First fish - small shark, hmmm. A few undersized snapper and more sharks. Then a real nice heavy nodding bite and pull - could be a big Snapper! Didn't feel right coming up - was a 4 ft shark with 2 hooks one in tail ! Lost a bit of tackle and a few hooks Grrrr... Lovely calm day though bar looked a bit frisky. Had a hell of a job pulling anchor in flow and car was stuck in grass at Little Huia (I had a Bazza day!) - luckily the park ranger pulled up and gave me a pull onto the road - good chappie ! |
MacSkipper wrote: Waterfall bay is on the chart - I launched at Little Huia and turn starboard and go towards harbour entrance and after sawyers point just before destruction gulley (and bar channel markers) there is a water fall (plenty of rain recently) and almost below and to port of waterfall is some caves and big rocks - over winter there is a small seal colony there they have the pups in the caves. If you are interested in sight seeing seals more down your way last few years there have been a lot more seals at Puponga point, just round from the point headings towards Cornwallis wharf - don't know if seals there yet but probably. |
skunk wrote: Nice early start yesterday morning Drakar1 and I tried hard but the gurnard were playing hard ball ,we only had a couple by late morning. Club matt went whizzing past at one stage I tried waving him down to ask for directions but he was frozen solid I think!. Ok, ill give smudge a call for advice..kindly told us they were getting a few over the way abit so we shot over and ended up getting some nice ones for a great feed. Thanks smudge and skoti and olfart for letting some carrots get thru to us Only my 5th time on the Manukau, but kind of growing fond of it :-) |
FlawOne wrote: With all the recent talk of carrots running rampant on the big muddy and Smudges resurrection to carrot harvester glory I have decided that I require a mental health day tommorow. Thinking of launching from Cornwallis in the morning and fishing the far bank of the waiuku channel from Grahams beach then heading further up the Papakura channel as the tide rises maybe try some skinny water if the sun is dull. Then hit the outgoing in the ropers channel area. Havn't been out in the harbour since the grunter hunter and any ideas or hints to assist in making my carrot hunt a success would be choice! |
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