New member :)
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Printed Date: 05 Aug 2026 at 12:36pm
Topic: New member :)
Posted By: EkKo
Subject: New member :)
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2015 at 10:12pm
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Hello everyone! I am from waikato and goes to fish in tauranga land based. I went out today to catch some fish but there was no bites at all for 5 hours. So I was wondering did any of you in this forum had any luck catching fish land based in winter time? If you do could you tell me where about that is? i usually just fish in the harbour of wharf..
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Posted By: Uncle
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2015 at 10:48pm
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Hi Eric, There are quite a few places in the harbour you could try. I'd suggest the Salisbury wharf as a starter, maybe the little jetty under the Mount in Pilot Bay. Leisure Island can be good for kahawai & john dory if you have a livebait. The bridge marina has a walkway that allows fishing access. At the moment there is hardly any sea lettuce so you could cast baits into the deeper water from there. Next to try would be Sulphur point, either by the yacht club or out on the long wall. Out there is good softbaiting for kahawai, trevally & kingfish. Fishing is generally harder in winter but there are fish there & they have to eat sometime  Good luck & here's hoping your catch rate improves.
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Posted By: EkKo
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2015 at 7:25pm
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I went out to the spot under the harbour bridge and fished with macks and squids. Tried stray lining and drop rig?(i think thats what its called). fished around 1 pm until 6 pm. so just before the high tide and until the low. Haven't had any bites or saw any fish... hahahaha I might try under mt manganui next. Thanks for the respond Uncle. :)
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Posted By: PE Pete
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2015 at 8:39pm
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This sound very familiar! ------------- Tight lines PE Pete |
Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2015 at 3:15am
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Make sure you fish at the change of light....ie ....as it starts to go dark.......in winter this might be the only time the fish will bite...especially snapper........try different baits.....mullet and bonito(skipjack tuna) usually get plenty of attention as they are oily....good luck. ------------- Once the idiots turn up..Im outta here...No time for Drama Queens. |
Posted By: badger99
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2015 at 8:19pm
| new member also :) after years of land based fishing around tauranga i think i have caught 3 fish :) but i dont really no anything:) but maybe for the brief low tide can walk out at ferguson park and caste bait into the channel there |
Posted By: Uncle
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2015 at 8:30pm
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Hi badger & welcome to the forums. If you do wade out, make sure to make your way back well before the tide gets cracking. Also, plan your return journey carefully. There are a few smaller channels that you might need to cross. If I were to fish there, I'd tend to choose around high tide, off the area by the little boat ramp. It should be relatively clean fishing there at the moment, buggar all sea lettuce to contend with. |