Hey one leg thanks for the reply. So i have marked on the map where the flat ledge is that I was fishing on at big manly when the tide was out. Is that the flat ledge you were talking about?? And Did you mean over to the right is better fishing where i marked on my map?

Just moved out South and looking for a place to catch my first Kingie off land, in Papakura.

The kingies turn up in Kawakawa Bay from around Nov/ Dec and will be there through to late May you don't have to cast out too far for them as they patrol the weedline and rock edges and the bays when they are full of bait fish.

Thanks for that hint Landman. So it's not a good idea to use the wharf itself? I'm not too sure where the creek mouth is, are you referring to the dairy on the corner of the road to Opere and towards the wharf or somewhere else? Would be looking at livies, I have caught a kahawai there and I read that they are good as live bait :) This is all just trial and error for me, I know they'd be more prevalant around those months but thought would try my luck. But was just hoping to catch anything, had a livie out which was foul hooked when brought in, but wasn't getting any bites at all, first day caught a Kahawai after only a few minutes out then nothing, second day only that one as well.

Just want to say i saw this post a few weeks ago and it gave me the urge to get onto Google with pen and paper so i made a list of all the roads leading to the bays from Takapuna right upto Army Bay and The Pony Club and on the Sunday i jumped in the car and plugged the sat nav in and of it went.

Hi I'll share my fav spot-

Island Bay. on the wharf you can catch kys and at times great sharks. plenty of spats that will take your bait. On the rocks either side if you surf cast far enough you can get legal sized snappers (haven't tried personally yet).

Thanks heaps guys, I'm fairly new to Auckland so tomorrwo when we hit the road we can try one of these spots instead. We usually go out to kawakawa but we too don't seem to have much luck there.

Had limited success at grahams beach and Hudsons but lots of rays which all though good for a fight aren't really what we want to catch.

Will let you know how we get on. Thanks again

Hey fish0 that link is for freemans bay. I assume the curved thing you mean at Judges bay is the breakwater by the Helipad - if so then yes you can fish from it. Also try along the break water by the port though it does get crowded in summer.

HAHA, sorry bout the link.

Woah..Been a year since i've posted here..