Northcote Wharf
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
Forum Name: Landbased & Surfcasting
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Printed Date: 04 Jul 2026 at 5:02am
Topic: Northcote Wharf
Posted By: handle is
Subject: Northcote Wharf
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2005 at 12:23pm
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Has anyone ever done any fishing from Northcote Wharf? Was there yesterday, could be the wrong timing cos' did not catch any on the rod, catched some small fishes using the hand line.. Any suggestions? |
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Posted By: JK
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2005 at 1:12pm
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i haven't fished there for about 15 years, wasn't overly good then so I doubt too much has changed since...
Birkenhead wharf use to fish better IMHO, but still gotta wonder whether its worth the effort ------------- LedgeNZ LBG |
Posted By: handle is
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2005 at 1:33pm
| is it even worth the effort to fish from a wharf around akl? |
Posted By: Phats
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2005 at 1:38pm
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Of course it is.........would you rather mow the lawns ? ------------- A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. |
Posted By: handle is
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2005 at 1:48pm
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Good thinking Phats.. do u have any suggestions for me on where to go? |
Posted By: JK
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2005 at 1:56pm
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top answer Phatso. Well if you can only fish the wharfs then at this time of year Id be fishing maybe murrays bay wharf or in a month or 2 devenport rather than northcote point or birkenhead I'm thinking they would fish better later in the year when the fish come up into the harbour. ------------- LedgeNZ LBG |
Posted By: Phats
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2005 at 2:05pm
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JK has nailed it for ya , B/head wharf is more of a summer spot IMHO But.....maybe worth targeting Trevs this time of year.....smaller hooks and baits I got messed up by a Kingie 2 summers back off B/head, and was catching Snaps in the yak withing casting distance of the wharf not more than 4 months back ------------- A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. |
Posted By: handle is
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2005 at 2:23pm
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i c.. so in general, will there be more fish around the wharfs around summer time? Ta! |
Posted By: Phats
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2005 at 3:13pm
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The Wharfes in the upper harbour.........yes ------------- A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. |
Posted By: empty
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2005 at 3:28pm
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wharves in the upper harbour region (i.e west of the bridge) usually fird from mid january to about april may ------------- what happened to the pissing man? |
Posted By: handle is
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2005 at 3:30pm
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Thanks heaps guys! guess I have to give it a crack. wish I have a boat, well, at least a fishing rod :) still using a borrowed rod..:) and hand line.. Have a great day! |
Posted By: cosmo
Date Posted: 31 Aug 2005 at 7:56pm
| yeh definatly later in year have caught some good snapps off northcote wharf as a quick after work fix nother spot to try murrays bay wharf lookn out, to your left nice little possie there off the rocks |
Posted By: handle is
Date Posted: 01 Sep 2005 at 12:52pm
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never been to murrays bay before, is the rocks require high physical level? what's the ideal casting distance to get good catch from the wharf? |
Posted By: JK
Date Posted: 01 Sep 2005 at 1:07pm
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from the wharf ya dont have to cast far but all depends on how clear the water is. Night fishing use to be ok there.
The rocks or point is easy to get to. Follow the track around the headland towards rothsay bay and you'll eventually come to a big drain on ya right. Theres a track by the drain that takes ya down to the point. pretty easy to get down but can be slippery sometimes. Rocky bottom so best to fish floating baits. have caught the odd snappes, kahawai and rays there over the years. This point is a good spot to fish when the wharf is busy ------------- LedgeNZ LBG |
Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 01 Sep 2005 at 2:56pm
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if you wanna fish a wharf go to Hobby Air force base [you may need a pass]there is a wharf there that will produce it all including bronzies but wait till the summer, now herne bay wharf yip theres one there fishes real well for kings gotta use piper and nothing else gotta watch the pylons too. BA ------------- Ultimate GAME Fishing Adventures. Northland |
Posted By: handle is
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2005 at 12:47pm
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Cool. i'll definately give the suggested places a go.. will post a msg when I get some good results..and bad ones too.. Is there any specific types of baits? and the question that i have in my head all this time, do i need a burley? cheers! |
Posted By: Phats
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2005 at 1:03pm
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Burley, yes, most definately Bait.......1/2 Pillies and Squid seem to working at the moment ------------- A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. |
Posted By: JK
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2005 at 4:45pm
fishing without burley is like fishing without beer haha  actually i aint that bad but yeah makes all the difference ------------- LedgeNZ LBG |
Posted By: cosmo
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2005 at 9:39pm
| BA yeh ya definatly need a pass to get down to hobby (tried to fool my way in once got told very rudley to have sex and go away hahaha) but herne bay wharf is that the little one that u can see coming over the bridge round to the side and what time of year for the kings please |
Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2005 at 8:18pm
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yeah mate thats the one i reacon cant remember the road its off but the base arh yes the joys of having been in the airforce and with the wife still there i get a dependants pass bugger ay hehehehe ------------- Ultimate GAME Fishing Adventures. Northland |