Next gamefish to add to NZ
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Printed Date: 19 Jan 2025 at 6:41am
Topic: Next gamefish to add to NZ
Posted By: 064pointbreak
Subject: Next gamefish to add to NZ
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2023 at 7:25pm
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I got so many choices about which predatory fish the government should add next to NZ's waters once the native fish and freshwater ecosystem problem has been solved in the future. Largemouth Bass  Ssogari(chinese perch)  Smallmouth Bass  Asp  Sheefish(nelma or inconnu)  Murray cod  I left out the toothy ones such as pike and zander because their teeth might pose a problem to anglers unhooking them by hand, and the salmonoids such as dolly varden or huchen because we have enough of these fish
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Posted By: MB
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2023 at 10:24pm
| The more fishing opportunities the better as far as I'm concerned, but you're living in dreamland! Up until very recently, there was a credible political threat to the trout and salmon fishing already in existence. That threat has not completely gone away and there are plenty of people out there who would like to see the removal of non-native fish. For what reason? To protect native fish species that have no value outside of a fritter. If people are so concerned about non-native species in New Zealand, they should remove themselves. |
Posted By: Titahi
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2023 at 12:39am
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Kinda glad neither of you two make decisions regarding the future of NZ. You can go oversea and catch any of the species you desire..... No where else on the world can you see Giant Kokopu, Banded kokopu or a few other Galaxidee native to NZ.... Why F that up? ------------- "I love standing by the ocean and just knowing what its for" |
Posted By: MB
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2023 at 2:52am
Why would you want to? Boring fish of no interest to the sport angler. This is a fishing forum after all. That said, your opinion is just as valid as mine and no doubt, the mainstream view. |
Titahi wrote:Posted By: 064pointbreak
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2023 at 11:06am
Buy a tiny fly rod from ebay, aliexpress or temu, head deep into the bush and catch kokopu. Here's a good example:  Always release the fish! |
Posted By: Titahi
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2023 at 11:18am
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I watched a mate catch one in English bay, Opua. It lived in a culvet that runs down the side of the road. I had turned up for a coffee and chat, and heard him laughing and hollering to himself as he played the Kokopu that ate bacon on a hook... Made us both smile. Released afrterwards to patrol the culvit like a guard dog. Cool fish IMO ------------- "I love standing by the ocean and just knowing what its for" |
Posted By: MB
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2023 at 6:13pm
| Fishing politics aside, I would love to catch one too! |
Posted By: Reel Deal
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2023 at 6:18pm
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Yes we have very different fish that are native but they aren’t in NZ to be interesting or of fishing value to one person or another. Problem is we have so many destroyed rivers and dairy won’t be going anywhere soon so if we could bring in freshwater eating and gamefish that can tolerate the pollution we could have a win win ------------- The gods do not subtract from the allotted span of men's lives the hours spent on fishing - Assyrian Proverb |
Posted By: FISHBYFLY
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2023 at 4:20pm
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Easy choice on that one, Golden dorado! 
------------- By Fly, Nothing Else,Just Fly |