Fin and Feather from NZ

Snapper, Flat rock

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White capped mollymawks (albatross)

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Spirit of New Zealand, youth sail training ship


A sooty and a diving shearwater waiting for scraps


Hammer head amongst the chaos


The beach Army bay


Flat Rock, Muriwai



One snapper and Kahawai, flat rock


A hash up of 3 recent trips, Autumn is always the best time of year for fishing here, Rhod

Great pics and report.

Well done on cracking the pictures Rhod   
Fantastic photos thanks for persevering   

Wish I was there! Great pictures.  

Cracking report/pics mate don't get
many hammerheads on here well done   

kirky's dad wrote:

Wish I was there! Great pictures.  

So do we   

How much will a coach trip to New Zealand cost us?

Please, please keep the reports coming, it would be cruel not to!



PS have you reversed the images? The sun seems to be on the wrong side...

great report and pics mate,well done  

Notbad wrote:

Please, please keep the reports coming, it would be cruel not to!

Don't worry Paul if all else fails I'll keep you entertained with my pin Whiting reports      

Logger wrote:

Notbad wrote:

Please, please keep the reports coming, it would be cruel not to!

Don't worry Paul if all else fails I'll keep you entertained with my pin Whiting reports      

and my dabs    

Thanks all for your interest and replies,
For Notbad, That sun thing has had me worried for the last 41 years
They are just working on this end of the motorway, and I think they are nearly through with one side of the tunnel,( how big is the bus?)

Brilliantly report really interesting,that flat rock
Looks a great spot!!!

Rhod Lloyd wrote:

Thanks all for your interest and replies,
For Notbad, That sun thing has had me worried for the last 41 years
They are just working on this end of the motorway, and I think they are nearly through with one side of the tunnel,( how big is the bus?)

Can't wait for the tunnel to be finished, I've stocked the boat up on jam butties and I'm setting sail on the next tide, should be with you by 2019

Logger wrote:

kirky's dad wrote:

Wish I was there! Great pictures.  

So do we   

Bo----ks

Rhod Lloyd wrote:

I think they are nearly through with one side of the tunnel

I think its going to take a while this end   

Logger wrote:

Rhod Lloyd wrote:

I think they are nearly through with one side of the tunnel

I think its going to take a while this end   

      

That brings back memories, fishing over the side of the ship with handlines while we were tied up at the pier at Opua, plenty of gurnards there, and yellowtails caught on bare hooks with a bit of frayed string on the shanks. We had some fun in Auckland harbour as well, with little barracuda attracted by a cluster light hung just above the surface, and various types of wrasse under the ship.

Thanks, I used to fish the Auckland inner harbour just above the bridge when I had a friend who lived there, but it is too far to drag the dinghy now and too hard to park. Still very good in the summer with mostly snapper especially on the channel edges.