Create Profile or Log In

Forum Menu

Home > Forum Home > Saltwater Fishing > Saltwater Flyflingers

Who's been saltwater fly fishing? Auckland

  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Who's been saltwater fly fishing? Auckland Forum Search Events FAQ FAQRegister RegisterLogin Login

 Post Reply Post Reply
Page  <1234 237>
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote Pole Dancer Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Mar 2012 at 1:51pm
Pole Dancer View Drop Down
Titanium
Titanium
Avatar

Joined: 13 Aug 2003
Location: Waihi Beach
Status: Offline
Points: 7021
Good work all... Yes our Kings here (rats) are bigger than most years too...
www.clarkreid.co.nz   FFF Certified Casting Instructor / Umpqua Designer Tier
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote Mike.Thomas Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Mar 2012 at 6:43am
Mike.Thomas View Drop Down
Platinum
Platinum


Joined: 01 Mar 2005
Location: New Zealand
Status: Offline
Points: 1171
That is some fantastic fishing Flygimp! Nice.
I never measured the snapper so not sure on excact size, but can confirm the fillets were very tasty!
All the best.
Mike
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote RC17 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Mar 2012 at 10:50am
RC17 View Drop Down
Silver
Silver


Joined: 28 Jan 2011
Status: Offline
Points: 334
after spending a few 'work' hours going through these forums, as an Auckland based trout fisherman and someone who spends far more time thinking about fly fishing than my girlfriend would like, think its about time to give this SWF a crack! anything to put a bend in the fly rod after work - looks like a heap of fun! Later in the week looks pretty good for weather and tide?
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote Mike.Thomas Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Mar 2012 at 11:42am
Mike.Thomas View Drop Down
Platinum
Platinum


Joined: 01 Mar 2005
Location: New Zealand
Status: Offline
Points: 1171
Hi RC17, Early Friday look good for Meola, I may hit from around 6:00, low tide is about 8:30 so a couple of hours at dawn should be good.
If you can make it drop me a pm.
All the best.
Mike
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote RC17 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Mar 2012 at 3:45pm
RC17 View Drop Down
Silver
Silver


Joined: 28 Jan 2011
Status: Offline
Points: 334
For sure Mike! my thoughts exactly...
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote Snuffit. Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Mar 2012 at 4:49pm
Snuffit. View Drop Down
Platinum
Platinum
Avatar

Joined: 17 Dec 2006
Location: Uzbekistan
Status: Offline
Points: 2642
Originally posted by flygimp flygimp wrote:

Had six kings today - 4 over legal size, best 80cm. All lovingly returned and no fingers in gills...








Nice fish there Brent, sweeeeeeeeeeetttt
You cant eat my toast fish
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote Jofly Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Mar 2012 at 12:34pm
Jofly View Drop Down
Platinum
Platinum
Avatar

Joined: 22 Jul 2008
Location: New Zealand
Status: Offline
Points: 1091
Was out the other afternoon chasing the kahawai schools off east coast bays.  Was good fun.  I caught some small ones on fly but was mostly driving the boat.  Lots of schools around but not a lot of big kahawai. Lots of juvenile and medium sized ones.

Probably heading out again this week thurs/friday.  Have to catch up on fishing before I head off accross the ditch.
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote flygimp Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Mar 2012 at 10:03pm
flygimp View Drop Down
Silver
Silver
Avatar

Joined: 23 Apr 2009
Location: The black sands
Status: Offline
Points: 205
Originally posted by Nick F Nick F wrote:

Nice fish there Brent, sweeeeeeeeeeetttt

Cheers Nick, every angler gets one red letter day a year I reckon. 
Still trying for a big pink slab off the reef though. Smile
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote RC17 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Mar 2012 at 12:02pm
RC17 View Drop Down
Silver
Silver


Joined: 28 Jan 2011
Status: Offline
Points: 334
went out for my first ever SWF this morning on Meola - success! Caught my first snapper on the fly 3rd or 4th cast (and thought hey this is pretty straight forward Tongue), ended up managing a couple more nice little snapper and a kahawai. Caught up with Mike and he was nice enough to show me a few spots and give me some tips! beautiful morning on the water, great fun on the 6 weight Big smile
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote matto Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Mar 2012 at 1:12pm
matto View Drop Down
Platinum
Platinum


Joined: 26 Nov 2005
Status: Offline
Points: 2350
good work rc17 , easy eh!
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote Mike.Thomas Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Mar 2012 at 9:53am
Mike.Thomas View Drop Down
Platinum
Platinum


Joined: 01 Mar 2005
Location: New Zealand
Status: Offline
Points: 1171
Went out Friday early morning, it is "interesting" crossing a thigh deep creek in the dark, while wondering if there any nice stingrays about. It was great to watch the sunrise from the reef.

I caught one nice pannie in the dark, then another just as rc17 turned up. He managed his first on fly.


and a few others as well, not bad for a first go rich!
Not long after that we moved a bit further out and I managed a nice Snapper from this spot, then rc17 had to head off to work.
I fished on for a few more fish including my best of the day


Just after this I hooked a very good fish that dealt to me big time, busting me off on the reef after I had coaxed him out of the kelp and was just thinking I might be in with a chanceOuch Estimating size is hard I know but I think it may have been in the 5 to 6 pound range. Ah well next time.
It was pleasure to catch up rc17, thanks for the company.
All the best.
Mike
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote Bushkid2 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Mar 2012 at 10:37am
Bushkid2 View Drop Down
Silver
Silver


Joined: 24 May 2009
Status: Offline
Points: 346
Myself, a mate and some random Hillbilly from up north went for a last minute fish at Meola picket fence last night surprisingly it was deserted of other flyflingers. Me and my mate fished with a bit of burley thrown in where ever we tried whilst the Hillbilly from up north went purist style refusing to use burley (he was however seen fishing downstream of our burley).
Hillbilly landed the first and most likely biggest fish on one of his flies that he found in my flybox whilst complaining about the lack of good flies in said flybox. We continued to try a few spots along the reef before being chased off by failing light and lack of a torch. All up it was a nice evening with good company and a few or more fish thrown in. No kingfish seen but never mind.
 Thanks for coming for a last minute fish Craig and hope the drive back up north was not  too much torture, yee gods it must have been late when you got home. I was in the pooh when i got home as I didn't ask if I could borrow Sev's rod but was forgiven because i said you used it not me (she gets real ratty with me borrowing her rods because I have habit of breaking them).
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote FishMan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Mar 2012 at 3:23pm
FishMan View Drop Down
Moderator - Brown Belt
Moderator - Brown Belt
Avatar

Joined: 27 Sep 2004
Location: Bay of Islands
Status: Offline
Points: 5736
Rod was beautiful (thanks Sev Thumbs Up) flies were awful. You really should steal some good ones Smile.

I was highly stressed after the maniac drive through Auckland traffic, then I had to share the reef with two others. Still a great place though.

I did note that if you want to be a purist and wander around a bit with an untainted fly you will find the snags Angry.

I did notice there are some nice patches of crushed oysters developing in the most popular spots..

Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote m.d.hoffman@xtra.co.nz Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Mar 2012 at 9:21pm
[email protected] View Drop Down
Platinum
Platinum
Avatar

Joined: 17 Jul 2002
Location: Auckland
Status: Offline
Points: 1304
Meola picket fence was 2 strong on Sat morning. I tried a bit of popping and hooked a small kahawai. Then RC17 wandered by on the way to Pool Number 1. I wandered over while he was pulling snapper out like a hungry otter in a trout farm. Interesting to see a real world example of selective snapper - he was getting hits on a small pink Yoshi thingy while my 2/0 interceptor was completely ignored - but then maybe the fact the originator had recently trespassed on Meola had put the fish off that pattern ...Tongue
So I changed to a size 8 whitebait fly and started getting hits despite the increasingly turbid water as the wind picked up and the tide rose.
One odd thing - about half of the snapper I hooked went into weed and stuck there. Luckily the spot was close in so I waded out and pulled them free! Has never happened before even with my bigger ones here- anyone else had this happen?
And burley does work - I found at least three large chunks of pilchard in one of my keepers - no purist snapper here, Craig!
 
Good fishing with you RC17!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Then I hooked a few keepers on the tiny fly ...
 
 
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote FishMan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Mar 2012 at 9:47pm
FishMan View Drop Down
Moderator - Brown Belt
Moderator - Brown Belt
Avatar

Joined: 27 Sep 2004
Location: Bay of Islands
Status: Offline
Points: 5736
So now the pools have names. Which one's are Wolfie's Reach and Matto's Mud Hole ? LOL

I really like being a purist Cool because it seems to make all you lesser mortals grumpy LOL .

I'll be out there again with my ghillie sometime soon.

Good to see the reel getting some use Thumbs Up.

Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote FishMan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Mar 2012 at 9:55pm
FishMan View Drop Down
Moderator - Brown Belt
Moderator - Brown Belt
Avatar

Joined: 27 Sep 2004
Location: Bay of Islands
Status: Offline
Points: 5736
And all my flies come with a clause that states "the fly designer is not responsible for the fishing ability of the bloke on the other end"  LOLLOLLOL
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote FishMan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 Mar 2012 at 9:23am
FishMan View Drop Down
Moderator - Brown Belt
Moderator - Brown Belt
Avatar

Joined: 27 Sep 2004
Location: Bay of Islands
Status: Offline
Points: 5736
Hope someone got a last few moments in on Meola this morning. Raining here with weather collapsing. Looks like a virtual TC hitting us directly. It's going to be a fly tying weekend. 
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote RC17 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 Mar 2012 at 12:27pm
RC17 View Drop Down
Silver
Silver


Joined: 28 Jan 2011
Status: Offline
Points: 334
great to meet you wolfie, was nice to fish without having to rush off to work afterwards Smile im still wondering what it was the gave you the working over...
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote RC17 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 Mar 2012 at 12:28pm
RC17 View Drop Down
Silver
Silver


Joined: 28 Jan 2011
Status: Offline
Points: 334
*that gave you . post st patricks day spelling....Dead
Back to Top
Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote m.d.hoffman@xtra.co.nz Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 Mar 2012 at 2:26pm
[email protected] View Drop Down
Platinum
Platinum
Avatar

Joined: 17 Jul 2002
Location: Auckland
Status: Offline
Points: 1304
Originally posted by RC17 RC17 wrote:

great to meet you wolfie, was nice to fish without having to rush off to work afterwards Smile im still wondering what it was the gave you the working over...
Had forgot about that - think that the speed was more kahawai than snapper but in those few seconds was only certain that it had more weight behind it than the ones we pulled out. Another Meola mystery monster missed!
Drop me a pm if you want to see some of the other pics, Cheers.
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply
Page  <1234 237>
Forum Jump
Forum Permissions View Drop Down


This page was generated in 0.289 seconds.

Most Thanked Forum Posts

6 A post about a post ...
4 The amazing calm before anothe...
3 Paua Diving Question
2 C17 new project.
2 Fishing Humour
2 The decline of Editorial Overs...
2 Fishing Humour
2 A post about a post ...
2 tauranga fishing
2 Manukau Harbour & West Coa...

Fishing Reports Visit Reports

Rotorua Area Report - 01/06/23

Ngongataha stream fishing well  In between the large weather fronts that are still regularly hitting... Read More >

Canterbury Fishing Report - 01/06/23

Lures make easy work of fishing the depths  We have a bit of a mixed... Read More >

'Top of the South' Fishing Report - 01/06/23

Opportunities few and far between – make the most of them!  The weather certainly has... Read More >

Bay of Islands Fishing Report  - 01/06/23

Some good snapper still around  The last fortnight has seen more weather windows than usual,... Read More >

Fishing bite times Fishing bite times

Major Bites

Minor Bites

Major Bites

Minor Bites

All information © 2023 The Fishing Website