Taranaki help for a newbie
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Topic: Taranaki help for a newbie
Posted By: Mjd83
Subject: Taranaki help for a newbie
Date Posted: 22 Sep 2019 at 12:16pm
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Hi all, I’ve recently bought a 5m boat and am based in New Plymouth. I’ve been fishing all my life but I’ve only lived in NZ for 18months, previously from Brisbane in Oz. I’m struggling to get my head around the seasons here, specifically where should I be looking for snapper at this time of year (September) and how does it change over the coming months as they migrate into shallower waters? I’ve only been out as far as 30-40m mark and have found nothing, the locals at the ramp apparently are cleaning up at 60-80m so clearly I need to head further out. Once out there is the idea to find structure? Or are the fish out feeding on the sand? Any help from a naki local would be much appreciated, not looking to steal secrets just a guide to what depth in what month, and what to look for on the sounder? Cheers Mat |
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Posted By: canadakiwi
Date Posted: 22 Sep 2019 at 2:52pm
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I am out of the country so have no current info, ask about at the boat ramp, Tasman marine/hunting and fishing, most guys will give a general depth, its a big area, I don't bother with snapper too much, till they come in to about 40-30m as I only have a small boat and 50m of anchor line, plus I get pissed off with the spiky dogs sharks, early in the season. There will still be a few snapper in on the reefs, wait a month and they will likely be in 50-60m. They will be in the shallows, once water temp warms up. say post spawn, Jan-May, pick up a feed 15-5m on the rough. I tend to target gurnard, early part of the season, on the mud, 30m off the port, or Waitira. A steep deep curve is the sonar return for snapper, trevally, deep body, more curve in the return, a more shallow elongated return, is more likely a slender elongated fish, ie Kaiwahi or kingfish
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Posted By: vr4king
Date Posted: 23 Sep 2019 at 12:37pm
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Hey Mjd83 I have fished a lot around north naki.....You cant go wrong with heading out off the airport and setting a decent burly trail going, Although this time of year it can get very sharky...Straylining is fun here too. Burly is the key here, I never used it till I moved here. Cheers
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 23 Sep 2019 at 4:19pm
Hey Mate, give Snappa Geoff a PM he is the Naki Snapper Guru, he'll sort you out.  ------------- "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." - Jacques Cousteau |
Mjd83 wrote:Posted By: Mjd83
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2019 at 7:51am
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Hey thanks all for your info so far. First thing to get sorted would be some decent weather! At this rate the snapper will be in the shallows by the time we can get out again. Cheers Mat |