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We were planning to fish the Kenepuru Sound early in the morning but a last minute change of plan saw Ryan, James and I setting up on the bricks at 9.00pm the night before. The wind howled and screamed like a banshee in the dark, and the fishing was lacklustre. Apart from a few stingrays and the odd shark that busted off in the rocks, a handful of small kahawai was the only reward for preserving on the exposed peninsula. By 2.00am I’d had a gutsfull of the wind, so headed for the shelter of a shallow bay.

I amused myself luring garfish close to the beach by tossing in handfuls of berley. I’d turn off my headlamp, position the scoop net and then flick on the light. While they were momentarily stunned, I’d scoop up half a dozen and then repeat the process.

Little did I know that this quiet interlude and investment in securing fresh bait was about pay big dividends.

I cast the fourteen-foot surfcaster so the two-hook ledger rig landed about 40m from the shore; on each hook was snagged half a garfish, fat, fresh and gleaming. I was fishing light: 20lb braid main line and 4oz torpedo sinker. It was still a while till first light and

quiet, so I curled up and took a nap.

At half light I was awoken by one of my mates running into the bay yahooing that he’d caught two pannies in quick succession.

The wind had died and the sea had taken on the sheen of dead calm, so I climbed to my feet and went to check my bait. Just as I reached for the rod it doubled over and line began to slowly peel off the reel. Initially thinking it was another ray, I leaned into the strike and felt weight and the kick of power.

The runs were determined and strong, not unlike a big stinger, and it took a good five minutes to crank it in. Just as night fully yawned into dawn, I saw the flash of a big red tail and then the yahoos kicked in.

With the burst of energy adrenaline brings, I wrestled the fish the rest of the way in and was stoked with the 16.5lb battle-axe at my feet.

We went on to catch four more snapper, but as soon as the wind picked up again, the fishing went dead. As a footnote: we were using squid, jack mackerel, fresh kahawai and fresh garfish, and , apart from two little pannies taken with squid on flasher rigs, the only bait the snapper looked at that morning was garfish!

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Suck on this Aunty Andrea!

STORY

By Daryl Hall

Holly Hooked and Over the Rainbow

By Holly Rowe.

I’m 14-years-old and I love fishing.

One Saturday in November, I went to the Waimea River Park Youth Fishing Ponds just out of Richmond with my mum and grandmother. It was a damp overcast morning and I was wearing polarised glasses so that I could see into the water more clearly.

A friendly guide gave me some handy tips and a fly fishing rod to use for the day.

I used a black fly and caught three rainbow trout. I put two of them back but took the third (and best) one home for dinner. It weighed 800 grams and it tasted delicious. It was a very exciting day. I’m hooked!

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A nice November morning heralded calm waters and the promise of a kingfish or two. We had booked a six-hour charter out of Paihia, Bay of Islands, and started the day with a bait fish just after 6.00am. With a heap on board, we headed for the king spot, but it wasn’t a happening thing; no bites - no kings.

The skipper moved off and changed tactics for snapper. I was first cab off the rank - only fitting the groom scores first -

with a 12-14lb snapper; pretty stoked with that!

Fifteen minutes later, Milissa hooked up and her rod nearly bent in half, so I knew it was a good one. The fish took a small yellow Berkley Gulp! grub softbait and put up a huge fight, giving the bride a good work out. She was not only rapt to have scored a personal best on her honeymoon but loved bragging to everyone that she caught a bigger one than me!

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and a bright yellow tail as a good sized king went for my bait.

Next second my reel is screaming. I had my drag set reasonably light and after and I was sure he would have swallowed it, I pushed the lever forward, increasing the drag and setting the hook.

It’s hard not to get excited when playing a big fish, but it’s important to stay calm and not panic. I fought him for almost 10 minutes, knowing the more I tired him while he was out deeper and away from rocks, the better chance I’d have of landing him when there is a real danger of busting off.

It worked and by the time I got him in close he was tired and well-behaved, and I was able bring him up a gutter before a friendly passerby grabbed my gaff and brought him on to the rocks for me. It went just over 17kgs and the very next day I repeated the whole process and landed another one that went 15kgs.

All in all, it wasn’t a bad couple of days fishing - if there is such a thing!

By Mark Pandelidis

Before I bought my first boat three years ago, I spent almost all of my free time fishing from the shore in Wellington, and kingfish have always been my main target since catching my first one near Miramar Wharf as an 11-year-old with my dad.

Now 36, I have caught my fair share of kingfish, mainly jigging on my boat, but as far as I’m concerned nothing will ever be as exciting as standing on a rock, watching a big kingfish swim right past your feet and proceed to chase and swallow your live kahawai or mackerel right in front of you, before screaming off.

A good example of this happened three-years-ago. I had noticed birds working in close to Oriental Bay; a good sign kahawai were around. It was prior to Christmas and the water was warm, so there was a good chance kingfish were there as well.

I took my gear down to the point and set up. I use a 24kg mainline with at least a 100lb trace when fishing from the rocks,

as kingfish really do fight hard and dirty, so you want to give yourself the best chance of landing them.

I managed to spin up a kahawai and making sure not to bang it against the rocks, I proceeded to shoulder hook it, making sure the tip of the hook was clear of scales. I then sent it out under a balloon just past the weed line - about 10m. I often see people send their livebaits out further than they probably should, but as kingfish stay in close using the weed line as cover to hunt, you are better off keeping them in close.

Once I was happy with the positioning of the bait, I continued to spin looking to catch another kahawai to put in a rock pool as backup in case the first one died or was eaten by a barracouta. It really was my lucky day, as the next fish I caught on the spinner wasn’t a kahawai but a 2.5kg salmon, probably escaped from one of the farms down south.

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Matt Price about to release another victim of the ‘soft approach’.

By Richard Ford

Early October saw a brief respite in the wind, so I leapt at the chance for a family fish. With me on board our 8.5m KDEE as we steamed toward Stephen’s Island was my wife, Michelle, 14-yearold son, Duncan, and father, Bill.

Bill is the old master, having fished the area for years and knows all the good spots. We lined up the Razor Back and Stephen’s lighthouse with the Eiffel Tower and dropped into 130m of water. I was using 200lb trace made into a two-hook ledger rig and fishing with barracouta for bait.

Out of five drifts, we managed two good fish, with the biggest groper pictured. I know it was over forty pound because it bottomed-out the old set of scales that only went that high, and it was an effort to hold it up for the photo. It put up a good scrap too, fighting all the way until it embolized and floated.

When I got it to the surface it was caught on the top hook and the trace was broken below, so no bottom hook or sinker - maybe I lost one?

Small Boat Big Fish

By Matt Price

Richard struggles to lift the groper.

My mate, Mark, was up from Nelson prior to Christmas so I took him for a fish out of Bream Bay, Whangarei. It was as much a hunting exercise as it was fishing, because we had to stooge around in 13m of water looking for fish on the sounder. We basically operate a grid search until we find sign on the bottom and then mark the spot. Then it’s a matter of drifting back over the sign while we work the soft baits.

On this occasion I got nailed straight away; the Shimano Stradic 2500 was screaming and

on a light rod, the fish put up a thumping fight.

This one was released unharmed - good to see the big ones swim away.

I normally try to get out at least once a week and, with the soft bait, I like to use light tackle with small reels so I can feel everything that’s going on below the boat. If the fish are on the chew like they have been, they pretty much nail it on the way down. If it’s a bit slower, I find the more action you can get in the bait by using the action of the rod, the better. And cover as much ground as possible by drifting with a drogue.

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ELEVATE. Place a pillow (or similar) on your sofa arm and then rest your wrist / forearm on there. Do this once or twice a day. Elevating your wrist above heart level will assist in reducing swelling.

Following this will help speed up your recovery time. If using RICE treatment fixes the problem, take a look at your paddle technique and setup to see if you can prevent a recurrence. If RICE treatment does not reduce your pain, visit your local physiotherapist for treatment and preventative exercises.

Unfortunately, Crimpy and son were unable to join me on my last tench fishing trip to Christchurch so I turned my focus to the Saturday evening club match against the locals.

At the draw I was happy to pull out Peg 42, a noted swim but one I’d not fished before, so I’d have to work it out as I went. I set up my usual short pole gear to fish just 7m from the bank where the depth was 12 foot, a good starting point. With reasonably calm conditions it was easy to present my maggot hookbait delicately on the bottom and after introducing some groundbait I was soon into fish. My catch rate was ticking along steadily and I was trying

not to rush things, but as I drew a good fish towards the landing net the hook pulled catapulting my rig into a nearby tree! The spooked fish and resulting tangle saw me suffer a quiet 40 minutes but thankfully the fish returned and I was back in action.

Then, at exactly the halfway point in the match, the notorious Canterbury norwester suddenly blew in and all hell broke loose!

Waves built up on the lake and crashed into my bank, showering me with spray. It became impossible to swing my pole rig out so I had to hold the pole low and push it forwards into position, and, when I hooked a fish, the pole

buffeted around in the wind causing the fish to dart all around the swim, then lurch to the surface and literally surf towards me where I had to net it before it hit the bank under my feet! Extremely hard work but exciting stuff!

Despite the difficulties of presenting a bait and landing fish the wind had actually whipped the tench into a feeding frenzy and in the last hour I added 14 fish to my net. Averaging around 2lb, the tench aren’t monsters but they are plentiful and when they come regularly, a big weight can be built up in no time.

Being the end peg, I was last to weigh-in and I watched as the scalesman recorded an incredible series of weights.

Every angler had bettered 50lb and with 73lb to beat, I hauled in my keepnet. My three weighs totally up to 91lb and a new 5-hour match record for the lake. Great fishing!

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Captain’s Log: Beam me up spotty

Jacob in a very proud moment.

Making Time Fly for the Right Reasons

Happy New Year!

The most frequently heard comment in relation to the here and now is how quickly time goes by. It’s a cliche but time really does appear to be speeding up and the years passing quicker; soon the day after Boxing Day will be Christmas! But it need not be a negative thing.

We had an awesome year last year, with the highlight being our two-month family sojourn to Europe, the benefits of which are immeasurable. I was also fortunate to travel to Malaysia, and then back to Europe courtesy of NZ Ammo for an Austrian chamois hunt and a Swedish moose hunt - more of this you will read over coming months. Throw in a couple of trips to Australia and it had the effect of generating one of fastest passing years on record.

It also spawned the year of the fast dissipating bank account and a perceptive remark from Anna’s school mates: “Big house, a bach, three boats, landscaping and an overseas holiday yeah, rich kid!”

It is a very accurate observation because we

are rich - though not in the way the kids were thinking. We have bugger all money in the bank; instead, we are rich in experiences.

We work hard - including the kids who sell lemons and feijoas at the gate and do chores for pocket money - and we use the money to do stuff; money in the bank for the sake of it has never excited me. Meeting people, travelling to new places, experiencing different cultures and collecting experiences does excite me.

I took my 14-year-old daughter, Anna, to see The Rolling Stones concert recently and, according to the home accountant, it cost a fortune, but I’d spend it all again in a second.

To spend time with my daughter enjoying together the greatest band in the world is a moment in time that is priceless. So too is sitting on the boat with just me and 11-year-old Daniel, pulling in the set-line and chattering the world away.

The point is: just doing stuff, whether is costs a fortune or not, is what makes you rich. It also makes time fly.

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This day was actually not meant to be a fishing day, more just like a ‘day before tracking day’. We left Reefton and drove to a place where the the next day we were about to start our outdoor-living trip. On the way to the goal we stopped at a river for fishing because the drive wasn’t that long and it was still bright outside.

Markus and I made ourself ready and then we went down towards the water. Directly we saw some nice pools and glides. In the second we walked past, we spotted two fish. One of them was HUGE! Markus tested, but no luck.

Next pool as well. A fish took Markus fly - line broke!

We come to the third, where I sighted a nice trout. I made myself ready, threw out and the fish seemed to be spooked but I wasn’t entirely sure. It swam into a shadow edge where I could not see it anymore.

After a while, I saw two trout swimming upstream, just beside me; probably just 2-3metres away from where I stood. I began to cast against that swim farther away from me, to the left and the one I thought looked larger.

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I felt like it was huge. Like really huge! My first thought though was that it’s just a steady four-pound trout. I put a lot of pressure on it but remembered that I just had the 5x tippet.

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From Sinker to Smoker

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Successful Surfcaster: Mark Pandelidis

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Wellington resident, Mark is a Wellington Angling and Surfcasting Club member.

perseverance; the more hours you put into fishing, the more fish you will catch.

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

Mark: Fishing for yellow-eyed mullet with mum and dad down at the old Evans Bay Wharf in Wellington.

TFP: How did you go about catching the stunning elephant fish recently?

Mark: Nothing out of the ordinary, two-hook flasher rig with two mussel baits. It was a case of being in the right place at the right time.

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

Mark: Quite a few... I started off catching small fish with mum and dad down at the wharf as a kid, before moving on to kahawai. I caught my first kingfish at the age of 13 after two years of trying with Dad in Wellington Harbour. When I got my driver’s licence, I used to skip the first few classes of school to head down to Miramar Wharf and target searun brown trout and salmon. I then focused hard on kingfish at a place called Boom Rock. I’ve had a go at kayak fishing but now have my own boat, so if the weather lets me, I’ll be out on that jigging for kingfish. However, because more often than not it’s too windy for the boat, I have started fly fishing and more recently got back into surfcasting, and joined the Wellington Surfcasting and Angling club last year to get my fishing fix.

TFP: What has been your most successful day surfcasting?

Mark: Just the other day when I got that beautiful elephant fish and my personal best 15.5kg spotted smooth-hound shark.

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Arriving home from work, I quickly packed my rods and headed south with thoughts of big silver salmon on my mind. Crossing the bridge my heart sunk when I saw the overnight rain had dirtied the river. Dejected I turned around and headed home. Halfway back I thought, ‘Bugger this, I need to wet a line’, so I came up with a plan B and turned towards Lake Ellesmere.

Arriving at the small overgrown tributary, I attached a soft plastic to my little trout rod and flicked it into the dark water below the bridge. My pulse quickened as a trout lazily followed it back towards me, before sinking back into the depths. Several casts later I was hooked up and, after a spirited fight, the culprit came into view: a chunky red finned perch of about 1.5 pounds.

Knowing these fish are often found in schools, I quickly sent him on his way and cast in the same direction. Sure enough I was in again, although this one and the next managed to throw the hook before I landed another identical to the first. After that it went quiet so I headed upstream looking for more promising water.

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By Ron Prestage

Nelson’s Lindsay Stuart knows the value of quality protein in your diet from his days as a powerlifter and bodybuilder. Today Lindsay regularly works out with the weights and likes to include protein from the land and sea in his healthy lifestyle.

In November he was pleased to see a big rig on his Delaware Bay setline. In early December he shot a deer in the Upper Buller area and mid-December a Tasman Bay greyboy shark was a good by-catch on a snapper fishing expedition. All these quality protein fishes and animal were destined for the pot, with nothing wasted.

Edible sharks must be dealt with as soon as they are landed to avoid the ammonia taste, which sets in soon after death.

Sharks are easily processed by taking off the dorsal fins, cutting behind the head and running the blade topside of the gut cavity to the anal area.

Once on its back the trunked carcass is easily filleted by removing the cartilaginous backbone and slicing the meat off the skin. Because of the low oil content rig freezes well, as does the greyboy shark, which is similar in texture and taste.

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of structure: the edge of weed banks, overhanging trees or bridges are all favoured areas from which they can ambush their prey. I soon found what I was looking for, a solitary willow tree adjacent to deep water. After initially attracting attention but no strike from a trout, I soon had a thumping hit and line screaming from my reel.

After a couple more powerful runs, I eventually gained the upper hand and beached a solid perch of about 2.5 pound. The next one managed to make the safety of the willow tree before I landed another.

Perch are voracious feeders and will take almost any kind of lure or bait, and once a school is located you can usually catch quite a few, making them ideal for the kids to catch. They are classed as a sports fish, meaning a licence is needed to target them.

Although I’m yet to try them I’ve been told they make good eating. They are distributed throughout NZ with many populations close to our main centres.

A bit of online research will reveal more specific locations so get out there and have a go at catching these under rated fish. Tight lines.

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Without aspiration, the hunter reacts to the here and now and lives in the moment, but to place the reticle on an imaginary trophy in a distant realm that is dabbling with magic...

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fundamental of hunting is the ability to dream; for the hunter to yearn for what is beyond reach, for that which is greater than the ordinary, or simply to surpass what he or she has already accomplished. Without aspiration, the hunter reacts to the here and now and lives in the moment, but to place the reticle on an imaginary trophy in a distant realm - that is dabbling with magic. And sometimes, like a puff of smoke, dream becomes reality.

The euphoria of moment was more potent than the measure of the hunt. The sun was just washing the Tops with a golden hue and my Citizen wristwatch stated that it was only nine o’clock in the morning; I’d scarcely caught my second wind. ‘Citizen’. The irony hit me: after a lifetime of hunting at home, I was now about to step off the track in a foreign land and climb the last few metres to a grand old trophy that even had Gerhard beaming.

The invitation to hunt Austria came a year earlier from Paul and Jenny Clark, owners of New Zealand Ammunition Ltd, and agents of Swarovski Optik and Norma Ammunition. While the two-week trip to Europe was ostensibly work - I was there to write a feature on each company - it did come with some very generous perks, the highlights being two very different hunts.

Swarovski is a very respected name in Innsbruk, a beautiful city in the province of Tirol, not only because the town is home to the prestigious company that bears that monicker, but because descendants of the founder, Wilhelm Swarovski, still run the international company today.

Swarovski is still very much a family business, albeit a massive one.

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Only around one percent of Austrians hunt yet, paradoxically, it is a country steeped in hunting tradition, a heritage bestowed by old history.

New Zealand is a young country by comparison yet we have far more hunters per head of capita, and we hunt more often. Ironically, hunters from both cultures look upon each other with a degree of envy: we admire the richness of the European hunting heritage with its charming traditions, costumes and rituals, while they are in disbelief of our freedom to hunt. To hunt Austria requires membership to a hunting club or syndicate of hunters who can afford to lease or own a hunting estate. It is expensive and hunters are also limited by quota and seasons; there is no unlimited free range hunting on public land such as the like we take for granted here.

With those thoughts shadowing me as I settled into a comfortable stride behind my guide, Gerhard Maurer, I genuinely felt humbled and privileged to be there. Swarovski manage the largest hunting estate in Austria and to be a guest, hunting in the home of one of my favourite game species, the nimble mountain antelope, was a surreal honour. The Austrian Alps around Hinterautal rose in a sea of ranges, white-capped by the first sunlight, whereas the track ahead dipped and curved into a shadowy gut system that crawled up into the pinched corner of an impressive network of bluffs. Higher still, austere peaks gave me the cold-shoulder as if I was an interloper in their domain: I was.

“Thswert!” I tucked my tongue against the roof of my mouth and shot a quick whistle at the back of Gerhard’s head; both he and his beautiful dog, a Hanoverian Scenthound, stopped dead in their tracks.

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With an almost imperceptible nod I indicated chamois ahead, spread out across the rock and scree fan and tucked up on ledges in the bluffs. He seemed unconcerned and not the least surprised as he raised his Swarovski 10x42 Rangefinder binoculars to bridge his aquiline nose. A thick black beard nested below so I struggled to read his face as he perused the mob.

“Nannies and kids,” he dismissed them but turned and indicated below me.

Far out at the top of a scrubby fan stood the bulk of a solitary buck chamois, almost indiscernible at the foot of a 150m bluff. (Note to self - don’t show off to guide that you can see chamois that he can’t - he’ll make a dick of you at some point!) It was nibbling away at some herbs and immediately my

pulse raced.

“It’s only a five-year-old,” he shrugged and trudged on and upwards. The chamois climbed ahead of us but without alarm. I heard one halfhearted whistle from a nanny, but they were definitely not as flighty as their Kiwi counterparts.

Gerhard explained that because trampers are an integral part of the Austrian Alps, animals are alert to humans but only move a modest distance before resuming business as usual. Obviously, if hunting pressure mounts they become more cagey, but not today.

As we ‘stwalked’ - kind of stalking but mainly walking - toward the main basin, we saw chamois at most points of the compass, so stopped frequently to glass them with our Swarovskis.

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It was during these interludes that I learned much of Gerhard’s history and love of hunting.

While he’d only worked for Swarovski for the past four years, he had been a PH for 25 years before that; in fact, that’s all he’d ever wanted to do. It is not a profession taught in the field through accumulated experience as it is here, but in a formal training institute from which Gerhard graduated as a Professional Hunter.

He was a delight to hunt with - very calm and assured - and possessed a comprehensive knowledge of game and its habitat. I was amazed at his ability to assess an animal in, seemingly, the blink of an eye. We’d just crested a small rise on the shoulder of the pass when he stopped abruptly, swung the ‘binos’ up, stared for a moment and then turned to tell me it was a six-year-old buck.

I was still struggling to find it when it suddenly morphed from a herb bush to a resting chamois buck less than a hundred metres away. At that distance it really was a sitting buck.

“It’s quite takable,” Gerhard said, “but Swarovski give you a ‘Class 1’ trophy so I please to try harder for you.”

“Absolutely, we’ve only just started a two-day hunt, so lead on McDuff!” I commanded.

“The dog is Anja, not McDuff.” he quipped wryly over his shoulder, “And besides, you are time wasting issuing instructions because she doesn’t listen English!”

The man had a sense of humour and despite his broken English, we communicated fine.

I discovered Gerhard was about to turn 50, which was common ground because I was three days away from celebrating 56 years of almost continuous breathing.

“Ah, so... it is now that I work hard to get

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A magnificent Austrian Class 1 trophy.

you a special birthday present,” he beamed determinedly.

Being a writer, time is often measured in the way I construct a paragraph and distance is the number of words between a capital letter and the full stop.

Memory also has a way of distorting proportion, but I swear we’d only walked a couple of short phrases when my guide slung down his pack and made ready a bed over a rock to one side of the track. I’d already spotted the scattering of animals up ahead and had even miscalled one as a buck.

“Nanny!” Gerhard spat as if someone had slipped him a vodka instead of schnapps. I quickly learned to look for a pizzle before opening my mouth.

European trophy hunters aren’t moved at all by size, symmetry and mass of horns or antler like many western hunters, so a tape measure never enters the equation. I like that because it shows a healthy respect for the animal and places great value in the quality of the hunt rather than just numbers. A Class 1 chamois is one over the age of eight and Gerhard was able to assess the buck up ahead after only a few moments looking through the Swarovski spotting scope; he looked at body mass, structure, pelage, and facial colouration and markings.

“It is yours,” my guide whispered, his tone now serious, “take him!”

The chamois was broadside on and looking back at us from a distance of 200m, but was almost obscured by low alpine trees to the left. Undulating broken ground rose toward it but, even in the prone position, that didn’t present a problem.

I settled myself in, making sure my elbows had firm purchase, the rifle stock was snug against cheek and my legs formed a shooter’s triangle.

The sight picture was rock solid. I am not one to deliberate over a shot once the ducks are in a row so, with the crosshairs centred on the shoulder, I squeezed the set trigger at the bottom of my breath. The Tikka 300 WSM had the final say and the buck pirouetted once before stumbling from sight into a depression. Other chamois, at most points of the compass, ran a little and stopped.

I rose, made the rifle safe and shook Gerhard’s hand. He was grinning and I suppose I was too.

No words were spoken until we finally crested the high ground that hid my buck.

“Happy birthday,” Gerhard warmly embraced me in a bearhug.

“Thank you Gerhard - it is indeed a very special birthday present,” I replied sincerely.

“Yes, it is ten-years-old... a fine animal,” he said, placing a sprig of vegetation in the buck’s mouth.

The Last Bite or Letzebissen is an age old tradition that is practised to honour and show respect for the animal. A similar sprig is placed in the hunter’s hat band to let others know of his or her good fortune. I also dabbed a little of the buck’s blood to my cheek - my own ritual.

“Weidmannsheil congratulated me.

Crimpy,”

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It was a powerful moment: surreal almost.

I looked up at the many chamois feeding nonchalantly above. Higher still, the full flood of daylight suddenly softened the mighty peaks so that they now looked down on me warmly. How timely; I felt like a citizen of a foreign land. And what an honour it was.

The buck stood broadside at 200m.

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I don’t do much pig hunting in the summer - blowflies ruin meat and high temperatures ruin meat and dogs.

Heat exhaustion can kill a hard-working pig dog, and its been known to wreck the person who owns them too!

This week I’ve been working in our own little pine forest. I take the dogs and give them a run, an exercise run, to keep them semi-fit. The daily ritual is to trot them through the farm then up the hill through the trees. Up top they go into the dog box while I drag a ladder and a set of pruners around in the gorse, bracken and bush lawyer. When I’m done pruning I run them back.

This morning, just before the parking possie, the dogs picked up pace. When Gin picks up pace going uphill it can only mean pig-action because pace is not one of Gin’s finest assets.

An alert Mr Piggy had heard the approach of my truck as it rattled up the rough track and he pricked his ears in our direction. He was doing up the laces of his fastest running shoes when he smelt a dog’s breath on the southerly breeze. When that same dog hurtled down his pig tunnel he was already boosting in the opposite direction.

Pearl had pace aplenty, uphill and down. Unlike Gin, Pearl is aerodynamic, a sleek and leggy missile. But Mr Piggy had a fifty metre lead on her, and, in the tight confines of his maze of tunnels, he ensured it was a lead well maintained.

Sir Robert Baden-Powell would have been disappointed in me, ‘Be Prepared’ was his motto or so I was told when I was a young Girl Guide. But, here I was, prepared as pine-tree pruner, not a pig hunter. I had two pig dogs in pursuit of a boar in beastie-bush and I could do very little to support them. Until Gin started trail-barking I didn’t even know where they were!

Some people ‘re-home’ trailbarking pig dogs; they hate them with a passion. Trailbarking is a sin I forgive, especially today.

Up on the face Gin burst forth with a round of barking.

Now chasing sou’east, then chasing nor’west. Back, forward, zig, zag. Higher and higher till I was left standing in the forest alone. Alone and unarmed.

The best I could do by way of arming myself was choosing between a pocket knife-cum-hoof pick or a set

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of pruning loppers. The knife fitted in my pocket better than the loppers, which were half a metre long. I snugged that puny horsey gadget well down in my trousers and set off for the ridge above.

Out of the beastie-bush, that confounded tangle of prickly scrub and fern, Pearl had gained on Mr Piggy.

From far behind Gin had cheered her on in dog-speak, “Go Girl”. In the native bush Piggy’s fifty metre lead had dwindled ... twenty metres, then ten.

Two metres.One metre. A final lunge. Fang on testicle - “Go Girl”.

When Pearl tugged the strings on Mr Piggy’s marble bag he was most indignant. They were just having a setto when I crested the ridge. Then Gin arrived at the scene and changed from trail bark to bail bark.

Damn, they’d caught him. Damn, now they’d ignore my shrill come-back whistle. Yeah right, damn be damned!

From deep down in my pig hunter’s well of positivity hope gushed to the surface. If I could just get there. If I could just this, if I could just that. Perhaps, maybe. I can, I will!

I did get there, eventually, to find a very fit and cocky black boar confronting my dogs. Mr Piggy held court in the centre of an open space. Pearl and Gin shouted abuse, calling him a cheeky darky. Unimpressed, he gave them the finger.

Had the cover been tight I may have snuck close and managed a grab. Had he been the slightest bit vulnerable or lacking self confidence I may have asked the dogs to tackle Piggy and hold him firm. It was obvious they had already tried and he had dominated them with his jutting tusks.

The dogs, experienced bailers, expected me to shoot their catch. I couldn’t. I did not even withdraw the horsey pocket knife from its place, warm against my groin. I’d have as much joy with the hoof pick as the blade. I know whose weapons would draw first blood, not mine!

I sensed my dogs were saying uncomplimentary things behind me as we all trudged back to the truck emptyhanded. I think they may have been saying I should never have earned my Girl Guide badges and the Guide Leaders had failed in my case. I had forgotten the basics Be Prepared - have dogs, have gun!

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Consider This Before You ‘Shoot The Gap’ This Summer

By Mike Pyatt

Summer is here and all the best that it may bring to you and yours.

Many of you will be intending to go out and about in the back country, so here are a few thoughts to consider before you ‘shoot the gap’: If you are going into a new area, think about the need to carry a bit of extra gear in your kit, such as more water or cold weather gear. Our fair land is one of extremes, with the weather doing exactly what it wants. Summer in my patch in the east of the North Island has a temperature range from about 8˚ to 30˚ on a good day. But go to the alpine south and it can start sub-zero and still hit over 30˚ on a regular basis. Watch the weather forecasts and patterns well before you go and keep an eye on how they behave in your chosen area.

Keep an eye on your travel times in the field. It is tempting to take a look over the next ridge, and the next, and the one after

that, but keep in mind your location and plan. New ground in the dark can get quite surprising very rapidly.

There will be more folk out in the ngahere, who will be enjoying it as much as you, so have consideration and take special care around huts, camps and tracks.

There have been changes to land access in some areas. Check out access points before you get there to save time, disappointment and trouble. The online Walking Access Mapping System (www.wams.org.nz), local Department of Conservation offices and information centres are good sources of information about access opportunities.

Be aware of fires; light up only if you need to and make sure you put it out properly before you leave.

If you get all this right, my last point should come naturally. Make sure you and yours enjoy your time in the scrub, not only this year but for many years to come.

Take care out there.

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The Fairmead Hunting Experience

By Anthony Eden aged 8, Auckland

My Dad, Uncle Phil and I stayed at the Totara Hut for our second time in February, and we stayed for three nights.

Over the Friday and Saturday, between the three of us, we shot one management fallow buck, three spikers, an Arapawa ram, three rabbits and a turkey (a mercy kill).

I shot my first deer, a fallow spiker, with my dad’s 7mm o8. We had the wind in our favour as we spotted the spiker sitting in some long grass with a couple of hinds. We crept up on our hands and knees to where I could get a good view. Dad set the tripod up on the 7mm 08 and chambered a round with the safety still on.

I was pretty nervous but I took my time, was happy with the sight, slipped the safety off and squeezed the trigger gently. I hit it with a clean shot right in the chest and the spiker didn’t know what hit it!

We field dressed the deer and put it on the quad bike to take back and hang in the meat house.

I like staying in the hut; it has no power, a big open fireplace and a longdrop toilet, which is pretty cool. Richard’s a good cook and we had my favourite, venison stew, for dinner on the Friday night, which he cooked over the fire. Barbara’s a good cook too; she made us a yummy corned silverside and a pavlova with ice-cream for dessert on Sat night.

Sunday morning we helped Richard break down the deer we shot and came home with two big chilly bins full of venison, which made my mum very happy.

My dad and I did the head as a European mount and tanned the skin so I can put it on the wall in my bedroom.

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The Beginnings of a Hunt (A RidgeAir story)

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“Tom, do you copy?”

“Yeah gotcha!”

We’d scarcely separated after pitching the tent and relaxing into a brew before heading out for an evening hunt, and already we had radio chatter.

“Just spotted a deer crossing the scree above me - going up to check it out.”

Tom continued up a ridge adjacent to the face I was now hungrily climbing. The wind was dodgy, blowing up our arses, so, in such circumstances, altitude is an advantage. Sweat dripped off my forehead and trickled down my neck. I zigzagged up the hill, periodically poking my head over the spur to see if I could spot the animal, then retreating to stay out of sight and keep my scent from funnelling up to where I thought the deer might be; it wasn’t feeding but tracking, so I wasn’t mucking about.

While we were heading into summer, it was still spring in the High Country and it was for this reason that I’d contacted Aron O’Donnell from Ridge Air in Marlborough. The later growth in the back country provides excellent meat hunting opportunities that are often overlooked by hunters. We discussed some options and then he put me onto pilot, Willy Sage. He’s an experienced hunter and, because he’s flying his patch regularly, knows where the deer are.

“Find the green grass, Crimpy, and you’ll find the deer!” his voice crackled over the headset.

“You should do all right here,”

he chipped as he flared the R44 in preparation for landing, “providing you are a half decent hunter!”

Once off-loaded, we hunkered in the rotor wash as Willy left us and the Waitellu valley behind.

Now it was seven in the evening and I was halfway up a gnarly knob when I looked up to see the stag 200m away on spur above a cliff. My shooting position was poor and that first shot wasted, so I scrambled up the ridge to a better position. Even then, my next shot went low and the Norma ballistic tip blew up dust behind the deer; the shot low under the ribcage. Fortunately, I was using a Gunworks suppressor, so the stag wasn’t too alarmed. I cranked the Swarovski Z6 up a power or two and settled the crosshairs behind the front elbow joint. This time the deer staggered, tottered and tipped up in a cloud of dust. I saw legs flailing, then the deer cannoned over the brow of the cliff and barrelled down a chute above, stopping eventually on the lip of a drop.

It was a precarious situation from which to retrieve the meat, but I accomplished it by hanging on with my teeth and sweating a lot.

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“Yeah gotcha!”

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13 & 14 Fifeshire Rock Channels Cruising kingfish are known to frequent these channels on the incoming and outgoing tide.

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15 Bolton Hole A very popular spot from early spring to late autumn for snapper and kahawai. Flasher rigs and strayline: use a variety of baits.

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17 The G Spot This is where the Port Nelson’s dredge dumps its tailings. A good spot for snapper and kahawai. Run setline through it also.

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18 Seaward Boulder Bank From late spring this is a good night fishing spot for snapper.

Best fished between 11.00pm and 2.00am on a half tide, use a variety of baits.

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1 & 2 Akersten Street Snapper, trevally, kahawai and yellow-eyed mullet in spring and summer.

3 Wharf – Tee Jetty An easily accessible family fishing spot all year round, with good results in summer.

Kahawai, yellow-eyed mullet, mackerel, school snapper.

Cast a lure and try your luck for a kingfish that like to hang around the wharf structures.

4 Haven Channels Fish the incoming and outgoing tides for kahawai, snapper, yellow-eyed mullet. A good set net spot for flounder.

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through to late autumn.

Incoming tide tends to bring snapper, trevally, kahawai and kingfish.

Good sized snapper have been landed here along with the usual suspects of yelloweyed mullet, mackerel and trevally.

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Kingfish lurk in here on the turning tide. Cast poppers, stick baits or livebaits under balloon.

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7 & 9 Northern and Southern Cut

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From late spring for trevally, snapper with kingfish making an appearance in summer

Cast toward hole which lies about 50 metres from shore to target snapper, yellow-eyed

From half way either side of high tide fish the change of light for snapper, trevally, kahawai, yellow-eyed mullet, mackerel and cruising kingfish.

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1 Fisherman Island Off the green navigation symbol to the south east of the island there is excellent snapper fishing during summer.

Snorkelling around the rocks is very scenic. This area offers good spear fishing opportunities with the occasional crayfish.

2 Adele Island A good free diving spot for crayfish all round the coastline and reefs offshore.

It’s worth targeting tarakihi off the north of the island where snapper are also found in summer.

3 Six Foot Rock This rock just north of Adele Island, fishes well year round for tarakihi and the occasional blue cod. Fish late summer for snapper and good results for gurnard have been had further out from the rock over the sand from February onwards.

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Situated at the start of what the locals call the Mad Mile, and for very good reason. The currents through here can be quite strong and when the nor’wester comes in it cuts up.

The reef drops quickly onto a muddy bottom and fishing close in will produce snapper and a variety of other species.

Access for land based again via the coastal track. Limited rock fishing, so mainly suited to boat access. Borders the marine reserve and produces snapper, kahawai, tarakihi and a few blue moki. Kingfish patrol these waters from mid-summer and are best taken on heavy tackle with medium to large live baits or troliing lures.

Paddle crabs are plentiful at low tide.

5 Pitt Head Moderate fishing from the beach late in the evening, but good light tackle fishing from around the rocks. On the main coastline, small blue cod are occasionally caught.

Late summer target cruising kingfish. Free diving for crayfish around coastal margin.

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This stretch of coast is good for kahawai in late summer and early autumn. It’s also proven setline territory for snapper.

This area is also well worth checking out for free diving for crayfish and moki. Any of the headlands or drop-offs with currents are known to hold populations of cruising kingfish from spring through to mid autumn. The area also provides great opportunities for the thrill of spear fishing kingfish.

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Ensure you make yourself aware of the exact boundaries of the marine reserve, which stretches from Bark Bay in the south to Awaroa Head in the north.

This is one of the country’s most spectacular dive sites, both snorkelling and scuba diving. Try scuba diving the rock that lies just north of Tonga Island where you’re likely to see masses of crayfish in excess of 10lb.

summer for snapper. Target gurnard over the sandy bottom areas in late summer and autumn. Kahawai and kingfish are common around rocky areas in late summer.

14 Separation Point A very popular fishing spot that experiences moderate to heavy pressure through the summer months. Some blue moki can be taken in close, but the area is popular for its blue cod fishery. Target snapper late in the spring and again mid-autumn. A standard ledger rig with heavy sinker is the most commonly used terminal tackle for this area. Mechanical slow jigging for kingfish late in the summer. Trevally are also caught here in late spring and again in late autumn: flasher rigs with mix of bait or slow jigs.

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15 Separation Point Offshore Blue cod are common here year round but a better winter fishing area. Troll for albacore tuna in mid to late summer.

16 Separation Point West Spring snapper and again in autumn. Kingfish are found around rocky outcrops and areas of current. Live baiting or trolling surface lures is effective. Kahawai, sea perch and trevally are caught in late spring and again in early autumn. Use slow jigs, softbait or flasher rigs. It’s also a good free diving spear fishing site.

Make sure you check out the shallower margins before heading into the deeper water.

Note: If you are intending to dive in the marine reserve, ensure you have no fish, including shellfish or crayfish, aboard your boat. Fishery officers regularly patrol this area.

7 Awaroa Bay Access is boat only and this shallow sandy bottom coast is dotted with small reefs worthy of a cast or two. In the estuary you’ll find flounder and paddle crabs. In summer surfcast from the beach for kahawai.

8 Ratakura Point Snapper and the occasional tarakihi are found around areas of foul. A good spot for free diving for moki and crayfish.

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10 Totaranui Tinnies can be launched from the beach and there is access to some reasonable land based fishing. Change of light, berley and a light tackle approach are what is required here. Paddle crabs are also plentiful. Set lining over the sandy bottom during late spring then again in early autumn has provided good results for snapper and gurnard.

These fish are also known to inhabit the drop-off areas.

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A good summer through to mid autumn snapper, tarakihi and kahawai spot.

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12 The Brick Search for the two pinnacles where you’ll find snapper during summer and blue cod year round. Drift with slow jigs, softbaits or flasher rigs.

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1 Sandy Bay Beach This is a very tidal area with good flounder fishing on the incoming evening tide. Paddle crabs are also plentiful with snapper cruising the area at the top of the tide.

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Land based access from the Kaiteriteri road via Stephens Bay. Beach and rock fishing onto a sandy bottom. Snapper and kahawai are the main species taken. Use ledger and flasher rigs with a variety of bait.

Snapper, kahawai, trevally, yellow-eyed mullet and mackerel.

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Some land based fishing is possible but it is largely boat access. Fish in close, with light tackle for tarakihi, kahawai and snapper. Berley essential.

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Cast to the channel. Good site for school snapper in spring then again in late summer to mid autumn. Kahawai and small trevally are also caught here. Best time is the incoming tide, fishing through top and on back of tide.

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26A – Closer in to the Boulder Bank in shallow water use plenty of berley and try straylining and flasher rigs on incoming and outgoing tide. Best fishing time tends to be at mid tide at the change of light at dawn or dusk.

Use a variety of baits for snapper and try drop-shotting soft baits. Expect

4 Kaka Island At the mouth of Kaiteriteri Bay is a set of rocks and the small island. Fishing these areas early in the spring and again later in autumn can produce snapper of reasonable size.

5 Stephens Bay Surfcasting for kahawai, yelloweyed mullet, mackerel and in spring and late summer snapper.

Good spot for dinghy fishing – strayline evening & early morning. Flasher rigs good with shellfish bait.

7 Riwaka River Outflow and Estuary The estuary is ideal for flounder set netting and evening spear fishing.

Paddle crabs are abundant and plenty of cockles can be found around here too. It’s no deeper than a metre at low tide.

8 Oyster Beds Use short tows when dredging because in close there are a lot of stones that can foul your dredge. Good snapper area.

9 The Kumeras Surfcasting for snapper late summer to autumn. Year round for kahawai and flounder.

10 The 20 Metre Line This is good in early to late spring where large snapper are often caught on setlines. Gurnard, greyboy, rig and kahawai in late spring and early summer. A lot of spiny dogfish and carpet sharks so avoid berley, but drift using straylines and slow jigs. Pink and white Jitterbugs a good spring choice.

At times, red cod are abundant late winter through spring. Albacore tuna

spoon shaped sinkers that are easier to jiggle free from between rocks. Big eagle rays are often caught here. It’s also worth spinning for kahawai and kingfish.

27 Marybank Flounder on edges of main channel. Use either set nets or spearfishing with light at night.

28 & 29 Radio Mast to The Glen Deeper water creates different current patterns meaning this area fishes best on an incoming tide and has excellent results at the change of light. Fish the edge of the drop-off for snapper, trevally, blue cod, yellow-eyed mullet, mackerel and kingfish. Kingfish are often taken from here on live bait and lures. Drift fish or kayak up to 300m offshore for snapper, kahawai and gurnard.

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over summer and autumn when water temperature high – troll albacore lures 6-8kts. Will take Rapalas and long jigs.

Black Magic albie lures hot choice.

11 Port Motueka Great spot for catching baitfish like yellow-eyed mullet before moving down the coast to target snapper.

Pacific oysters are also plentiful along this coast.

12 Moutere Bluff – inshore Snapper in shallow water from September then again from mid summer and on to autumn. A lot of pannies but big snapper also.

12a. Moutere Inlet Spearing flounder in channels low tide through winter.

13 Kina Beach This beautiful stretch of beach is quite secluded and easy access is offered from the Coastal Highway. An ideal picnic area, Kina Beach provides easy surfcasting conditions. Fish through the top of the tide for kahawai, snapper and rig. Fishes best on a mid-tide approaching dusk.

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14 Moutere Bluffs offshore On the 10 metre line. Fishes well in spring then again in early autumn for snapper. During October and 22 November expect rig and year round for gurnard.

15 Ruby Bay Early spring through summer for snapper fishing the change of light in the morning. In close, they go off the bite at daybreak. Mainly school snapper.

16 Mapua Channel The old wharf offers safe fishing for youngsters, but currents can be strong so heavy running rigs are advised. Boat fishing for kahawai, and in spring and again from late summer this is a good snapper spot. Big snapper in shallow!

17 Rabbit Island – surfcasting Spring and again late summer through to autumn for snapper, kahawai, spiny dogfish and greyboys. Look for gutters where shellfish exist and fish incoming tide. Good electric kontiki spot. Large rays are also common off the beach.

Surfcasting for snapper and kahawai, if you can get access to the shore.

Popular kayak spot – fish around Pepin Island or paddle out near Marine Reserve for snapper, kahawai and gurnard. Good setlining area. A number of large snapper taken by kayakers here.

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20 Monaco Tidal Flats A good set net area for flounder late autumn – mid winter. Pannie snapper spring through to late autumn.

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18 Rabbit Island – boat fishing A popular snapper spot from spring until mid December. Fish the change of light in the morning in 6-8m at anchor, with good berley trail and strayline and variety of baits. Gurnard and kahawai are also common along here – take slow jigs or flasher rigs while drifting.

December can bring plagues of juvenile school sharks, so don’t berley if they are present.

19 Oyster Island All the back channels offer school snapper in late spring then again from midsummer through until autumn.

Kahawai, yellow-eyed mullet and mackerel are also often caught here.

Strayline on shallow banks on incoming tide - sunrise.

Large area of foul where dredge dumps waste is for good spring and summer school snapper, kahawai, yellow-eyed mullet, and greyboy, plus occasional rig. Gurnard are caught here year round.

22 Mussel Beds Off Airport A good snapper spot from early spring through to early summer. Historically some large fish have been landed here.

23 Back Beach This is one of Nelson’s premier surfcasting spots fishing for snapper, kahawai and yellow-eyed mullet.

The incoming tide produces the best results, however the back tide is also worth trying. This is a highly popular early morning fishing spot, however a half tide at the change of light in the evening also a good time.

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Blue cod all year round with snapper from spring through to late autumn. Kahawai and kingfish can also be found in spring and autumn. Good kayak fishing. Trolling from here to 30m mark in summer may pick up albacore tuna.

39 Croisilles Harbour Banks Any of the banks sloping into the main channel produce great gurnard fishing in autumn and winter. Good kayak fishing.

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This is also a popular set line area. Drift using straylines and slow jigs.

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6 Spat Farm A prime kingfish spot through spring and again from late summer into autumn. Snapper are also caught at these times. Year round species include kahawai, mackerel, mullet and gurnard.

Kingfish Hint – cruise outside of the farm and cast a subsurface lure or stick baits, then make a quick retrieve. Will also take Jitterbugs cast and retrieved.

After a while the fish may become lure shy so use the lure to tease them toward the boat, then switch to speed jigging.

Kingfish are very curious and an old paint tin with a few nuts and bolts, shaken beneath the water surface may also bring them over for a look.

snapper, kahawai, trevally, blue cod, kingfish, barracouta, spiny dogfish, thresher sharks and carpet sharks. Troll for kingies mid to late spring and early autumn. Popular spearfishing and kayak destination.

26B – Offshore from the Boulder Bank in deeper water around the 20 metre mark. Anchor up and use plenty of berley. Use stray lines, ledgers and soft baits targeting snapper and trevally. If spiny dogs become a problem move into shallower water or drift fish using Jitterbugs or other slow jigs. This is also a prime setline spot in early spring for large snapper. Rig are also common here. Good kayak fishing 300m from shore for gurnard and school snapper.

26C – Landbased from the Boulder Bank. Access from Boulder Bank Drive.

This is an extremely rocky bottom so be prepared to lose some gear. Try using

ALBACORE TUNA Albacore tuna often come into Tasman Bay over summer and early autumn when water temperatures are high and food is abundant. Look for current lines around 20m – 30m and troll albie lures at 6-8 knots.

Look for areas of baitfish, fish activity, birds working and blue water. Tuna tend to rise to surface feed with the sun, so mid-morning onwards can be productive.

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sou’westerlies. An area of shallow reef runs onto a sandy bottom. Fish in close for snapper and kingfish, or over the sand for gurnard.

33 West Delaware Bay Late summer for snapper, gurnard, kahawai, mullet and mackerel. A good spot for set lining for gurnard particularly in late winter.

34 Delaware Bay Drift fishing for gurnard, particularly good in winter, but you’ll also pick up the occasional large snapper in summer. Try ledger rig or slow retrieve of soft bait or lure from the bottom. Rig

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35 East Delaware Bay Late spring for large snapper by fishing the change of light at dusk – then again mid to late autumn. Fish the edge of the foul using stray lines, slow jigs or flasher rigs. This is good kingfish country in late spring then again in mid to late summer.

40 Squally Cove From spring until late autumn all bays and coves around mussel farms produce snapper, kahawai and trevally. The area between the islands and the cable at the entrance to Squally Cove is the main scallop bed. North of the cable is a limited oyster bed. Good kayak fishing.

41 Moncrieff Reserve Both land based and boat fishing for spring and autumn snapper, with kahawai in late autumn.

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Land based summer fishing for snapper and kahawai.

Blue cod, tarakihi off reefs and foul areas year round. Snapper and gurnard in spring to autumn in more open water.

Fish the 30-metre mark in spring for

43 Main Beach Okiwi Bay A tidal area where land based fishing during summer can result in catches of snapper, mullet and kahawai.

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8 Aorere River - for the trout fishing enthusiast This has good quantities of brown trout. There are several places you can access the river by bridges, but don’t be afraid to ask a farmer. Most will let you cross their land.

9 Mussel Farms Particularly good snapper fishing from December to March early morning and again in the evening.

Launch your boat at the Collingwood boat ramp.

Remember to pay your boat ramp fee. Tie up to the mussel farms, but keep out of the mussel farmers’ way when they are working. Collingwood boat ramp is very tidal, launching access is only for two and a half hours either side of high tide.

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1 Wainui Bay Good sized snapper and trevally in spring and again in late summer through until mid summer are regularly caught around the mussel farms. Paddle crabs and flounder are prolific in the estuary. Ledger rigs, flasher rigs, softbaits and slow jigs.

2 Port Tarakohe The breakwater for the marina allows you to cast into the bay.

There are one or two places on the rocks that allow you to get down to the water’s edge without too much difficulty, but most people go off the point.

Fish summer through to early autumn for snapper along with yellow-eyed mullet, black rays, dogfish, gurnard and kahawai.

It is best to fish the change of light either in the early morning or late evening.

On the mussel farms west of Tarakohe you’ll find snapper.

From spring through to mid summer kingfish like to play around the mussel farms with live bait, trolling and surface lures all proving successful.

2 – 3 Between Tarakohe and Pohara Ths is a popular area for setlining, evening drift fishing and flounder netting from boats.

3 Pohara Beach At low tide it’s possible to walk

out and survey the channels and pools for the small fish that get caught on the out going tide and toward high tide. The bay is deep enough for the snapper to come in and feed, making it a reasonable surfcasting spot.

4 Golden Bay Scallop Beds In decline and patchy.

5 Patons Rock Good fishing from boats, or fish off the rocks at both low and high tides. Fishing the change of light and even after dark

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Further out on the 20 to 30 metre line set lining has been highly successful during early to late spring for large snapper. Check out this area for summer albacore.

7 Collingwood, Aorere River Mouth

Always a good spot to catch kahawai or sea-run trout.

Use a lure or bait and fish the incoming tide at the back of the Collingwood Motor Camp.

Snapper can also be caught off this spot. This is also a good winter flounder spearing area.

A good place for surfcasting.

Fishing during the day can bring results, but it is better fishing on dark or after dark.

Remember the paddle crabs take your bait during daylight hours. After dark they leave your bait alone. You can also set a crab pot here for a feed of paddle crabs.

11 Wharariki Beach A spectacularly scenic surfcasting beach for big snapper and rig. Free diving for paua when conditions allow.

12 Fossil Point A 20 minute walk from the base of Farewell Spit car park.

Surfcast off the beach or rocky outcrops. Kahawai, sharks and other fish can be caught.

Change of light and after dark is best. Beware of the large waves and dangerous undertow of the sea. A lovely place to watch the sunset.

13 Outside Farewell Spit Early spring target snapper, trevally, gurnard and rig.

Further offshore beyond the 40 metre mark fish for albacore tuna and mako sharks.

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3 Flounder throughout the tidal sandflats but spear fishing only.

4 All bridges on the Westhaven Road are good spots for surfcasting from for snapper.

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2 Find the hole which drops to about 13 metres where snapper tend to lurk early summer through to late autumn.

Note: Be aware of the Westhaven Te Tai Tapu Marine Reserve.

The reserve covers 536 hectares and includes all the tidal sandflats and channels south of a straight line between Melbourne Point (Pah Point) and the closest headland of Westhaven Scenic Reserve. It also includes all the tidal areas upstream of causeways along Dry Road, southwest of and including the Wairoa River. An area around the Mangarakau wharf is not included in either reserve.

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from the Patarau River south are good for snorkelling, with plenty of paua.

6 Patarau Shoals

This is a very exposed coastline and is often subject to some heavy weather from the north and west. These shoals produce good catches of snapper and blue cod and are a popular dive site for crayfish. Big tarakihi have been taken from here along with the occasional trumpeter and trevally.

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A diverse range of species is caught here including groper, blue cod, snapper and trumpeter with kingfish in summer.

Crayfish are plentiful for scuba divers.

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Albacore tuna in autumn and early spring. Shoaling trevally and kahawai are also known to inhabit these waters. Blue cod can be found here year round with perch, snapper and a few groper.

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“If someone has a tired old motor, regardless of the brand, we’ll help them repower to a Mercury that will do the right job for them,” said Cam. Grant said the marine division is more than just sales and servicing motors, because customers deserve a higher level of performance in the modern world. As well as servicing all makes and models, The Stihl Shop

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Science Website Key Tool in Hunting and Fishing Kit A website of New Zealand satellite images established to support scientific research is proving a hit with fishers, divers and hunters all over the country. The CawthronEye website, which shows regularly updated satellite images of New Zealand, was developed by Cawthron Institute to support its coastal and freshwater research and complement data collected from its hi-tech buoys.

However, within a month of going live, the team behind it noticed a unusual amount of traffic coming to the site.

“We found ‘CawthronEye’ mentioned and being promoted on hunting and fishing forums and even on Facebook – it had gone viral!” Cawthron Institute scientific modeler and developer Ben Knight says.

It turns out the hunting and fishing community were using the satellite images to check sea temperatures, water clarity and snow cover to check conditions and decide where to hunt or fish for the day.

“We love the fact that something we initially created to support our science is now being used by a wide range of people in their everyday lives,” Cawthron Institute Coastal and Freshwater Group Manager Chris Cornelisen says.

“It just shows the value and power of what can happen when you make scientific data freely available and presented in a way that people can understand and use,” Chris says.

Find out more at www.cawthron.org.nz/apps/cawthroneye or go to www.cawthron.org.nz.

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Intro to Live Baiting

Hook placement.

By Bryce Helms

Kingfish. The word that puts fear into some, brings excitement to most and causes a full-on, hand-trembling adrenaline rush to those few (myself included) who are dedicated to chasing these bullies of New Zealand’s inshore fishery. They are truly New Zealand’s most accessible game fish and possess brute power, incredible stamina, and dirty tactics in equal measure, making them one of the world’s genuinely great sport fish.

It never ceases to amaze me how few fishermen target these impressive fish, perhaps due to a false perception that kingfish are hard to find and target. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Anywhere with structure and food readily available will hold kingfish, and the easiest and most productive way to get yourself attached to one is by swimming a livebait.

I use two basic rigs: one for setting baits on the surface, and one for either deeper or trolling a bait. The surface rig involves attaching your mainline (15kg minimum) to a heavy-duty swivel with a uni knot. Attach 2-3m of 80-130lb leader to the swivel with another uni knot and attach an appropriate sized livebait hook with a third uni knot. Finally, attach a balloon to the swivel with about 30cm of light nylon so that it may break away when the bait is eaten.

For trolling or deep livebaits, the rig is essentially the same, with one modification. The balloon is removed and a sinker is added above the swivel so that it can slide freely on the mainline.

The sinker weight is varied to suit the depth and size of the bait.

For a small to medium size mackerel, a 4-6oz sinker is fine in up to 40m of water, either stationary or trolling. For bigger baits and deeper water, more lead is needed but be careful not to go overboard – 10oz will be more than adequate to set kahawai in 100m+ of water.

To attach a livebait, push the hook through and across the back, just in front of the dorsal fin as pictured, taking care not to go too deep and injure the bait. Set the bait 15-30m behind

the boat under a balloon, 10-20m off the bottom if drifting, or roughly 20m behind the boat if trolling. Trolling by idling slowly around likely areas is my preferred method, as it allows you to cover a larger area. The edges of shellfish farms are a great place to start, as are headlands or structure with good current such as the Boulder Bank in Nelson.

When targeting these marauding green torpedos, good gear is essential. Lever drag overhead reels capable of taking 300m of 15kg mono with carbon drag washers are ideal, and a grunty rod rated to 15kg minimum. A good intro set need not cost a fortune: my current Okuma Solterra/X-Factor combo cost less than $300. Any money spent on kingfish is money well spent though, as nothing can better the carnage that unfolds when you hook up. Kingfish truly are New Zealand’s greatest sport fish, so get out there and get amongst them!

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Okuma X-Factor Rods

The X-Factor is a high performance series that caters to livebaiting, straylining, trolling, game fishing, soft baiting and surfcasting. The foundations of the series compose Tubular E-Glass and graphite blanks resulting in superb power and sensitivity. One of the most popular ranges with Fuji reel seats the X-Factor range caters to a large part of the New Zealand market offering second to none performance and value!

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PRODUCT PREVIEW GPS Seahorse 46 Electric Kontiki Beach longline fishing is an economic and effective way to regularly catch fresh fish - either single handed or with family and friends. The Seahorse has been designed to power through all conditions taking your line up to 2000 metres offshore. You can fish where and when you want. The GPS Seahorse 46 Kontiki is the worlds most popular beach fishing system, with it’s built-in GPS controlled autopilot system, it will steer itself where you want it to go. Simply point it in the direction you want, set the course and launch. Match up the GPS Seahorse 46 Kontiki with the Seahorse Winch and Traceboard to form the Seahorse Electric Pack, being the complete Kontiki fishing system. Fishing made easy by Seahorse, allowing you to catch fish when you want.

See the Seahorse website, www.seahorse.net.nz or phone 07 543 0266 for more details or to order your freee DVD and brochure. Available either direct from Seahorse or via your local Hunting and Fishing store.

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The range is huge. You can choose from cars to fishing, vintage to modern. There is a theme to suit any man cave, shed, bach or bar.

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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-0:23 L-0:07

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Croisilles Harbour H-0:18 L-0:02 French Pass H-2:00 L-2:00 Picton H-0:45 L-1:21

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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.

20:35 21:29 22:21 23:11 23:58

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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-0:53 L-0:55

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

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All times corrected for Daylight Savings.

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BY BAD HABITS For most of us, the eyes are the most cherished of our senses.Yet we potentially expose them to danger simply by going outside. Over time, the sun’s rays can seriously damage the eyes and surrounding skin, sometimes leading to vision loss and conditions from cataracts and macular degeneration to eye and eyelid cancers.

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Watch for these early warning signs: a lump or bump that bleeds or does not disappear, persistent red eye or eyelid inflammation that does not respond to medication, new flat or elevated pigmented lesions with irregular borders and growth, unexplained loss of eyelashes Barry Bartlett of Nelson captured this shot of early morning fishermen heading out from Stephens Bay, Kaiteriteri.

January can be a fickle time to fish, especially from a boat. With a lot of holiday activity, fish can become wary and be spooked easily.

Snapper will generally still be spawning, during which time they generally feed infrequently and often during the dark. However, the food chain is generally plentiful and pelagic fish like albacore tuna are in close to the coast, as are kingfish and kahawai.

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Bite times can be brief and

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Fish Out Events ‘Best Yet’ - ponds now open to families

By Rhys Barrier

This season’s fish out events, organised by the Sports fishing for Youth Charitable Trust and supported by Fish & Game, have been the best yet in terms of catch rate of fish and enjoyment of Nelson youngsters. Rainbow trout, purchased by the Trust from the North Canterbury Fish & Game hatchery, were a bit larger than last season, with some 1.7 kg whoppers, and most averaging around 1kg in size at least. This larger size, coupled with improved shag escape cover in the form of extensive weed beds may have contributed to virtually 100% catch rate of kids in the first four fish out events. It was only the fifth and last event where catch rates fell to 50%, with the remaining fish behaving more similarly to their wild cousins in some of our region’s rivers.

There are an estimated 50 crafty rainbows remaining within the three ponds, which the Trust have now opened up to family fishing (kids only) over the Christmas break through till the end of February. If you want to get the kids down there to ‘chance their arm’ with bait, fly, or spin fishing, register your details for a free online permit on the Nelson/Marlborough section of the Fish & Game website. Donations are sought (but not compulsory) on the website for anyone wishing to contribute towards the purchase of more fish for future events, which cost the trust on average around $18 each delivered to the ponds. Happy fishing over the school holidays! www.fishandgame.org.nz/content/kids-fishout-pond-permit

The salmon are lining up!

Fish & Game recently received an enquiry from a marine angler regarding the legalities of catching salmon at sea, as he had discovered an area offshore at an undisclosed location from which he was regularly catching salmon.

These fish will be preparing for their entry into freshwater to begin their spawning migration, usually on the tail end of a decent fresh or

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flood after Christmas, with the bulk of runs usually peaking in February or March. If you are fishing more than 500 metres offshore from a river mouth you do not need a valid sports fishing licence but you still need to adhere to the Ministry of Fisheries salmon regulations including a daily bag limit of 2 salmon if you are within the Kaikoura fishing area, or 4 within the Challenger area.

Lakes fishing well

Fish & Game have received several reports of good lake fishing including one novice angler who hooked six fish in one hour trolling along the lake edge, after casually throwing out a lure on his way back from a hunting trip. If you are staying at the lakes for a few days, consider also some river fishing in tributaries of the Buller, especially the Maruia, which is one of the hidden gems of Nelson/Marlborough fisheries in terms of fish numbers/angler pressure. Visit www.wams.org.nz to suss out river access which can be problematic in places. The Wairau is also still fishing well with good numbers of fish present if you can find the right area, particularly between the two State Highway bridges close to Blenheim.

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customers with high quality hooks for more than 20 years. Back then there wasn’t a lot of variety. On a visit to Singapore, the owner of the company was shown some special new hooks that had just arrived from Japan. They were the first ever chemically sharpened hooks – and they were black. At that time, some anglers painted their livebait hooks black. This made them less obvious and improved hook ups with kingfish in particular. It took some time, but eventually in 1991, relationships were established with the Japanese hook factories, and as they say, “The rest is history”.

Japan is recognised as a world leader when it comes to the development and manufacture of fishing tackle, and all Black Magic hooks are manufactured there from premium grade high carbon steel, ensuring they are unmatched for strength. They are also all chemically sharpened, ensuring they penetrate with ease.

The original range was based around the KS hook (3/0, 4/0, 5/0 and 6/0). Apart from the trademark black colour and the very sharp point, the KS is built for strength with its heavier than normal wire gauge. It’s not crushed or broken easily and it’s caught everything from baitfish to marlin – including a number of trophies, and both national and world records. Range available: sizes 04 up to 8/0.

At the time that the KS hook was introduced, samples were also purchased in livebait hooks, and a 5/0 recurve style as a bit of a ‘wild card’. This became Black Magic’s KL

hook and is now their biggest selling pattern.

Again this hook was black in colour and chemically sharpened. The main advantage provided by the KL hook was that it tended to ‘self-hook’ the fish, and usually in the corner of the mouth. This not only allowed for easier removal, but it meant anglers who wanted to release a fish unharmed could easily do so.

The self-hooking feature makes this a great choice for surfcasting and deeper water fishing. KL hooks are also now available in a red over gold finish. Range available: sizes 06 up to 8/0.

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The most recent addition is the C Point® series. This added the very popular suicide pattern to the range but changed the game by introducing the “C Point”. They are still chemically sharpened, but their unique point design, when coupled with a smaller barb, provides exceptional penetration. C Point hooks are not as black as the others in the range, but they do have a special black nickel coating giving excellent rust resistance. Range available: sizes 04 up to 10/0.

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Winding Creek – Garth Taylor Memorial

Winding Creek is an alpine feeder stream of the Waimakariri River, which supports an active, viable and significant salmon spawning ground, and feeds into the heartland basin of Flock Hill and Craigieburn Stations. Approximately four-years-ago, an agreement was reached with Fish & Game North Canterbury for these stations to dedicate around 50 hectares of wetlands and stream-side margin feeding into Winding Creek as a Salmon Reserve. This extremely generous and environmentally supportive gesture has allowed the accomplishment of an undisturbed prestige salmon nursery.

Through Fish & Game funding in co-operation with Selwyn Waihora Zone Committee, the wetland area was fenced to eliminate stock, preserve the integrity of the wetland and reduce potential of stock or pasture management pollution. A very significant step up in recognition of habitat resource management.

In the wild breeding cycle, salmon spawn in Winding Creek in significant numbers and when hatched, the fry migrate into this wetland to grow. They can spend up to 10 – 12 months there before they start their journey downstream to the Waimakariri and migrate out to sea for two to three years.

Various small streams thread throughout the Salmon Reserve, accepting run off from alpine ranges and wetland areas, thus creating an ideal habitat for young fish to feed and grow - A paradise in the

wild. The area supports growth of beneficial plant species: matagouri, wetland rushes and native grasses. Amongst this, undesirable bushes of gorse, broom and blackberry threaten to choke out the desirable habitat, so a working bee was arranged to chop out the pests. The task was too onerous to be accomplished by voluntary manpower, so an agricultural spray contractor was engaged, which required further financial investment at a critical time; it was so important to preserve the reserve in a natural state.

At this time, Garth Taylor, a member of NZ Salmon Anglers Association, bequeathed a sum of money to the association to be used for salmon enhancement projects. The restoration of Winding Creek was an ideal project for investment, as this in conjunction with the establishment of the reserve, contributed greatly to the completion of the project. With Garth Taylor’s funding the spraying activity took place last spring/summer and results show a near positive 100% success.

For a retired salmon angler looking down on us, he would be proud to support this project, seeing the direct benefit of his investment. As a mark of respect, a kowhai tree was gifted by a member of NZ Salmon Anglers and planted, by Fish & Game, within the reserve as a living memorial to Garth Taylor.

Winding Creek is a paradise and we understand the new Flock Hill owners are keen to support this enhancement project and take appropriate steps to ensure preservation of water quality through better farming practises and environment establishments. The planting location for the memorial kowhai is on a triangular section of land within the reserve near a point that the reserve meets the Winding Creek Stream. All fish passing into or out of the reserve will be blessed by the spirit of Garth Taylor and his contribution is now a living record of such generosity.

Fish & Game North Canterbury would like to acknowledge the assistance given by landowners and managers in allowing access for anglers.

We remind all anglers to respect this generosity when entering property, climbing gates and fences, or coming in contact with stock.

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A Reel Mixed Bag

By Jay Lynch

I’ve been making the most of the university holidays and the nice weather, so I’ve been out fishing quite a bit, with some success. I try and split my fishing time roughly 50/50 between coarse and sea, just because variety is good. So far it’s been a great season for me, with a good variety of fish over the last month or so: tench, goldfish, rig and elephant fish.

Being English, I practice catch and release, returning all fish to the water after a quick picture. Although, in saying that, I have no idea why anybody would actually want to eat tench or goldfish. Unfortunately, I tried four times to return the elephant fish but it kept washing up. Oh well - my parents were pretty happy with two huge slabs of fresh fish!

The goldfish, caught in a private lake, and elephant fish were both my new PBs for the species, at 3.25lbs and 13lbs respectively. The rig I guessed was probably around 10.5lbs or so - I didn’t weigh it as it wasn’t near my PB - and the tench was fairly decent at around 4lbs (absolutely packed full of spawn - look at that belly)!

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The season has been a bit messed up, which has required a subtle change of tactics off Kaikoura.We’ve been catching better fish when retrieving than we do dropping. A highlight has been the plentiful number of ray’s bream prior to Christmas and, while not guaranteed, they provide an exciting by catch and there are some big mothers amongst them.

Ray’s bream occupy the midwater column, swimming with the tarakihi between 40 and 60 metres.

I was having a bit of a poke off Shark’s Tooth when I got thumped on a really slow retrieve; I initially thought it was a ‘couta but was delighted when it turned out to be a big ray’s bream.

They are great little fighters and delicious eating. This one took a homemade green squid flasher rig: green and pink has been the colour combo that has fired for ray’s bream and tarakihi of late, while blue cod have been going for the dark blue. There are plenty of cod around and this season they appear much bigger, with sizes ranging between 44 52cm. Last year the average was mid-thirties, and with a lot of fishermen switching to catch and release, things look promising.

By Dave Duncan

Darwinism No Defence

I remarked to the captain that I was sure the idiot would soon move out of the way. Then it dawned on me that only an idiot would anchor and fish on the line of the leads in the pilotage channel. We are not trained to run ships aground because someone who wants to defy the theory of Darwinism decides to park right where I want to put this 20000 ton displacement vessel. It was always going to be a one sided argument.

The by-laws are clear, the national laws are clear, however, I guess it’s a stretch to assume anyone so stupid could also read.

I am a great believer in using transits, (two items in line) to ascertain whether or not you are drifting whilst at anchor, or to remember a spot to go back to, BUT NOT in the pilotage channels please.

Should you happen to be out on your boat, paddle board or ski, and hear one long blast from a ship’s whistle, or even more likely, five short blasts from a ship’s whistle, it is highly likely that they are directed at YOU. It is also highly likely that some poor pilot’s or ship captain’s sphincter muscles are working overtime on your behalf.

Do not hesitate to take immediate action to get well clear. It is the undisguised moron who looks up at the ship’s bow and thinks that was unnecessarily close.

Five knots is walking speed. I know most of you visitors probably drove here at speeds far greater than that, but just because your boat has a steering wheel doesn’t mean foot to the floorboards as soon as you are free of the mooring lines. Three knots in the marina (a crawl as fast as a two-year-old) five knots from the last marina berth to the pole with the red knob on top in the centre of the channel, then, in Nelson, there is a speed lane for you to minimise your wake close to the red beacons.

Great news for us all. It is now approved that we (the council enforcement officers) can write speeding tickets and infringement notices. In some instances, for sums far greater than those in the bylaw. However, we believe in education not punishment, but if you fit into the moronic class hinted at above, then perhaps a $100.00 to $5000 infringement will assist your learning. (A simple warning) The Tasman Bay is a beautiful sheltered harbour and as I write this, knowing I should be out there, I am acutely aware of how things can change. In order to bring you these pearls I have almost missed my weather window. Watch the weather, listen on channel 22 for the Now Casting, join Nelson Marine Radio for up to date forecasts.

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By Poppa Mike

A LONG FORGOTTEN WORKHORSE

returning undersized fish to the sea!

A great way to help look after New Zealand’s fisheries for the future is to return any undersized fish, or fish you don’t want to keep, to the sea as quickly and gently as possible.

Many popular recreational fish species have minimum size limits to allow the fish to get old enough to breed a few times and contribute to the sustainability of the species before they can be harvested. These include snapper, tarakihi, gurnard, trevally and blue moki to name a few.

Ministry for Primary Industries District Compliance Manager Nelson/Marlborough Ian Bright says careful fish handling makes a big difference to the chances of returned fish surviving.

“It’s all about handling them gently, keeping them wet, removing the hook with minimal fuss and getting them back into the water as quickly as possible. It’s common sense. Fish live in a cool and wet environment. When you pull them into a warm and dry environment with lots of rough, dry surfaces, they are easily damaged, often beyond recovery.”

Mr Bright says fishers can lessen the chances of catching undersized fish by using a larger hook and bait, and moving from a spot when a lot of small fish are being caught.

A few key tips for handling and returning fish: • Only remove the fish from the water if you have to • Wear cotton or rubber gloves or at least wet your hands

• Minimise the time the fish is out of the water • Remove the hook carefully from a mouth-hooked fish • Cut the line for gut-hooked fish • Return the fish gently to the sea • Fish relax when held upside down loosely in a damp towel, making hook removal easier.

“Fish last about as long out of the ocean as a fisher does with their head under water.

So when returning fish, be quick and gentle.

You might be able to catch it another day.”

Make sure you DON’T: • Hold the fish by inserting your fingers inside the gill cover • Poke or touch the eyes, and never hold the fish by the eye sockets • Squeeze the gill cover or gut area • Lift the fish by the tail as this can dislocate the spine • Drop the fish or place it on a hot, dry deck or rocks.

Information of all limits and sizes including closures and other rules can be found on the MPI website www.mpi.govt.nz Fishing rules pamphlets are available at MPI offices and at many fishing shops, or text “App” to 9889 to have the NZ Fishing Rules App sent to your smart phone.

MPI encourages people to report any suspicious fishing activity to 0800 4 POACHER (0800 476 224). All calls are confidential.

• If you need to handle the fish out of the water, lie it on a soft wet surface

The Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand was formed in 1875, initially operating coastal traders, then from 18811997 the operation of international trade and passenger vessels, then finally an inter-island roll on/roll off 1967 – 1997. During this time the company operated more than 300 different vessels. Some of the more successful, such as the Awatea, sunk by German bombing in the Mediterranean in 1942, or the many bearing maori names beginning with ‘M,’ feature frequently in reference books and newspaper articles.

SS Poherua was an early coastal trader, launched originally in England as Croydon but renamed when purchased in 1890. For many years she traded the coastal ports of New Zealand, carrying whatever cargo was needed, frequently coal from Westport or Greymouth. Like many such vessels she encountered her share of incidents and mishaps – a particularly rough passage across the Tasman in 1892 when her cargo shifted nearly causing her to sink, a fire on board while tied up in Wellington in 1894, a grounding on The Jags while negotiating Stephen’s Passage in fog in 1901, a strike by crew over strong fumes from a repaint in 1910.

One memorable event occurred on the morning of 15 June 1894, while steaming from Lyttelton to Auckland. As she neared Portland Island off the Mahia Peninsula, she received a signal from the Portland Island

SS Poherua 1899.

lighthouse seeking assistance for a vessel that had foundered there during the night, having lost its way in fog. Once in the sheltered waters on the western side of the island, Poherua lowered a boat and six survivors from the Sydney barque Alexander Newton, were taken aboard, one with bad injuries from the rocks as he struggled ashore. The captain, the cook and a crewman were drowned, their bodies never found. A feature of this incident was the wonderful help provided by the lighthouse keepers. At the same time these keepers also reported another vessel’s wreckage, thought to be a schooner, on the rocks below steep cliffs where access was difficult. No further reports or records of this vessel can be found.

In 1920 SS Poherua was condemned during her annual survey, her steel structure rusted after 30 years service. She sat idle in Wellington for four years before it was decided to dismantle her down to a bare shell. She was then towed by tug out in deep water south of Cape Turakirae and scuttled.

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Dear Ed, There have been two holocausts in the last seventy years. One in Europe run by the Nazis and one in New Zealand currently being run by DoC. I personally despise both, but at least the Nazis burned or buried their victims - DoC leave theirs to rot and defile the landscape. The DoC propaganda justifies their killing of everything as ‘saving the birds’.

A member of their staff appeared in a local newspaper emphasising they had saved five kea, yet a gentleman on the internet stated that he had found 70 weka in the Fox/Haast area after a 1080 drop. I personally haven’t heard a morepork in over a year and I used to hear them regularly. I live within 250 yards of a forest that has had a 1080 drop.

Now DoC are polluting our streams, but the final disgusting event is in the Motueka Valley at McCleans camping area, which has been poisoned with 1080. There is a notice informing campers not to let their children run about. This area is used almost continually by tourists, in campervans and caravans. I think the time has come for all decent Kiwis to inform, via the internet, the tourist agencies of North America, Europe and Asia to look elsewhere for a holiday, as New Zealand is no longer ‘clean and green’ but is now GREEN AND FILTHY! John (a life-long lover of the outdoors) - Nelson

Dear Ed, When former Minister of Conservation, Nick Smith, waffled on in early 2014 about a 1080 toxin campaign named Battle for Our Birds, I sent an Official Information Act request to Landcare Research for information that backed the Minister’s claims. I received a letter from CEO of Landcare Research, Richard Gordon, a copy of a review paper titled Feathers to Fur, and a copy of a page from the November 2012 issue of the Forest and Bird magazine.

Mr Gordon indicated the main facts backing Minister Smith’s so called science were in Table 3 of the review, and the highlighted section in the F & B magazine.

This highlighted section was an equation (supposedly written by Landcare Research’s John Innes) in an article about the Rena Disaster

by Radio Live host Graeme Hill. Why wasn’t this equation published in the review paper Feathers to Fur? Because it didn’t have the scientific legs to be part of a research paper.

It was built on assumptions and extrapolations from the review paper and contained information from 292 Reference Papers, but Table 3 contained just 24 pieces of information, five of which were personal comments (anecdotal) from a DoC officer: all those references and they had to partly rely on anecdotal comments! Minister Smith got

his ‘scientific facts’ from an article in a F & B magazine - and that has cost the public of New Zealand millions of dollars.

The Code of Ethics re Scientific Protocols released by the Royal Society of New Zealand contains this statement: “Statements made to the public must be done without distortion or unjustifiable extrapolation” - that rules out the content of the equation from the F & B magazine. Apparently that is the standard of science in New Zealand today - not black and white but a murky shade of grey.

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by Amberley District Lions, will be held at Amberley Beach on Sunday 18 January, 2015. This date captures the incoming tide, which provides the best conditions for our loyal fisher supporters.

More than just a surfcasting contest, this is a family fun day at the beach that traditionally attracts several hundred competitors, and equal numbers of spectators.

Lions organisers have gone all out with an impressive array of prizes for fish categories, plus many more for lucky ticket draws. The emphasis this year is to make the prizes relevant to surfcasting and fishing, all children are ensured of taking home a prize.

All competitions have a good luck story and last year was no exception. One of our major prize winners broke his rod while wrestling a metre long skate onto the beach. It was a long tussle, which resembled a cross between surfcasting and hand-lining. Once landed, the fisher bound his rod together and continued staunchly until the final siren. His valour was rewarded at the prize-giving when he won a brand new high quality rod, reel and line. Word on the beach was that the rod was tested shortly afterwards to see if it worked properly. It did.

Get together the family or some mates and join us for this spectacular event.

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