Naki report

Kayaking is permitted in level 3 and so is fishing from a kayak      All safety rules apply as well as staying close to shore.

Unfortunately I had a bad start.    Was fully rigged and ready to hit the water when a police car pulled up and a young lady police officer asked me if I was coming or going.    When I told her that I was ready to launch she very sternly told me that kayaking was not allowed.    When I replied that she was not well informed and should check with police station she got quite official and told me that she did not need to as she was well informed of what was permitted under Level 3     Since I had checked it myself in the morning I stood my ground.    It got very testy and I was asked twice if I was resisting.     She then recorded my name and other personal details.    I have no idea how far this farce would have gone maybe hand cuffs or taser; it turned  pretty ugly.   Luckily her male partner who observed it all at a distance phoned the station and then told her that kayaking was allowed.     Without any apology she got back into the patrol car leaving it to her much more reasonable colleague to wrap up this uncalled for drama.

Pulled out some nice carrots from the patch today 🥕👍

Great news. What depth Herb?

Thanks for the intel Herb. Sporadic at best still.

Tuesday looks good   6am at the port.

Three of us old farts went out to 97m roughly 10 Nmiles NE of the port for SFAdams.    Never saw any sign, birds or anything else related to tuna.    Total trip was 30nmiles  Water still cold and never went more than 18degrees even out wide.     Washed out blue colour. No wonder we  all felt buggered after dragging our backsides and yaks up the beach at low tide.    

85 soon.    Just trying to make the most of what I have left.     Yes, I caught more gurnard with the Frenzy than nowadays with my much better yaks .    Truth is the gurnard have been overfished mainly by commercials for good number of years.    Maybe it is the same with tuna.    Would not surprise me as there are more and more supersainers/ long liners hammering anything that swims out in the Pacific.    I have already noticed a gradual decline in our tuna catch rate to what it was 20 years ago despite now having a better blue water yak, better fishing knowledge and much better gear.