Shellfish Ruakaka
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Topic: Shellfish Ruakaka
Posted By: Big Kev
Subject: Shellfish Ruakaka
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2014 at 5:51pm
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I have recently moved to Ruakaka and was wondering if anyone can tell me where to get a feed of Tuatuas Pipis or cockles ------------- "The worst day fishing is better than the best day working" |
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Posted By: SNOWKIWI
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2014 at 6:25pm
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A warm Welcome to the area Big Kev!!!
Tuatua and pipi used to be prolific in the whole of Bream Bay!!! Not so many now. If you want pipi, try the bank on the Eastern side of the wharves, on the Eastern side of the refinery. Tuatua used to be back further along Uretiti Beach. You need to try with your feet along there, watch out for paddle crabs though!!! After a storm, scallops can be picked up along the beach at Uretiti, you gotta get there quick and know the rules!!!
If you are on the other side of the harbour, along the straight near the golf course, cockles are there but you gots to look hard.
Kia ORA!!! ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">  It is to be observed that 'angling' is the name given to fishing, by people who can't fish. |
Posted By: Big Kev
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2014 at 8:08pm
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Thanks mate will check it out, the Mrs will be over the moon if I find some scallops and as for those padle crabs they will go in he pot too Cheers ------------- "The worst day fishing is better than the best day working" |
Posted By: Tonto2
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2014 at 12:32pm
If you go to the road next to the refinery, just walk out into the surf at low tide for tua tua, they don't seem as big as they used to be, but that goes for a lot of things  ------------- slowly going where everyone else has already been |
Posted By: SNOWKIWI
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2014 at 6:06pm
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Hey Big Kev, I am married to a Jones... So were probably related!!! Not sure where Tonto 2 means, the road next to the refinery might be the one on the right, on the corner, just before you get there, that road takes you to a posse, just inside the Northern end of Bream Bay, might be a few there, I don't know from personal experience. As I say, the fishery has been depleted over the years by people taking too much, so have a good look round, try anywhere you can, you might be lucky!!!
Cheers. ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> It is to be observed that 'angling' is the name given to fishing, by people who can't fish. |
Posted By: Photofisha
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2014 at 7:10pm
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Straight out from Uretiti campground usual low tide thing for Tuatua. This was about 7yrs ago so i hope someone doesn't say that they have been decimated
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Posted By: SwishFish
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2014 at 10:58am
| Hey Kev, Turn off at Mair rd, it's the rd on the right just before the refinery.park in the car park at the end. Head left along the beach till you get to a small stream, 200 mtrs or so. Have a look around there. You will need wade out till you come back up on to a sand bank. Try all around there, tua tua been moving around a lot , hard all summer to get on to them. How have you been getting on with your surf casting since you got up here ?. Or are you like me been tied to work for last month. |
Posted By: Adam.S
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2014 at 1:27pm
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Tuatua are usually in the general area SwishFish says. Cockles were in the Ruakaka river where the campground meets the river front. Pipi are on Mair bank, there was a rāhui on collecting them from the mainland (the point) for some time, dunno if this is still in effect. The stream SwishFish mentioned was a runoff from the refinery cooling system and has been shut down for a while now. the outlet is still there and easy to find though. |