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You need to know what you are looking at to understand and utilise what it is showing. This can generally be achieved with a reasonable standard transducer but the new cheaper CHIRP transducers makes it even easier.

Once you grasp this, progressing to a more powerful transducer has big benefits that you will now be able to discern and appreciate.

Don’t get me wrong, the more powerful transducers definitely give you what you pay for but you need to crawl before walk, and the serious fishos will absolutely testify to this. Alternatively, if you are targeting fish in 4-500m then a big transducer becomes more important than the screen size.

When buying new electronics where there are budget limitations, a choice has to be made.

My vote is to go for the biggest screen you can afford, with an inexpensive standard transducer, simply because the display is generally the most expensive part. If an upgrade is on the horizon in the future, you can lose so much more money trading up to a bigger display than it will cost to upgrade the transducer.

There are plenty of stories of people who have sacrificed the screen size for a bigger transducer and then realise they need to go bigger; great for sales but not so good for the customer’s back pocket.

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While it is ultimately the individual’s decision based on what suits their circumstances, I will outline some simple guidelines to assist, if that question affects you.

If you know your fishing spots like the back of your hand and perhaps a bit technology averse, then all you need is something that gives you depth. What the sounder picture can tell you is less relevant, so a transducer that can see the bottom at the depth you intend fishing is all that is required.

However, the majority of fishers are now more serious about electronics and what capabilities are available to make catching that elusive moocher easier, so let’s focus on some of those features.

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Well bugger

me Dave Phil Windle

‘That man deserves an amber!’

Tony Nicholls with the short straw.

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n early July five old seadogs embarked on an adventure: Dave Heraud, Brian Hawthorne, Gavin Miller, yours truly, and the plumber, Johnny Ritchie. I mention the plumber last because, unlike the rest of us, he’s not retired.

We are all in the prime of our lives catching fish and telling lies, but it makes sense to bring on a young fella to do the heavy lifting.

We loaded ourselves aboard Maggie Rose and headed out of Golden Bay, destined for an overnight excursion to the Kahurangi Shoals. Our capable ‘Captain Tony’ nosed the 50 odd footer into the sou’wester and we settled in for the four hour trip. We were well provisioned and eager to get amongst the fish. I have to go to the local liquor store once a month like clockwork, but I tell the missus that it’s only to pick up The Fishing Paper. All the boys look forward to reading it and I may have squirrelled away a bit of ‘the amber’, just to help the tales flow.

The first day was a bit disappointing, with bugger all fish caught. We did get some nice trevally before anchoring up at Big River for the night.

A wind change to the east the next day and we feared for the worst: ‘when the wind is from the east, the fishing is the least!’ However, there’s an exception to every rule and this was it. Capable Captain Tony had us on the cod straight away, and then we moved to another spot where big tarakihi and snapper around the five to eight pound kept us busy. It could have been the skill we had on board!

Steaming out deeper, we had a drop for groper. This is where things got really interesting because of the ‘sweep’.

Being a bunch who enjoy enjoying life, we all put ten bucks in a sweepstake to see who would catch the biggest fish. Being a retired cow cocky, I’m not too bad when it comes to pulling things and on this occasion I stunned everyone by pulling up a 30lb groper from 100m! I thought I had the sweep in the bag until old Dave stuffed up the

Phil with the consolation catch. rules of probability. I haven’t mentioned him much because he really doesn’t deserve it, but he snagged something he wouldn’t let us ignore. He had no idea what was on the end of his line but kept up a running commentary, nonethe-less. Dave’s 80 on a good day and not a lively fella to look at but he got quite animated when a bloody big 90lb groper broached beside the boat. He was so overcome with excitement he became quite faint and had to sit down, but was restored to remarkable health with a little infusion of ‘the amber’.

It cut my cockiness in half in a flash and I’m still struggling to forgive him. I thought he might have shared the prize money with me because, after all, he did use my electric reel to skull drag the fish from the depths, but I guess when you get to eighty you can be a bit forgetful!

Mind you, it wasn’t all bad: If heaven is as good as dining on fresh blue cod and crayfish cooked by our captain anchored off the Big River, I’m happy to be in the queue.

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Going tiny for BIGGER fish Daryl Crimp

There has been such a flurry of new techniques and fishing technology available to anglers over recent years, one could be confused for getting bamboozled by all the glitter. The old adage that most of the tackle is designed to catch the fisherman has an element of truth to it but, when used correctly, much of it is good stuff.

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While I don’t believe in ‘silver bullets’ in fishing or that any method should be used at the exclusion of another, being of the opinion that every technique has its place, it is always useful to have several options available to you - particularly when fishing is difficult. The micro jig technique fits in well with and as an extension to softbaiting and the use of slow jigs, and it is proving to be very effective.

To get your head around micro jigs just think small long jigs; essentially tiny hard-body metal jigs designed to be fished vertically through the water with an erratic motion. To this end, the same mechanical jigging action used for kingfish is replicated with micro jigs but generally with a slower less aggressive action.

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On the first drop I instantly hooked up on a large trevally, which put up an awesome scrap in the current and on light gear. Throughout the course of the session I varied techniques and found that it paid to mix things up. An aggressive mechanical jig action worked well on trevally and kahawai in the current, whereas a slower flick flick and and drop picked up school snapper and big tarakihi.

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ISSUE 120 - THE FISHING PAPER 5

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Giving the

king

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We’d been given the heads up that perfect weather was scheduled for d’Urville the following day so, after bouts of gnarly stuff and work overload, impulse dictated we make a run at the water.

I’d been haunted by stories in The Fishing Paper of others doing big battle with the scrappy kings in Stephens Passage, so figured my chance had to come sooner or later. Little did I know that the day was going to turn out perfect in more ways than one.

Pete Walters

When my jig was grabbed and the rod loaded dramatically, I instantly realised the attraction of these powerful fighting fish. Line peeled like melting butter and I was put through a punishing workout - no gym required! This one was certainly the king of anything I’d ever caught before, I’ll give you the nudge.

Once it was landed I was knackered but over the moon; my first kingfish, a top day on the water to boot, and feeling like a king for having sampled a sliver of paradise.

Alex Mortimer and I decided to undertake some ‘market research’ on behalf of the company, Marlborough Watercraft, because we were both seriously afflicted with fishing fever - Alex the teacher and me the pupil. I knew the boss wouldn’t mind because I was he, and the other boss was probably happy to have me away from around her feet. Eager for an early start on the water, we slept the night at French Pass, me in the truck and Alex in the boat - without sleeping bags… in the freezing cold. And I use the term ‘sleep’ very loosely. It’s amazing what the will to catch fish will make a person endure!

The predicted conditions were on the money; glass water and crystal skies so we headed straight out to Stephens Passage full of expectation. Lines down and it was all on.

After a few good sized kahawai, we drifted through and around the passage.

Thumbs up for Zack Granddad Jim McNabb

After some bouts of blustery winter weather followed by a huge dump of snow in early August, Zack Rowberry finally had his crack at some deepwater fishing. With d’Urville Island producing good catches of snapper, trevally and groper this season, it was an obvious choice of destination, so an early hour launch saw Zack on the water with his dad.

Being the generous lad he is, Zack let dad enjoy a bit of fun until he pulled up this whacking great big snapper. At 13lb, the snapper was the fish of the day, so it was thumbs up for Zack… and thumb in the mouth for dad!

Homing salmon for wheelchair anglers

Daryl Crimp

The new wheelchair fishing platform at McIntosh’s Hole on the Waimakiriri River near Christchurch received a bonus, courtesy of Fish & Game. Over 3,000 salmon fry were released in June to mark the opening of the platform, an event attended by 50 people. It is hoped that the salmon will return in three years to provide users of the platform plenty of action and excitement.

Pete with the kin that made him feel like a king.

Alex relieved to have won this battle.

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THE FISHING PAPER - SEPTEMBER 2015

From Sinker to Smoker

By Ron Prestage

Successful Surfcaster: Rod Littlefield Blenheim resident, Rod is a very successful fisher of the Marlborough area. Last month Rod told of his surfcasting cannon development. This month Rod tells of other aspects of his fishing.

The Fishing Paper: What is your first memory of fishing?

Rod: I grew up in beautiful Cornwall (UK), and from the age of eight onwards lived close to the sea so started out fishing off the local harbour wall with a handline and occasionally caught a flounder. I also remember trying to catch trout in the local stream with a worm under a float. The biggest ever was about 8” long!

TFP: What stages have you passed through on your fishing journey?

Rod: In my youth I loved fishing off the rocks in Cornwall for mackerel and bass. Coming to NZ aged 30; I discovered more exciting trout fishing on holidays at Tekapo, trolling in my boat and fishing the canals. They hadn’t been built long then and were stocked with browns and rainbows, which weren’t hard to catch. We used to ‘trot’ a worm along the bottom or spin fish, then I learnt to fly fish on the accommodating rainbows usually with a green beetle.

TFP: What has been your most successful day surfcasting?

Rod: Probably catching five moki in a morning in the last year at Grassmere. That is about as much excitement as I can handle.

TFP: What is your favoured rig for surfcasting?

Rod: Just a simple ledger rig, two hooks with a weight at the bottom.

TFP: What brand of rod and reel do you favour?

Rod: With such a huge choice of good gear available it’s hard to have favourites any more. I have a variety of rods but favour Abu Garcia overhead reels and Daiwa fixed spool reels.

TFP: What baits do you mainly use for surfcasting?

Rod: Any fresh bait available is first choice, usually kahawai or squid on one of the two hooks these days.

TFP: What is your top tip for surfcasting success?

Rod: Fish mid-tide, morning or evening. I prefer a morning incoming tide and keep your hooks sharp.

TFP: Do you have favourite surfcasting spots and how do you fish these places?

Rod: I’m happy to go out anywhere for a fish, but usually it’s between the Wairau Bar and Grassmere and we don’t turn our nose up at fresh red cod or kahawai but Grassmere with mussel bait targeting moki is number one!

Rod has Marlborough moki fishing well sussed!

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Marlborough Sounds scallops stressed

Tony Orman

The Marlborough Sounds scallop fishery is under severe stress due to overfishing by commercial fleets and failing management, say three Marlborough Sounds based organisations, Kenepuru and Central Sounds Residents’ Association Inc., Pelorus Boating Club Inc. and the Marlborough Recreational Fishers Association Inc. “We urgently need a new sustainable management system to replace the current unsustainable exploitive system [that], we believe, will see the end of a viable scallop resource in Marlborough, to the detriment of all,” said Andrew Caddie, vice-president Kenepuru and Central Sounds Residents Association.

TFP: How do you go about catching moki?

Rod: Go to the supermarket and buy 1½ dozen fresh mussels.

Secure to 5/0 octopus hook using bait elastic, I favour a twohook ledger rig, and let rip. Ensure your rod is secure, cause when they hit they go like express trains on that first run.

TFP: What other forms of fishing do you pursue?

Rod: I love kahawai fishing at the river mouth and trout fishing, either spinning or with fly rod depending on location.

Certainly the fly rod is always more exciting and that includes for kahawai. I also own a 5.2 m boat and enjoy snapper fishing. My neighbour and I sometimes target gurnard in deep water. We scored 20 one morning last year averaging 50cm.

They prefer fresh kahawai.

TFP: Besides fishing what else do you like to do in the outdoors?

Rod: I enjoy an evening rabbit hunting with my .22 rifle. The added bonus is that they taste so good!

TFP: What role do you have in the Marlborough Angling and Surfcasting Club?

Rod: I am the competition organiser, which means I record member’s catches that are allocated points in the yearly competition for which trophies are presented to the winners at the A.G.M. I have also taken over organising a monthly surfcasting outing for our surfcasters. Also I have instigated a mornings informal casting practice on grass in a local park where we can all learn from each other. Our best three casters can make 93 m but I am not one of them!

The latest survey showed the Marlborough Sounds scallop fishery’s biomass to be at an all-time low.

Data obtained under the Official Information Act revealed a drastic decline per meat weight in actual catches, from 101 tonnes in 2009-10 to 21 tonnes in 2014-15.

Despite the fishery struggling, the proposed commercial scallop 2015 harvest plan was for 34 tonnes - 13 tonnes above last season’s catch.

“The proposal has no scientific or sustainable basis. If anything like this quantity is approved by the Minister of Fisheries, then it is highly likely the scallop resource will not recover,” said Andrew Caddie.

A Ministry of Primary Industries draft report indicated scallops being in poor condition and health in a number of areas. NIWA confirmed the Marlborough scallop biomass was at an historic low and trending down, yet arrived at a recommended commercial harvest level of around 23 tonnes. The Scallop Enhancement Company ignored NIWA’s warning and proposed a harvest of 34 tonnes, which Andrew Caddie believes is reckless, arguing it should be no more than 15 tonnes.

Andrew Caddie is calling for an immediate closure of commercial dredging for at least this season and a review of all fishing practices, so as to maximise the chances of achieving a sustainable resource for the future.

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Coping With Winter

Frank Cartwright

During the chilly days and long nights of winter I carry out a leisurely overhaul of my fly fishing gear. I never hurry as it is a pleasant pastime. I scrutinise the contents of my fly boxes, eliminate flies the worse for wear and have a general sort out and tidy up.

I gain satisfaction reminiscing and reliving certain occasions, such as the brown stonefly nymph that nailed a superb nine pound brownie. Even though it has seen better days, I really haven’t the heart to dump it but after a day or two of dithering with the vexing question of retention or rejection, I turn my attention to fly lines and leaders, which are carefully checked for damage before being cleaned and stored away.

Reels, landing net, polaroids, mercator knife, boots and clothing, all come under careful scrutiny and are serviced where necessary. Then I might tie a few flies or review some of my favourite fly fishing books, gloat over successes recorded in my fishing diary or listen to a favourite CD and hopefully, generate some inspiration in the process.

Having dealt with seasonal maintenance and mothballed all my gear is not to say that I eschew winter fishing. It’s just it’s almost always too darned cold or the river too high or it’s too dirty or it’s blowing a gale or it’s pouring with rain. On rare occasions when the weather is favourable and I think of venturing out, fate will decree my gammy wrist, the arthritic one I cast with, will give me merry hell and strike out best intentions.

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Ian Hadland

A colleague once described my physique as being reminiscent of an inverted stick thermometer. Rude remarks aside, my lean physique means my body’s natural insulation is less than optimal when temperatures hover around zero. In a nutshell, being skinny means more often than not I chicken out of serious outdoor activity during winter. I routinely make the excuse it gives trout a sporting chance to get cracking with their procreation routines before they become objects of desire once again. Those macho men who fish right through winter regardless of weather conditions are a source of amazement though. One particular masochistic angler used to fish a high country lake in Central Canterbury in mid-winter and once moaned to me he had to repeatedly dip his rod in the lake to melt ice off the rod’s line guides. Tongue in cheek I replied only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid-day frost but my attempt at a witticism was lost on him. He hailed from the Netherlands.

During a spell of settled weather during July, I honestly did toy with the idea of going for a flick until I witnessed a mad moggie’s antics on the roof of a neighbour’s car. Time and again it slid down the windscreen on its backside before it dawned on me the windscreen was thickly coated with hoar frost.

“Hoar frost!” I yelped, “damned hoar frost! That does it - fishing’s off!”

As a feeble sun slowly hauled itself out of its night-time abode, I wandered back to my favourite armchair, grateful for home comforts, lengthening days, the countdown to spring and my inevitable return to favourite fishing haunts.

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The canals around Twizel had not treated us well during our late winter trip and after a final attempt, Zane Moss packed up his frozen hands, swore at no one in particular and headed for the truck. I said we should have listened to the locals but this didn’t help. I suggested a change of scene but this is where I made a fundamental mistake, I explained to Zane that I knew a spot where a few real fish hang out near the head of Lake Ruataniwha. Telling a friend is a proven way to at least halve your chances. That’s risky stuff for an unlucky angler like me.

Shortly after, we were leapfrogging our way along the lake edge when Zane hooked a lovely brown trout of around 4lb.

This being released, I made a quick check of his gear and returned grumbling to the lake edge. He was using the same Gulp smelt pattern as me but I hadn’t had a touch. A short time after Zane’s reel screamed again. I didn’t even stop fishing, just shook my head with the sort of disgust that comes

with watching your mate land all the fish at your favourite spot.

He yelled out, “Its quite a heavy one, can you grab the net out of the truck?” Knowing he had 125 yards of line on his reel and the truck being 130 yards away, I replied like a true mate “Nah, you’ll manage that on your own. I’m busy over here!”

With that, the trout leapt and landed broadside making a huge splash – the same kind of splash Zane’s German wirehair pointer made when he threw it into the pond to retrieve a duck one time. This was a good fish. I relented and returned with the net, puffing and mumbling stuff about jammy bastards and how I should choose my friends more carefully.

The landing net struggled with the 9lb trout, which was an awesome specimen, especially out of the lake. “Can you take my photo with it?” beamed Zane.

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Changes afoot will see new agencies, leading brands and a wider range of accessories introduced to the Blenheim area, and a greater choice for those in the wider area wanting to enjoy recreational waterborne activities. The Sounds and surrounding coastlines constitute a unique playground that can be experienced at many levels but Marlborough businessman and entrepreneur, Pete Walters, says things are about to explode.

Summer’s baptism of fire Pete and wife Ange bought Marlborough Marine on 1 December 2014, which just happened to coincide with Pete’s 50th birthday, and he described that summer as ‘a baptism of fire!’ While the tongue-in-cheek quip belies the depth of his business experience, the decision to enter the recreational boating industry was calculated and measured.

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business opportunities in Marlborough prior to settling on Marlborough Marine, coincidence delivered another opportunity he hadn’t seen coming when Powerboat Centre Marlborough decided to close down.

“We took over a rural delivery postal run in Marlborough and had a ball!”

“I immediately saw an obvious synergy to owning two complementary businesses, and I believed it was important Blenheim not lose a recreational marine outlet, so we took over the premises and have created a fresh new enterprise called Marlborough Watercraft.”

The couple’s focus, gregarious natures and love of ‘hard graft’ saw them operate one of the top ten Kiwi rural postal runs and, ironically, it was popping letters in slots out in the country that lead him to the ocean - via Marlborough Marine.

“I became well acquainted with Don and Jo, initially as customers but then as friends, and got a good inside as to how their business worked and liked it.”

Pete says he was ready to put his management skills back to work, rather than risk losing them, so approached Don and Jo with an offer that ultimately lead to his summer baptism.

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He believes focusing on leading brands also puts him in a strong position because he and the team gain in-depth product knowledge and gain credibility by backing a brand.

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Loyalty and flagship brands Pete’s loyalty to premier brands also reflects the loyalty he has towards his customers. “Leading brands become so for a reason, and because I intend building longterm relationships with our customers, they need to be confident I am genuine about what I sell.”

To back his words, Pete is proud that Yamaha is his flagship brand, along with Stabicraft in aluminium pontoon boats, Haines Hunter in fibreglass, and Surtees in alloy monohull.

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Captain’s Log: Beam me up spotty Open letter to anti-hunters who want to murder me

Dear angry ‘Keyboard Warrior’,

“Stop Cecil, I love you!”

In the old days, us hunters and fishers swapped photos you had no interest in and read magazines and books you never bought. You were happy and we were happy.

All that changed with Facebook. Now we snap, post, and share pictures of our hunts alongside your pictures of poodles in pink tutus, endless photos of lattes with swirly hearts, and videos of idiots hurting themselves. I ignore most of your poodle pictures because dogs in Barbie costumes don’t excite me.

Unfortunately our pictures upset you because some contain dead animals and apparently that offends your sensibilities. I respect that but I’m not sure why it outrages you so, because the animals we shoot are food - not poodles in Barbie costumes. The reality is that in order to eat, something has to die and hunting free range wild animals is far more appealing than pushing a bolt into a cow’s brain before it’s undressed to reveal neatly wrapped steaks, roasts, and stir fries. As an aside, do you realise that you are feeding your poodle, Trixie Smooch-kins, horse in a tin? Poor old Black Beauty, eh.

And that’s another thing; why do you give wild animals names - like calling a lion, Cecil? A good name for a lion is… well, lion. The reality is that lions are not cute, cuddly, and defenceless - except in cartoons and in movies like Lion King. In the wild they actually ‘pong’ and have bad breath, are irascible, and would happily eat you (and poodles), even if you shouted,

“Stop Cecil, I love you!” sounds the same to a lion as, “Come here and chew my head because it tastes like liquorice,” for the simple reason lions don’t understand English. Actually, they don’t talk at all. They growl - “raaaahhhhh!” ‘Cept it’s worse than that because they growl in lion and I don’t speak lion. I am not an animal, contrary to what you call me on Facebook.

It all sounds rather confusing and complicated but it’s really quite simple.

What I do is legal and what you do is legal, so instead of getting on your high horse (presumably before you shoot it to feed Trixie Smooch-kins) and trying to interfere with my life, just ignore the photos of dead animals and go and do something positive that makes you happy.

That’s what I do. I hunt animals.

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NEW CHALLENGES & THE IDIOMS OF FRESHWATER COARSE FISHING Part 4, Knowing your bottom

- Aaron Houghton

Discussing rods and you ask can I use my trout spin rod, my answer is simple. The maximum depth of water you fish will be decided by the length of your chosen rod. If you chose to fish with your 6ft spin rod, then you are limited to a maximum depth from float to hook of 6ft and this will be difficult at best to cast. Most coarse float rods are 10 -13ft rated 4-8lb, because it offers maximum coverage, depth range and allows you to comfortably fish up to 10ft of water.

Could I use a 9ft fly rod? Absolutely, this would be a good starting point providing it is 8 weight or better with a fighting butt that can apply some hurt to a good fish when needed.

A true purpose built float rod from England will knock the pocket a little, as the shipping costs on long items are not cheap. You can expect to pay around $200 or more for a reasonable rod shipped to New Zealand. Alternatively, Kiwi coarse tackle has good starting point rods available.

Plumbing the depth is perhaps one of the most important aspects you will need to understand.

A plummet is the correct tool and will cost you bugger all, but a 1oz sinker with a snap swivel at the top will do the job at a pinch.

To set your float depth correctly, the float should be adjusted up or down the rig until the float tip only protrudes. This is one key job the plummet has. Too short and the float goes under water, too long and the float sticks out the water a mile. You need to have the float adjusted correctly so just the brightly coloured tip is showing.

The plummet, while attached to the hook, is cast around the swim to figure out what depth the water is, where the high points are, where the holes are and where the drop off is, where snags are and whether the bottom is hard gravel or muddy clay.

Generally, you will find there will be a shelf in close, extending up to 6-10 metres out where it will drop away sharply into the lake. To be successful you should either fish on the shelf or the bottom of the drop off. If the shelf was say 4ft and the bottom of the drop off was 8ft, I would start at the bottom of the drop off and move on to the shelf as the day progressed.

Time spent plumbing your chosen swim, is time well spent. The more you can read what the bottom is, the better your chances will be.

So please stop threatening to murder me, because that’s just plain silly. Like dressing poodles in pink tutus and pretending no horses were harmed in the creation of gourmet meals for toy dogs with silly names.

Love from

P.S I did an interview with Mike Hoskings and even he got it. If you missed it, check out the following link:

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GOOD QUESTION! Dear Ed, Earlier this winter it was found that a stoat breached the predator proof fence at Orokanui, North of Dunedin.

All attempts to catch it have failed.

Perhaps, after all the failed attempts, it could be dealt to by the use of aerially distributed 1080 poison, which is claimed to kill stoats. This toxin is touted to be the best ‘tool in the toolbox’, is said to be quite harmless to birds, and is dyed green so birds won’t eat it.

This year, 1080 was distributed over hundreds of thousands of hectares of public land in the ‘Battle of the Birds’ campaign, to save them from rats and STOATS whose numbers had exploded due to a beech masting. The campaign has been reported to be a resounding success. It is the cheapest way of ridding the country of pests according to our experts so why not save the birds in the sanctuary and use 1080?

Lewis Hore Oamaru DOWN THE DUNNY Dear Ed, Okay fishermen and hunters, shake yourselves out of your apathy, get off your backsides and reflect on what’s happening in politics.

The first is the flag referendum... what a waste of time and money, a smokescreen and a wild $27 million idiotic chase

by Prime Minister Key to take attention away from the threat of corporatism, i.e.big multinational companies. Let’s have the flag referendum and let’s go for a black flag the colour signifying doom,with a white skull and two more crossed keys in recognition of our beloved Prime Minister. Get that trivia out of the way to satisfy the PM and have two more referendums much more important on the TPPA, which

involves letting corporates buy up more NZ land and then another on the land sales to foreigners issue.

I don’t know whether fishermen and hunters realise it but foreign corporates come from a culture of big private estates where fishermen and hunters are faced with locked gates and are only opened if you pay outrageous fees. Wake up you guys. You have Fish and Game elections coming up a couple of months. Practice getting politically active by standing for council yourself or nominate a worthwhile mate. Last Fish and Game elections there were not enough nominations to fill vacancies for a fully active council. A minority of licence holders voted and that is pathetic. If your hunting and fishing is flushed down the dunny, you’ve got only yourselves to blame.

Norrie Day Wairoa.

HANGOVERS UNNECESSARY Dear Ed, I enjoy reading The Fishing Paper and send a copy to my nephews. Your August article entitled ‘Far too many hangovers’ was fine in general content but why the unnecessary emphasis on the result of excessive drinking?

Obligatory hangovers?

A poor message to send to impressionable youngsters. A pity that people can’t enjoy themselves without the support and consequences of excessive alcohol consumption. To advertise the fact beggars belief.

Les Cook

- the story was very positive, fun, informative, and only made tongue in cheek reference to drinking - it was not the uncouth macho Kiwi beer swilling rubbish we see elsewhere - I have published almost every story submitted by readers because that’s what the paper is about and I appreciated the effort it takes for someone to put pen to paper. Therefore, I do my utmost to see them in print - out of the stories published over the past decade, I have never received one from the bogan binge drinking culture, which reflects the calibre and discerning nature of our readers, so I feel confident the article is not going to send a negative message per se.

I think the article has done more good in that it has prompted you to write and raise a very valid concern over an issue that I, and probably the majority of our readers, agree with.

CRIMPY VS CECIL! Dear Ed, Don’t be so sensitive!

I still say that people killing lions and elephants should have to stay there until they have eaten them right down to AND INCLUDING the toe nails.

Same goes for whoever it was that caught the bluefin tuna on the coast and dumped it on the side of the road when they realised that they couldn’t deal with it all.

Robert Leighs

WARNING - Unauthorised battery replacements on EPIRBs Periodic battery replacement is essential to maintaining the compliance of EPIRB and PLB beacons with applicable ANZ standards. These standards are produced in order to maximise the likelihood of the beacon functioning correctly in the adverse environments in which distress and emergencies generally arise.

Only the manufacturer or its authorised service centre has the necessary equipment, access to the factory approved parts and technical information to carry out battery replacement or repairs and then confirm that the beacon continues to meet the relevant standard.

Serious risks arise if batteries are replaced or repairs to beacons are undertaken by someone other than the manufacturer (or its authorised service centres).

In recent weeks it has come to our attention that a number of non-certified beacon service centres are offering a low cost EPIRB and PLB battery replacement service.

Whilst such offers and operations are not technically breaking the law in replacing beacon batteries, they are certainly exposing themselves for liability particularly if the beacon owner is unaware they are non-compliant and

Ed replies: Thanks for your comments Les. First off, I don’t see it’s my place to take the moral high ground but I would like to say this: - we do try to influence readers positively, but the paper is also a reflection of what ‘real’ people are doing and, like it or not, boys’ trips involve alcohol

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Furthermore, if a beacon is required to meet carriage requirements under CASA or Maritime regulations the standard requires the beacon must be compliant with AS/NZ 4280.1 for EPIRBs or 4280.2 for PLBs. Consequently if the beacon battery was replaced or serviced by a non-certified service centre then the beacon is non-compliant for mandatory carriage requirements in New Zealand.

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I no longer own a power boat worth tens of thousands of dollars. Instead, I do my fishing out of a dinghy powered by oars or 2hp outboard motor. This motor cost less than $1000 new and consumes about one litre of petrol per hour.

Fishing from my row boat is a peaceful occupation, but passing power boats are rowdy and their wake causes the boat to rock.

Snapper will not bite ‘till 20 minutes after they hear a motor.

I fish at anchor with a folding anchor attached to a length of chain. Anchor chain should be about twice the length of the boat, but I don’t anchor the boat in rough conditions, or leave it on anchor overnight or in storms, so don’t use the full length of chain.

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While fishing I relax and devise projects for my rowboat. A problem I have devised a solution to is tying off the anchor rope while fishing. I usually sit in the rear of the dinghy when using the motor and often have a passenger in the bow. Frequently this person hasn’t been to Boy Scouts and learnt proper knots to tie off the anchor rope for fishing, so I have devised a fairly foolproof scheme.

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If you get sick of eating pan-fried snapper, here’s a tasty barbecue treat that works particularly well with thick fillets. I actually pinched this recipe off Barry Ward.

Serves him right for inviting me to dinner. This is a rich dish, so is best served with a light, zingy salad like my baby spinach arrangement.

• 8 equal size portions of snapper • 16 strips of streaky bacon • 1 cup grated mild cheese • Cracked pepper Season each fillet with a little cracked pepper.

Lay bacon strips side by side in pairs.

Place a fillet across the end of each pair. Top each fillet with a thin layer of grated cheese. Place a second fillet on top of each fillet.

Carefully wrap each fillet stack with bacon. Fry on the grill or BBQ turning four times as each side turns crispy.

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Having read a heap of stuff about bow hunting, it sounded right up my alley, as I struggle to hit deer with a rifle at close range. Getting closer means the target is bigger and easier to hit, right?

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addy Long, the guru of New Zealand bow hunting, kitted me out and with a lesson under the belt, I was set. I had visions of running round the bush, leaping off high banks, and slaying mighty stags like Legolas, but the missus said I’d look a bit weird with the pointy rubber ears!

Billy pestered me for a hunt so we headed to the in-laws’ farm to see if I could knock over a deer with my new bow. I got suited up in flash new camo; I’m sure it had a button that bends light waves so as to render the wearer completely invisible. At this point the missus walked off muttering something about her choice of husband.

Billy and I headed into the hills and soon saw fresh tracks in the snow. We slowed down and scrutinised sunny spots under trees and soon spotted three fallow deer scratching about in the snow, looking for something to nibble on. In hushed tones, Billy and I hatched a plan to get close. We were currently 120 yards away. With wind direction sorted, my seven-year-old son and I started a slow crawl through the snow towards our quarry. Fifteen minutes later we were 30 yards from the unsuspecting deer, with only a solitary thin tree stump as cover.

Excitedly, I singled out a fine looking mature doe, came to full draw, went through my shot sequence, settled my 35 yard pin on target, slightly low, and punched the trigger on my release aid. My bow hand twitched a little causing my arrow to pass behind the doe and bed itself into the dirt beyond. So much for the Legolas’ theory. The doe jumped forward about five yards and looked around wondering what happened. I sat stone still, my eyes as wide as dinner plates as the doe looked at us for a few seconds then back towards the arrow, then back at us, before, unbelievably, resuming eating! Must have accidentally pushed that button on in the new camo!

She fed away and just out of my comfortable shooting range but her spiker was still close. I nocked another arrow and went through the shot sequence again but forced myself to calm down and concentrate on letting the back muscles make the shot.

The arrow flew, and it disappeared through the shoulder of the deer and into the bank behind. The buck rushed forward six or

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seven yards before crashing to the ground. Remarkably the other two deer just stood there watching the buck long enough for me to slowly nock another arrow. and line up on the doe, that had moved in a circle and was standing by the first arrow. I fired as she bent to sniff it, and she bolted. As she made cover, a dozen other deer joined her. Being so fixed on the first three deer, I hadn’t noticed the others further behind.

As we were heading over to the fallen deer, Billy piped up innocently, “How come you missed with the first shot, Dad?” I opened my mouth to give him a long-winded reason as to why I missed on purpose but thought better of it, and told him not to ask silly questions. To further punish him, I made him carry the deer - just in case the blood interfered with the button thingy on the flash new camo.

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Optically Speaking - with Ant Corke The hottest 21st century hunting technology

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From the tiny village of Åmotfor in Sweden comes one of the world’s largest ammunition brands, Norma Precision. Norma’s sales and marketing director, Jörgen Sandström, visited New Zealand last month, courtesy of NZ Ammo, to talk to retailers and gun writers about new developments. Daryl Crimp reports on…

Norma’s aim for the best Norma produces 35 million projectiles, 60 million cases, and 35 million cartridges in 160 calibre annually, from the .17 through to the .505 Gibbs. The company’s business ethos puts quality, precision, accuracy, and hunters requirements well above profit, as reflected in the corporate slogan, Excellence is found in a thousand details.

In previous articles I have extolled the virtues of thermal imaging for spotting and identifying game, as well as for navigating darkness. Now I would like to take this one step further by discussing thermal rifle sights.

A thermal rifle sight is a thermal imager that is designed to be mounted to a rifle. It has an integral crosshair that can be adjusted for windage and elevation, and can withstand recoil forces up to a specified cartridge type. These rifle sights have enormous distance detection capability, and are classified as dual-use items, meaning that they are suitable for both civilian and military use, and are therefore a controlled export.

When I handled our first batch of the excellent Pulsar Apex XD thermal rifle sight, I could not believe how compact and lightweight these sights were. The weight range of these scopes is 600 grams for the 38mm model through to 770 grams for the 75mm model. Add all the extra features, and it is not only compact, but pretty clever too.

So, why do people buy thermal rifle scopes?

Firstly, cost. Just a few years ago these sights

stage process: starting as a coin before being punched into a small cup, extruded into a tube, lead core bonded in, followed by shaping to form the bullet.

Seven highly flexible production lines, capable of quick changeover for calibres, produce cases to extremely tight tolerances, e.g. a maximum wall thickness tolerance of 0.05mm. Norma believe their brass sets the standard because of the multiple properties it contains in order to cope with the varied pressures and performance requirements: degrees of hardness, softness and flexibility in a single case.

wee either unavailable or cost upwards of $20,000. Yukon Advanced Optics have long been a major player in the consumer night vision market. Their Pulsar brand has continued this market positioning by designing and manufacturing a range of mass produced thermal hunting products using the latest European thermal sensors. By keeping prices modest, ensures that sales are good, which in turn keeps prices modest. The Pulsar range of thermal imagers is half of the cost of its nearest rival, which essentially uses the same technology.

Secondly, performance. The performance of these scopes is staggering. Ever seen a mouse hiding in a bush? These scopes can be used day and night, and work just as effectively if you were hunting down a mine shaft! Animals stand out like bright beacons, their shape can be easily determined, and the background checked for safety.

I’m due to go hunting pigs and deer over the next few months using a Pulsar Apex XD thermal rifle sight, so watch this space!

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Jorgen Sandstrom delivering a speech with classic Norma accuracy Norma produce three categories of hunting ammo: 1. Hunting series from .17 to .375, loaded with Norma, Nosler and Barnes projectiles.

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QUALITY AND DETAIL Norma uses the highest grade materials and components at every level. Projectiles, comprising 95% copper and 5% zinc, are formed over a several

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A special polymer tip was introduced to create a better ballistic coefficient, create delayed expansion to aid penetration, and produce greater shock upon mushrooming. Field tests have shown the new mechanical internal core locking device and slightly rounded base also give better weight retention, and overall the projectiles performed better than other quality brands.

NZ Ammo director, Paul Clark, said the new Tipstrike cartridges, initially in .30 calibre, should be available to Kiwi hunters later this year.

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There and back “FFfff.” Then twice more, further around and further down. “Fffff – fffff.”

Not the f-word but the audible exhalation of a harried hog as it hoofs away from my pig dogs.

The f-word comes later, when the harried hog and pursuing dogs are hundreds of metres further around and further down.

of A’nuss - where the underfoot conditions are horrendous, where bluffs and gorges hold hands and no sane hunter dares to venture.

Pearl at 2018m and Gin at

Stinking - eyebrows and armpits crusty with dried energy.

Stomping - I walk-jog as fast as I can. I plan to return along this road like Possum Bourne, to really

Having literally climbed, not walked but climbed, from way down there to way up here, just shy of the road that leads back to my truck, I’m not amused. Not amused, enthused or energetic.

Energy has seeped from my pores in the last hour or two, I can smell it on my skin and my enthusiasm pools in my boots when the dogs reach the bottom of ‘way down there,’ turn right, then go further and yet further.

Hundreds of metres become thousands of metres. I scale the last few rock outcrops, reach the forest road and glare at the dog-tracking device in my hand.

The dogs are two kilometres to my right and soon change tack, chucking in a zig and a zag for good measure. My truck is parked a kilometre to my left, it is not moving at all, I wish it would.

I am confident the fleeing pig will make a clean getaway.

We’re not far from the Pinnacle

2099m. They have straight-lined, zig-zagged and just now, done a U-turn. When I’m confident they have given up the chase and will eventually come limping back, I exit stage left. I’ve got to get my truck soon, the sooner the better.

Sulking - bottom lip dragging.

rally to a point above my mutts then whistle them back. Easy.

Sensible. Or so I tell my guiltridden self as the metres between us increase. I’m not so sure they’ve given up the chase at all.

I’m several corners from my truck when a distant dog snarls then barks. Pearl. Clear as a bell

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on the still evening air I hear her begin to bail. Wait for it - wait for it - yup, two minutes later Gin gets there. Two dog bail!

Dilemma? Oh hell yes. Do I run to my truck and grab my torch, adding an extra half kilometre to my upcoming trek. Or do I about-face right here, right now and make haste towards my girls.

I look at my watch. I have an hour and a half ‘till nightfall. I look at my dog-tracking device. The dogs are bailing 2.2kms away. Between them and I is ‘The Gorge.’ A monumental ravine choked with rock pools, huge boulders, and tangled scrub. Did I mention ice and snow? There’s ice, moss, mud, and snow between the rocks and huge boulders.

Good sense does not prevail.

Heart wins over head. I slide down the loose fill below the road then begin to boulder-hop down and around. Hundreds of metres become thousands of metres. Did I mention rock pools, ice, mud and tangled scrub?

It’s so horrendous down here in the vicinity of A’nuss the dogtracking device fails to register - I hear a snippet of echoed bail, see a dog paw print here and there.

Down and around, keep going, don’t stop.

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It is Willie’s back yard and he’s passionate about giving clients a great trip and a productive one.

“I’m flying there all the time, so I keep tabs on where the game is and have a good handle on seasonal movements,” Willie says. “Whether hunters are after a trophy stag or a meat for the freezer, we can come up with a good option at a good price.”

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COARSE FISHING

Hawks

By Andrew Grant

Dave Dixon

Fur and Feather

The Mangawara Stream was carrying plenty of water for the annual mid-winter Fur and Feather coarse fishing competition last month. Meaning a draw in one of the deeper areas of the river wasn’t so important, as the fish should be more evenly spread.

The strong flows also required the use of heavier floats and most anglers quickly abandoned the pole in favour of fishing the feeder. This seemed to be the correct choice as, once again, koi carp averaging 5lbs a piece made up most of the weights.

Fishing specifically for carp is a tough game and to be honest it does my head in!

I much prefer being busy catching anything swimming and I don’t mind if the fish are small. When it’s possible to sit on your hands and catch one fish an hour for 30lbs, there has to be a good volume of small fish present to overtake that and for the last couple of years in the Mangawara there hasn’t.

I couldn’t get the feeder to work for me on the first day and finished well down the section, with a small net of pole-caught rudd.

Things went better on the second day but with the competition out of reach, due to it being decided on total weight rather than section points, I decided to experiment with a few new techniques Fishing the ‘feeder’ is a highly effective technique and involves attaching a small parcel of bait or groundbait on the line close to the hook. Although there are many

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variations the feeder can be a small wire cage, think mini bird feeder, or plastic tube about the size of an old 35mm film canister drilled with holes. This is attached to the reel line via a swivel and stopped around 1-2 foot from the hook. The technique guarantees having something on the riverbed other than your hookbait to attract any passing fish and has also worked well for me when shore fishing in the sea. Bite detection is simply on the rod top and specialist rods are used with a fine tapered tip to show up indications.

Feeder fishing is acknowledged as a discipline in its own right and four years ago a World Feeder Fishing Championship was established. The England team has won this event for the last two years, albeit by the narrowest margin of half a point this year! In the two coarse fishing world championship events, ‘float’ and ‘feeder’ fishing, anglers are restricted to using just one method but in most other fishing matches we are free to use whichever we prefer, or what seems right on the day.

Different rods and poles can be set up ready for use during the match although only one, with one hook, is allowed to be used at any time. I like to have all these bases covered, which means carting a ridiculous amount of gear onto the river bank. Generally, I’m only limited by the Air New Zealand baggage allowance! Look for me at the airport. I’m the one with more luggage than all the other passengers put together!

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Hawks was first published in 1998 and reprinted the same year.

It is a gamble reprinting a bestseller after so many years but also a ‘litmus’ to see if the novel has stood the test of time, since so much has changed in the intervening 17 years.

The novel is set against the backdrop of New Zealand’s venison recovery industry of the seventies, an era that still fascinates today. While the author maintains it is purely a work of fiction and the characters a figment of his imagination, it is not difficult to make comparisons between the real and the imaginary. Certainly, Grant has drawn from real life and I’m sure some of the key characters are an amalgam of living identities. Whether or not the events described, from adulterous affairs, fisticuffs, drunk sorties, to ariel dogfights and murder, specifically occurred is a moot point, because they underscore what was essentially New Zealand’s cowboy era and give Grant a framework on which to build a good story.

It also gives substance to the book, because it provides a ‘fictional history’ that parallels documented and sanitised accounts but gives the author licence to ‘fill in the gaps’. When combined with Grant’s writing and story-telling skills, this ‘probably-could-have-wouldhave-did-happen’ theme brings the characters to life and makes them more believable. In fact, characterisation is one of the author’s talents, particularly when dealing with nuances and subtleties in the key characters’ personalities.

The central character of Gray is a wonderful mix of almost-too-good-to-be-true archetypal Kiwi hero and flawed individual with an endearing vulnerability. The one-punch, ‘never miss’ shooter is on the run from his past, battling demons and suppressing insecurities, while competing in a brutal industry that wears out machines as fast as it does a man’s psyche.

Hawks is also a love story and a tale of redemption, nicely crafted and with enough little twists to surprise and engage. Grant is an accomplished wordsmith and an insightful writer who has deftly managed to weave the subtleties of human frailty and emotion into a cracking good adventure yarn, and produced a read that will appeal to a broad demographic of reader, male and female alike. Hawk is not just a book for hunters, although the subject matter will prove irresistible to this group.

Highly recommended.

Hawks is also available as an eBook through Kobo and Halcyon websites.

MPI Media

Two Kaikoura set-net fishermen were fined In Blenheim District Court in August for breaching sustainability measures that ensure that fish stocks are used efficiently.

“The 24 hour limit is in place to prevent fish being spoiled by sea lice and predators, or decomposing from being left dead in the nets for a long time. It aims to ensure that all fish landed are in a good marketable condition to

Martin Richard Cleall, skipper of the Armacruzin, was convicted on two charges of leaving set nets in the water for more than 24 hours. He was fined $3,300 and ordered to pay court costs. Allan Walter Bolton, then skipper of the Poseidon, was also convicted on two similar charges and fined $2,640, plus court costs. The fishers had left nets in the water for periods of between 48 and 77 hours.

maximise the return to New Zealand from our fisheries.”

Ministry for Primary Industries District Compliance Manager Nelson/Marlborough, Ian Bright, said the 24 hour limit is to reduce waste and ensure fish stocks are used efficiently.

to educate and encourage the fishers, they had placed

Mr Bright says MPI had made the fishers aware of the regulations and staff had been working with them for some time to get them to comply.

“MPI takes no delight in prosecutions. This was a last resort to alter the fishing practices of those involved.”

Judge Garland said that despite the best efforts of MPI financial and commercial imperatives ahead of their legal responsibility to help ensure the sustainability of the

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fishery.

Judge Garland said that if leaving nets in the water for longer than 24 hours was to become a regular practice, it would most certainly impact on the sustainability of the fishery.

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Cast Back in Time The real McKenna’s Creek Ron Eddy

As it wends its way to the sea on the northern side of Westport, the Orowaiti River has the distinction of having a name change.

In the area of the Orowaiti’s top tide reach it becomes known as McKenna’s Creek. In the 50’s and early 60’s, we eight Eddy brothers had the good fortune to grow up on a Kew Rd dairy farm bordering McKenna’s Creek, which, along with the surrounding native bush, became our outdoor education centre. We built punga huts, trapped possums for their bounty, built corrugated iron canoes, caught eels, shot ducks over our pond, and just loved it when whitebait season came along.

We used scoop nets we made ourselves from materials we collected. Dad took us into the bush behind the farm, where we were shown how to select a young rimu for the main pole and two smaller, thinner kahikatea to make the frame for the net’s mouth.

We called these two pieces the bows.

The length of the rimu main pole was cut to suit the user and two opposite sides of the thicker end were shaved flat to fit the chocks on. A 30 centimetre piece of 4x2 timber was then cut diagonally to form the angled chocks, which could be cut longer or shorter to make the mouth narrower or wider. The bows were then shaved a little on one side of their thicker base to fit against the chocks and then nailed onto the chocks at the angle you wanted your net to be. The ends of the two bows were than slowly bent to fit around each other and securely tied in place. You always did this when the wood was green, as it usually bent without breaking if done properly. It was then time for Mum to drag out the sewing machine and make the bags for our nets from the bulk supply of whitebait netting you could buy.

My favourite time to fish was after school. In shorts and bare feet I would throw my net on my shoulder and walk along the creek, picking up shoals swimming upstream. If there was too much ‘bait for the family to handle, I was 12 when we finally got a refrigerator, a trip into town on the bike to Tony Marinovich’s Buller Cafe gave us pocket money.

I went back to McKenna’s Creek last year and was sorely disappointed. To see such a clean gravel-bottomed, vibrant and beautiful stream revert to the smelly, overgrown and ugly condition it is today makes one wonder just what ‘progress’ really means. Can’t we have ‘progress’ without the loss of our natural biodiversity? What’s happened to the grassy-banked whitebait breeding grounds once part of McKenna’s Creek? Are the once abundant trout still in McKenna’s Creek? What about the eels and huge numbers of elvers that once migrated the creek during the latter part of the whitebait season - does this still happen? I doubt it.

Fish need clean aerated water to survive. I will never go back - memories and old photos will forever keep the real McKenna’s Creek fresh in my mind.

Me in my usual shorts and bare feet using my brother’s aluminium net in his usual possie. As you can see it is only the net’s mouth frame that is aluminium, the handle is still wood.

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6:11 0:46 1:36 2:31 3:32 4:40 5:51 0:40 1:42 2:35 3:20 3:59 4:34 5:07 5:39 0:01 0:33 1:07 1:45 2:29 3:25 4:35 5:50 0:41 1:42 2:37 4:27 5:16 6:03 0:37

11:22 12:09 6:48 7:39 8:34 9:35 10:46 12:01 6:50 7:45 8:30 9:08 9:42 10:15 10:46 11:18 11:50 6:24 7:02 7:45 8:38 9:41 10:54 12:05 6:52 7:49 9:40 10:28 11:15 12:01

3.8 3.7 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.0 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.9 3.1 3.3 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.9

17:33 18:20 12:58 13:50 14:49 15:57 17:14 18:26 13:06 13:58 14:41 15:18 15:52 16:25 16:57 17:28 18:01 12:25 13:04 13:50 14:49 15:59 17:14 18:22 13:08 14:02 15:52 16:40 17:26 18:13

18:54 19:53 20:55 21:57 22:55 23:49

0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

19:08 19:49 20:26 21:02 21:37 22:14 22:52 23:33

2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1

19:01 19:57 20:58 22:00 23:00 23:58

0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.4

20:31 2.6 21:22 2.6 22:13 2.6

0.0 0.2 3.5 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.1 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0

12:26 7:00 7:50 8:45 9:45 10:53 12:03 6:59 8:01 8:52 9:35 10:12 10:45 11:16 11:47 6:11 6:45 7:20 7:58 8:43 9:39 10:49 12:03 6:59 7:59 8:53 10:43 11:31 12:18 6:51

Anita Bay H+0:26 L+0:27 Hokitika H+0:10 L+0:10 Whanganui Inlet H-1:05 L-1:05

3.5 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.9 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.5 -0.1

18:32 13:14 14:05 15:01 16:04 17:15 18:26 13:10 14:09 14:58 15:40 16:16 16:49 17:21 17:53 12:19 12:51 13:26 14:05 14:52 15:53 17:08 18:23 13:10 14:09 15:01 16:50 17:38 18:25 13:04

0.0 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.6 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.1 3.5

Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed

2:38 3:29 4:19 5:11 0:04 0:59 1:56 2:56 3:56 4:55 5:49 0:18 1:01 1:41 2:19 2:56 3:32 4:09 4:47 5:27 0:10 0:58 1:52 2:52 3:57 5:01 7:01 1:32 2:25 3:16

Auckland 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 3.4 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.2 0.3 0.2 0.1

9:01 9:52 10:43 11:35 6:03 6:59 7:58 9:00 10:02 11:00 11:51 6:39 7:24 8:05 8:43 9:20 9:56 10:32 11:11 11:53 6:12 7:02 8:01 9:05 10:09 11:09 13:05 7:57 8:50 9:41

Coromandel Harbour H-0:21 L-0:15 Mansion House Bay H-0:15 L-0:04

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

23:41 3.8 19:11 20:05 21:06 22:16 23:30

0.4 0.6 0.9 1.0 1.1

19:25 20:11 20:50 21:25 21:58 22:29 23:00 23:32

3.0 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.3

18:37 19:19 20:09 21:12 22:24 23:36

0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.0

19:20 20:12 22:00 22:47 23:33

3.3 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.9

Kawhia H+0:24 L+0:00 Opononi H+0:05 L+0:02 Patea H+0:34 L+1:00 Pouto Point H+0:41 L+0:36 Whanganui River Entrance H+0:19 L+0:28

Westport

-0.1 3.5 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.6 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.0 -0.1 3.6

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

21:35 2.7 22:26 2.6 23:17 2.5

Houhora Harbour Entrance H+0:39 L+0:28 Marsden Point H+0:00 L-0:04 Port Jackson H-0:37 L-0:36 Tutukaka Harbour H-0:15 L-0:14

Ahipara Bay H-0:15 L-0:15 Onehunga H+0:49 L+0:47 Otaki River Entrance H-0:20 L-0:20 Porirua (Mana Cruising Club) H+0:03 L-0:12 Raglan H+0:32 L+0:14

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.3 2.4 2.6 2.6

0.1 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.8

19:32 20:27 21:13 21:52 22:26 22:58 23:29

2.7 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1

18:25 18:58 19:34 20:16 21:08 22:14 23:31

0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.9

19:27 20:23 21:14 23:03 23:50

2.8 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.6

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

19:12 0.0

Greymouth H+0:00 L+0:00 Karamea H-0:35 L-0:35

14:59 15:50 16:41 17:36 12:29 13:27 14:28 15:30 16:30 17:24 18:13 12:36 13:17 13:56 14:32 15:09 15:46 16:25 17:07 17:52 12:41 13:35 14:35 15:38 16:38 17:35 19:30 13:58 14:49 15:39

Wellington

Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed

0:22 1:21 2:19 3:14 4:09 5:02 5:55 0:35 1:28 2:19 3:10 3:59 4:46 5:33 0:10 0:57 1:42 2:25 3:06 3:46 4:25 5:05 5:48 0:28 1:18 2:13 4:10 5:09 6:08 0:58

0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 0.5

Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed

6:01 0:44 1:39 2:36 3:33 4:31 5:29 0:16 1:12 2:04 2:53 3:38 4:21 5:03 5:45 0:14 0:54 1:36 2:18 3:03 3:50 4:38 5:28 0:10 1:03 1:57 3:52 4:47 5:43 0:27

6:28 7:25 8:21 9:17 10:14 11:10 12:05 6:47 7:38 8:28 9:17 10:05 10:53 11:41 6:18 7:03 7:46 8:29 9:11 9:53 10:35 11:19 12:05 6:34 7:24 8:18 10:17 11:18 12:21 7:06

1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 1.8

12:41 13:42 14:42 15:41 16:38 17:33 18:27 12:59 13:50 14:40 15:27 16:14 17:00 17:47 12:30 13:18 14:06 14:52 15:36 16:19 17:00 17:42 18:25 12:54 13:45 14:41 16:39 17:38 18:38 13:24

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

21:28 3.6 22:19 3.6 23:11 3.5 18:33 19:34 20:38 21:40 22:38 23:30

0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8

18:58 19:39 20:18 20:56 21:32 22:09 22:46 23:27

3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9

18:43 19:39 20:40 21:41 22:41 23:37

0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.5

20:23 3.5 21:15 3.6 22:06 3.6

0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 0.4

12:15 6:58 7:55 8:53 9:50 10:48 11:47 6:26 7:21 8:13 9:02 9:48 10:32 11:14 11:54 6:27 7:09 7:52 8:36 9:21 10:07 10:55 11:46 6:20 7:14 8:10 10:06 11:04 12:00 6:40

Akaroa H-0:43 L-0:44 Kaikoura H+0:17 L+0:16 Rakaia Mouth H-0:46 L-0:46 Timaru H-1:13 L-1:15 Waimakariri Mouth H+0:10 L+0:10

0.2 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 2.7

18:28 13:10 14:07 15:05 16:05 17:07 18:07 12:44 13:39 14:29 15:15 15:58 16:38 17:18 17:59 12:35 13:16 13:59 14:45 15:33 16:24 17:15 18:07 12:39 13:33 14:27 16:21 17:15 18:10 12:56

2.6 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 0.1

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2:31 3:23 4:14 5:05 5:58 0:46 1:43 2:41 3:40 4:37 5:31 0:08 0:54 1:36 2:15 2:53 3:30 4:08 4:46 5:26 6:10 0:45 1:38 2:36 3:39 4:42 6:42 1:22 2:16 3:09

Tauranga 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.8 0.1 0.0 0.0

8:48 9:41 10:33 11:27 12:22 6:52 7:49 8:47 9:46 10:43 11:35 6:21 7:06 7:49 8:29 9:08 9:46 10:24 11:04 11:46 12:32 6:58 7:52 8:50 9:51 10:51 12:50 7:40 8:35 9:28

East Cape H-0:45 L-0:41 Tairua H-0:03 L-0:03 Waipiro Bay H-0:52 L-0:58 Whakatane H-0:24 L-0:07

18:57 19:55 20:53 21:50 22:46 23:41

1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7

19:18 20:08 20:57 21:45 22:33 23:22

0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

18:33 19:20 20:06 20:50 21:33 22:15 22:58 23:42

1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6

19:11 20:01 20:56 22:55 23:57

0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

19:38 1.8

Cape Kidnappers H+0:18 L+0:17 Cape Turnagain H-0:11 L-0:12 Napier H+0:38 L+0:37 Portland Island H+0:23 L+0:22

Lyttelton

2.6 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.6 0.1

0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.4 0.3 0.2 0.1

Mahurangi Harbour H+0:02 L+0:12 Thames (Rocky Point) H-0:17 L-0:12

Bare Island (Motu 0 Kura) H+0:21 L+0:20 Cape Palliser H+0:10 L+0:10 Castlepoint H+0:20 L+0:18 Porangahau Riv.Entrance H+0:00 L-0:01

19:21 20:14 21:12 22:19 23:30

3.6 3.6 3.5 3.4 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.4 3.4 3.5 3.6

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4:58 5:43 0:26 1:13 2:04 3:01 4:05 5:16 0:30 1:25 2:10 2:49 3:25 3:58 4:30 5:03 5:35 0:11 0:46 1:25 2:13 3:13 4:24 5:40 0:32 1:29 3:19 4:06 4:52 5:38

2015

2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 1.9 2.0 2.0

14:52 15:44 16:37 17:31 18:26 13:20 14:19 15:18 16:15 17:09 17:58 12:24 13:08 13:49 14:28 15:07 15:45 16:24 17:06 17:50 18:38 13:23 14:19 15:19 16:19 17:17 19:13 13:45 14:39 15:32

0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.9 0.1 0.0 0.0

21:15 22:07 22:59 23:52

2.1 2.1 2.0 1.9

19:24 20:24 21:24 22:23 23:18

0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4

18:43 19:26 20:06 20:44 21:22 21:59 22:37 23:16 23:58

1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7

19:30 20:27 21:27 22:27 23:26

0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2

20:07 2.0 21:00 2.0 21:52 2.1

Gisborne H-1:19 L-1:12 Tolaga Bay (Cooks Cove) H-1:04 L-1:10 Wairoa River Mouth H-1:37 L-1:29 Whitianga H-0:05 L-0:10

Nelson

0.1 0.2 4.4 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.3 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.3 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1

11:27 12:11 6:29 7:16 8:07 9:06 10:17 11:39 6:28 7:30 8:22 9:05 9:43 10:18 10:52 11:25 11:57 6:10 6:47 7:28 8:17 9:17 10:33 11:54 6:51 7:53 9:46 10:35 11:21 12:06

Croisilles Harbour H-0:18 L-0:02 French Pass H-2:00 L-2:00 Picton H-0:47 L-1:22

4.5 4.4 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.4 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.0 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 3.5 3.8 4.1 4.4 4.5 4.6

17:25 18:08 12:56 13:42 14:34 15:35 16:52 18:18 12:52 13:50 14:35 15:12 15:45 16:15 16:44 17:13 17:44 12:31 13:06 13:45 14:34 15:39 17:01 18:21 13:03 14:01 15:51 16:37 17:21 18:04

0.1 0.3 4.2 4.0 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.3 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.5 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1

23:41 4.6 18:54 19:44 20:45 22:02 23:22

0.5 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.4

19:25 20:15 20:55 21:30 22:02 22:34 23:06 23:38

3.5 3.7 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0

18:17 18:55 19:40 20:40 21:59 23:24

0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.3

19:25 20:17 22:05 22:50 23:35

3.8 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.7

ElaineBay H-0:29 L-0:40 Havelock H-0:15 L-0:35 Stephens Island H-0:30 L-0:30

French Pass times are Nelson less 2 hours, and are known to be unreliable.

Boaties use them as a rule of thumb to determine the best times to navigate the pass.

19:25 20:23 21:21 22:20 23:18

2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.3

19:04 19:56 20:44 21:29 22:12 22:53 23:34

0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6

18:40 19:24 20:09 20:55 21:42 22:30 23:19

2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1

18:58 19:50 20:43 22:37 23:32

0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

19:07 2.6

Ashburton River Entrance H-0:42 L-0:44 Moeraki H-1:53 L-1:18 Rangitata River Entrance H-0:58 L-1:00 Oamaru H-0:52 L-0:54

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5:19 0:39 1:34 2:30 3:28 4:27 5:26 6:23 0:34 1:24 2:09 2:52 3:32 4:10 4:48 5:25 0:29 1:10 1:55 2:44 3:37 4:34 5:32 6:30 0:37 1:31 3:23 4:15 5:07 0:25

Dunedin

2.4 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.4 -0.1

12:13 6:13 7:10 8:08 9:09 10:11 11:11 12:08 7:16 8:05 8:51 9:34 10:15 10:54 11:33 12:11 6:04 6:46 7:31 8:21 9:16 10:14 11:13 12:10 7:26 8:21 10:15 11:08 12:00 6:00

Bluff H-2:03 L-2:37 Port Chalmers H-0:12 L-0:49

Not for navigational purposes.

All times corrected for Daylight Savings.

-0.1 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 2.4

17:47 13:07 14:02 15:00 15:59 17:00 17:59 18:55 13:01 13:49 14:33 15:14 15:53 16:30 17:06 17:43 12:51 13:34 14:20 15:12 16:09 17:09 18:08 19:05 13:06 13:59 15:51 16:43 17:34 12:53

Brighton H-0:25 St Clair H-0:52

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2.4 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 -0.1

18:40 19:36 20:36 21:38 22:40 23:40

2.3 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0

19:47 20:33 21:16 21:56 22:35 23:12 23:50

0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3

18:22 19:04 19:52 20:45 21:43 22:43 23:41

1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9

19:59 20:51 22:42 23:33

0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.1

18:26 2.4

L-0:58 L-1:03

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ISSUE 120 - THE FISHING PAPER 21

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Mondo Travel

TIDES OF CHANGE

Presents

By Poppa Mike

A BUMP BECOMES A BANG! When the 149ft passenger/cargo vessel SS Suva departed from Westport with 12 tons of coal at 9.00am in July 1888 nobody took much notice, as this was a busy port with vessels coming and going on a daily basis. However, on this occasion a series of unfortunate events occurred that really shook the town of Westport.

As SS Suva headed out the river mouth she bumped the bottom, causing her to lose steerage, swing side on to the strong current and then get hit by strong waves. As she drifted helplessly southward, the waves continued to pound her, washing away much of the upper decks. The crew and the two passengers took shelter in the saloon below decks and hoped for the best. Eventually, SS Suva washed up on Carters Beach and those on board were able to abandon her at low tide. The vessel was in such a battered state and unsalvageable her owners, the Union Steam Ship Company, put her up for sale just a few days later.

On New Year’s Eve, 1895, a large crowd gathered in the centre of town at midnight.

Word had got out, the Westport Naval Brigade, led by local school headmaster, Mr

Cosgrove, were going to fire the 4lb cannon, salvaged from SS Suva a few years earlier.

The cannon was placed in the middle of the school playing field and a large crowd gathered around the fence line to watch. The naval brigade volunteers busied themselves loading in the gunpowder and pointed the muzzle skyward. Shortly after midnight the fuse was ignited but the gun exploded, not skyward but in a 360 degree explosion, scattering metal fragments in all directions.

One piece struck 15-year-old Charles Green, who was killed instantly, while many others were injured. The worst being James Howard, who lost his right arm. Several shops and houses were damaged and a brick chimney at the school had a hole knocked right through it.

A subsequent inquiry of the incident and an inquest into the death came up with: “The jury recommend the authorities that no cannon be fired within the borough of Westport unless by experts, nor then until after obtaining special permission from the proper authority.”

Hot Tuna when he turned 19. Some put his uncanny success down to luck, while others believe Chinese spy Wicked Tuna is one of the satellites are feeding him most popular shows on information in return for television, globally, and premium fish, but TJ says certainly one of the most the answer lies in spiritual charismatic characters to powers. charm audiences is skipper “Our native Americans of the fleet’s largest vessel have totems that strongly Hot Tuna, Captain TJ Ott. influence their clans and TJ and his crew also rank at belief systems, and team the top of the leader board, Hot Tuna are no different.” consistently bringing home He says they have a secret big catches of the North talisman that brings them Atlantic’s blue fin tuna. good luck and until now it has remained a closely Under the tutelage of guarded secret. his father, Timothy J Ott sr, TJ caught his first blue “It’s The Fishing Paper,” fin at the age of 12 and reveals TJ, “and reading went onto become one it every month keeps our of the youngest skippers mojo strong.” in the fishery, taking over He first discovered the

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“I got invited backstage to meet the band and immediately struck a chord with the group’s drummer, Marty ‘Sticks’ Barlow,” said TJ. “Turn’s out he’s big on health food too and he had these herb cookies that were wrapped in The Fishing Paper.”

TJ was taken with the paper and believes it brings good karma.

“I get a copy couriered to us every month and, to coin a new superstition, have discovered it’s bad luck to go fishing without The Fishing Paper.”

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Girls just want to have fun Annette Bormolini A group of ten ladies from Nelson’s Dawnbreaker’s Fishing Club recently took a break from hubbies barking backing instructions, sulking about the size of their fish, and being grumpy because God’s a woman, and went fishing together.

The fishing was challenging and the weather gnarly but the girls were upbeat.

“We fished some tough shit,” said one, “and there was a lot of good-hearted banter, but you had to work at it.”

Under trying condition, the ladies caught cod, sea perch and snapper, before having a crack at mechanical jigging for kingfish. A few hard-case techniques surfaced amongst the novice fishers but everyone gave it a go. The fish weren’t playing ball but when the going got tough, those who stuck at it and persevered were rewarded with a cluster of runs in the end.

The fish turned on some scrappy action but were no match for the skills of these die-hard fishers.

The girls enjoyed the break from the menfolk and there was plenty more we could share, but some things that happen at sea, should stay at sea!

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