Trumpeters and morwongs in the weiti river
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Printed Date: 01 Feb 2026 at 9:32pm
Topic: Trumpeters and morwongs in the weiti river
Posted By: Owenpeli
Subject: Trumpeters and morwongs in the weiti river
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2022 at 4:31pm
| hi guys, I would like to know if anyone has caught any Morwongs or trumpeters (eg:tarakihi, blue moki, Porae and trumpeter) in the weiti river |
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Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2022 at 10:29am
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I very much doubt any of those species will be found in the Weiti River. Snapper, and parore plus rays, sharks, mackerel and mullet are more realistic targets for you there. ------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
Posted By: scuzzymoto
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2022 at 12:54pm
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Aussie fish- best place for those is the estuary system around the Gladstone power station grew up chasing them along with Barra, Mangrove Jacks and alot of other species ... Trumpeter in NZ WTGN south, Tics (Terakihi) Moki (Blue,Copper and Painted) again south, all caught surfcasting and boat fishing - I have never caught them in a river system in NZ. ------------- "It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled” Mark Twain |
Posted By: MB
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2022 at 1:36pm
| It's a shame we don't have a more interesting estuarine fishery. I would love to have a go at flathead. That said, I think there is more going on in our estuaries with the usual suspects than we think. Snapper, kahawai, kingfish etc. |
Posted By: Telecaster
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2022 at 8:14am
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I really want to have a crack at flounder on softbaits... need to go find some tiny jigheads etc. |
Posted By: Kandrew
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2022 at 8:12pm
| Little trout hooks and sweetcorn is the story |
Posted By: MB
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2022 at 8:56pm
On my bucket list too! TT Lures jig heads look ideal.
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Telecaster wrote:Posted By: Pcj
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2022 at 2:20am
------------- "Times up" |
Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2022 at 6:17am
Watties sell frozen peas & corn in the same bag just for flounder fishermen  Both are supposed to work but have never tried them. I caught one as a kid using pipi for bait. ------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
Posted By: jac
Date Posted: 15 Oct 2022 at 10:25am
Mate Denimviper who used to frequent here seems to have catching them on softbaits sorted. I’m sure he’d be happy to share. 
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Posted By: Kandrew
Date Posted: 15 Oct 2022 at 5:12pm
| Very tasty |
Posted By: Titahi
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2022 at 8:11am
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Watched a bloke who drove from West Yorkshire to Whitby reel in a Dap ( Small flounder) last week, he threw it back complaining they taste terrible ? Three hook sliding dropper rig with a sand grapnel sinker from what I could make out and sardine for bait. Chatted briefly to him and he was chasing whiting, said he'd never take a flounder home as his wife didnt like them??? Strange, odd people those English! ------------- "I love standing by the ocean and just knowing what its for" |