Fishing Spots in Auckland
Someone
Would someone who fishings from shore (not surfcasting) be
so kind as to recommend a few local spots not too far out,
where I might catch snapper and what tackle you'd
recommend?
Southern Kiwi
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There are none, they have all been raped and pillaged by the greedy masses!
Don't you watch Coastwatch?
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Cheers
Southern Kiwi
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Word of wisdom from high in the mountains....you know...like a Guru...but
not as old....or mystic......or wise....or high... :)
Someone
>
>There are none, they have all been raped and pillaged by
>the greedy masses!
>Don't you watch Coastwatch?
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>Cheers
>Southern Kiwi
>southern_kiwi@*spamsucks*hotmail.com
>Word of wisdom from high in the mountains....you
>know...like a Guru...but
>not as old....or mystic......or wise....or high... :)
I must say we went out on Saturday fishing in the hauraki
and we caught 9 undersized snapper,
3 barely legal snapper, and a kawhai that was only just the
right size. Worst days fishing barr christmas time
when everyone on the boat caught fish except me :)
BTMO
"Someone" <> wrote
Mission Bay.
The lamp posts are numbered (ie, they have numbers painted on them).
Check out the area between lamp post 95 and 105 on a high tide, near change
of light. Massive casts aren't required, and you can talk to (well, check
out...) the rollerbladers / joggers as they run past.
The bottom is rough as hell, so be prepared to lose hooks / sinkers. Good
news is on low tide, you can get them back...
Great place to take the kids!
:-)
You can catch legal sized snapper and kahawai there, and piper for the
kiddies...
Gib Bogle
I'm amazed. What percentage of days are successful, would you estimate?
BTMO
"Gib Bogle" <> wrote
>> You can catch legal sized snapper and kahawai there, and piper for the
>> kiddies...
>
> I'm amazed. What percentage of days are successful, would you estimate?
If the tide is right, and it isn't too windy, we caught something there
*every* time - normally kahawai, but more often than not snapper too.
The trick is to get full tide within a couple of hours of sunset -
preferably just after. You can only really fish there an hour or so either
side of full tide - otherwise the water movement is such that you will lose
heaps of tackle - and the fish move out anyway.
The rock shelf is a good feeding ground for predators like snapper and
kahawai - but it needs to be covered by water....
However, I should warn you - we haven't actually fished there for years.
Living in Wellington now makes the drive... excessive.
When we lived in Hamilton, we used to visit Auckland a lot more often.
Shane (aka froggy)
the locals round here (tauranga) would agree with your timing (change of
light and an hour either side of slack), personally I prefer harbour
fishing as the tide comes in, fish are hungry, and are hanging out for the
nutrients in the harbour
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Howard Edwards
wrote:
When we lived in Castor Bay my son used to catch a few snapper and
kahawai off the rocks between Castor Bay and Kennedy Park. Access is
only an hour or so around low tide though.
Howard Edwards