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From Sinker to Smoker

By Ron Prestage

Targeting Rig Two

Last month’s article on targeting rig created a lot of interest, including one call from a surfcaster in Levin who wanted to know a lot more about the new break-away sinker with bait clip and pulley rigs.

In July I took another rig fishing trip to the West Coast.

Fortunately, I picked the time in July when a huge high was over the Tasman, giving the West

Coast the best weather in the country for days on end. This was before the big rains and flood of mid-July! The weather was certainly fine, but frosty and my Black Magic beanie and Windsheer Force 6 jacket were the first items I packed.

It is very important to keep warm and comfortable when surfcasting.

The usual quick check of my fishing gear revealed a missing

part on the winch fitting of my graphite glass rod, so I took a length of box wire and pliers with me to attach the reel once at the beach. It is always a good idea to check rod rings and fittings before a trip. I also packed my Snowbee thigh waders, as these have proved very comfortable in all conditions and allow me to wade out an extra few metres in the surf before making a cast.

All my bait was packed in a chilly bin with a bag of salt ice, which stays frozen for several days. I always feel a bit presumptuous packing the filleting knife and glove along with the salt ice, but once you have landed a fish you feel quite justified in expecting success.

In Westport, I called in to see Trevor Alty and he showed me his development in sinkers with a bait clip included. This is another ingenious way to keep the bait and sinker in a compact shape during the cast.

With high tide at 11.00am I was on the beach south of Westport at 8.30am. Conditions looked good, a flat sea and a gentle north easterly wind coming over the sand dunes

behind me. In this situation it is wise to aim your cast higher than usual to take advantage of the following wind. After a couple of ropey casts, I improved my technique by speeding up the back swing to load the rod better and increase distance.

One rod featured the pulley rig, rig catcher and the other was fitted with the two-hook ledger rig.

Unfortunately, the spiny dogfish loved the two-hook rig and I was soon bringing them in two at a time!

The rig catcher went to work and two good fish were landed during the tide, a repeat of last year’s effort. The local seagulls got a good feed as I trunked the two fish on the beach and placed the bodies in the salt ice. At high tide a number of surfers were riding the swells further along the beach from the calm hole I was fishing in.

On day two I returned to the spot but things had changed.

An angry, brooding sea was building up with large swells sweeping well up the beach at half tide. Not a safe or pleasant place to be, so I packed up and got off the beach while I could.

Once again, I enjoyed my winter West Coast surfcasting challenge and look forward to being back there later in the year, when the snapper will be targeted.

TREV’S SINKER

History repeats. Another winter caught West Coast rig.

Open the eye of the sinker. Slide down a Genie Imp Clip with a swivel attached to it. Take a piece of lumo tube and slice it down the middle. Wrap around sinker then wire on. I use Garden Twistie Wire.

Waypoints

By Ali Kennard

My inspiration for this month’s article has come from watching a video of Crimpy out fishing at the weekend with a large group of followers fishing the same area. The commentator states this is due to Crimpy publishing his secret spots in the paper. Crimpy of course disagrees and feels the video is misrepresentation. Either way it got me thinking about waypoints and why they are useful to us.

Back in the days before GPS people would line themselves up with distinguishable landmarks or features to get back onto the fishing spots. This knowledge was normally kept in the head and only shared with a very few people. These days life is much easier; all we have to do is press a button (or two) on our GPS and the waypoint is saved. This waypoint can either be at the boat's position when you land the big one or it can be manually entered, so when your mate (or Crimpy) gives you his favourite spot all you have to do is enter the coordinates and it is saved in your unit and viewable on your chart.

To make life even easier when you want to go to a waypoint, all you have to do is tell the machine and it will give you a straight line route to get there. Please bear in mind the straight line route part of that sentence though, as a straight line route is very different to a safe route. A safe route will take into consideration hazards and obstacles and divert you round them.

A straight line route will not take any of this into account and will give you a direct route, even if it is over land.

Another use we can have for waypoints is to use them to set a drift. When you are over a mark enter a waypoint and ensure you have trails turned on. Then put your engine into neutral and let the wind and tide push you. You can then see from your trail the direction you will go when drifting. All you have to do then is drive round to the other side of the waypoint and line yourself up so that when you drift in that direction you will join up with the trail just set and make a straight line.

If you use waypoints on a regular basis, one thing I would recommend doing would be naming them. It is a very simple procedure on most machines and will make your life a lot easier when it comes to trying to find them and go back to them. Some machines now can take 5,000 waypoints and if they are all just numbers you are not going to remember which one is which, so you have to find them on the map rather than on the list.

Finally one last thing on waypoints, and possibly the most important, is to remember to back them up to a removable storage device (i.e. SD card) on a regular basis so that if anything happens to your machine you do not lose all your marks.

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Cupboard’s Column

By Harry Laughran-Young Gidday I’m Cupboard, Editor-in-Nappies at The Fishing Paper. Mum works there when she’s not making babies. This is my first column. It’ll be short because I can’t spell yet. This is my first fish and that’s Dad and Mum looking like muppets showing me off. Okay – I sleep a lot, but you try pulling in a snapper the size of a Volkswagen!

Old Boy Goes Up A Gear!

By Scott Thorpe Hey Crimpy, cheers for the pics of Dad in the June issue of the paper; he was bloody stoked to see he got the front page – awesome. It inspired us to up the ante and get the old boy up a level, so it was destination Stephens – here we come.

We headed out of Admiralty Bay around 6.00am heading straight at Stephens. When we got to the north side of the Rangitotos, the weather chopped up but still not enough to send reason dogfish don’t seem to us home. We headed up to spot x and had a like them. It may produce a look around -easy with a Furuno 585 and MFD8 slower day but what you catch 3D plotter.

The kingfish were right up on top of a pinnacle is, more than likely, something better than a dogfish and, in 20m of water so we were set for some action. depending on location, you On our second drift my mate, Jeremy Weir, can also catch blue moki. loaded up on something huge, so we pulled There is no real art to catching the fish off the reef and the battle began. It red cod; they are pretty much garbage disposal units - even eating their own kind. Red cod are more so taken at night, but to some people spending all night on a beach during winter just isn’t worth it. To me, it does not matter.

Night Fishing Garbage Disposal Units

By Greg Gilbert

A lot of people rubbish red cod due to its lack of fight and because it’s arguably not flash eating either. I actually quite like it!

Being from Canterbury, over winter there isn’t really a whole lot else around

to catch that is somewhat edible. Usually surfcasting during winter means spiny dogfish after spiny dogfish.

When this starts to happen, I change from the more usual fish baits like pillie and mullet, to delicate baits like mussels, crabs and prawns. For some

was unreal action and a hard-fought fifteenminute battle before we had our first fish on the boat. Jeremy was over the moon with his 50lb monster.

Two drifts later Andy - the old man - had a hook up; we let the old boy use the Daiwa Tacoma Bull 1000 electric reel on account of him having a fused wrist! It was another royal battle - these kingies are real scrappers. Another fifteen-minutes later number two came to the boat and it had only just gone nine o’clock!

We had to be home early so left it at that and headed home. A bloody good days fishing.

We’re into it now and all have the bug. AS for the old man – his grin is still etched across his face.

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Many Kiwis think we have a God given right to fish, but the reality is different!

Our fishing resource should belong equally to ALL New Zealanders but, sadly, recreational fishers have been left scrambling for the scraps.

This has to change – recreational fishers need to unite – we need to have a say - we need a legitimate stake in the fishery and we need to chart a better fishing future - for us and our kids.

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Future Search is an inspirational process that will achieve these aspirations and you can be part of this positive movement.

Future Search is bringing together, in Nelson during February 2013, 70 Kiwis from diverse factions of the fishing community to move forward and make a difference. Do you want to be one of those 70?

If you have a vision for a better fishing future and would like to put up your hand to be part of developing some solutions email the Future Search Project Manager, Miranda O’Connell. miranda@folkus.co.nz or phone 021 345 056 by the 20th August 2012.

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Fishing Ohau I took Darryn fishing on Lake Middleton with the other children when it was full of small rainbows. Now he’s grown up and is teaching his son to trout fish on Middleton.

Darryn has become an excellent spin fisherman and caught 50 trout in 13 days on Lake Ohau by fishing early in the morning and the evening.

Many of them were small, but there were enough big ones to provide for family and friends.

He uses Tasmanian Devil lures.

Last year Ohau fished really well. Fishermen were catching big fish and with no trouble getting a limit bag.

Earlier his year the lake was flooded and discoloured, but it is clearing now and didymo is a minor problem. I think it

should fish rather well next year when the water is clear.

We went fishing at the top of the lake after I showed him how to catch cockabullies.

It was a good walk and we arrived about 8:30pm. I showed him my bully rig and had a fish follow the bully on my first cast into the shallows.

The lake was down and there was a problem with algae, so Darryn moved to deeper water and I waded out further.

I had some follows and a couple of hits. Then the line twisted when I had a strike.

Bullies have a tendency to spin in the water. Even though I had a small swivel on the line it tends to be a problem especially with older nylon like I was using. I stripped the mess off the reel as the fish began to take some line and

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began untangling, hoping it wasn’t a big one.

A fish jumped out of the water beside me as I finished.

It was a small rainbow, but because it had swallowed

By Jim Mikoz Here’s something a bit different and a rare find to boot. Found these egg cases inside one of the three carpet sharks we caught off Makara in 115m during July. There were only two egg cases and they were joined together with the cord.

Wellington Surfcasting and Angling Club members have to gut their fish to present them at weigh-in. Only two fish in almost fifty years with egg cases have been presented. No one has seen the cases wash ashore, so maybe they release them in deep water.

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A Whiff of Waitaki Salmon

By Lindsey Bishop

After Keith Chin and his sidekick Dave left fishless (well almost) after five days, I planned a Thursday morning trip to the Waitaki River mouth to fish the incoming tide, due high at 10:30am. A southerly was forecast to hit Wednesday night so after an early wakeup, I waited for daylight to peruse the prospects.

With a warm, light nor’ wester outdoors and a flat sea, I shot off for the mouth at about 8.00am. Getting out of the truck to unload the quad, I smelled salmon in the air! This is a strange phenomenon that only a salmon angler understands!

Taking position at the top of the gut, I chatted quietly with a local angler and on my fifth cast, felt a ‘bump’.

Thinking, “Bugger”, I noted the line was a little slacker than expected, then all the weight came on. A couple of rod lengths out, the line tightened and a subsequent familiar boil and roll in the water felt very salmonish to me. The fish stayed deep and felt solid before a short run to mid current allowed me to take control, leading it back for a bit of line recovery.

The fish was still sitting deep but accepting of my steering it upstream toward slower, shallower water, away from the other 12 or so anglers. A very helpful local followed me up the short distance and with his boots scooped out a landing site for the inevitable. He even tailed it out for me and we patted each other on the back for a great result.

That was pretty darn special to me, as I haven’t enjoyed the thrill of a wild salmon for several years, due to our time spent in the North Island. I feel at one again having caught my first Waitaki salmon and this adds to the nice feisty searun trout a fortnight ago and the kahawai at the mouth on Sunday.

It’s great to get back on the bike, so to speak, after a lengthy break and get a fine result on top of some great times this past week with mates on the river. It has indeed been an historic one for another reason; I can now say I am the only one from our family to grace the catch board at the local Glenavy Tavern and really enjoyed the complimentary beer for the 14lb fish resting on the scales.

Thanks especially to my Dad (Colin) for getting me into this fishing thing that has changed my life in so many ways!

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the bully it was a keeper.

I left it on the bank by my pack, retrieved the bully and returned to the water to use it on another fish.

Then Darryn pointed out a circling mollyhawk behind me and I would have to be quick to save my fish. I was trolling the bully behind me when I had a hit. I didn’t bother to let the fish run as usual, but struck and hooked into fish of the day, a good sized rainbow. It went for a big run and delayed my return. Fortunately the seagull had flown off without taking my fish from the bank.

Once more I retrieved my bully, but the next fish broke my trace. After replacing it I got a worse tangle than before so I changed to my other rod, which was rigged with a running bubble full of water, a swivel and a trace with a Hamill’s Killer. There were more strikes but I failed to hook any fish.

Darryn got two nice rainbows and a few smaller fish which he released. The best action was at sundown.

Next time, I think I’ll try a lumo-fly with a Mrs Simpson combination and fish the deeper water where Darryn was fishing from the shore.

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THE EVOLUTION of BAYS Bigger - Better - Best!

Many a back shed have been the birthplace of successful businesses – it’s a Kiwi thing. Iconic New Zealand brands such as Hamilton Jet, Buzzy Bee and Black Magic all had humble beginnings but are a testament to Kiwi ingenuity and enterprise.

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Those readers of The Fishing Paper and New Zealand Hunting News who have been along for much of the ride will recognise Motueka business, Bays Boating, as fitting that mould; a local business that has steadily increased its position in the market and continues to use innovation as a platform for growth. Expansion comes by design, not chance, and it is Bays Boating’s principal, David Thorn’s commitment to the industry and his customers that is the hallmark of the company’s drive.

David recognises that satisfied customers are the lifeblood of any business, so quality service has always been a core value in the Bay’s Boating business model and it is a focus he says comes without compromise. It is also a concept that is difficult to sustain without the support of good staff, in which David places equal value.

“I am fortunate to have been able to foster a great team who really are the heart of Bays Boating and integral to our evolution as a company.”

David and the team also recognise that we live in a changing market, so adaptability is a key element of success in today’s climate. With this in mind, he says listening to what customers want is essential and it has been a big factor in the changes they have implemented over time.

“This Father’s Day Expo is really our way of saying – hey, we are listening and constantly striving to deliver the boating experience you want!” He sees it as a celebration of positive growth and a way to share this with customers, through an informative fun day, laced with some exceptional bargains.

It is also an opportunity to signal milestones in the company’s future, such as the recent addition of the Stabicraft dealership. David says Stabicraft is recognised as New Zealand’s premier aluminium pontoon boat and having this brand as part of the Bays Boating stable is good news for locals.

“It essentially means we can now offer an even greater range of models at more competitive price points than before,” he says. “I guess it’s about diversity – and giving people a greater choice. Choice is important.”

To find out just how diverse Bays Boating have become – pop on in and be part of the evolution.

Touch Screen at Tip of Your Fingers A highlight of the Bay’s Boating Expo will be the presence of Electronic Navigation Ltd, New Zealand’s premier marine electronics company and world leaders in advanced technology.

An integral part of modern boating is having the appropriate technology to enhance the experience and, of course, catch more fish. Ali Kennard, Manager ENL Nelson, will be on hand to demonstrate the ‘latest and greatest’, and to discuss your electronic requirements with you. It’s an opportunity not to be missed and

here is just some of what is on offer: • Display of latest Furuno touch screen systems and latest Furuno sounders with bottom discrimination.

• Display of latest Lowrance units including HDSGen2, structure scan and sonic hub.

• A presentation on how to use and get the best from your electronics.

Ali will be available on the stand all day to answer any questions relating to marine electronics.

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David Woodman had his passport stamped recently when he ventured overseas to experience the best of New Zealand’s kingfishing. With his brother Matt he teamed up with master jigger, Troy Dando of Nelson on board Screaming Reelz and put in a blistering morning over the Stephen’s Passage kingfish grounds. The

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contingent caught and released over twodozen kingies, 15 of which were tagged.

Troy described David as an absolute hard out jigger who is passionate about catch and release. When not travelling overseas to exotic destinations like Nelson, he fishes hard around his home turf, the Kapiti Coast.

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One Closes Another Opens

By Ian Bright Field Operations Manager Nelson Phone 0800 4 Poacher

Blue Cod The blue cod fishery in the Marlborough Sounds Area closes on 1 September through to 19 December (both days inclusive).

If you are unaware of what constitutes the Marlborough Sounds Area, please contact your nearest office of the Ministry for Primary Industries or visit the website at www.mpi.govt.nz.

Go to Recreational Fishing and open the Challenger Fishery Management Area brochure.

Fishers may not take blue cod from, or possess blue cod within the Marlborough Sounds Area, during the closed season. However, you may transport blue cod through the area to land provided you can satisfy a Fishery Officer the blue cod were taken lawfully outside the closed area. One way to do this to take a photograph at the point of capture with the fisher and the fish in the photograph and a landmark in the background of the photograph. A photograph of the GPS reading would also assist. A photograph of blue cod on a bait board or in a bin on the boat will not satisfy the requirement. A good test is to put yourself in the Fishery Officer's shoes and see if you would

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be satisfied with the proof that you will be producing.

For the Challenger East Area, which is effectively the area from the Clarence River around the outside of the Marlborough Sounds Area to Farewell Spit, a fisher may take and possess no more than 3 blue cod at 30 cm or greater on any day. However, fishers can possess a maximum of 6 blue cod per fisher, provided they can satisfy a Fishery Officer the fish were taken over more than one day.

All blue cod in your possession within the Marlborough Sounds Area or Challenger (East) Area must be whole or gutted. You must not fillet blue cod at sea, unless you eat them immediately. Any fish eaten, form part of your daily limit. For a better definition of the area, go to the website or contact your MPI local office.

Scallops The scallop season for the Challenger Fisheries management Area is open from 15 July to the 14 February inclusive. The daily limit per person is 50 scallops with a minimum size of 90mm, measured across the widest part of the shell. When diving, a bag limit may be taken for up to 2 safety persons on the vessel, regardless of how many divers are involved. While a safety person is not defined, the safety person must able to assist the diver from the water, call for assistance etc when the diver is in need of

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assistance. We often get questions about how old must a child be etc. As above, put yourself in the Fishery Officer's shoes and see if you would accept that your safety person would satisfy you that they could assist in an emergency and could act as a safety person.

Scallops may be opened at sea only if they are to be consumed aboard the vessel. Otherwise all scallops must be landed in a measurable state, i.e. in the shell. This means that even if you have landed scallops in the shell, shucked and frozen them, you cannot then put them back on a vessel to transport them back to a landing point. Fishery Officers cannot satisfy themselves that the scallops are of legal size if they are not in the shell.

Be aware also that you can only take your daily limit. You cannot take excess with a view to sorting through your catch and keeping the largest at a time convenient to you.

Vessel owners are reminded to make sure all fish onboard their boat is lawful, as fisheries breaches can result in forfeiture of the vessel, regardless of who took the fish.

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It’s not rocket science but it does have a big impact on young people’s lives. We see young people grow in confidence and self-esteem, because they have a mentor taking an interest in them.

One boy we recently matched was so excited to be taken fishing by his new mentor, that he hardly stopped talking about fishing the whole trip!

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Rekindling Buck Sparks More Hunts

By Malcolm Halstead

“We should go for a hunt sometime Malc,” muttered an old mate over a beer one Saturday. I hadn’t seen Blair since those days before families and mortgages!

I told him about a successful spot I hunted ten-years ago, two hours from Christchurch, back when every hunt secured me a buck of at least 200mm more than respectable at a time when the choppers were still working hard.

With permits organised, rifles zeroed at 100m and a 5.00am start behind us, memories flooded back at every corner of the shingle road that led to the foothills. With about an hour still to go before daylight, we sipped hot coffee from the flask and swapped a few more yarns, only adding to the anticipation of what may lay ahead.

As the horizon began to lighten, we donned our packs, scooped up our respective fire sticks and began the upward slog, scrub-bashing for an hour before breaking into scattered scrub and then the open tops. A series of rocky gullies leading up to the main range indicated ideal chamois habitat, with plenty of cover and a few rocky points where they could position themselves to observe the surroundings.

The sun was just hitting the upper slopes causing the chamois to move around to take advantage of the increasing warmth, so I suggested we walk a little and look a lot.

We were glassing up high at our second stop, when from around a rock, a large buck chamois materialised about 50 metres away, making its way down the face opposite.

He looked magnificent in his winter coat of black, etched with amazing facial markings.

Ever so carefully, I picked up my Ruger M77 SS .223 and eased a round into the breech.

He was a bit hard to find in the scope because he was so close, but once located, I settled the cross hair on his chest and waited for him to stop moving so I could be assured a clean shot. He eventually lingered to nibble on a plant, which was the last thing he did. The 55gn .223 round connected and sent him tumbling to the bottom of the gully. Blair and I both gave a yahoo and headed down to claim our prize. We admired the size of the buck and the head, which later measured 240mm, just a smidgen under that magical 250mm mark.

Due to very heavy bases and extremely even horns, he would score well on the Douglas system. After the mandatory photos we gutted the animal and hung him in a handy manuka tree for collection later in the day.

I felt one shot from the .223 wouldn’t have disturbed too much, so I suggested we carry on to see what else was around. We climbed higher up the mountain, as we hadn’t yet reached the point where I had shot chamois in the past.

Forty-five minutes later we crested a rise and there, not 150 metres away, was another chamois standing on a large rock. He looked majestic, magnified by the vast open space beyond. I love the way chamois use these prominent spots to overlook their domains.

Blair and I lay down and got our rifles ready, agreeing this was Blair’s animal. He was using a Remington 700 in 7mm08. At the first shot the chamois just stood there.

Another shot rang out and still he just stood there. Blair was cursing his shooting and urged

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me to have a go. I took a careful aim at the chamois’ chest and the animal dropped from his perch to the sound of the .223.

It took only a few minutes to find him in scrub near the bottom. Once again he was in great condition sporting a winter coat, however he only had one horn! He must have lost the other one in an accident, because the area wasn’t known for horn rot.

The single horn measured 200mm in length and was a good thickness. We gutted him and with two animals to carry out decided to call it a day. The climb out of the gut was a real struggle, the massive shingle slide meant the old two steps forward one back rule applied!

Once back at the first chamois we took a good break before loading up for the hike out.

It was a strenuous walk, only made easier by the magnificent views in all directions.

Blair and I were pretty whacked by the time the truck loomed into view. On the way home we stopped at a favoured watering hole for a quick beer while reliving the day’s events.

It had been a very satisfying hunt and proved to be just the rekindling Blair and I both needed to get our hunting back on track.

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One Quick-Fire Stag was loading gear and bods into the chopper and then it was a short talk to sort a suitable spot. We decided to change locations a few ridges to the east and as hard as that was, it paid off.

After a short flight up the valley we dropped into a creek bed that was to be home for the next fivedays. The chopper flared on cue and we landed nimbly without a hitch. Gear unloaded, we stood clear and watched as Danny lifted the chopper into a hover,

By Ross Burling

As Easter weekend approached so did a huge high, which was a blessing.

Zak had arrived from Te Aroha and I had five-days off - everything was falling into place.

Thursday morning had arrived and we found ourselves waiting for the chopper to take us and the gear up that hill we had looked at from the hut so many times before. By 10.00am our pilot, Danny,

spun it on a coin, nosed forward and flew off. We were here at last! Then the chopper banked left and landed back in the creek, with Danny jumping out and running over to tell me some bloke was coming up the river and did we want to go to the original landing spot. We stayed put and chose to talk to the hunter about where we were going to hunt and parted ways.

Camp was set up in record time, so it was time to have a look around. The sun

was high and so was the temperature - what a perfect day. Two hours after landing we were heading for the top of a ridge near camp when we heard the first roar.

This was a good stag with a deep throaty roar, so we slowed and got to the top 10 minutes later. Finding a spot with a good view was easy, as the top of the ridge dropped over into a small gully with hardly any cover - just the spot to bring a stag into.

With our hearts slowing a bit, I let out a roar. The stag answered straight away from not more than 70m away, down in the small gully. Shit - it was coming straight at us! I cocked the .303, turned to my left and grunted up to the top of the gully. It worked perfectly: the huge stag appeared 20m below, side on and was heading towards where it thought the fight was.

It exploded into full view sporting a nice set of sticks side on, so with a quick glance at Zak, I fired. The stag leapt into the air and I knew it was a solid shot.

It took a spell for reality to sink in. At our feet lay a massive beast with incredible headgear – all 17 points (289 Douglas score) and bagged a couple of hours after landing. Still, it gave us plenty of time to read The Fishing Paper!

The Bedtime Bunny

By Mark Quinn

Thought you would like this picture of my happy hunters, Carl 5 on the left and Jay 6 on the right. We had a few fat rabbits eating their way through our garden so I thought I would teach the boys how to make some wire snares and try to get one for the pot. We use stainless steel lock-wire that will tighten on itself and not spring back, attached to a length of para-cord to tie it off. It can be tied to a handy bush as the boys did or a peg.

One afternoon after telling mum they were off to set a snare, they found a likely spot with rabbit sign and tied and set the snare on their own. Sure enough, at bedtime they came in yelling with excitement at the discovery of a plump rabbit. Bedtime was of course delayed by a few hours so we could all skin, gut and prepare the rabbit for a poacher’s pie a few days later.

They have kept the skins in the freezer till we have enough to make a hat.

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Sleepy, Bashful, Trucky, Cockeye and Woof!

By Kim Swan

It's six in the morning, pitch dark, raining, cold, but hi-ho hi-ho, it’s off to work they go.

Today, as they drive, bolts of lightning streak across the rainladen skies and vistas of Pelorus flash momentarily. Each glaring flash gives Bashful a fright, “Ooh shit,” he mutters. Codriver Sleepy, who doubles as valet and washerwoman, wishes she hadn’t laid out new snow-white jocks for him this morning - damn snow white!

Sleepy and Bashful Dwarf are not the only ones heading to work. There’s Trucker, he whose dark-time wink at fellow truck drivers consists of a single indicator flash. There’s Cockeye, whose flash Hilux has one working headlight at low beam.

There’s Mr Mussel, heading to the Havelock factory and always in a hurry. Same road, same time, same vehicles - every morning, hi-ho hi-ho, early birds off they go.

Sleepy and Bashful get to their workplace and weasel into the woods. In mid-winter temperatures they wield their spades or pruners and despite the cold, they sweat. Watery drips dribble from their noses, swiped away with smeared sleeves. Steaming work clothes weigh heavy, irrigated from both outside and in.

All is well till the physicality ends, then body temperatures

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and snow white.

plummet. Sleepy and Bashful now look like Smurfs - various hues of purple, blue, and pale. Goosebumped, they shiver as they strip wet clothes with slow numb hands. They towel-dry dripping dreadlocks, smelly armpits and prune-like feet, then wriggle awkwardly into clean dry clothes. They feast on fatty foods such as venison salami and cheese sandwiches or cold pies. They fantasise of streaky bacon and eggs and baked beans on toast. They crave a piping hot Milo or cuppa.

Okay smarty, so you’ve guessed I’m Sleepy Dwarf, but you won't guess where this is headed - for this is about working pig dogs and wintertime.

Happy, Grumpy and Sneezy Dog get worked lots in autumn and winter. The colder months are ideal for pig hunting - and for pig dogs. But, after a frigid enduro excursion, do they get the same treatment as you do? Do they even start their day like you do - from a warm bed, with food in their belly and travelling via air-conditioned cab?

As one who thrashes about in wet wild wilderness and expends a lot of energy there, I know how it feels. So please take on board some of my tips for best canine care during cold winter months.

Housing: a well insulated kennel, free of draughts and with dry bedding will ensure Grumpy Dog gets plenty of rest and does not waste energy simply keeping warm. Cover his kennel doorway with a chew-proof flap, waterproof the roof so it’s not leaking and decorate indoors with clean barley straw, or an old duvet. Position the kennel or cage away from the prevailing wind, but so it can catch some rays (sunlight).

High fat food and plenty of it is also important. You’ll still need to dole out a balanced diet, but fats or oils best fuel prolonged energy. For peak performance, feed a small amount of energy dense food in the morning and follow-up with a more significant feed in the evening.

Eliminate parasites inside and out. Autumn conditions put parasites such as fleas and canine worms into a breeding frenzy - so ensure dogs and their living quarters are free of bloodsucking, energy-sapping, life-draining beasties.

Even on a fine winter’s day the undergrowth will be water laden, and flooded creeks and puddles abound. Whilst toweldrying a saturated Sneezy Dog isn’t a popular pastime, do be aware that the same drenched dog travelling in a draughty dog box is exposed to severe wind chill. During winter you can improve dog’s travelling arrangements by shutting down some of the box ventilation ports and by having old carpet on the box floor.

I have invested in some heavy-duty dog covers.

And while ‘real he-men’ wouldn’t be seen dead with a dog in a designer jacket, it’s time we had a re-think.

For generations horse owners have known the advantages of covering their horses. Even ‘real he-men’ horse owners give Eeyore a rub down and chuck a wind/waterproof cover on him at day’s end.

Any pig hunter, deerstalker or duck shooter who ventures into the wilderness in wintertime will have the best jacket he can afford. The old woollen Swanni or Egmont, which weighed heavy and wore cold in the past, has been replaced by a Stoney Creek or a Swazi. We all know we’d rather be wearing a warm and weatherproof piece of clothing when it’s minus two and night-time, so why leave our dog naked outdoors when we go to bed?

A dog cover keeps Happy Dog warm and insulated.

Because he is warm and insulated he maintains his body condition better, needs to consume less high-fat feed, recovers from hard work quicker, his skeletal system stays more flexible for longer and his sense of wellbeing is maintained. Good health and wellbeing ensures Happy Dog is a happy dog and a happy, healthy dog will go the extra mile for as long as we want him to.

An 11-pointer peering through the bush.

DEAD MAN'S HILL

By Peter Harker

The name alone,

Man’s Hill, imagination!

stirs

Dead drops verging on vertical. the The use of two-wheelers in

Getting permission to hunt on the vast coastline was a highly sought after bonus, as this remote corner was home to very large stags and hinds that dwarfed the usual standard. However, the station owner ventured all hell would take place if any stags were shot.

There was a small hut half hidden in a grove of giant manuka that offered a vantage point to overlook a large gully vista. Dean and I had been in to look the place over a month earlier and counted somewhere in the range of 20 deer. Stags roared all night and two wallow holes that Dean found, looked as if a tractor had been bogged. Going by the rub marks in surrounding trees, several of the unseen stags were huge.

Returning again the tail end of May, we came in from the homestead on trail bikes. The track was so steep in places that my Honda flipped over. To go off the track in several stretches would be nothing short of horrible! Almost sheer

wet conditions would be a suicide mission.

We stayed for four days and apart from the odd howling wind and a breeze that blew any and every direction at the same time, we managed to creep up on deer and gather some beaut photos.

One morning I was only a couple of minutes from where I had left my motorbike, when from out of a tangle of manuka came three hinds. These girls must have been in a dream because they got to within a stone’s throw of me before their brakes went on. I didn’t have my camera ready and cursed the lost opportunity.

Just steps away, a hairy face peered around the bush and there was an 11-pointer with his body still hidden from sight. He allowed me a good pic then, with a snort, was gone.

That evening Dean and I sat on the hut verandah and watched a few deer feeding on an open terrace in the next valley. It took me way back to the good old days!

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Staff at Fish & Game would like to remind pheasant hunters of the need to return their pheasant diaries at the end of the pheasant season (July 29). This is also your opportunity to provide feedback on the recent regulation changes, in terms of whether you think they will ultimately be beneficial or detrimental to pheasant hunting opportunities in this region. Please give us your views so we can effectively manage this resource into the future on your behalf.

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Mr Big and the Silly Hind

Chasing Quail in the Wairau

By Rafael Sixtus

By Rhys Barrier Nelson/Marlborough Fish & Game

The mighty Wairau is one of the last major rivers in this region still fairly unconstrained within much of its lowland reaches. Flood engineers have given it their best shot, even building the ‘diversion’ - a massive engineering feat. However, the sheer size of this catchment and the huge floods it generates mean the riverbed width between stop banks, where they exist, is by necessity huge.

This feature allows the riverbed to periodically move and change course, thus retaining open riverbed habitat. There is currently over 60km of braided riverbed and associated island and edge wetland/scrub habitat that provide excellent Californian quail (and rabbit/hare) habitat and hunting opportunities within the Wairau River.

Currently, the riverbed can be hunted for quail from the Waihopai to the Wash Bridge; quail numbers seem to be low above the Wash Bridge. Hunting also occurred in the 25km of riverbed below Waihopai, around the Condors Bend area, until Marlborough District Council recently decided to close the area to hunting, with no consultation to Fish & Game, your managers of the hunting resource. Since this time, lobbying has been ongoing with Council to re-open the area for game bird hunting, but no progress has been made to date. Rate paying hunters are encouraged to lobby their local councilors over this issue also.

For those licensed upland game hunters who are tired of the somewhat crowded nature of many of our regions rivers, thanks to rural subdivisions, the Wairau above the Waihopai is a refreshing taste of the freedom to be had from a massive riverbed empty of people, dogs, horses, adjacent houses and, generally, other hunters. Along with good numbers of quail, there are also plentiful numbers of hares and rabbits. The hunting season for quail ends August 26 this year, so there is still time to have a go.

A visit to the Fish & Game website, regional

office or I-sites/sports shops will get you an access pamphlet for the Wairau River so you can plan a hunt. We recommend you also visit the NZ Walking Access Mapping System (WAMS) website to ascertain where the boundary of riverbed (hydro) and private titles are located to ensure you don’t end up inadvertently straying onto private title. So once the duck shooting season finishes on July 29, river levels are low and the forecast is for no wind in Marlborough, grab some 8 shot and give quail hunting a go. You will be surprised at the challenge they present – those of you capable of catching a fly with your hand should have quick enough reaction speeds to shoot a few of these feathered rockets!

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STORY The rut – It’s the time of the year when I love to hit the tops for a chamois.

The mornings are cool and crisp, and I know where MR BIG is living. He has been giving me the slip for the last couple years. I have seen him on a few occasions and I believe this year is it.

His territory is not overly big, though the terrain has a mixture of tight guts with a series of spurs and thick rubbish, the odd slip and clearings where I often catch a quick glimpse of him.

The weather had been pretty average for a few weeks and saw an opening for one day, so made the decision to go and scout my old mate. Leaving home at sparrows fart was a bit hard on the body, but it had to be done, for I had a couple hours drive to Spot X, plus a big climb.

The bush was soaking wet from the night’s shower, but I knew the day was going to be a cracker so I pushed on in the darkness. I made good time and with light starting to break, broke onto the tops and stashed my Ledlenser H7 away.

I still had a bit to travel to where MR BIG had been living and the sign was starting to become very pleasing, so I kept

a keen eye out for all the likely spots. The slight morning breeze was very fresh but was in my favour, so I carried onto one of my lookout points and settled in behind my Leupolds, but to no avail - he wasn’t to be seen.

Had I been too late? Has someone else got MR BIG? I had one more quick scan around to see if he had popped out to get the first morning rays of warmth, but still nothing.

I sidled around the face, slowly making my way onto the next spur and again getting a good fix in behind the binos; once again, no movement. It was now mid morning and a beautiful day, the early morning breeze had also died away to nothing. I had one last area to check out, so made a beeline to it.

I crested a small rise, and

popped my head over to see a yearling feeding away totally unaware of my presence. I made the quick decision to take the deer, so I lay-in behind the rifle and put the crosshairs on its shoulder and squeezed off a shot. That’s when all hell broke loose; the yearling dropped like a stone and two more deer that were bedded down, jumped up.

The silly old hind got confused at the shot and ran in circles, then stopped broadside.

That was a mistake she will never make again and she got dropped too, with the other deer making a quick escape.

I took as much meat as I could from both animals, which made for a very heavy daypack. I recapped on the adventure before making the journey back down, and thought - next time!

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BOOK REVIEW

Hunting Smarter For Big Game

By Hans Willems Published By The Halcyon Press Price $40 Reviewed by Daryl Crimp

Hans Willems should be no stranger to avid readers of hunting literature, this being his ninth book for Halcyon Press. It is, as the name suggests, a practical guide to becoming a better hunter and covers our main deer species and chamois and tahr.

Hunter Smarter contains much useful information and, in part, the author uses personal hunting anecdotes to illustrate his points. The essential premise is, the more you learn and understand about your quarry, the better hunter you should become. While the introduction is a bit ponderous, Hans sets the groundwork for the book with some good general observations on animal dynamics, behaviour and seasonal movement, and then focuses on individual species.

The production values are high: strong front cover and binding, quality paper, a good selection of colour photos and clear diagrams.

To cover so many species is ambitious and therefore the book is text heavy, which does

compromise the pictorial layout to a slight degree.

The diagrams are generally bold, clear and useful, but in a couple of cases, convoluted due to space restriction.

The backpacking deer concept is excellent, for example, but the illustrations are hard to follow and would have been more helpful as step-by-step photos.

Hans also covers topics such as ethics, why man hunts, outdoor safety and bushcraft tips, which I think are separate to the core subject of this book. Had some of this been dropped in favour of more in-depth illustration and more detail on specific stalking, hunting, shooting skills and strategies, it would have made for a more comprehensive read.

That aside, Hunter Smarter For Big Game is a very good book that gives a solid understanding of what it takes to become an effective hunter.

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The Pink Page One Savage JD

By Vaughan Savage

I’ve never been one to sit still for long, but this time it paid dividends.

I was fishing out of Okiwi Bay with a couple of ladies – yes fishing – but the action was hardly full on. There was my wife, Suzanne, the boss’s wife, Yvonne Audier and me, and between us we’d landed a couple of snapper.

I was hell bent on up-anchoring and heading for greener pastures, and I had very good reason for doing so – everyone else was doing it. All the other boaties were herethere-and-everywhere, scarcely sitting in one spot long enough to get a line wet. Just

The Mistral and the Albatross

when the itch of temptation was about to be scratched, something happened that kept us rooted to the spot; Suzanne pulled up this nice john dory, which measured 56cm and weighed 3.5lb gutted. And she caught it on a scrap of squid – no fancy livebaits here.

Well, we stayed put and ended the day with 14 snapper, the JD and some plump kahawai. Since then I’ve been back to the same spot and forced myself to stay put, and do you know what? We have always come back with a good catch.

By Irina Wares

Our friend Ted Burk invited us to join him and his wife on a fishing trip in Golden Bay. The package sounded too good to be true - twonight accommodation, sixhour fishing, lunch on a boat at sea and a dinner at a local restaurant, and all at a very reasonable price we could not possibly turn it down.

A chain of pleasant surprises started when we arrived at the motel and met a lovely couple, Michelle and Leigh, the owners of the motel and the charter company. The hotel rooms were spotlessly clean and cosy. I am not an early riser and I was delighted to hear there was no need to get up with the birds.

The morning dawned quite crisp but we were well equipped. We boarded Mistral - spacious, clean with a flushing toilet (a must for ladies) and were greeted by our skipper Leigh. The trip went like a spring breeze.

We enjoyed every minute of it with marvellous weather, beautiful scenery, fishing itself and the amount of fish we caught. I had never fished before I came to New Zealand ten years ago so the process of catching fish is always a miracle, but when we all started getting one fish after another, sometimes two on the line at a time, it all seemed like a dream. I found winding the fish up particularly challenging due to the size, but of course there was always Leigh by my side to give a helping hand. Oh boy, was he good at helping us all: measuring the fish, processing it, washing away all the blood and guts, commenting on any fish species caught, among them blue cod, red cod, lemon shark, tarakihi, kahawai, and some really very small snapper that Leigh carefully returned to the sea. One of the highlights of the trip was the appearance of two huge albatrosses that followed us for a while - a breathtaking

sight!

When we got back to the motel, we refreshed, changed and started for the restaurant - another pleasant surprise: beautiful interior, lovely hosts, good choice of dishes and delicious food. It was lovely to share the meal with Michelle and Leigh, the atmosphere being friendly and homelike. What a way to finish the day!

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Captain’s Log: Beam me up spotty At the Dawnbreaker’s Fishing Club prize giving young Daniel Crimp collected an armful of trophies, prompting Club President Troy Dando to quip that a clear pattern was emerging and perhaps the father of the child was in need of a lesson. I pointed out that it was my lessons to son that had made him such a sterling little fisherman.

A week later I took a mate out to the estuary to drag for flounder, something, I assured him, that was a sure bet. After three drags, with me gradually becoming hypothermic on the deep end, we’d not snagged a single flounder. All the while, Daniel Crimp was background noise on the periphery as he played with his mate, exploring backwaters, discovering things and chasing seagulls.

I was mid-way through the fourth drag when, “Hey Dad!” attracted my attention. “Is this what you are after?” I looked up to see eight-year-old son nonchalantly wandering across the mudflats with a fat flounder flapping under his vice-like grip. He’d grabbed the damn thing in his hand while

Coastlines Hogan's Heroes

As we get into this tail, (sic) I must tell you there are two heroes involved. The first one we will call Don, for want of a very good name, and the other is widely known as Hogan.

Hogan’s Heroes? Yes, in a manner of speaking because while Don was there and observed what happened after the event, it is Hogan who was responsible for the whole thing.

His doggy body language suggested he was like Sgt Shultz from the 1970s TV series, who used to say, “I know nothing!”

Now Hogan, as you can see in the picture, is not just a retriever – mere retrieving is beneath his considerable dignity. No, Hogan completed

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crossing a backwater! Don’t you love it when the student becomes the teacher! If he keeps that up, the little devil will be walking home next time I take the boat out. the whole thing as pursuer and perpetrator of this piscatorial escapade. No humans were

By Ivan Wilson involved in the making of this story.

It was quite a start to the season.

The beginning of the tenth month brought rain to swell the waters and as often happens, the odd tree was torn from its place to float downstream, some coming to rest near where Don lives.

The day in question dawned without the din of rain on roof, so Don made his way riverside to check if any trees had been washed up. Sure enough there was wood to be had, so he began to saw up a log and while that was going on, there was a furious dashing and splashing just along the bank.

A pool had been formed when the river dropped and a lone fish of some proportions remained trapped. The trout, being isolated from the main waterway, provided too good an opportunity for a resourceful character like Hogan. No catch and release merchant, he knew the object of his fishing was to put fish in his dinner bowl; his lineage dates back to the nomadic peoples of Siberia, who used his forbears to pull sleds. Samoyeds have been domesticated for some 3,000 years, so Hogan has impeccable credentials.

Given his background in pulling sleds, it is no wonder pulling a fish out of a pool was mere puppy play to Hogan. Once he heard the activity along the bank, Don put aside his labour and headed in the direction of our hero, Hogan. There he was, sitting proudly beside a four-pound brown.

I wonder if someone from Fish & Game is able to clarify the rules around a dog having a fishing licence?

By Chris West Winter weather can be settled and the afternoon sea breeze all but gone. Sure the temperatures are lower, but we can dress in suitable clothing and stay warm.

When planning on what to wear we need to take three factors into account; wind, wet and cold. If we layer our clothing, ensuring that each of these factors is taken into account, then we stay warm.

Wind is easily combatted with a windproof layer: a windbreaker, cycling jacket or a paddle jacket.

Insulation from the cold is achieved with layers of synthetic fabrics, merino or lightweight neoprene.

Keeping the water out can be a little more difficult. A specific paddling jacket will be needed if you want to keep spray, waves and/ or rain out. A paddle jacket will have neoprene wrist cuffs, neck and waist and will be seam sealed.

Even drier are dry tops. These use latex seals at the wrists and neck, as well as a double seal at the waist. To keep your legs

warm, a long legged wetsuit, neoprene pants or dry pants can be worn.

Your hands can suffer on cold days, but there are a couple of solutions to keep your digits working. Pogies are mitts that attach to your paddle shaft and you slip your hands into them.

Your hands will still get a little wet, but the wind is blocked.

The major advantage to pogies is that you do not lose feel of the paddle shaft. There are numerous paddling gloves on the market. Kayak specific gloves are specially designed for kayaking. They feature a lightweight palm, so that you

can still feel the paddle shaft, although you still lose some feel. The outside of the glove may also be lightweight, to provide sun protection. For winter use, look for something with an insulating outer fabric.

One disadvantage to gloves is that you’ll lose dexterity.

However, there are gloves out there with tips that can fold back allowing the use of your fingertips.

Get out there, dress appropriately and experience the magical paddling that can be had in winter.

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Are Our Rainbow Trout Out Of Sync?

By Frank Cartwright

Over the past couple of decades that I have fly-fished mountain streams around a delightful Central Otago lake, I have noticed what appears to be earlier and earlier spawning by its rainbow trout. Notwithstanding local climatic variations, the pattern seems to persist. It might only be a temporary phenomenon but my curiosity was aroused.

Years ago when I first fished those streams, the opening day for the season was 01 December, but some years ago Otago Fish & Game altered the date to 01 November for reasons which now elude me. Perhaps they were noting earlier spawning and adjusting appropriately.

Whatever their reasoning, the changed date supported what I have noted in recent seasons that come 01 November, certain streams in which I had always found spawning rainbows, had only tell-tale redds to affirm that rainbow trout had arrived, spawned and departed after mating. It made me wonder if environmental

factors such as global warming were responsible and introducing change to the local ecosystem.

A magazine article recently written by a North Island angler heightened my suspicions that changes could be taking place. He too had noticed that rainbows appeared to be spawning earlier and pointed out that when New Zealand’s former Acclimatisation Societies first imported rainbow ova from California during the mid-nineteenth century, the successfully hatched stock and all offspring thereafter have stayed locked in to a northern hemisphere spawning time-frame, never adjusting to a southern hemisphere environment as the brown trout has successfully done.

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BIG Fish, BIG Ambition, little Man

By James Cameron

I thought I’d send in this story from my four-year-old, Joseph Cameron, an absolutely living, breathing, mad keen fisherman.

Not a day goes by when he doesn’t ask to go fishing, either at the wharf or the Blind Channel at the Back Beach. He’s currently ‘saving’ up for a boat!

Anyway, a couple weekends ago, at the fisherman’s wharf in Nelson, he caught his biggest fish to date – a 65cm barracouta - all by himself. He did an outstanding job with his little rod and lightweight trace to stop being busted off by the piles or from the couta’s teeth. He was

(and still is) proud as punch of his ‘trophy’ fish (bigger than dad’s!). We printed off this photo and he took it to kindy, where one of the lovely teachers sat down with him and wrote down his dictated rendition of the battle. I thought he captured the moment perfectly (you’ll notice the special emphasis on Dad’s fishing tips).

He brought the written story home and my six-year-old daughter, Cassandra, took the

initiative to type the story into the computer. I have copied it below as she typed it – I have only added one little section in brackets for clarification.

Anyway, it would be great if you had space in an issue of The Fishing Paper for some account of this story and picture – Joe gets me a copy of your paper every month during one of his shopping outings with Mum. We then sit down and read it together and he takes great delight in seeing and naming all the different fish. Keep up the good work, and we look forward to the next copy!

I caught a big barra couta at the weekend dow n at the wharf. Da d was pulling on the fishing line an d I was win ding it in. Th e fish was sw imming away an d I didn’t let it run. I kep t the line tight an d I didn’ t let it go loose. It didn’t wr ap me aro un d the pole. It wo uld have broken me off if it did.

The barracouta is where the bait catcher was. It was trying to get in the bait catcher but it didn’t be cause it was quite deep. A lon g time ago we saw a starfish in the bait catcher an d a conger eel trying to eat the bait.

A long time ago we caught a gurnard, a red cod an d a kahawai. The barracou ta is quite chewy with big bones because he’s a big FIS H. I wo uld like a fish fin de r for the boat (I am go ing to buy) so we can fin d the big fish.

From Westport: Greymouth +05 minutes Hokitika +10 minutes Karamea +35 minutes Whanganui Inlet -1 hour 05 minutes From Nelson: Picton is -47 minutes on the high tides and -1 hour 19 minutes on the low tide Elaine Bay -35 minutes Stephens Island -30 minutes Collingwood -25 minutes Croisilles Harbour -18 minutes on the high tides and -02 minutes on the low tides From Akaroa: Kaikoura +1 hour 08 minutes on the high tides and +1 hour on the low tides Lyttelton +43 minutes on the high tides and +42 minutes on the low tides Moeraki -1 hour 08 minutes on the high tides and -35 minutes on the low tides

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Tip of the Month: Slow Jigs Slip You The Edge Winter provides some of our best fishing because fish are schooled up and not spread out. They tend to be in deeper water and therefore easier to target.

Bottom Ship and slow jigs are proving very effective at present, particularly on big fish. They catch most species and are particularly effective on snapper and big blue cod.

TECHNIQUE Fish slow jigs from a drifting boat on light tackle and 15kg braid - particularly effective on softbait sets - and as the name suggests, use a slow, gentle action.

Drop the jig to the bottom and very slowly winding it in for ten or twenty turns, before dropping again to the bottom and repeating. Alternatively, wind two or three turns off the bottom and gently lift and drop your rod tip to simulate a yo-yo motion. You can even use a slow mechanical jig action.

BIG SNAPPER All big fish get to be big by being cagey - they stand back from the crowd. Big fish like to ambush their prey, so fish the outside edges of school fish to find the monsters.

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Westport Westport 09:56 3.1 16:02

0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3

09:56 10:45 10:45 11:30 11:30 12:12 12:12 06:40 06:40 07:20 07:20 08:01 08:01 08:43 08:43 09:29 09:29 10:23 10:23 11:25 11:25 06:14 06:14 07:16 07:16 08:11 08:11 09:00 09:00 09:43 09:43 10:24 10:24 11:02 11:02 11:41 11:41 12:20 12:20 06:52 06:52 07:36 07:36 08:26 08:26 09:23 09:23 10:30 10:30 11:45 11:45 06:47 06:47 07:54 07:54 08:53 08:53 09:43 09:43 10:28 10:28

3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2

16:02 16:49 16:49 17:33 17:33 18:15 18:15 12:52 12:52 13:31 13:31 14:10 14:10 14:52 14:52 15:40 15:40 16:38 16:38 17:44 17:44 12:30 12:30 13:31 13:31 14:24 14:24 15:10 15:10 15:51 15:51 16:30 16:30 17:08 17:08 17:46 17:46 18:26 18:26 13:01 13:01 13:45 13:45 14:35 14:35 15:36 15:36 16:48 16:48 18:07 18:07 12:58 12:58 14:03 14:03 14:59 14:59 15:47 15:47 16:30 16:30

0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3

22:17 22:17 23:04 23:04 23:46 23:46

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18:55 18:55 19:35 19:35 20:16 20:16 21:01 21:01 21:53 21:53 22:55 22:55

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18:50 18:50 19:49 19:49 20:39 20:39 21:22 21:22 22:03 22:03 22:41 22:41 23:19 23:19 23:58 23:58

2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3

19:08 19:08 19:55 19:55 20:49 20:49 21:53 21:53 23:09 23:09

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19:19 19:19 20:22 20:22 21:15 21:15 22:02 22:02 22:43 22:43

2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3

Waimakariri Mouth Waimakariri Mouth 03:13 2.4 09:27 0.3 15:47 2.5 22:03

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2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4

09:27 10:23 10:23 11:16 11:16 12:07 12:07 06:47 06:47 07:37 07:37 08:27 08:27 09:15 09:15 10:03 10:03 10:51 10:51 11:40 11:40 06:14 06:14 07:02 07:02 07:48 07:48 08:35 08:35 09:20 09:20 10:06 10:06 10:52 10:52 11:39 11:39 06:14 06:14 07:05 07:05 07:58 07:58 08:51 08:51 09:47 09:47 10:43 10:43 11:42 11:42 06:20 06:20 07:19 07:19 08:16 08:16 09:12 09:12 10:05 10:05

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15:47 16:39 16:39 17:30 17:30 18:20 18:20 12:56 12:56 13:44 13:44 14:32 14:32 15:22 15:22 16:13 16:13 17:05 17:05 17:58 17:58 12:30 12:30 13:20 13:20 14:07 14:07 14:52 14:52 15:34 15:34 16:17 16:17 17:00 17:00 17:46 17:46 12:27 12:27 13:16 13:16 14:08 14:08 15:03 15:03 16:01 16:01 17:01 17:01 18:02 18:02 12:42 12:42 13:41 13:41 14:37 14:37 15:30 15:30 16:19 16:19

2.5 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5

22:03 22:55 22:55 23:46 23:46

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18:50 18:50 19:38 19:38 20:24 20:24 21:08 21:08 21:51 21:51 22:34 22:34 23:18 23:18

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18:35 18:35 19:26 19:26 20:20 20:20 21:15 21:15 22:12 22:12 23:09 23:09

2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3

19:01 19:01 19:58 19:58 20:52 20:52 21:44 21:44 22:34 22:34

0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

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02:29 02:29 03:17 03:17 04:01 04:01 04:42 04:42 05:21 05:21 05:58 05:58 00:34 00:34 01:12 01:12 01:53 01:53 02:40 02:40 03:34 03:34 04:37 04:37 05:45 05:45 00:54 00:54 01:43 01:43 02:25 02:25 03:05 03:05 03:43 03:43 04:21 04:21 05:00 05:00 05:40 05:40 00:19 00:19 01:03 01:03 01:52 01:52 02:50 02:50 03:58 03:58 05:15 05:15 00:21 00:21 01:23 01:23 02:15 02:15 03:00 03:00

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02:20 02:20 03:15 03:15 04:09 04:09 05:02 05:02 05:54 05:54 00:32 00:32 01:20 01:20 02:07 02:07 02:56 02:56 03:44 03:44 04:33 04:33 05:22 05:22 00:00 00:00 00:48 00:48 01:33 01:33 02:18 02:18 03:01 03:01 03:46 03:46 04:32 04:32 05:21 05:21 00:00 00:00 00:49 00:49 01:41 01:41 02:36 02:36 03:32 03:32 04:30 04:30 05:28 05:28 00:14 00:14 01:11 01:11 02:06 02:06 02:59 02:59

2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4

Nelson Nelson 08:49 3.8 14:58 08:49 09:41 09:41 10:28 10:28 11:10 11:10 11:49 11:49 12:27 12:27 06:34 06:34 07:12 07:12 07:52 07:52 08:37 08:37 09:32 09:32 10:41 10:41 12:00 12:00 06:50 06:50 07:48 07:48 08:38 08:38 09:23 09:23 10:04 10:04 10:44 10:44 11:24 11:24 12:03 12:03 06:23 06:23 07:08 07:08 07:59 07:59 08:58 08:58 10:10 10:10 11:33 11:33 06:34 06:34 07:42 07:42 08:39 08:39 09:26 09:26

3.8 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.0

14:58 15:46 15:46 16:28 16:28 17:07 17:07 17:43 17:43 18:18 18:18 13:03 13:03 13:41 13:41 14:21 14:21 15:08 15:08 16:10 16:10 17:29 17:29 18:47 18:47 13:09 13:09 14:03 14:03 14:47 14:47 15:26 15:26 16:03 16:03 16:39 16:39 17:16 17:16 17:54 17:54 12:45 12:45 13:28 13:28 14:17 14:17 15:16 15:16 16:31 16:31 17:56 17:56 12:51 12:51 13:53 13:53 14:44 14:44 15:28 15:28

Akaroa Akaroa 08:35 0.6 14:54 08:35 09:31 09:31 10:24 10:24 11:15 11:15 12:04 12:04 06:44 06:44 07:34 07:34 08:22 08:22 09:10 09:10 09:58 09:58 10:47 10:47 11:37 11:37 06:10 06:10 06:56 06:56 07:43 07:43 08:28 08:28 09:14 09:14 10:00 10:00 10:47 10:47 11:35 11:35 06:12 06:12 07:05 07:05 07:58 07:58 08:54 08:54 09:50 09:50 10:49 10:49 11:49 11:49 06:27 06:27 07:24 07:24 08:20 08:20 09:13 09:13

0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6

14:54 15:46 15:46 16:37 16:37 17:27 17:27 18:16 18:16 12:52 12:52 13:40 13:40 14:30 14:30 15:21 15:21 16:13 16:13 17:06 17:06 17:58 17:58 12:27 12:27 13:14 13:14 13:59 13:59 14:41 14:41 15:24 15:24 16:07 16:07 16:53 16:53 17:42 17:42 12:24 12:24 13:16 13:16 14:11 14:11 15:09 15:09 16:09 16:09 17:10 17:10 18:09 18:09 12:48 12:48 13:44 13:44 14:37 14:37 15:26 15:26

0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5

21:14 21:14 21:59 21:59 22:40 22:40 23:19 23:19 23:56 23:56

4.2 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2

18:54 18:54 19:32 19:32 20:17 20:17 21:15 21:15 22:33 22:33 23:52 23:52

0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5

19:46 19:46 20:32 20:32 21:11 21:11 21:47 21:47 22:24 22:24 23:00 23:00 23:39 23:39

3.4 3.4 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3

18:35 18:35 19:21 19:21 20:16 20:16 21:28 21:28 22:59 22:59

0.5 0.5 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3

19:12 19:12 20:10 20:10 20:57 20:57 21:38 21:38

3.6 3.6 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.3

2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5

21:11 21:11 22:03 22:03 22:54 22:54 23:43 23:43

0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6

19:05 19:05 19:54 19:54 20:43 20:43 21:32 21:32 22:21 22:21 23:11 23:11

2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

18:46 18:46 19:32 19:32 20:16 20:16 20:59 20:59 21:42 21:42 22:26 22:26 23:12 23:12

0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6

18:33 18:33 19:27 19:27 20:22 20:22 21:19 21:19 22:16 22:16 23:15 23:15

2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3

19:06 19:06 20:00 20:00 20:52 20:52 21:42 21:42

0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6

1 Wed 1 Thu Wed 2 2 Fri Thu 3 3 Sat Fri 4 4 Sat 5 Sun 5 Sun 6 Mon 6 Tue Mon 7 7 Tue 8 Wed 8 Thu Wed 9 9 Thu 10 Fri 10 Sat Fri 11 11 Sat 12 Sun 12 Sun 13 Mon 13 Tue Mon 14 14 Tue 15 Wed 15 Thu Wed 16 16 Thu 17 Fri 17 Fri 18 Sat 18 Sun Sat 19 19 Sun 20 Mon 20 Tue Mon 21 21 Tue 22 Wed 22 Thu Wed 23 23 Thu 24 Fri 24 Fri 25 Sat 25 Sun Sat 26 26 Sun 27 Mon 27 Tue Mon 28 28 Tue 29 Wed 29 Thu Wed 30 30 Thu 31 Fri 31 Fri

01:56 01:56 02:44 02:44 03:28 03:28 04:09 04:09 04:48 04:48 05:25 05:25 00:20 00:20 00:58 00:58 01:39 01:39 02:26 02:26 03:20 03:20 04:23 04:23 05:31 05:31 00:21 00:21 01:10 01:10 01:52 01:52 02:32 02:32 03:10 03:10 03:48 03:48 04:27 04:27 05:07 05:07 00:05 00:05 00:49 00:49 01:38 01:38 02:36 02:36 03:44 03:44 05:01 05:01 06:20 06:20 00:50 00:50 01:42 01:42 02:27 02:27

1 Wed 1 Thu Wed 2 2 Fri Thu 3 3 Fri 4 Sat 4 Sat 5 Sun 5 Sun 6 Mon 6 Mon 7 Tue 7 Wed Tue 8 8 Wed 9 Thu 9 Fri Thu 10 10 Fri 11 Sat 11 Sat 12 Sun 12 Sun 13 Mon 13 Mon 14 Tue 14 Wed Tue 15 15 Wed 16 Thu 16 Fri Thu 17 17 Fri 18 Sat 18 Sat 19 Sun 19 Sun 20 Mon 20 Mon 21 Tue 21 Wed Tue 22 22 Wed 23 Thu 23 Fri Thu 24 24 Fri 25 Sat 25 Sat 26 Sun 26 Sun 27 Mon 27 Mon 28 Tue 28 Wed Tue 29 29 Wed 30 Thu 30 Thu 31 Fri 31 Fri

02:17 02:17 03:12 03:12 04:06 04:06 04:59 04:59 05:51 05:51 00:28 00:28 01:16 01:16 02:03 02:03 02:52 02:52 03:40 03:40 04:29 04:29 05:18 05:18 06:06 06:06 00:45 00:45 01:30 01:30 02:15 02:15 02:58 02:58 03:43 03:43 04:29 04:29 05:18 05:18 06:09 06:09 00:45 00:45 01:37 01:37 02:32 02:32 03:28 03:28 04:26 04:26 05:24 05:24 00:11 00:11 01:08 01:08 02:03 02:03 02:56 02:56

Havelock Havelock 08:35 2.8 14:25

0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6

08:35 09:27 09:27 10:14 10:14 10:56 10:56 11:35 11:35 12:13 12:13 06:01 06:01 06:39 06:39 07:19 07:19 08:04 08:04 08:59 08:59 10:08 10:08 11:27 11:27 06:36 06:36 07:34 07:34 08:24 08:24 09:09 09:09 09:50 09:50 10:30 10:30 11:10 11:10 11:49 11:49 05:50 05:50 06:35 06:35 07:26 07:26 08:25 08:25 09:37 09:37 11:00 11:00 12:18 12:18 07:28 07:28 08:25 08:25 09:12 09:12

2.8 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.0

14:25 15:13 15:13 15:55 15:55 16:34 16:34 17:10 17:10 17:45 17:45 12:49 12:49 13:27 13:27 14:07 14:07 14:54 14:54 15:56 15:56 17:15 17:15 18:33 18:33 12:36 12:36 13:30 13:30 14:14 14:14 14:53 14:53 15:30 15:30 16:06 16:06 16:43 16:43 17:21 17:21 12:31 12:31 13:14 13:14 14:03 14:03 15:02 15:02 16:17 16:17 17:42 17:42 18:58 18:58 13:20 13:20 14:11 14:11 14:55 14:55

0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6

Rakaia Mouth Rakaia Mouth 2.4 08:31 0.3 14:51 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4

08:31 09:27 09:27 10:20 10:20 11:11 11:11 12:00 12:00 06:41 06:41 07:31 07:31 08:19 08:19 09:07 09:07 09:55 09:55 10:44 10:44 11:34 11:34 12:24 12:24 06:52 06:52 07:39 07:39 08:24 08:24 09:10 09:10 09:56 09:56 10:43 10:43 11:31 11:31 12:20 12:20 07:02 07:02 07:55 07:55 08:51 08:51 09:47 09:47 10:46 10:46 11:46 11:46 06:23 06:23 07:20 07:20 08:16 08:16 09:09 09:09

0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

14:51 15:43 15:43 16:34 16:34 17:24 17:24 18:13 18:13 12:48 12:48 13:36 13:36 14:26 14:26 15:17 15:17 16:09 16:09 17:02 17:02 17:54 17:54 18:42 18:42 13:11 13:11 13:56 13:56 14:38 14:38 15:21 15:21 16:04 16:04 16:50 16:50 17:39 17:39 18:30 18:30 13:12 13:12 14:07 14:07 15:05 15:05 16:05 16:05 17:06 17:06 18:05 18:05 12:45 12:45 13:41 13:41 14:34 14:34 15:23 15:23

2.5 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5

21:00 21:00 21:45 21:45 22:26 22:26 23:05 23:05 23:42 23:42

3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1

18:21 18:21 18:59 18:59 19:44 19:44 20:42 20:42 22:00 22:00 23:19 23:19

0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2

19:32 19:32 20:18 20:18 20:57 20:57 21:33 21:33 22:10 22:10 22:46 22:46 23:25 23:25

2.5 2.5 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2

18:02 18:02 18:48 18:48 19:43 19:43 20:55 20:55 22:26 22:26 23:48 23:48

0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0

19:56 19:56 20:43 20:43 21:24 21:24

2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.2

21:07 21:07 21:59 21:59 22:50 22:50 23:39 23:39

0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

19:02 19:02 19:51 19:51 20:40 20:40 21:29 21:29 22:18 22:18 23:08 23:08 23:57 23:57

2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

19:28 19:28 20:12 20:12 20:55 20:55 21:38 21:38 22:22 22:22 23:08 23:08 23:56 23:56

0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4

19:24 19:24 20:19 20:19 21:16 21:16 22:13 22:13 23:12 23:12

2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3

19:02 19:02 19:56 19:56 20:48 20:48 21:38 21:38

0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

Tidal data byOceanFun OceanFun Publishing Ltd www.ofu.co.nz Note: Tides in chronological order. Lower daily depth = low tides. Higher daily depth = high tides.

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& 1-2 backstraps or fillets of pork cut in half Smoked paprika Salt Sprig & Fern Cider 12-16 pitted prunes 2 sprigs thyme 3tbsp crème fraîche

, WHAT S ON AT THE SPRIG?

3tbsp oil

Season both sides of each fillet with sprinkle of salt and a light dusting of smoked paprika.

Heat oil over a high heat and when shimmering, sear both sides of each fillet until golden brown.

Remove to slow cooker.

Add about a cupful of cider to pan to deglaze (simmer so fines come off the pan to make a stock) and pour into slow cooker.

Add 750ml - 1L of cider, prunes and fresh herbs to cooker and cook on high for 4-5 hours.

Remove pork to carving board and rest while preparing sauce. Set prunes aside.

Sieve cooking liqueur into frypan and brin g to boil until reduced by a third. Stir in crème fraîche until blen ded.

Carve pork into medallions, arrange on plate with prunes and serve with sauce. Ideal with potato au gratin and fresh steamed vegetables.

Slow Co oked W il Fillets w ith Cide d Pork r & Prun es

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MATCH WITH

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Firstly you’ll need a rigger of cider for cooking with and to keep your body fluids up during cooking.

Then I’d match the dish with some more cider or something fresh like a S&F Blonde with a slice of lime in it or keep it simple with a glass of S&F Fern Lager. Nothing too big to steal away the gentle smokey flavours of the pork.

Cheers Dave

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PS. Keep empties to save money for next time!

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Stick Your Oar In AHB Spin Fallacy Dear Ed, The recent publishing of ‘spin doctored’ fallacies by the Animal Health Board, Forest & Bird and Federated Farmers to try and justify the planned 1080 operations in Golden Bay and Westland are nothing more than a regurgitation of the same information they have tried to force on the public for many years now. With their 1080, and other toxin operations, DoC and the AHB are arguably the biggest killers of our native fauna, They all mention a ‘triple hit’ on possums, rats and stoats.

Stoats don't eat 1080 baits ... they die from eating 1080 killed native birds and rats.

The surviving stoats then feed on the surviving native birds until the rat plague, caused by the 1080 operation itself, kicks in. The rat population then more than doubles and the stoat population reverts to its favoured food - the rat. An interesting note from page 26 of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment report of last year, "The AHB does not target rats since they are not carriers of TB, nor stoats as few live where the AHB is engaged in active eradication." Why then are the AHB spin doctors waffling on about a ‘triple hit’ if these animals are of no interest to them?

The AHB claim that overseas markets may refuse to accept agricultural products from New Zealand because of bTB is another fallacy. Meat from bTB infected animals killed in licenced killing facilities is fed into the NZ food chain all the time. It was happening when I became a butcher in 1961 and continues to be so today. If it is good enough to feed meat from bTB infected animals to us, then it must also be good enough to export it. We are more likely to lose overseas custom from 1080 in meat products than anything else.

Ron Eddy (Abridged) Wairau Saddle

David and Goliath Dear Ed, The King Salmon proposed expansion in the Marlborough Sounds is essentially a David and Goliath situation. The public was overwhelmed by the corporate company TrustPower pouring big sums of money into seeking to exploit the Wairau River public resource for private profit and now King Salmon seek to override a community based plan, via a fast track process set up by the National government, i.e. the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Relatively unmentioned is the corporate power behind King Salmon. The powerful Tiong family of Malaysia,

High TAC Increases NOT SUSTAINABLE

By Martyn

Barlow

TASFISH concurs with the views of the FMA7 Recreational Fishing Forum in supporting Option 2 for both gurnard (GUR7) and john dory JDO7) in the October Sustainability Round and have submitted accordingly.

These options keep more of the research proven increased biomass for these species in the water. Alarmingly the preferred Ministry of

Crimptoon

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virtually own it with 51 percent. Campaign Against Foreign Control of Aotearoa (CAFCA) has this to say: "The Tiong family is one of Malaysia's most powerful and wealthy families. They own controversial rainforest logger Rimbunan Hijau, newspapers and magazines. They are better known here for other significant forest investments via Ernslaw One Limited."

In New Zealand the Tiong family also have Timbergrow Ltd, which has bought High Country stations, removing all cattle and sheep and planting pines for the ludicrous carbon credit scheme.

This heightens concerns EPA's process seems suspect. Given the previous National Minister of Fisheries Phil Heatley's

Primary Industries Option 3 allows a bigger, but not sustainable, commercial harvest of 12.7% and 22.9% respectively.The TASFISH submission has highlighted the risk for these stocks posed by such significant increases as there are no decision rules around reviewing and lowering TAC’s when abundance declines.

The more conservative approach in Option 2 allows for utilisation of increased abundance and ensures long-term sustainability and is far less likely to deny access for recreational fishers.

For the other Challenger Area review species bluenose (BNS7), option 2 part of a planned reduction, is also supported by TASFISH and the forum.

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loud call for aquaculture and fish farming (while mismanaging the natural fishery), the credibility looks fragile. At the Blenheim EPA meeting, officers said hearings were "without prejudice." As I told the meeting, the process looks opposite - "shonky and with prejudice."

Exploitation by TrustPower and King Salmon are raids on resources. US president JF Kennedy admirably summed it up when he said, "Each generation must deal anew with the raiders, with the scramble to use public resources for private profit and with the tendency to prefer short-run profits to long run necessities."

Tony Orman (Abridged) Blenheim

Salmon Leave Bitter Taste

boats to go.

Dear Ed, I must express my total opposition to King Salmon's plans to increase salmon farm operations in the Marlborough Sounds, in particular opposite Dieffenbach Point in Tory Channel, which is prime blue cod habitat. It's a very popular fishing area and King Salmon will be occupying public seabed space. I am angry government has set up a process (Environmental Protection Agency) to ride roughshod over district planning schemes and I am angry King Salmon, with no conscience, are seeking to exploit that. It is also very dangerous when ferries are passing at that point, because there is nowhere for smaller

There have been large losses of salmon in King Salmon's existing farms and the cause has never been clearly or satisfactorily explained. As reported recently, a tug had a problem moving one of the cages with sick fish in it because it was stuck in the build up of poo and other rubbish under the net.

Sustain Our Sounds has been set up to oppose King Salmon and every Sounds recreational fisher should support it with a donation. Go to www.sustainoursounds.org Des Mitchell (Abridged) Picton

ADVERTORIAL

King Salmon Say No to Exclusion Zones In an open letter to recreational users of The Marlborough Sounds, NZ King Salmon CEO Grant Rosewarne dispels fears of no go zones:

fishers or boaties. You can contact me at Grant.Rosewarne@kingsalmon.co.nz or send us a letter at NZ King Salmon, PO Box 1180, Nelson 7040, Attn: Sue Stevens Grant Rosewarne CEO, NZ King Salmon

The predisposition of NZ King Salmon is to work cooperatively with all Sounds users and stakeholders. We have been talking to recreational fishers and feedback suggests there is concern about a possible exclusion zone being established around our existing and planned farms in the Marlborough Sounds.

We want to provide the public with the facts and have always been transparent about our plans and back them with scientific research.

While some material prepared by a consultant and included in our submissions to the BOI does recommend an exclusion zone, we have no intention of pursuing that option.

We welcome working with Grant Rosewarne all other Sounds users and CEO, NZ King Salmon appreciate any ideas from

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Current North Canterbury Fish & Game’s Salmon & Trout Annual Release Programme

Harbour Views

By Dave Duncan

Dipsticks in Dinghies

Set out below is a summary of North Canterbury Fish & Game’s successful salmon and trout release program. A majority of the salmon and trout are released as yearlings at a weight of around 50 grams and have had their adipose fin clipped.

Fish & Game are always keen to hear from anglers who have caught one of these fish as this gives us information on the success of the releases and help us fine tune the stocking program.

CHINOOK SALMON 60,000 x 50g smolt released from Montrose Hatchery into the Rakaia River.

30,000 x 50g smolt released from Silverstream Hatchery into the Kaiapoi/Waimakariri River.

30,000 x 50g smolt released from Isaacs down the South Branch of the Waimakariri River.

15,000 smolt for release into Lake Coleridge tributaries.

50,000 x 7g smolt from Montrose Hatchery into the Rakaia River.

50,000 x 7g smolt from Isaacs Hatchery into the Waimakariri River via the South Branch.

3,000 x 750g two year olds grown for release into the Groynes Lakes each summer.

2,000 x 750g two years olds grown for sale to other F&G regions, commercial sales etc.

600 x 750g two year olds - Isaac TAKF Sponsorship.

Surplus ova used for ova planting.

RAINBOW TROUT 14,000 yearlings for North Canterbury High Country Lakes (see table on following page).

20,000 yearlings for release into North Canterbury Rivers (Harper/ Avoca, Ryton, Landslip Stream in North Branch Hurunui, Hanmer/ Lewis Area).

1,500 held until two years old and available for sale to other regions with the surplus used to stock the Groynes Lakes for junior anglers.

30,000 yearlings for release into the Rakaia River from the Montrose hatchery.

Surplus available to other F&G regions.

BROWN TROUT 4,000 x yearlings for Lake Ellesmere tributaries including the upper Selwyn River.

3,000 x yearlings into the upper Ashley River.

1,000 x yearlings into Lake Guyon.

500 x yearlings into the upper Waipara River.

500 x yearlings into upper Waikari River.

500 x yearlings into other priority North Canterbury rivers.

2,000 held until two years and available for sale to other regions or for the Groynes Lakes young angler program.

LAKE STOCKED Annual Number of Rainbows to be Released Lyndon 1500 Georgina 500 Evelyn 300 Selfe 1500 Henrietta 200 Ida 300 Little Ida 100 Catherine/ Monck 500 Rubicon 100 Blackwater 200 Pearson 4000 Grassmere 1500 Letitia 600 Sarah 500 Hawdon 700 Guyon 1500

During the last summer it was obvious that many boaties did not know the local rules or the maritime regulations as they apply to boats.

As we prepare for the spring and summer rush it may be prudent to remind you of a few things.

Where do we get the information a boatie needs from?

Search Colregs on the internet and you will be taken to the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea and many other web sites that have great information in this regard.

Do you realise that when boats are heading toward each other they should pass one another port to port. We are not talking about the after dinner drink that you wave at each other as you peel the paint off your boats, we are talking the left side of the boat passes the left side of the other boat.

But wait, what about the clown who swerves hard to starboard in front of a vessel just so that they pass port to port. Such heart stopping moments are totally unnecessary as the rules also suggest “if risk of collision exists, both vessels should alter their course to starboard (the right) in order to pass safely port to port.”

We also need to obey the rule that says, in a narrow channel, such as the approach to the marina or boat ramp, a vessel should stay as close as practicable to the right hand side of the channel. That is, drive on the right and naturally oncoming vessels will pass ‘port to port’.

Then there is a regulation that talks about a safe speed.

Fortunately for most of us a safe speed within the marina has been designated as 3 knots and within the channels as 5 knots. Penalties are stiff for those who wish to disobey the law.

Accidents are usually caused through excessive speed, just like on the road; the faster you go the bigger the mess. We will police this stringently this year so please make our job easy and your day safer by travelling within the limits.

All over NZ the rule is no more than 5 knots with 200m of the shore or 50m of another vessel or 50m of a swimmer.

Launches, yachts and paddle boarders take note.

Speaking of life jackets: every vessel of every type must carry a suitable buoyancy flotation device suitable for all persons on board. Make sure you wear your one - for your own safety.

I once apprehended a dipstick, standing up in a dinghy, using his jacket for a sail, trying to navigate the harbour. Any accidental reference to a real person is deliberate.

Don’t be the dipstick this summer.

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Global Fisheries Give New Zealand Sustainable Tick

SMOOTH RIDING, BEST VALUE 4X4.

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Ian Bright

If in doubt – don’t go out!

The FAO report on the State of the World’s Fisheries released in July acknowledges New Zealand’s sustainable approach to fisheries management.

The report stated that good progress had been made in reducing exploitation rates and restoring overexploited fish stocks through effective management actions, in some areas. The FAO points to New Zealand, where the majority of our stocks (69 per cent) are above targeted sustainable yields. The remaining 31 per cent are under management plans and heading in the right direction.

“The FAO report is a flagship report on global fisheries and so it is great to get international recognition that we are managing our fisheries sustainably,” says Peter Bodeker, Chief Executive of the New Zealand Seafood Industry Council.

Globally, the report showed that capture fisheries and aquaculture supplied the world with about 148 million tonnes of fish in 2010, of which about 128 million tonnes of fish was utilised as food for humans.

Preliminary data for 2011 indicate increased production of 154 million tonnes, of which 131 million was destined for food.

Today fish provides more than 4.3 billion

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people with about 15 per cent of their intake of animal protein.

Estimates for 2011 point to fish consumption reaching a record new high of 18.8kg per person.

In 2010 wild fisheries capture fell to 88.6 million tonnes. However, in 2011 wild capture is forecast to increase to its highest level in six years, around 90.4 million tonnes.

Aquaculture production reached grew 7.5 percent in 2010, reaching 59.9 million tonnes, and is expected to grow to 63.6 million tonnes in 2011.

Stimulated by higher demand for fish, world fisheries and aquaculture production is projected to reach about 172 million tonnes in 2021.

Overall, the sector supports the livelihoods of 10-12 per cent of the world’s population.

The FAO “State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2012” report covers data for 2010 and estimates for 2011. It was released on Monday 9 July in Rome at the opening of the 30th meeting of the FAO Committee on Fisheries. The FAO report can be found at www.fao.org/fishery/en

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Spearfishing With Mark Roden

So Ya Wanna Go Spearfishing?

Short Angler Catches Nice Pannies

By Daryl Crimp

This brace of snapper look huge, but in reality – Sam Rose is only three-foot-tall! That said, he’s not short on ability, as a recent trip to d’Urville Island bore witness to.

Sam and his mates were targeting snapper using soft baits on light tackle – 6kg spin sets armed with 30lb braid – and the exercise proved a valuable learning curve. Sam said they drift-fished a favourite reach several times over two days and found the big snapper were coming on the bite around change of light in the evening; morning and day fishing produced little or no bites.

The choice of plastic also had a bearing on the outcome, with only one type of soft bait doing the damage. Sam said a dark grey 5” Jerk Shad fished with a lumo 2oz Cyclops head was the killer combo on this occasion.

Sam decided to keep his 22-pounder, his first over the magic twenty mark, but plans to release future big fish, as he considers them important breeding stock.

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I’ve had a few new guys contact me in the last month - well, ‘new’ is a relative term.

Most Kiwi kids have swum around with a mask and snorkel at some stage, so it’s great when we take new guys out and discover that they really don’t have any probs with the basics. It’s a big step up from a pool or a river swimming hole to the big ocean, so if we have new guys on a trip we stop at a calm, sheltered, shallow spot and assess their confidence and ability before we venture anywhere challenging. There is nothing worse than seeing someone lose their enthusiasm when they go on their first big sea dive and end up in a choppy sea with a current running and they can't even see any rocks or get any bearings; I don’t even like that myself so we try and avoid it.

We generally suggest new divers do a few pool swims before they venture out into the sea. A lot of guys have been turning up at the Aquatic Centre in Richmond on Wednesday evenings for a pool swim, which has worked real well for building confidence, networking and dive fitness. Anyone is welcome, just turn up; you’ll spot the crew with the big fins.

Once we’re out on a sea dive I will generally have a swim with new divers to see how they are going. If they are competent and keen to spear a fish I will take a spear gun, show them how to load it and try to find a few butterfish for them to have a go at. Once the basics have been mastered I find it works well for two divers at a similar level to buddy up and progress at their own pace, rather than have someone giving them helpful instructions the whole time.

New divers don’t even need to get a spear gun, I usually have at least three on board

and spearos aren’t too precious about loaning them out; it’s a great way to find out what gun suits you best too.

So if you’re keen to give it a go give me a call on 545 7222, or see the ad on this page for details on ‘Spearfishing Nelson’.

And you wanna make sure there are some fish?

I would urge spearos to check the ad in this month's Fishing Paper for a programme called ‘Future Search’ - this has the potential to be a real turning point for recreational fishers in New Zealand and it needs representation from our region. This is a national initiative and a steering committee of influential people from around the country has already been assembled. Crimpy is on the committee so if you have any questions contact him at The Fishing Paper.

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