Stony Bay
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
Forum Name: Landbased & Surfcasting
Forum Description: From rocks or beaches, here's the place for the landbased fishos to share information
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Printed Date: 03 Jul 2026 at 8:17am
Topic: Stony Bay
Posted By: ben_99
Subject: Stony Bay
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2008 at 8:21pm
| I was just wonder I any of you had ever been to stony bay. If so whats there? Where to fish? What can you get? Thanks. |
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Posted By: ben_99
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2008 at 8:25pm
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O yea and I mean the coromandel stony bay |
Posted By: Husky
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2008 at 8:40pm
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Are you land based or boat?? If in boat, lots of Kingis around lion rock, had ball when the barge was operating over at the farm, heaps of berley seamed to be the go, quite strong currents around there, Even caught a cray on the rod! |
Posted By: ben_99
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2008 at 9:17pm
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Just Land based |
Posted By: JK
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2008 at 11:41pm
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Fish the points either side of the bay Ben although southern side is the preferred by most. Easy to access at low from the beach or when the tide is in take the track out through the bush - 20mins walk (I have always taken the track but been told about the low tide access)
Theres a couple of different points you can get to but both are pretty similar and you can catch kings, JD, KY, trevs, snapper, blue cod, etc depending on the time of year and good old luck! ------------- LedgeNZ LBG |
Posted By: Rhino12
Date Posted: 10 Aug 2008 at 8:39am
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Hey mate
Been to stony bay a few times landbased the best point as JK said is the southeren point, go on google earth and you will see a good round type ledge jutting out. There is a track about 5 min walk back up the road from campsite, keep look out as it is not a main track. We tried getting to a few spots on the north side by following the track that takes you to fletchers bay, but you basically need an abseiling rope for most of it its that steep a drop, we only walked I guess 3/4 hour of the track and tried droppong down but you could try further on, Id speak to the people in the doc hut at the camp they shouod be able to tell you. Me and a mate are actually heading back soon armed with a couple of cheap yaks to paddle around to the ledges to the north side, this would be the ideal way up stony bay. Good luck! ------------- Fishing Rocks! |
Posted By: Bungel_
Date Posted: 10 Aug 2008 at 10:28am
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yak it...spent a good 4 days up there and its definatly the best way to access that area, found alot of nice looking ledges around the northern corner up towards fletchers that we could land on easily.
------------- here fishy, fishy fishy..... |
Posted By: Fishybznz
Date Posted: 10 Aug 2008 at 10:36am
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I love stony bay...The south side ledge was where I caught my PB land based snap - 21lb - so I've got pretty good memories of the place. I didn't know then about teh easy track that comes off the road and walked around mid-tide. Bloody good thing it was a sunny day is all I can say, got proper wet!
I'm with Bungel on the yak thing though, I've taken one up there and the difference it makes for access is brilliant, you can see a lot of fishy looking spots which you just couldn't access any other way.
And the campsite is good and handy if you don't want to have to head back home the same day.
Let us know how you get on there and good luck mate.
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Posted By: 40lber
Date Posted: 11 Aug 2008 at 8:12am
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Posted By: 40lber
Date Posted: 11 Aug 2008 at 8:26am
Shoot forgot to write something hahaha.... Thats the south end point looking back towards stony bay. Like alot of Coro spots its over fished but for kingfish thats not really a problem so enjoy  Im lucky enough to fish coro and far north every month and i love this spot over summer but there is a dirty great rock in front of this ledge towards the bay and at low tide its a pain. Also on the outgoing from this point you can get round into some great guts to the south.
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Posted By: JK
Date Posted: 11 Aug 2008 at 9:00am
Same spot...
 ------------- LedgeNZ LBG |
Posted By: fiddy
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2008 at 5:49pm
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I'm planning on heading down there next weekend (23rd) which is conveniently on the 3rd quarter of the moon phase which is the best time for fishing.
I also found a site with a bit of info on it too if anyone is interested http://outdoorsnewzealand.co.nz/rock-fishing-at-stony-bay-coromandel.php |
Posted By: 40lber
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2008 at 8:50pm
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This is the info on the Bach for those who may want to know, but its hard to book and shes hard to get a hold of. http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/page.aspx?id=38374%20%20 - http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/page.aspx?id=38374
Also if you guys want a cheap place to stay Travis who runs Waikawau bay camp ground has the local hook up for a back packers barn with pool table,big screen and bar
 ------------- Allied Outdoors & The Bait Station |
Posted By: JK
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2008 at 9:10pm
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We are down coro next weekend too Fiddy but not at stoney bay. Reasonable moonphase alright, should fish pretty well from about 9am throughout the day and into sunset if all goes well. Hopefully the weather plays ball. Fairly decent blow coming this weekend so should be gone by then! ------------- LedgeNZ LBG |
Posted By: fiddy
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2008 at 9:17pm
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Yea thats the plan. There has been so much rain over the last 6 weeks that I've decided that there cant be much more up there, lol
Where abouts in coro are you goin JK? |
Posted By: Bungel_
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2008 at 10:29pm
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Papa Aroha is the destination Fiddy, couple of days fishing off the islands out and around there. Berly up hard and see what comes of it. Jade, myself and Levinlarge + the guy with the kingi pictured above. Will give you my cellphone number, could be good to here whats going on.. some of us may be staying for an extra days fishing on Monday. ------------- here fishy, fishy fishy..... |
Posted By: one leg
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2008 at 7:07am
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good luck on the islands guys . tight lines . off to kawau i hope me self sunday ------------- woman who say they are equal to men ,show lack of Ambition . |
Posted By: JK
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2008 at 7:55am
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cheers Bas - i hear of some reasonable fishing coming from that way at the moment. You going this weekend?
Fiddy, As bungels said we'll be Papa Aroha side this time. We've got a free weekend to use down there from one of our prizes in the kings of coromandel comp. Here's hoping for some good weather and good fishing! ------------- LedgeNZ LBG |
Posted By: one leg
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2008 at 9:15am
Yeah this sunday JK hoping the weather holds quite flat up here at the moment not keen on much over 25knt in the 12ftr though . you takeing your boat or taxi.yes heard the same about islds of papa, off boats but in real close. dont stay up to late now ------------- woman who say they are equal to men ,show lack of Ambition . |
Posted By: JK
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2008 at 9:58am
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using the water taxi there. All part of the prize package. Quite nice to be able to shoot down there for the weekend without the bow in tow and all the extra gear thats required ------------- LedgeNZ LBG |
Posted By: Kenshin
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2008 at 10:11am
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best of luck jade, fiddy and rest of the gang! looking forward the reports and pixies!
------------- Be patient and calm – for no one can catch fish in anger. –Herbert Hoover |
Posted By: 40lber
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2008 at 4:50pm
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Hey JK i was having a cuppa with Pete on Thursday and he hasnt done a dop off for a month so you guys should be in for a wicked one once the blows ova. ------------- Allied Outdoors & The Bait Station |
Posted By: JK
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2008 at 4:55pm
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Heard the same from Dave up the road in Amodeo. Been doing the charters but not much else. Hopefully weather plays ball. Long range forecast is pretty poor but their forecasting usually is too ------------- LedgeNZ LBG |
Posted By: fiddy
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2008 at 5:42pm
| Sounds like good plans boys, im just struggling to get my mates to come down with me, otherwise coro is off for now and it will just have to be somewhere round bethells on sunday. Hopefully someone will join me. |
Posted By: PukeFisher
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2015 at 1:18pm
| Heading up there next weekend this spot still produce? |
Posted By: Bungel_
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2015 at 2:41pm
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Its always worth a shot..... Fished there in late March this year and scored a few nice pannies. Was a bit wet and cold, but still a great place to hike into and get the burly cranking. Baitfish were hard to find, but the snapper were on the chew the whole time. Just couldnt find the big ones there. Found them further down the coast the next day. Set some livies out and see what happens, just be wary of the craypot buoys that could cause you some problems. Write up a report, will be good to hear how you went. ------------- here fishy, fishy fishy..... |
Posted By: PukeFisher
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2015 at 7:01pm
| yeh will do =) |