Biting Back in the Bay with Pinky Green

For much of the last ten days it has been pretty rough and unpleasant out there, both at sea and on the beaches. Consequently even fewer have indulged in recreational fishing.

Among them were:

Brett Keller (Manutere) last Friday had a hard day round Motiti, but in the end the total catch and the catch per angler were okay. There were a lot of little snapper, but also a lot of reasonable size, and also a lot of good-sized tarakihi. The day trip catch was almost 50/50 snapper/tarakihi with a slight edge to snapper. They were alone around Motiti.

Sam Underwood (Miss Fleur – S & S Dive & Fishing Charters) last Thursday/Friday despite the weather being terrible, and the sea pretty rough, they went on an overnighter to Mayor. At the Mayor Knolls hapuku species fishing they did alright on bluenose – four anglers got their bluenose limit. The odd hapuku was also landed. Closer in towards Mayor they got some nice snapper and crayfish. There were no other boats round Mayor.

Beach fishing - our regular veteran kontiki fisher last week was again fishing at Papamoa Beach, where he faced the extra difficulties of bad weather, kontiki hooks getting clogged up with grassy weed, and the kontiki being forced westward and back into the beach by very strong currents just off shore. Nevertheless he had three successful beach visits. Last Tuesday in two sets he landed three snapper, including one of around 4kg. Thursday in another two sets he brought in two snapper. Friday was the best day, and in two sets he brought in two snapper, three gurnard, and four kahawai. Each day he had the beach to himself.