I have no idea where they are at the moment but as you say it's like a game of hide & seek

Skoti wrote: Plenty of mid sized bronzies in the Papakura

Bugger. Want to try huia side for a change Thomas loves going on manukau as you never know what you'll catch.Its all foreign to me. Was thinking trying in the shallows by the rocks at Matakawa area.Think it's only 6 m deep From weather map looks Sunday be better than Saturday and ride seems right 5.00 high so thinking last 2 hrs outgoing and 2 hrs incoming.3.6m tides. Won't be going cake island caught enough of those hiwihiwi things

It is days like that where we remember the one that got away. After chatting to Skoti today my guess is a bronzie, but it could have been anything! That's why we keep going back!

That is a beast of a fish Alexrecurve! I must try and get the new Mac out over the coast soon. Problem is I have to tow it all the way to Huia from Tuakau, As fuel capacity isn't enough really to justify the long run from Clarks beach to the 60m mark and back.

BananaBoat wrote: gurnard wrote: good fishing around the shellfish beds for Trevs though What could I do to spot shellfish beds, not really sure what to look for along the mudflats when its high & dry My home grounds are between Blockhouse bay to Huia, more so Jenkins & Armour bay Is this something that can be spotted on the sounder when out there on the water.... we love our trevs, but seem to be by catch

Very quiet across the whole forum lately. I guess a few of us are keeping it alive...

gurnard
I think all the scallop dredging is on your guys side, just divers on my side
I couldnt find the youtube videos

FlawOne
Ill have to try no9 next time out on that side, usually do pretty good for better snaps along there apr/may
Thanks for that

Pcj
Thats bloody annoying reading about Mill bay & gurnard
Those feckin things keep avoiding me
Ive fished many times around Mill bay for none grunters
Met a local & MAF fisheries who said its a gurnard spot
https://youtu.be/lQ_Uhy9u5G4     just to rub it in

Fantastic day out on the water today. Hatched a plan to meet up with Smudge in the morning with the hope of crossing the bar for the first time.

On the way out from Cornwallis we jigged a couple of our favourite markers and were rewarded with a single rat of a kingie. Great to see them around and where's theres one there's always more!

Meet up inside the bar before the high tide and made the decision to cross. Plenty of boats were heading out which gave us confidence we had a good track. Conditions were good throughout and we were soon greeted by the open ocean and a lazy 1m swell pushing in.

We chose a path southwards towards the 50m mark and we'll the rest is just west coast fishing at its best. No biggies but all were in prime condition with developed row and milt. No Sharks and just a couple of gurnard and KY in the mix.

A huge thanks to Mike and his crew aboard Lamorna Cove, that is the only way we would have done it, safely!

The Weymouth Boat Club were holding their annual KG fishing competition.  The goal for this competition is to catch the heaviest Gurnard and Kahawai within the Manukau Harbour.  

It’s never easy competing against the big boys and their boats, but I had a plan.  

The fishing was very tough in the early hours of the morning as the tide was very swift.  The water was also murky due to the recent rain.  When the tide went slack I was able to get my rigs to the seafloor.  

The Trevally were caught on a ledger rig, 3/0 KS hook with a small chuck of salted bait.  The Gurnard was caught with my strayline rig using a 5/0 circle hook, with a fairly heavy 2oz sinker.  (I don’t often use anything heavier than a 1/2oz sinker).  

The Kahawai were in good numbers, I took 2 home.  They were caught trolling a softbait while paddling.  

The Snapper I caught were very small and the water temperature currently sits at 17.5°C.  

At the weighing station it sounded like the other anglers found the fishing very difficult.  So I was very fortunate to get a good feed, as well as win a couple prizes along the way.  

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It was a very well organised competition from the committee at the WBC.  I was so impressed, I decided to sign as a member to the club.

Off the topic for a moment.  I met Muppet (Dan) last week at work.  We’ve met few months ago and chatted briefly about fishing, but we’ve actually just formally met.  If you’re reading this Muppet, thanks for the tips.