Finally got out for a fish and managed to stretch the fly line as well as some dirty old bait on the Kaipara

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My dad and i shot down today aswell
I spotted sambj in the car park
So i shot otdrmn a message to see where he was hiding turns out he was hiding exactly where I was heading great minds think alike eh 👍
G reported fishing was quiet which is kind of expected this time of year

We just burleyed up sat and waited
1st half hour was quiet as then the rod in the holder went off and up came the 1st snapper of spring/summer for me a very respectable harbour snapper of 550mm and arround 6lb
Very quick after dad hooked up on a slightly smaller fish arround 500mm

I then snaped off on what I believe was a very big snapper i I think the line touched the motor as it took off

The next few hours till high tide were very slow with a fish comeing onboard every half hour or so
All good harbour snapper no small ones

Smallest fish was 42 biggest was 550 6 fish total

Yes they were on ice just removed for photo

Yeah great to see ya and the quick catch up.
Iv found my last few trips on the kaipara like that aswell seems just as they come on the bite the small stuff turns up in numbers

Hi Im hoping to head out there tomorrow as well , let you know how I get on , cheers

Awsome catch, where's the ice or cold water slurry? I'd be looking after those fish a bit better and will taste alot better! Just my opinion of course and do as you like

We went out for a few hours from Ruawai in the thick fog . Visibility was 50m max , we didn't see land til we got back to the ramp ,about 1.30. We caught 3 snapper 450-490mm and 2 kahawai , plenty enough for tea and raw fish .Incoming tide was better , cheers

Trip report for Wednesday 24th

What a day...



First 3 fish were Ky, gurnard and a stonker of a snap that went on a run that looked like it was going to end somewhere around Port Albert😁






Wind came up and we got rained on, rain passed and we were putting on sunscreen, one of those days. Got a few more snaps and Ky...



Call made to move down to the outgoing spot almost cancelled as the navionics would not load, rebooted phone and off we went. Glad we made it there, got into the snaps which just got bigger and bigger





At the end we were just having fun in 2m of water, strong current and light gear



Bin full with 12 snaps, 3 carrots and a handful of kahawai



Catch board with sizes and weights



Found gurnard had fair bit of roe and snaps been feeding at the crab shack 😉





Best trip on the Kaipara to date, great company and loads of fun. Heads, frames and fillets shared out with many families that would never be able to get fish like this themselves 👍

Fri 02 Sept.....

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Kept 9 snaps (45 to 60), 5 carrots (all around 45cm and over)and good kahawai 👍. No undersize caught. Great day out....again😉

Does anyone know if there are cameras at Shelly Beach, and if so who to contact.

Was out the other Tuesday and some low life helped themselves to one of my brake calipers.

Pretty dark having to replace caliper due to this!!

OH, we got a few snap, and the fish had spawned.

Cheers