Where to catch catfish in north Auckland
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Topic: Where to catch catfish in north Auckland
Posted By: Owenpeli
Subject: Where to catch catfish in north Auckland
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2022 at 11:17am
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Hey guys, Does anyone know Where to catch catfish in north Auckland?
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Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2022 at 12:34pm
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This is the only info I could find. A call to DOC may be helpful 
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Posted By: Owenpeli
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2022 at 4:27pm
| thank you so much do you know any spots for catfish in central Auckland? |
Posted By: Reel Deal
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2022 at 5:02pm
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Must kill each one you catch, I hear they aren’t bad eating too. ------------- The gods do not subtract from the allotted span of men's lives the hours spent on fishing - Assyrian Proverb |
Posted By: MB
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2022 at 5:39pm
| I wouldn't mind having a go at them just for the hell of it. Avoiding eels would be a headache I think as they would be interested in similar baits. |
Posted By: Owenpeli
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2022 at 8:11pm
| At the moment I’m trying to catch as many species as I can so I will probably be asking lots of questions thank you so much for the info |
Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2022 at 6:20am
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I haver fished for them but I know they are in the Waikato river, which has loads of eels too.
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Posted By: Owenpeli
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2022 at 3:50pm
| I live on the hibiscus coast so that’s a bit to far for me thank you for the info |