Got stuck into Kahawai on 8wt's with poppers in Evans bay late friday afternoon from the boat, quite small about 2-3lbs but managed a few around 5lbs and would you believe it, one cracker Trevally about 2kgs! Have caught plenty in the harbour on bait, but that's a fly rod first for me, especially on a popper!! If you want some fly rod Kahawai action closer to home, head to Pauatahanui Inlet, rising tide, near full and first hour of outgoing, fish on the Titahi Bay side off the rocky point opposite Mana Marina, and swing a big streamer across the currect deep on a shooting head, or popper if any visible surface activity - genrally good numbers there, also up on the flats in the Inlet itself as soon as the tide starts to run out, they tend to bunch at the channel outflows of the mudflats, can be excellent fun and the fish are usually of a good size bulking up on Yellow Eyed Mullet. Andrew
Hi 1stmate
Sorry to hear the fishing wasn't so good, I do suggest having a look again one day.It does fish well when conditions are right, I was supprised to here the river was still so dirty.I do suggest next time to fish either side of low tide.
Hi Sven
I haven't SWF at Ngawi but have had a few visits there, lots of great rocky areas, that look very fishy, I would suggest a good burly up. Weather look like it's going to be great.
Thanks Mark,
hardingofwellies wrote: Got stuck into Kahawai on 8wt's with poppers in Evans bay late friday afternoon from the boat, quite small about 2-3lbs but managed a few around 5lbs and would you believe it, one cracker Trevally about 2kgs! Have caught plenty in the harbour on bait, but that's a fly rod first for me, especially on a popper!! If you want some fly rod Kahawai action closer to home, head to Pauatahanui Inlet, rising tide, near full and first hour of outgoing, fish on the Titahi Bay side off the rocky point opposite Mana Marina, and swing a big streamer across the currect deep on a shooting head, or popper if any visible surface activity - genrally good numbers there, also up on the flats in the Inlet itself as soon as the tide starts to run out, they tend to bunch at the channel outflows of the mudflats, can be excellent fun and the fish are usually of a good size bulking up on Yellow Eyed Mullet. Andrew |
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