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I was recently approached by the owner of a local tuna vessel, who wanted to conform to Maritime NZ’s MOSS safety requirements by having 24/7 contact with his vessel while it was at sea. What this person did not want was an expensive satellite phone and a phone plan that locked him into a 12 or 24 month contract. He only fished the vessel for five months of the year and needed something that worked reliably when the vessel was outside mobile phone coverage.

We were working with one of our suppliers on another project at the time and I recalled them mentioning their ‘inReach’ products. I thought they could be a good fit so I gave him a call.

The ‘inReach’ is capable of two-way communication, either via email or text message. As they are linked into the Iridium Satellite network, they can send and receive comfortably from as far out to sea as our tuna boats venture. In fact, they have virtually limitless coverage and are perfect for ocean going yachts and launches as well. They have a rugged construction and very good waterproof rating so are ideal for the fishing industry and what the weather gods throw at them.

The price for the ‘inReach’ unit is well below that of a satellite phone and the icing on the cake for this customer was no locked in contracts. He just selects a suitable plan but, if necessary, amends it each month to match his changing needs; there is no cost for amending plans. This means he only pays for the five months of the year he uses it. The plans are affordable and range from only $18.95 to $79.95 per month.

The user has the option of typing a new

text/email each time or loading a preset message that can be sent quickly at the press of a button. Each message sent contains the GPS coordinates of the vessel and the unit also provides delivery confirmation of each message sent by the user. Another great feature is the button-activated SOS function, which is monitored internationally, with local activations relayed to the Wellington Rescue Coordination Centre.

It also has a tracking function that, if activated, allows people, given access, to follow your trail via the Explore website. When SOS mode is activated the track function automatically switches on and cannot be cancelled.

And if you were wondering how the phone call to the customer went – it was short and sweet, the features were perfect so he ordered one immediately.

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High Reach Fishing for Salmon

(part 2)

By Nathan Tamihana

When salmon enter the river system, they stop feeding and rely on stored body fats for energy. Early in the season, when river flow is high and there is plenty of snow melt, the fish can progress quite quickly upstream, expending less energy because of cooler water temperature and easier swimming.

Later in the season, when cumecs are lower and temperatures higher, they’ll travel slower, burn more energy and deplete their fat reserves more quickly. However, they will also hold at sea until heavy rain brings a fresh, which allows them to make a dash and cover ground quickly and at minimal expense to condition, often averaging 10 - 15km per day.

I look for these conditions when fishing the upper reaches because the salmon can be up there in 4-5 days still retaining the proteins and oils that make for good eating. Instead of the dark and black-backed specimens that are showing signs of wear and battle fatigue, these fish still retain that bluish-silver sheen and have all their scales. The last five I caught in January were prime eaters.

The other advantage to fast moving fish that use the curtain of muddy or discoloured water to travel in, is that they seldom encounter fishing pressure so tend to be ‘lure virgins’ and not wise to what’s happening by the time they arrive in the high reaches. Consequently, when I target them, they are generally more aggressive and easier to catch.

The real estate is different to the lower-mid reaches, which offers a variety of fishing options. The rocks and boulders are larger, less eroded and sharper or more angular. They cause blockages, cause rapids and create ‘lies’

for salmon to rest behind. I seek these out: big rocks with swift, turbulent or white water flowing over or around them and with calmer water behind big enough to hold fish; stretches of rapids with a soft flow alongside suitable for salmon to rest in but close enough for oxygen supply and quick cover; pools like you find lower down.

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My approach is to eliminate the bad bits and fish the good. I’ll work to the top of a pool, because that’s generally prime real estate, and make a few casts into the strike zone. Then I’ll take a couple of steps downstream and repeat the procedure - doing this all the way through the workable water. Your first couple of casts are critical, so make sure you get them right.

The salmon don’t usually see them coming and will strike aggressively. If you duff a few casts, it may alert the fish that something is going down and cause them to shy. A systematic methodical approach is synonymous with success.

Everyone has a preference for hardware, with mine being 22g Zeddy. If the water is clear or in the morning, I’ll fish a green and white, or a white specked lure. I believe white is invisible to salmon until about five-metres away and they attack more aggressively if they don’t see it coming. In discoloured or muddy water, white and orange is my choice. I also like the Wonder Zeddy and the action of the old-fashioned Eff-Zeddy. I seldom go heavier than 22g, preferring instead to change to a lure that swims differently.

There’s a lot of good fishing to be had in the high reaches - and it’s the last best place at the end of the season!

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STORY

Alan Scott said this 12lb brown GULPED his softbait at Ohau A.

Ohau Did You Catch That?

By Alan Scott

Fishing the canals with softbaits is becoming increasingly popular and does produce outstanding results, providing you master the technique and get a handle on the conditions.

I base my decision on where to fish on the current flow as opposed to where everyone else is congregated, as flow is critical in getting the right presentation. The secret is to match the jig-head to the flow, using only just enough to get down so the softball bounces lightly over the bottom.

My tactic is to face one of the salmon farms, with the farm at 12 o’clock. I then cast toward it, upstream, at 10 o’clock, let the softbait sink, turn the bail arm over and retrieve just enough line to keep it taut. I then flick the rod tip from

right to left to take out the loop in the line. Now it is just a matter of pointing the rod at the water and following the line as it swings downstream.

At around 2 - 3 o’clock I slowly start to retrieve line, gradually bringing the lure into and along the bank.

Most of the fish I catch are taken between the 2 - 3 o’clock, which suggests the fish are sighting, then following the lure downstream before grabbing it. It is exciting fishing, especially when you get a big fish like this 12lb Jack brown I caught recently from Ohau A. It was taken at 3.00pm in the afternoon on a Gulp! 3” Minnow Banana Prawn on a 1/16th jig-head.

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Being self-employed and on the road out of Christchurch, I always make sure I have a rod tucked in the work wagon - just for those occasional smoko breaks!

After a recent trip to Hanmer I decided to try a new spot on the Hurunui, under the Balmoral Bridge, that looked promising. Having taken up soft plastics this year, I tied on a Gulp! 3” smelt pattern and cast upstream. I detected an almost imperceptible touch on the first two casts, and then the fourth cast came up solid.

While the fish didn’t put up a great fight, giving up the ghost after a couple of runs, it was a nice fat 4lber.

I fish mainly in the Waimak’ because it’s handy, but I tend to fish upstream away from the crowds. Initially, I thought the softbaits were a waste of time, but found out technique

This 4lb Huruni brown was quick to succumb to a well presented Gulp! softbait.

was the key to consistent success - and current flow.

The idea is to use a light jighead, just heavy enough to get down, so the softbait bounces over the rocks. I cast upstream and slowly retrieve as I feel the softball ‘rattle’ along the bottom, finally swinging

through the pool with the current.

Too much current and it becomes difficult, so I look for a moderate flow running into a pool and work through that. I switch it up a bit, using Rapala lures and Tassie Devils depending on conditions.

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VICTORIOUS!

By Vic Wysockyj

I was right into it as a teenager, now I can only manage it for about a minute at a time!

Mind you, I only got back into free diving last season after a forty-year break, so going without air for sixty seconds is a long time when you are stooging around 13m under water.

The secret is to chill out, not freak out - don’t be on the lookout for a big great white - just relax.

Free diving with a speargun is a contrast to surfcasting for rig but there are similarities; the big ones being choosing suitable locations and then waiting. If you do that, then sooner or later fish are going to go past.

When chasing kingies, we look for prominent headlands that have structure underwater, because these pack animals love hovering around broken terrain. The usual modus operandi is to dive to a comfortable depth and wait. Kingfish are inquisitive and will cruise in close for a look. They are also attracted by movement and will often follow your fins as you ascend for a breath, so it pays to keep a watch over your shoulder.

On this particular dive we’d been in the water for a couple of hours without reward, so decided to pack it in. As my mate and I were swimming back to the boat, I glanced down and noticed a lone kingi lurking a couple of metres below me. I had no idea how big it was but reacted on instinct and fired. The shot was true and the fish exploded into flight, pulling the float under the water. I was at the end of the line and kicking solid to keep things right side up.

My shot hadn’t gone clean through the body but the spear head had opened inside; there’s a risk of losing a big fish in situations like this so my mate put an insurance shot in, but didn’t take up any weight. He left me to savour the thrill of battling a horse on my own and it was a fair old workout. At 42lb it was my PB and only my third king since getting back into it. Ironically, each one I have shot has doubled in size from the last… so number four is going to be spooky!

Ben’s One-inTen Brown

By Michelle Gillman

Ben Willman of Dobson, West Coast, has been stalking his first trout for years, but only managed to snag a heap of hard luck stories. However, that all changed recently when Ben outfished a party of ten keen anglers to record the only catch for the day.

Fishing Lake Waihapo Dam, south of Whataroa, using a pink and blue Tassie, 11-year-old Ben hooked into this beautiful brown trout. It didn’t put up much of a battle though; this fish wanted to be caught!

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Snapper a Christmas Cracker Six-Foot Sam

and the Shark

By Erin Roughton

By Sam Peterson

I fished the Kaikoura Surfcasting Competition and was surprised and stoked to come fourth with a catch that had me running for my money.

I had rigged a two-hook dropper rig with a bit of a difference.

Both 10/0hooks were on the one dropper, one of them a sliding hook, with half a kahawai fillet tied onto the hooks. The trace was 100b with a 50lb shock leader and 25lb mainline, and a 4oz breakaway sinker.

When the rod bent over, I knew I was into something sizeable, as it felt heavy and really didn’t want to come in. It is exhilarating to load up and suddenly feel the power of a big fish - gets the adrenaline as well as the rod pumping.

The fish put up a real stoush for 20 minutes and at some stage during that time, tangled itself in the line, no doubt hampering its fighting abilities. Despite this, it put up a really spectacular fight.

I couldn’t believe the size of it when it eventually popped up in the waves - 51.49 pounds of school shark!

A very satisfying result.

A beautiful evening led to a ‘beauty’ catch!

Another half hour and still no more snapper. We kept checking the berley trail to see it was still filtering out. At least it was a beautiful, calm evening to be out on the clear water. OK, a change of plan: we reset our our flasher rigs and my good oldfashioned strayline further from the boat.

Five minutes later and my new bait-runner reel started singing.

“What do ya reckon it is - a shark, maybe a kingfish?”

It was still running out, so I tightened the drag a little, thinking don’t overdo it. Louis reminded me, “You have plenty of line on the reel.”

I was then able to start working it in, while it occasionally stripped more line.

“Maybe it’s a large kahawai, or it could be a snapper; it is nodding a bit?”

I was hoping for a snapper. Eventually we could see the large shape and bronze/orange colour emerge up through the water.

Our new Lip Grip scales told us it was a 23lb snapper. It didn’t recover enough to swim off so we brought it home. We stayed out until near dark and then picked up the set-line, which had only a few greyboys on it.

Total snapper count: one 40cm and one 23lb. You beauty!

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Days dragged after Christmas, with our presents gathering dust. Then on the afternoon of December 29, Louis and I got our chance to try out some of our gifts on the water. We had been getting mixed messages on our chances of catching snapper: “They must have moved out!” “Caught nothing yesterday,” and the word at the ramp, “A couple were caught in close today.”

On hearing the Met Service’s boating forecast was a 7 – it was too good a chance to let a calm evening fishing go by. Louis invited his mate Riley along and off we went.

We launched at 5.30pm and after some discussion, Louis convinced me to head to one of our favourite spots, at the 15m mark. I also decided to take the set-line to use as an indicator and see what was around.

It was quiet fishing, catching the occasional greyboy and then bang, we finally got a snapper, 40cm. Louis and I agreed that if we caught a snapper within an hour, we would not bother motoring out deeper.

After another 45 minutes dragged by, with more greyboys tangling our flasher rigs. We started guessing how heavy the 40cm weighed, just so we could try our new Lip Grip scales. Louis was the closest at 2lb.

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It’s a Game of Two Fitzys

Aussie Fitz bows to Kiwi Fitz’s superior fishing prowess.

By Ryan Fitzmaurice

John T with his 15lb wild salmon stuff memories are made of.

JT Goes Wild Over Salmon

By John T. Padilla

I work on a farm at Hinds, Ashburton, and love to chase salmon in my spare time. I have caught a few in the canals but over the past three years have never managed to catch one in the wild. I like to fish the Rangitata Mouth because it is handy, but luck just seems to elude me.

My wife works with the elderly and recently met a retired salmon angler who was in homecare. She was telling him about my efforts to catch a wild salmon and he generously gave her an oval slice lure to pass on to me. Some

of the old chap’s luck must have rubbed off onto the lure because, the next trip to the mouth, I hooked my very first wild salmon.

I initially thought I’d caught a kahawai, but when I saw the fins and tail, I knew the drought had broken.

The salmon put up a good fight and it took 15 minutes and good advice from fellow anglers to win the fish over. I was so excited I shouted, “This is my very first wild salmon!”

I even tried to kiss it, but it was too lively and slippery. Lol!

That’s me on the right, the bearded one. I’m the Kiwi – a real good bugger. On my left is the old fella, my big brother, Sean Fitzmaurice, all the way from his home in Carrather, Australia somewhere way up in the boondocks!

Home to Greymouth for a holiday, he raved about all the great fishing he does in Australia, so I decided to show him a thing or two about real fishing. We set off for the Hokitika Trench in my 6.5m Sea Ranger, my goal to prove the fish are bigger and better - and it didn’t take much!

Once in position over 300m of water, we dropped the twohook ledger rigs snagged with squid on the 8/0 circle hooks.

The area produces good catches of bluenose, groper,

gemfish and huge tarakihi, so I was feeling confident.

Without too much effort we scored big on bluenose, snagged five groper and managed three good gemfish.

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Captain’s Log: Beam me up spotty

STOP PRESS! At the eleventh hour, The Fishing Paper & NZ Hunting News got wind of a Blue Cod Rules Review and approached MPI, who then agreed to advertise forth-coming Public Information Sessions in the paper.

At the very last minute prior to going to press, MPI’s ad agency sent in a ‘down-sized’ ad that I feel fails to do justice to this contentious issue.

I fear the ad is also easy to miss.

By the time I became aware of this, MPI were closed for the weekend, so was unable to take it up with them.

In the ten years The Fishing Paper & NZ Hunting News has been going, there has never been another fisheries issue that has generated the discussion, feedback, frustration, anger and debate, that the current blue cod rules have.

People are demanding change and the time is now… yet the window is short!

Rather than have these two meetings go unnoticed, I have dropped my Captain’s Log and dedicate this space to focusing your attention on the MPI ad at the bottom of the page….

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Friendly South Brings Rewards

Lou with a solid reminder of Southern hospitality.

By Lou Franklin

I travel south to Oamaru, a town steeped in history, several times a year. The locals are friendly, offering good advice on what the district has to offer, especially when related to hunting and fishing. I was advised the hydro canals were worth a try.

I was amazed to see so many campervans at Ohau C. I didn’t enjoy fishing there, so tried a few less hammered spots elsewhere, with little success, but I was determined to return.

In December 2013, armed with more information, I caught salmon and a beautiful 9lb brown trout just on dark. But I had not broken that magical 10lb mark, although I was slowly picking up what end tackle worked best according to the conditions: varying flows, time of day and weather - wind, intense sunshine, rain and even snow.

By late October 2014, I was on my third trip south for the year and fished an area in Ohau canal with no-one in sight.

By almost dark I had tried soft baits and many varieties of lure without success. I was having second thoughts about this spot, considering the number of fishermen elsewhere. One last change of lure saw me tie on a dark Tasmanian Devil.

The second cast seemed to snag; nothing for several long seconds, then a solid steady run that went on and on, which sent my heart racing. The run stopped - I made no headway.

The fish was now near the opposite bank and it headed further downstream. I lost more line - luckily I had freshly spooled the reel. The run finally stopped, but it once again felt like a snag.

Stepping in-line with the fish, I exerted as much side pressure as I dared and, finally, it fish relented. I made some slow-stop start progress and it surfaced three-quarters away across the canal.

It had to be more than the magical 10lbs! The fight continued: winning and losing line until it wallowed near my net, which looked puny in comparison to the fish. In the near dark, the fish lunged forward into the landing net, so I grabbed both sides and with half the fish hanging out, leapt up the bank.

“I have fished 50-years for this,” I mused to myself.

A keen young fisherman called Jeremy appeared out of nowhere and, puffing from his run, pulled out a set of spring scales that registered the catch at just over 22lb.

Thanking Jeremy, I plodded with my prize to my distant Safari.

He immediately took up my fishing spot.

I took the fish to the Twizel Tavern where the locals viewed the fish and the friendly barman gave me ice to pack around the fish, which was placed under newspaper on the passenger side floor with its head under the seat and tail pushed up the front. I enjoyed two beers and headed off into the night.

Attempts to locate O’Roukes taxidermists at Pleasant Point drew a blank, so I tried the sports shop in Temuka. The new owner gave me directions to where 84-year-old Peter Ritchie lived, near Rangitata Huts.

A visitor at Peter’s gate saw the fish and said, “Peter will shout you a whisky when he sees that! I hope you like whisky?”

“Silly question,” I replied.

And that’s exactly what happened.

Peter placed the fish on the grass and photographed it. His plan was to make a fibreglass mould. He rubbed the flesh vigorously with common salt to remove any slime and washed it with white vinegar so you could see every scale. He prepared the mould and once set, filleted the fish and smoked and vacuum packed it.

What an amazing man.

I returned mid December 2014 to find Peter his usual bright self and with whisky in hand, we admired the finished product. The trout looked brilliant, right down to its sharp teeth and detailed colouring - airbrushed over three days, then all the dots applied.

He then ushered me into his massive vege garden and loaded up with veggies and a bottle of his 12-year-old whisky, I couldn’t have been more happy.

“Next time down, stay for the night and we will go salmon fishing,” he said, showing genuine southern warmth.

BOOK REVIEW Hunters and the Hunted

By Graeme Sturgeon Published by Halcyon Press Reviewed by Daryl Crimp RRP $39.99

Many books have been written around New Zealand’s culling days and the helicopter era, and one could question whether there is anything to be gained by adding another volume of recollections to the mix. On the face of it, Graeme Sturgeon presents another linear tale of an adventurous life culling,

hunting for meat, possuming, aerial shooting and ultimately graduating to the role of pilot. Sturgeon kicks off by describing how he stumbled into ‘the best bloody job’ he ever had and the story adopts the pace of a culler settling into the routine of weeks of footslog. However, as you become absorbed with the read, you get a sense of the many nuances that make up what is ostensibly a rugged and brutal business.

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Public information sessions for Marlborough Sounds blue cod Public information drop-in sessions are being held in Nelson and Picton mid-March to discuss a review of management controls for blue cod within the Marlborough Sounds.

Date: Wednesday, 18th March

Date: Thursday, 19th March

Drop-in between: 4pm – 9pm

Drop-in between: 4pm – 9pm

Venue: Rutherford Hotel, 27 Nile Street West, Nelson

Venue: Port Marlborough Pavilion, 181 Waikawa Road, Picton

The Blue Cod Management Group, consisting of recreational, commercial and Ministry for Primary Industry (MPI) representatives, want to work with the community to find the best outcomes for the blue cod fishery.

Before we begin to consider management options, we want to hear from you about your views on current issues facing the blue cod fishery and potential tools and solutions that will work for the community and the blue cod population. Blue Cod Management Group members and MPI officials will be present at the drop-in sessions for you to provide feedback to directly and to answer any of your questions.

The drop-in sessions provide an opportunity to get involved in developing potential options for the fishery, before an official consultation document is released for further feedback midway through this year.

These sessions are open, you can come and go at any time and there is no need to register your attendance. If you have any questions, please email msbluecod@mpi.govt.nz or visit www.mpi.govt.nz for updates on the consultation page.

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Pan-seared Turbot on a Baby Spinach Log

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Sprinkle each fillet with sea salt.

Heat 2tbsp olive oil in a heavy-bottom saucepan over a moderate to high heat. Add about 25g butter and when foaming, panfry fillets for 1-2 minutes per side, depending on thickness. Remove to warmer.

When all fillets have been cooked, remove pan from heat and throw in capsicum, allowing the heat to cook it until just translucent.

Squeeze in lemon juice and grated zest (yellow skin) of half a lemon.

Arrange fillets on plates, spoon a little sauce over each and serve atop a portion of the spinach log.

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Turbot is my all time favourite fish. I was first introduced to it in the early eighties while living in Westport. We’d dine every Friday night at Tony’s Fish & Chip Shop, pigging out on the delicacy that was harvested from the local waters. It disappeared from menus for a time, but has now made a huge comeback, much to my absolute delight.

Turbot, a large flatfish like a flounder, has a sweet delicate flesh, quick and easy to cook and with a melt in the mouth texture – literally. If you have yet to try it, I suggest you make it a priority – you won’t be disappointed.

Large bunch baby spinach 1-2 cloves garlic peeled and finely diced Sea salt Cold water 3 free range eggs Chilli flakes or Piripiri seasoning ¾ cup grated parmesan cheese Capsicum Blue cheese (Optional) Sunflower seeds (Optional) Salt & pepper

Rinse the spinach under the tap and shake.

Place in a saucepan, add garlic and season with salt.

Heat over a high heat, turning until it wilts.

Place in cold (chilled or iced) to retain colour. Drain.

Beat eggs in a mixing bowl.

Add parmesan, a sprinkle of chilli flakes to taste and salt and pepper to season.

Fold spinach into mix until well blended.

Pour into a greased loaf tin and press firmly.

Dot the top with crumbed blue cheese, diced capsicum and sunflower seeds.

Bake in an oven preheated to 200ºC for 10 minutes.

Tip out onto chopping board and cut into portions – serve.

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Kayaking

Ollie was thrilled with this surprise catch.

with Chris West

Dealing with Capsize – part II Getting Back Onto Your Kayak After you have flipped your kayak up the correct way, you need to get back onto it.

Position yourself at the middle of one side of your kayak. Unless your paddle is secured with a leash, keep a hold of it throughout. Your goal is to slide up onto the deck of your kayak and then rotate and swivel into your seat. The steps to achieve this are as follows: 1. Kick your feet to encourage your legs to come up to the surface.You want your body to be as close to being on the surface of the water as possible.

2. Give yourself a countdown and on ‘go,’ propel yourself up and over your kayak, towards the other side.

3. Place one hand on the far side of the kayak but do not use it to pull yourself up. This will capsize your kayak again. Instead try to keep some weight on this hand to counter balance the kayak. If you need to hold your paddle, hold it in this hand.

4. Keep moving until your belly button is over the front and centre of your seat.

5. Now you should hopefully feel somewhat balanced.

6. The next step is to move into a seated

position. Place one hand on either side of your seat; your right hand on the right side and left on the left side. In one swift motion rotate so you are sitting on your seat, with your legs dangling in the water.

Lastly, swivel around so you are seated in your kayak.

If this doesn’t work for you, here are a few potential causes: • Attempting to lift your body straight up out of the water and onto your kayak. If you try to get up and onto your kayak in the same manner you would get out of a swimming pool, you will only pull your kayak back over again. Instead try and ‘slide’ over and onto the kayak.

• Your PFD may have pockets that protrude, or it may have a bulky front panel and these will catch on your kayak, impeding forward progress. If this is the case, then you need to lift your PFD off the deck of your kayak momentarily as you slide forward.

• Sitting up too soon can result in a quick trip back into the water. So remember to keep your centre of gravity as low as possible.

In next month’s article I will go over some options you can use if you are unable to get back onto your kayak using the method above.

Haast: Nerve-wracking But Fascinating

By Ollie Gale

Grant and I try to get down to Haast at least twice a year. It’s a seriously wild place and the scenery is stunning. The lack of launch spots for vessels larger than tiny, combined with the weather and huge swells means the region in under little pressure. The fishing is fantastic and Haast rarely fails to produce a surprise or two. This trip was no exception.

Having left Christchurch at 4.30am to meet Chook and Andrew at Springfield, we transferred the gear to one 4x4 and trailer. After a sevenhour drive, only stopping to set the cray pots, we arrived at the Haast Lodge and quickly settled in before chasing kahawai at the river mouth.

The next day was a freezer-filler: we returned to pull the pots, which were full, and fished the shallow reefs and sand for mixed bags of nice blue cod, tarakihi and gurnard.

Day three saw us paddle out a couple of kms beyond Open Bay Island, where we settled in for a

Snapper @ Birdlings

By Neil Newth

I was surfcasting for greyboys at Birdlings Flat Beach in Christchurch recently, when I caught something I hadn’t bargained on. Imagine my surprise when the rod did a most unusual tap dance that led to me landing this 4.60 kg snapper. It was caught on a two-hook ledger rig using fresh squid bait. I caught the snapper on the incoming tide one Thursday evening, on a flat calm sea.

To catch a snapper this far south at Birdlings Flat is very rare. This is the first time I have ever seen one out of the 30 years that I have been fishing Birdlings Flat, but I would be quite happy to see a few more!

fish in 35m of water. After a few cod, the first surprise of the weekend turned up in the form of a 21b hapuku to say I was stoked would be an understatement!

Dropping the line back down, I hooked a two-metre seven gill shark, which became tail-wrapped beside the kayak. The line snapped and it sunk from sight, looking very sorry for itself.

Then, as I retied my rig, there was a splash a few metres in front of me. I glanced up to see the second surprise of the trip - heading straight for the back of my mate’s yak was a huge grey fin. As the shark

passed below us, we rafted up and identified the beast as a great white - thankfully a small one of around 3m.

It began circling at speed, eyeballing us. After calming shattered nerves, we sat poised, with paddles ready to whack it if it became too friendly!

I hauled in the anchor and as the chain rattled up the side, the great white lost interest and we were able to slowly paddle away.

I’d describe the meeting as nerve-wracking but fascinating!

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Class Day at Kaikoura

By Rochelle Norton

After struggling to find fishing charters advertising in The Fishing Paper, we eventually tracked down Seamist Fishing Charters out of Kaikoura and booked into a mixed fishing charter for the day at the end of December.

Conditions couldn’t have been better off the east coast, with clear skies and very little swell. The crew dished up a cooked breakfast and then, on the way to the fishing grounds, lifted and reset some cray pots, taking one each for the clients.

After an hour steaming, we fished the 100m area but only managed some perch and a couple of blue cod, so it was back to shallower country.

The crew were great, working tirelessly to bait gear, fillet fish and keep us on fish, which were now really on the bite.

The catch consisted mainly of good perch and some nice This 17.8kg trumpeter blue cod, but the odd shark had everyone in a tangle. and barracouta kept things interesting. If the fishing was quiet at a particular spot, the skipper didn’t waste time but moved to fresh pickings.

During one drift we must have come upon a school of trumpeter, because my line suddenly whacked down and I was in for a battle royal, eventually pulling up this 4kg beauty.

A young chap was next to load up and his was a real thumper, tangling all the lines in his bid to get away. At 17.8kg it was the fish of the day, and what a spectacular way to wrap up what I would describe as a Class Day.

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BUSHETT SHOAL 1 – Goose Bay A popular camping destination with some crayfish. Good freedive spot but a lot of kelp to contend with. Surfcasting between the rocky outcrops produces kahawai, rig, school shark and moki, particularly around change of light.

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2 – Goose Bay Shelf Drops away close to shore so the upwelling generates a lot of food; krill often abundant and work ups of birds very visible. Kahawai and albacore through the summer months and drift over edge of drop off for groper. Tarakihi can be found over patches of foul on the top of the shelf.

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5 – Conway Flat Kahawai over summer and blue cod, tarakihi and perch over foul patches.

3 – Spy Glass Point Exposed diving with generally some current running. Butterfish, blue cod and perch predominant species.

6 - Conway Rise Tarakihi and blue cod along the edge of the shelf through to 70m, with school sharks in places. Kahawai found throughout the summer months near the surface and albacore following warm currents through late summer and early autumn.

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4 – Haumuri Bluffs Tarakihi in foul along top edge and groper and bluenose along face. Use the sounder to find densities of fish and drift through them, using heavy tackle due to the tidal current and foul ground. Braid of 80lb plus is advisable and will allow you to fish lighter sinkers than nylon.

Electric reel country prone to strong currents.

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7 – Conway East Steep terrain that drops away quickly.

Electric reel country with groper, bluenose and ling main target species. Good country to drop a large 400 - 500g knife jig. Twohook ledger rigs or groper flasher rigs a good choice.

8 – Bushett Shoal 7 A very productive reef system and renowned trumpeter hotspot. Often has a strong current and is protected to a large degree by the weather. Blue cod, perch, wrasse, blue moki and tarakihi are common, and school groper are also present at times. Good slow jig country or large flasher rigs. Fish a variety of baits, including shellfish, prawn and crayfish. Diving for the experienced with plenty of good crayfish country.

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9 – Groper Spot Fish down the face on small tides. Blue cod and tarakihi will be found near the top and groper, trumpeter, ling and bluenose as you drift deeper. Fish smaller hook sizes for the tarakihi and use squid, mussel, shellfish or prawn for best results. Black Magic Snapper Terror flasher rigs or similar are good for tarakihi, blue cod and trumpeter. For bigger species, use 8 - 12/0 recurve hooks or flasher rigs with firm, large strip baits like squid, barracouta, kahawai, blue cod wings or perch. Instead of a sinker, try tying a Japanese long jig to the bottom of a ledger rig.

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KAIKOURA SPOTS 1 - Hapuku River A good spot for surfcasting for rig, also known as lemonfish. Rig are night feeders prowling for paddle crabs. Best fishing for rig is late spring when they come close to shore to pup, through summer and into early autumn. February usually particularly good.

2 – Old Sawdust Pits Surfcasting for rig, school shark, sevengill sharks, skate and kahawai. Moki and gurnard are also caught from here. Try using prawns or crayfish as bait.

3 – North Beach The entire coast from Kaikoura township north to Hapuku River provides a long stretch of attractive surfcasting beach. Access is off Old Beach Road, but permission must be sought from landowners to cross paddocks. The other option is to walk along the beach from either end.

Target species are rig, school sharks, moki, kahawai, the occasional blue cod and even salmon!

4 – In front of Whaleway Station along main beach Surfcasting for rig, moki, kahawai, gurnard and the odd conger eel. Surf casting behind the breakers with bait will produce red cod, rig, skate, blue shark, and there are claims of snapper in late summer. In late summer through autumn salmon are caught in the surf along this stretch of beach too. The good old faithful green and gold ticer or silver zeddy lures have produced good results for both salmon and kahawai.

5 – Davidson Rocks Blue cod, kahawai, perch and greyboy.

6 – Lyell Creek This sluggish looking waterway behind the town can be a surprisingly productive trout fishery - remember to buy a licence. Large brown trout are often found just behind the town centre. Spinning with a veltic or a toby can produce results. In the early morning and evening a dry fly around by the trees is deadly. But it’s not advisable to eat trout from this creek, due to the poor water quality. Casting into the sea by the mouth, especially when the whitebait are running, will produce nicely conditioned sea run trout, good sport and good eating.

7 – Ruby Shoal Perch, kahawai, skate, barracouta, wrasse and some sharks.

8 – The New Wharf The new wharf was opened in 1909 and is still used by local fishing boats for loading and unloading. It’s also a structure providing access

reef funnels fish close into the beach and has good fishing results on the incoming tide. Blue and red cod are caught here and the odd blue shark.

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17 - Kowhai River Mouth A good spot to surfcast for kahawai using silver zeddy lures. Other species caught here include moki, red cod, gurnard, school shark and rig. During the season you’ll also catch salmon in the surf. Try prawns and crayfish baits for elephant fish in late spring through to late autumn.

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to a large variety of species. Opposite the fish factory on the western side is a great place to catch sprats. There is an outlet pipe from the factory and the water can be thick with small fish. Children have great fun here. The sprats also provide good bait for larger fish. Live bait cast off the wharf will pick up red and blue cod, kahawai and the very large conger eels.

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Anywhere around this region between 30 – 150m produce blue cod and sea perch.

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Council operated concrete ramp with fuel and wash down facilities. A good, safe, relatively sheltered launching site.

9 - Lynch Reef Check out the big kelp forest and swim with the seals. Spearos target butterfish and banded wrasse.You’ll also find spotties, and sea perch.

Crayfish often lurk near the base of the rocks.

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10 – Peninsula Coastline Line fishing for blue cod, perch and banded wrasse. Over summer target barracouta, kahawai, salmon and albacore tuna. This is also a popular area for diving for crayfish and paua.

Tip – to find good fish habitat, look for cray pot bouys.These generally indicate areas of foul ground. But do not tie up to a cray pot buoy as you may inadvertently drag the pot and snag it under a reef.The owner could be out of pocket $300 to replace it!

North side of the peninsula.

Launching across sand with sea access through a gap in the rocks. Be aware the channel can be a challenge to navigate, especially at high tide with rocks lurking just below the surface.

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11 – Peninsula East Troll for salmon in mid to late February with Rapala lures.

12 – Eastern Mark Good blue cod and groper. Tarakihi over foul ground and some trumpeter. Rays bream in mid-water. Troll for albacore tuna when temperature rises above 17 degrees. Tuna from here out.

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13 – South Atia Blue cod and perch. Troll for albacore over summer.

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14 - Atia Point Dive only in calm conditions, which generally provides good viz. A scenic dive with colourful kelp garden and a variety of sea tulips and anemones.

A good crayfish spot. A good spot to meet the seals.

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Blue cod, perch and wrasse. Kahawai, school shark and barracouta throughout summer. Interesting diving country with plenty of cracks that hold crayfish. Butterfish making a comeback around the kelp areas.

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16 - South Bay A very pleasant fishing spot when north-east winds are blowing on the town side of the hill. The first spot runs straight out from the small car park by the trees at the South Bay turn-off near the racecourse. This

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Groper, bluenose and ling. Look for changes in contour that create current and up-wellings, and drift big dead baits or jigs. Bluenose move around a bit so be prepared to prospect. Good electric reel country.

20– South Face From 130m over steep drop-off expect groper and bluenose.

BE AWARE - KAIKOURA NEW FISHING RULES The new rules for the Kaikoura Marine Area came into effect in August 2014 and apply to an area from the Clarence River in the north to the Conway River in the south.

The new regulations have been established to promote fishing for abundance and apply to several popular recreational species for the area. Some of the more high profile rules are: • Paua – six per person per day, with an accumulation limit of 20 • Rock lobster/crayfish – six per person per day, with an accumulation limit of 18, and must be telson-clipped • Blue cod – six per person per day, minimum length 33cm • Sea perch/Jock Stewart – 20 per person per day, minimum length 26cm • Tarakihi – 10 per person per day, minimum length 25cm • Butterfish/greenbone – 10 per person per day, minimum length 35cm • Blue Moki – 10 per person per day, minimum length 40cm • Red Moki – NO TAKE PLEASE VISIT www.mpi.govt.nz for more information.

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Rangitata Salmon Pilgrimage

Dave Larner showing what 8.5 kilos of Rangitata salmon looks like.

By Daryl Crimp

Rangitata South Camp is home to Dunedin salmon angler, Dave Larner, for five-months of every year. The quietly spoken gentleman has been making the pilgrimage for years and enjoys his fair share of success, although he keeps the specifics close to his chest.

Camp manager, Colin Wilson, says Dave loves the sport, smokes and vacuum packs his catch and ultimately gives most of it away. Rangitata South, a dedicated salmon fishers camp, opens 1 September and closes end of April and caters to upwards of 200 people at the height of the summer. Colin says this year has produced consistent catches, with the big wild salmon

coming early in the season, usually November through December. The best day to date saw 22 salmon landed, with the average size so far being around 14lb.

“From now on, the hatchery fish start returning, so we can expect smaller fish but consistent catches through to the end of March,” says Colin.

He said the best fish this season weighed 9kg and was taken by an old chap who was shaking so much with excitement, he nearly had a heart attack. Dave came a close runner up with this beautiful 8.5kg salmon taken in mid-January.

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Reading Matthew Wright’s comprehensive book “Living on Shaky Ground,” now I know why I’d never experienced an earthquake before this. The simple reason is ... there weren’t any!

Following the infamous Napier earthquake of 1931 (magnitude 7.8), the only others of significance were in 1934 (magnitude 7.6) and 1942 (magnitude 7.2), both in the Wairarapa.

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All That is Gold Hungary

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he days were repetitive but different.

A 4.00am rise after a midnight decline into blissful slumber, but we were in Hungary to hunt roebuck and the deprivation of sleep was little price to pay for the thrill of hunting these incredible animals.

At between 20-30kg for a mature buck, many have seriously questioned why I would get excited about hunting a pup of a deer but, believe me, it is addictive. Roe deer are one of those iconic species that possess a magical allure over hunters, just like tahr, red stags and sika in New Zealand. They are the hunter’s

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salmon and, similarly, the spell they cast has no antidote. Roe deer are, quite simply, the chamois of of the lowlands.

Very quick and graceful, these alert little creatures primarily live in woods and thickets, and venture into meadows and fields to feed; their diet consisting mainly of grass, leaves, berries and young shoots. For the trophy hunter they are particularly appealing because the antlers vary so much: typically 8-10 inches long (20-25cm), with three points per side, but the style and configuration is never uniform, so it is not uncommon for serious European roebuck

hunters to collect dozens or even hundreds of trophies. They prefer skull mounts on a simple wooden round, which are very appealing and take up little room on the wall.

Our guide, Roland Koller, was very happy we’d elected to stalk as opposed to adopting the European method of shooting from stands and relished the challenge of getting us in close for the shot. He is a very skilled, calm and patient hunter whose sound local knowledge of wind patterns and animal behaviour is key to his exceptional success rate and I would rate him amongst the best guides I’ve hunted

with. Hungary is the heart of roebuck hunting in Europe and the agricultural heartland of the west, with its vast undulating acreage of crops fringed by woods, thickets, swampy depressions and lush meadows, is a stalker’s paradise.

The package put together by Roland and Australian Hunting Consultants allowed us four representative roebuck, which meant we had our fill of hunting over the three full days and four nights, and with 6000 hectare for the deer to hide in, it is very real hunting (that was just one block). We were there during the prelude to the rut, which normally falls between 27 July and 10 August, so the bucks were just starting to congregate with the females. Typically we were seeing single bucks with one to two females, the odd lone female or females with yearlings still at foot, so a lot of glassing was required and that’s where Roland’s and my quality Swarovski EL Range Finder binoculars helped; apart from the clarity, particularly during low light, you could glass for hours without fatigue or eyestrain.

I had a teaser of what the full rut would be like and was instantly captivated. Roland and I were crossing a large field of stubble en route to a swampy little gully, the hidey-hole of a good buck that tantalisingly had been keeping out of reach of us, when a buck and two does erupted out of nowhere and bolted past within a few metres of us. I thought we’d spooked them and was disappointed, as the buck sported a good rack, but Roland chuckled with glee.

“The rut is starting,” he explained. “He is after the lady and never even saw us!”

With that, he told me to get ready on the sticks, as he was about to call the buck in. In a second, the animals had disappeared into the maize over 400m away, so I figured Roland was ‘blowing smoke’. But holy Hell, if I wasn’t addicted to roebuck hunting before, I was now. Roland put a caller to his mouth and gave a couple of doe calls. A few seconds later he repeated the call and whispered urgently, “Here he comes!”

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INTERNATIONAL The tiny beast exploded out of the maize, looking like a rabbit in the distance, and bounded toward us in a series of erratic explosive sprints. My heart was thrumming and my breathing was ragged. Within seconds, the tiny deer had closed to within 80m and Roland said to take the shot, and that’s when my shooting turned to custard, so we’ll move on to another part of the story.

Unlike antipodeans, who lust after mass and symmetry, European hunters like atypical heads and preferably those of older animals in decline; they have immense respect for the animals they hunt and see it as a great honour and achievement to take a trophy past its prime. So, after an appalling display of shooting that saw two nice bucks get to sire again, I was pleased to be the cause of great excitement in Roland.

“Oh, bloody hell - well F@#@*k me,” he

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gasped as he stumbled up to me. “This is truly amazing!”

He was trembling.

We’d been stalking a thickly vegetated creek after heavy rain when I spotted a movement on a scrubby face opposite.

The old buck was metres away from making cover, so I quickly took a shot from the sticks at 140m and delighted at the returning ‘Thwok!’ The buck ran but I knew it was on autopilot.

“It is magnificent!” Roland sighed.

I’d got to the fallen animal first and was initially disappointed at the ‘ugly’ distorted antlers, but gained a new appreciation as I accepted the unintended lesson from Roland. The animal was one of the oldest he’d ever guided a client on, so it was an immense privilege and achievement to take such an animal. I now view it on the wall with fondness and a warmth that comes from gaining

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an appreciation of the depths and spirit of European hunting tradition.

And just when I thought the hunt was over, it was not. We’d filled our three days of hunting to capacity and were well sated with the experience.

“I think we have time for one more hunt in the morning before we catch the plane tomorrow,” Roland said, a twinkle in his eye and schnapps in hand. “Fenékig!”

“Yes cheers!” Clink.

“I think we will get a big one!” Roland said.

Taking the shot off the sticks.

With the rising sun painting the wheat stubble the colour of bullion, I sucked in my last taste of Hungarian air. It was sweet, but perhaps it was the sight of the big buck staring back at me that added a touch of honey to the morning. The stalk had been a long and thrilling, and Daniel was at heel all the way - that made it special. I settled the crosshairs on all that I could see of the tiny neck and prayed that Saint Hubert was at home. It was as it should be and a very fine trophy fell to the shot.

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Hi Richard and Barbara, Wow, what a heck of a trophy head and at last a ranch with great trophies at a great price. It is like stepping back in time 20 years. Well done and please keep to the formula as it is working!

Just have to let you know I have just Douglas scored Ben’s fallow, but cannot get him on the phone yet, so I hope you are sitting down.

It went 258 2/8ths Douglas Score, so I added it up gross (Aussie trick) and it grosses 266 1/8!

The S.C.I score is 231. As I said, that is one hell of a head and the biggest I am sure that I have measured for S.C.I. or Douglas.

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INTERNATIONAL Having been invited to tour Swarovski Optik Headquarters in Absam, Tyrol, I wasn’t prepared for the profound effect it would have. Swarovski Optik is a respected name in New Zealand, considered a premier brand and favoured by those who appreciate quality and strive to get the most from their hunting, but it’s more than technical excellence that is at the heart of the product. It is a strange marriage of old and new that creates the chemistry that, I believe, is the essence of Swarovski Optik, and it is encapsulated in the words of the company’s first female CEO, Carina Schiestl-Swarovski: “To constantly improve what is good: that was the guiding principle of our company founder, Wilhelm Swarovski, and it remains our philosophy to this day.”

Carina’s influence is immediately noticeable with the full kindergarten and restaurant nestled in a tranquil park-like setting, which indicates Swarovski invests heavily in staff and this is indicative of the overall atmosphere as you move around the many departments. There is a quiet calm, a sense of focus and professionalism, and mutual respect between colleagues. Absent is any sign of hierarchy, although it must exist for the corporate to function competitively, but I sensed everybody was important and valuable. This is reflected in the pride Swarovski employees display and the truism Carina espouses: “Everybody is important for the finished product.”

It may sound cliche in a world of computer assisted design and automated technology, but the most profound surprise during my visit was the juxtaposition of low-tech and hightech: the degree of precision and technological dependence, at one end, was imposing, but more astounding was the realisation that, without the human touch, it was redundant.

It was the perfect example of yin and yang; of how apparently opposite or contrary forces are

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actually complementary or interconnected. At every step in the multiple processes that produce Swarovski precision optics, many hands touch the components so that it becomes a seamless transition where technology is dependent on the human who is dependent on the technology. It’s a fascinating meld of traditional craftsmanship and technological evolution that has become so entwined it almost seems like the chicken and egg scenario.

The nub of great optics is the lens, which

A global brand such as Swarovski requires a huge production capacity, but the balance between meeting demand, attaining growth and maintaining exacting degrees of quality control, is intricate and carefully managed. is essentially ground glass but that’s where simplicity ends and complexity begins. Ordinary glass would be too dark to be of any use so Swarovski import specially manufactured raw glass, which comes in huge blocks, and turn it into specialty lenses and prisms at the factory in Absam. It’s a mammoth undertaking when you consider they stock 100 types of glass on site and each lens is honed from a single lump and then it has to be coated with many layers of metal oxides for it to attain its special properties. At this level, the premier brands such as Swarovski, Zeiss and Leica, have their own closely-guarded formulas - it really is a case of ‘The Colonel’s secret recipe of eleven different herbs and spices”!

The original lenses that ultimately become

templates for mass production are hand ground by master craftsmen and locked in a safe, to be used as a reference point.

Apprentices are taken on and well-looked after, the aim being to retain them longterm as part of the ‘Swarovski family’, and they first work in the education department where they are taught to grind the lenses by hand so that they gain an understanding and a ‘feel’ for the process. They are taught the traditional way of measuring the Newton Rings to determine whether a lens is ground correctly, which is essentially a pattern of light and dark circles visible when a convex lens is placed, curved side down, on top of a flat piece of glass.

Mechanical apprentices are also taught traditional skills and, after the first year, are required to design and construct their

own pendulum clock. As well as having to incorporate technical skills and demonstrate exacting degrees of precision, it also shows that they have mastered an understanding of how different metals relate and interact.

Obviously a global brand such as Swarovski requires a huge production capacity, but the balance between meeting demand, attaining growth and maintaining exacting degrees of quality control, is intricate and carefully managed. To achieve this without loss of quality, Swarovski have implemented hi-tech serial production methods. In lens production, a work cell is operated by one person who is in charge of four sealed, automated machines. Two grind lenses while another two polish them. There are six of these cells and Swarovski run two shifts daily. Each operator is also responsible for quality control and, because of the pride working

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Carina Schiestl-Swarovski’s words silently echo from the pristine walls of every department: “To constantly improve on what is good … that remains our philosophy to this day!”

Nothing exemplifies this mantra better than the new scope/binocular production room, part of Swarovski’s ongoing modernisation and development programme, which cost many millions of Euros - without plant. It gives an idea of the technical demands on developing precision optics in a competitive market, and how seriously Swarovski treat the advancement of technology into the future. In order to help maintain the tightest parameters of measuring it boasts an 80cm deep concrete floor, controlled atmosphere and ergonomically designed

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systems. For example, a tool shuttle that houses tools for the production machines contains 16,000 tools - and there are five shuttles in all.

Twenty tools are required to hone one bino tube and the machine is capable of a tool change in two-seconds!

Rifle scopes start life as a solid block of aluminium and two machines are required to turn each block and see the scope through to the finished product. Throughout this process there is a lot of hand-finishing and checking to make sure exacting parameters are met. Nothing is overlooked, with waste shavings compressed into bricks and sold for recycling.

At regular stages along the production line, checks and balances are built in, with samples lazer-checked by highly trained staff in the

checking room. By the time a scope, pair of binoculars, or spotting scope reaches a customer, it has passed through many hands at Swarovski Optik, run the gauntlet of intense scrutiny and met with approval at the highest level. It has also, somewhere-somehow, managed to absorb the intangible spirit of Swarovski.

While walking the narrow corridors of the Absam factory I bumped into the many faces of Swarovski - ordinary people with an extraordinary capacity to ‘improve what is good’.

They all greeted me courteously, respectfully and with warmth… as if I was important and had something valuable to contribute.

It is, after all, the Swarovski way.

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A young apprentice hard at work in the Swarovski factory, Absam.

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A Two-Timing Teaser

By Ian Sutherland

I had always wanted to experience the thrill and chase of a red stag during the Roar. I knew I could roar as I have had friends in the bush even though they knew I was there - swear I sounded like the real thing.

I finally got the chance to test it out while at our neighbour’s place. I had gone there to see if he had heard any stags roaring. Sadly he hadn’t and had two young lads there trying their luck.

He was happy for me to have a couple of roars around the place. I didn’t need to be told twice! Heading home I pulled over at the opening of a long scrubby gully. I let out a roar and waited for a reply but nothing.

Moments later my cobber noticed a stag had walked out to a rocky spur for a look! Panic stations. We had asked to see if we could get a reply but hadn’t asked if we could shoot it! With a quick u-turn we headed back to the farmer’s house to ask permission.

“Do you mind having a crack at roaring it out for these young Canterbury boys?” the farmer asked.

It was an awesome idea. With the adrenaline pumping we raced back to the gully and started sneaking up the other side. We were half-way up to where we had last seen it so we tried another roar. I had hardly taken the horn off my lips when he burst into a roar back at us. This sent every hair on the back of the neck to stand bolt up-right!

We couldn’t see the stag due to the thick cover on his side so we snuck up higher on our side to get a better look across, with a better shooting rest. We started roaring again and were answered every time. This was his down-fall, as we could tell where he was on the face. Next minute we could see hinds and yearlings, walking away towards the main bush with the stag pushing them away from his perceived threat. The young lad quickly worked his bolt the rest of the way

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Billy and Wily Dammit - goats. I don’t want to see goats today but as I idle quietly around a hairpin bend on a forest road, I catch a glimpse of a mob ahead. They haven’t heard or seen me so I have time to consider my options. I can keep driving quietly and ignore them, pretending I never saw them, or I can make like a conscientious pest controller and shoot them.

It’s late afternoon on a weekend and I’m not at work.

I have a forest permit. I’m hunting for pigs or deer. If I ignore the goats, I’ve no doubt I will encounter a boris, red or fallow. It’s a good block and I’m excited to be here. If I shoot the goats, nine of them, the ensuing racket will disturb every game animal in this extensive catchment.

I teeter back and forth between doing the right thing and doing my own thing. Nine goats, all billies. Not one nanny, not an eater amongst them. They wander leisurely towards me, nibbling trackside vegetation, play fighting, watching out for danger. One longbearded stinkie thrashes his horns back and forward on a little tree, a pine tree. My decision is made.

I fill my .223 magazine and one pocket with bullets before sneaking into the shadow below the topside bank. Quick and quiet, I go forward to meet the enemy, keeping my silhouette in shadow. In no time we’re face to face, two down dying before the rest realise where the danger is at. Seven run as one, fast.

I park my backside in the dust, brace elbows against knees, sight scope crosshairs ahead of shoulders and shoot, fast.

There is no sense of achievement as I trudge back uphill past carcasses seeping blood. Sulk! My lower lip is dragging, trailing behind me in the dust. My nose is wrinkled in disgust as I pass the stinkies. My mind is wrinkled too. Dammit goats! Why today?

Why here? Why me?

Somewhere in the catchment is a black fallow buck, he’s been on my radar for a month. I’ve christened him Wily as he’s the smartest deer I’ve ever encountered. Wherever he was hanging-out today, Wily will have locked on to the first echoing kaboom.

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Eight kabooms later he’ll have me and my every move under surveillance. Nothing for it but to keep calm and carry on. Throw my toys back in the cot.

Dust off my lip. Turn up the radio and pretend I don’t care about winning one over Wily. Dammit goats!

Fifteen minutes on, at the bottom of the catchment, nearly at the hut, I glimpse a flash of black. Pig perhaps or dark coated deer?

S-l-o-w-l-y decelerate. I do care, I really, really do.

Radio off, clutch in, pulling off the track. Binoculars from the console and to my eyes in one fluid move.

There! There and there and there too! Four fallow deer. Focus the binoculars. Four fallow spikers.

They’re hyper-alert but as yet, they haven’t heard, seen or smelt me.

The wind is...? Wet finger out the window.... the wind is wrong!

Fill the .223 magazine, ease out the truck door and melt into the dusty road like hot chocolate. Creep s-l-o-w-l-y from the road to the creek. Creep along a well used game trail through the bracken ‘till I reach a stunted barberry, then ease my head up ‘till I can see. They’re still there.

The spikers are playing. They’re sleek and fabulous. They sprint in short bursts,

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they leap and pronk and zig-zag. They butt heads and push and shove. At any random second, one or more will stop completely to look for danger, ears twitching, nostrils flared. Then they’re off, whoopee, fishtailing through the rushes, jumping for joy.

Closer and closer I creep. Snail one moment meerkat the next. Ever aware of the fickle breeze.

From barberry to tuft of tag. From tag to dry clump of bracken. Drop into the creek, knee deep, slide along silently - snail. Head up - meerkat. They’re still there.

Closer and closer, my heart is ker-thumping wildly, I can hear it from the outside. My movement is s-lo-w but my heart and my mind are at full noise.

Belly-slither to a hump of dead grass, s-l-o-w-l-y slide the rifle into position, calm the breathing, still the shaking hands and await an opportunity as the spikers play helter-skelter. It’s tempting to watch but before I know it my finger is easing onto my rifle’s trigger. Prime, fat, young deer - two for me and two to run free.

Then the aftermath. Carrying two warm carcasses back to the truck, a swarm of enormous black blowflies trailing me like I am the Pied Piper and they are rats. Up on the bush edge, the surviving spikers peep from the evening shadows and watch their fellow fallow, leaving for parts unknown. Look and learn little fellas. Learn and grow old and become wily bucks like your Dad.

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The Venison Hunter Departs - Obituary Mike Bennett 11.1.1935 - 20.2.2015

By Daryl Crimp

Mike Bennett, better known as The Venison Hunter or Mr Bonehead passed away in his Barrytown home on Friday morning, 20 February, at the age of 80 of a heart attack. Mike had undergone heart surgery three-years-ago and was living on

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borrowed time but was determined to live a full life right up until his death. He was fully aware of his mortality and constructed his own ‘box’ from a ‘dirty bit of scrap rimu that was lying around the yard’. Son, Tristan, said that was indicative of how he lived his life - “You made do with what you had at hand.” He intended painting the casket red and green, but it turned out purple. He refused to change it because ‘the job was done’ and he’d moved on. He did stencil some oak and sycamore leaves on his ‘box’, as a reminder of from where he’d come, England.

Mike is best remembered for his iconic book, The Venison Hunters, first published in 1979 and considered by many as the best book written on the venison industry. However, he was a far richer character who lived ’10 lives in one’, according to Tristan.

Mike lived in London through the Blitz and started his working life as a ‘Butcher Boy’. He was one of New Zealand’s first ’10 Bob Poms’ - English expats afforded cheap fares in order to resettle New Zealand after we lost so many men to the war. ‘10 Bob Poms’ we bonded to farm work for two years, but Bennett was released

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early because all he wanted to do was go hunting!

Throughout a colourful life, Mike turned his hand to many vocations: he hunted crocs in Queensland with Crumpy, managed two tin mines in Australia, was a director/producer for the National Film Unit, a curator at the Arrowtown Museum, Historical Mining Expert, and searcher of rare birds. It was the venison hunting that held him captive the longest but once he turned his back on it, he closed the door and moved on. He was clearly a man of huge capacity, as his diaries record that he shot at least 25,000 deer: he shot many more but couldn’t see the point in recording them.

Mike Bennett was also a passionate and practising conservationist who accomplished many things under the radar. He tramped for miles in uncharted South Westland in search of rare or endangered birds and even gained recorded evidence that the South Island Kokako still existed. Mike was not afraid to challenge the powers that be, and spent a lifetime battling bureaucracy. He challenged DoC over many issues and, latterly, was a fierce opponent of 1080.

Mike separated from his wife in the eighties but they remained friends. It was simply a case of, once a bushman, always a bushman. Mike was a unique and individual character who was unsuited to permanent settlement amidst civilisation. He died amongst his beloved trees and birds on a hill overlooking Barrytown.

He leaves son, Tristan, and daughter, Reda. An older son died tragically at age 26 in a car accident.

Farewell The Venison Hunter… and God, I hope you are ready for Mr Bonehead!

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Mail your letters to Stick Your Oar In The Fishing Paper, PO Box 9001, Annesbrook, 7044, NELSON email: editor thefishingpaper.co.nz

No Cure for Fishing Paper Addict Dear Ed, My husband Paul has every edition of The Fishing Paper and NZ Hunting News since it was first published. The problem I have is, that he was away for most of January and I forgot to pick up an issue for him. OOPS. By any chance do you have a spare copy that he can add to his collection? I would really appreciate it and I know he would too.

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are wrong.

Over a period of 45 years I have fished the Maruia River in the Lewis Pass. Since 1080 drops, the bush has been changed from one of melodious bird song to a deathly, morgue-like silence. The trout too have declined in numbers. Fish and Game on the 1080-in-trout issue have dealt almost entirely with human health. They should give a thought to the effects of 1080’s endocrine disruptor in making male fish infertile. Fish and Game don’t liberate. They depend on natural spawning to stock rivers. What if the endocrine disruptor factor is true? Trout will be history.

The fact is no one knows. Does anyone care ?

Bud Jones QSM Eketahuna Amberley Beach Hot to Trot Dear Ed,

That’s what every issue of The Fishing Paper looks like!

Nick Smith Lousy Evangelist!

Dear Ed, I’m writing this to support a couple of letters in your February issue, i.e. Lloyd Hanson and The Sporting Hunters Outdoor Trust. This 1080 debacle is a complete and utter shambles, annoyingly funded by taxpayer NZ. Let’s not forget the role of the evangelical Minister of Environment Nick Smith who, in his sermon, ranted about the rat plague of ‘biblical proportions’. He is a public servant, paid from the taxpayers’ purse. He has the arrogance to tell us, who know the bush, we

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again this year. We really appreciate your continued support.

Best regards and tight lines.

What a great day we had!

Perfect conditions with a gentle Norwester on the beach, flat seas, incoming tide, beautifully sunny and hot. The 230 rods spread out along the beach was a sight to behold. The fishing was so hot the fishers had to cool off in the water.

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The catch included skate, kahawai, red cod ( yes, red cod), mullet, rig, dogfish and the ubiquitous crab or two.

After six years of hibernation and four years of experimentation the Marlborough Sounds Blue Cod Management Group and the Ministry for Primary Industries has finally woken up to the fact that the slot rule is not working.

The senior prize was taken out by long-time supporter Graham Pownceby, with a skate.

The first four junior prizes were all taken by Devon Stainton with kahawai and mullet. Word on the beach is that he was using locally harvested pipis as his secret bait weapon. Devon is very proud of the Junior winner’s cup he took home at the end of the day.

Each junior took home a Hamill’s Leatherman multi-tool – a great reminder of a great day.

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Convenor Amberley Beach Surfcasting Competition Blue Cod Rules to be Laundered?

Dear Ed,

The first public meetings since May 2009, they will be the only opportunity recreational fishers to have to speak directly to group members. The Minster has stated he will announce rule changes on 1 October 2015.

In the past, public consultation has simply been a guise by which MPI can ‘launder’ decisions already made behind closed doors.

Early indications are the most likely outcome is the slot rule will be re-calibrated and retained. The question needs to be asked: Why is MPI so determined to continue with the silly slot rule which has proven to be detrimental to blue cod breeding stock?

Do MPI Fisheries Managers have an agenda to roll out slot management to other recreational species in an area near you?

Written submissions will be called for in May and June.

If you don’t want to see this unsustainable fishing practise retained in Marlborough, and if you don’t want slot fisheries coming to your neighbourhood, every fisher in the New Zealand needs to vote NO to the slot rule in Marlborough.

The time for complacency is over - have a voice, future proofing recreational fishing for you, your families and your grandchildren.

When you see the Blue Cod Call to ACTION, complete the form letter and send it to MPI.

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COARSE FISHING

By Dave Dixon

A Few Lines About Line Nylon monofilament fishing line is produced in so many different formulations it is easy to get tangled up.

For the coarse angler there are three characteristics that require careful consideration - diameter, suppleness and breaking strain, or more correctly knot strength. The colour of the line may be also be important when targeting fish in clear water such as Lake Rotokahatu but generally lines intended for pole rigs and hook lengths are all clear or lightly coloured anyway so this isn’t an issue.

Obviously, diameter, suppleness and breaking strain are inextricably related but the modern manufacturing process of prestretching nylon line creates a huge variety of permutations. Prestretching creates a thinner line for a certain breaking strain but at the expense of elasticity and softness.

A number of years ago I was tempted into purchasing a brand of line offering remarkable strength of 2.25kg (5lb) for a 0.10mm diameter, however its lack of stretch meant it would snap easily with the bumping movements of a hooked fish and it was easily damaged by placing split shot on the line.

Other brands are let down by being stiff and springy, meaning bait presentation is adversely affected and fish can feel the line against their lips when taking a bait. Fluorocarbon is notorious for this, although is claimed to be invisible underwater.

Recently, a study was published in the angling press that tested

several manufacturers’ claims of diameter and breaking strain in independent laboratory tests. The results were surprising and controversial and led for calls for the development of industry standards so anglers could better rely on what was on the label.

Why does all this matter? I’ve long been a believer in the principle fishing finer gets more bites and as a match angler that’s what I want. Of course, it’s no good getting lots of bites if every fish you hook busts you off, there has to be a balance between delicacy and power.

I decided to perform my own back shed tests armed with a spring balance and micrometer. Like the reported test, my results too were surprising and as a result I now use a smaller range of lines that suit my style of fishing and give me greater confidence on the bank.

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Lake Mary

By Craig Grant

When I was told about the lake on the Mary Burn I used Google Earth and found it was beside the Tekapo Canal. Unfortunately there was no suitable place to stop overnight so we returned twoyears later with a new self-contained caravan, planning to camp at Paterson’s Ponds. We intended fishing the ponds, the canal and the lake, but the roads to Paterson’s Pond was closed.

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However, I did chase the fish in vain, for part of the afternoon, with a fly rod, while my wife, Vivienne, waited patiently for me to return on the road above. There was an N-E wind blowing and the trout were rising, many just a foot or so off the northern shore. The biggest fish were to be found at the inlet of the lake.

We camped by a small lake not far from Twizel, where I rescued an exhausted angler with a heart condition, stuck in the mud out in the lake. Steve was the only other person there and was lucky we were there too.

A couple of days later I drove back to the Mary Burn Lake with Steve and stopped at the Tekapo Canal on the way. The salmon cages occupy almost 2km of the canal and have become a Mecca for fishermen. There we watched a fisherman land a small wellconditioned rainbow. He showed us a massive trout he had taken earlier that day.

It was windy at the lake, but the wind weakened at sunset and there was a great rise. This time I had some fantastic action on a Rapala and had a number of really savage hits where the stream entered the lake, but only managed to land two small fish, which I released. Then, when the wind strengthened, the action stopped.

On reflection, I think I should have used my fly rod with a small Hamill’s Killer that evening, and during the day I think a dry fly with a surface emerger would work well. There are so many fish in the lake you should take all you catch to thin them out. It is a great place to fly fish, but if you want exceptional trout, fish the canal by the salmon farm.

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Ahipara Bay H-0:15 L-0:15 Onehunga H+0:49 L+0:47 Otaki River Entrance H-0:20 L-0:20 Porirua (Mana Cruising Club) H+0:03 L-0:11 Raglan H+0:25 L+0:07

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17:27 18:25 13:09 13:56 14:39 15:19 15:57 16:33 17:10 17:46 18:25 12:52 13:38 14:29 15:25 16:28 17:33 18:37 13:25 14:21 15:14 16:05 16:56 17:45 18:35 13:13 14:05 15:00 15:58 16:57 17:55

Port Taranaki

12 PACK BOTTLES

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

0.8 0.8 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8

2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9

18:22 18:55 19:27 20:01 20:37 21:17 22:04 23:04

0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9

19:15 20:24 21:25 22:20 23:11 23:59

2.6 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.5

19:19 20:07 20:56 21:48 22:46 23:50

0.0 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.9

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

19:52 2.5 20:49 2.6 21:38 2.7

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

17:18 18:16 12:49 13:36 14:18 14:57 15:35 16:11 16:48 17:25 18:04 12:44 13:28 14:18 15:14 16:17 17:24 18:28 13:04 13:59 14:52 15:44 16:34 17:24 18:13 13:07 13:59 14:54 15:50 16:48 17:45

Wellington

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2:20 3:08 3:54 4:38 5:23 0:01 0:50 1:40 2:29 3:18 4:05 4:49 5:32 6:15 0:36 1:24 2:14 3:08 4:04 5:03 6:04 0:48 1:51 2:53 3:54 4:51 5:45 0:13 1:04 1:52 2:38

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

2:10 3:02 3:49 4:34 5:15 5:56 0:29 1:10 1:51 2:33 3:17 4:03 4:51 5:42 0:16 1:09 2:03 2:59 3:54 4:50 5:46 0:30 1:26 2:22 3:18 4:15 5:12 6:09 0:47 1:39 2:29

2.9 2.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.2 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8

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

23:25 0.9 19:09 19:57 20:41 21:21 21:59 22:35 23:11 23:48

2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1

18:45 19:31 20:24 21:25 22:31 23:35

0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7

19:28 20:25 21:18 22:09 22:59 23:49

3.3 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.5

19:04 19:57 20:53 21:53 22:53 23:48

0.6 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0

Mahurangi Harbour H+0:02 L+0:12 Thames (Rocky Point) H-0:17 L-0:11

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

8:37 9:23 10:08 10:54 11:42 6:09 6:56 7:44 8:32 9:18 10:03 10:47 11:30 12:14 6:58 7:43 8:31 9:23 10:20 11:21 12:24 7:05 8:05 9:04 10:02 10:57 11:51 6:36 7:24 8:08 8:51

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

21:22 22:11 22:52 23:27

1.0 1.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.4 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0

0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7

14:47 15:36 16:23 17:10 17:57 12:31 13:21 14:09 14:55 15:38 16:19 16:59 17:39 18:21 12:59 13:48 14:40 15:36 16:34 17:34 18:34 13:26 14:27 15:24 16:20 17:13 18:04 12:42 13:31 14:19 15:05

8:27 9:17 10:03 10:46 11:28 12:08 6:36 7:17 7:58 8:41 9:26 10:13 11:02 11:51 6:34 7:27 8:21 9:15 10:10 11:05 12:01 6:42 7:39 8:36 9:33 10:31 11:28 12:23 7:05 7:57 8:45

Akaroa H-0:42 L-0:43 Kaikoura H+0:17 L+0:16 Rakaia Mouth H-0:46 L-0:46 Timaru H-1:13 L-1:16 Waimakariri Mouth H+0:10 L+0:10

0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.2 0.6 0.6 0.6

14:35 15:24 16:10 16:54 17:37 18:19 12:49 13:30 14:11 14:53 15:37 16:23 17:10 17:59 12:42 13:33 14:27 15:22 16:18 17:16 18:13 12:57 13:52 14:48 15:44 16:40 17:35 18:31 13:16 14:06 14:54

2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 2.2 2.2 2.1

4:41 5:37 0:05 0:55 1:42 2:24 3:04 3:43 4:21 5:00 5:40 0:19 1:02 1:50 2:44 3:43 4:45 5:46 0:20 1:19 2:14 3:08 4:01 4:53 5:45 0:32 1:25 2:19 3:14 4:09 5:03

Tauranga 1.7 1.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7

10:47 11:44 6:29 7:17 8:02 8:44 9:23 10:02 10:39 11:16 11:54 6:22 7:07 7:57 8:52 9:51 10:53 11:54 6:46 7:42 8:37 9:30 10:22 11:14 12:05 6:37 7:31 8:26 9:22 10:18 11:13

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

20:55 21:41 22:27 23:13

0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7

18:43 19:29 20:14 20:58 21:42 22:24 23:07 23:51

1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6

19:05 19:53 20:45 21:41 22:41 23:44

0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

19:33 20:31 21:28 22:24 23:20

1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8

18:54 19:41 20:26 21:11

0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7

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

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

Lyttelton

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

1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5

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1:08 2:20 3:15 3:57 4:32 5:04 5:33 0:10 0:42 1:14 1:47 2:23 3:04 3:55 5:05 0:02 1:25 2:33 3:30 4:20 5:05 5:49 0:33 1:15 1:58 2:41 3:29 4:28 5:45 0:30 1:45

2015

0.5 0.5 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5

17:01 17:57 12:37 13:26 14:11 14:52 15:31 16:09 16:46 17:24 18:03 12:34 13:17 14:06 15:00 16:01 17:05 18:09 12:54 13:51 14:45 15:38 16:29 17:19 18:09 12:56 13:48 14:41 15:36 16:32 17:27

1.7 1.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7

23:10 0.4 18:49 19:37 20:22 21:04 21:44 22:22 23:00 23:39

1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8

18:45 19:31 20:21 21:17 22:18 23:20

0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3

19:11 20:08 21:04 21:57 22:49 23:40

1.9 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.0

19:00 19:52 20:46 21:41 22:38 23:32

0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5

Gisborne H-1:18 L-1:12 Tolaga Bay (Cooks Cove) H-1:04 L-1:10 Wairoa River Mouth H-1:37 L-1:29 Whitianga H-0:05 L-0:10

Nelson

1.5 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.3 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 4.5 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.6 3.3 3.2 1.6 1.5

7:50 8:52 9:38 10:16 10:50 11:22 11:53 6:01 6:31 7:01 7:35 8:14 9:01 10:05 11:28 6:32 7:51 8:54 9:46 10:34 11:19 12:03 6:31 7:13 7:57 8:46 9:44 10:58 12:16 7:10 8:16

Croisilles Harbour H-0:18 L-0:02 French Pass H-2:00 L-2:00 Picton H-0:46 L-1:21

3.3 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.1 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.4 3.3 3.6 3.9 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.6 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.5 3.2 3.3

13:55 14:47 15:31 16:09 16:44 17:17 17:49 12:24 12:56 13:29 14:04 14:45 15:34 16:36 17:51 12:52 14:00 14:56 15:47 16:35 17:22 18:06 12:46 13:31 14:16 15:05 15:58 17:00 18:09 13:21 14:14

1.3 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.3 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.4 3.2 3.1 1.4 1.2

19:53 20:54 21:44 22:25 23:02 23:37

3.2 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.9 4.0

18:21 18:53 19:28 20:05 20:48 21:39 22:43

0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.3

19:09 20:21 21:22 22:16 23:04 23:50

3.4 3.6 3.9 4.2 4.4 4.5

18:50 19:34 20:18 21:05 21:59 23:07

0.3 0.5 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.5

19:20 3.2 20:23 3.3

ElaineBay H-0:29 L-0:40 Havelock H-0:14 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.

20:46 21:36 22:22 23:06 23:48

0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6

19:00 19:41 20:23 21:06 21:50 22:37 23:25

2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2

18:51 19:45 20:42 21:39 22:37 23:33

0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2

19:11 20:07 21:04 22:00 22:56 23:52

2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.3

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

19:24 0.6 20:16 0.6 21:05 0.6

Ashburton River Entrance H-0:42 L-0:45 Moeraki H-1:53 L-1:18 Rangitata River Entrance H-0:58 L-1:01 Oamaru H-0:53 L-0:55

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

1:33 2:23 3:08 3:50 4:29 5:06 0:08 0:46 1:25 2:06 2:50 3:39 4:34 5:33 6:35 0:38 1:37 2:32 3:26 4:18 5:10 0:28 1:21 2:14 3:08 4:04 5:02 6:00 0:12 1:06 1:55

Dunedin

2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.9 1.9 1.9

8:18 9:06 9:50 10:31 11:10 11:48 5:42 6:18 6:56 7:36 8:21 9:11 10:08 11:08 12:09 7:35 8:31 9:25 10:17 11:09 12:00 6:01 6:53 7:47 8:44 9:43 10:45 11:45 6:55 7:47 8:34

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

Not for navigational purposes.

All times corrected for Daylight Savings.

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

13:58 14:44 15:27 16:07 16:45 17:21 12:25 13:03 13:43 14:25 15:12 16:04 17:01 18:00 19:00 13:08 14:04 14:57 15:50 16:42 17:34 12:52 13:44 14:39 15:34 16:31 17:28 18:24 12:41 13:32 14:17

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

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1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.4 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.9 1.9 1.9

20:38 21:25 22:09 22:50 23:29

0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

17:58 18:36 19:16 19:59 20:47 21:40 22:38 23:38

1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9

19:58 20:55 21:49 22:43 23:36

0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.1

18:27 19:21 20:16 21:14 22:14 23:14

2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.9

19:17 0.3 20:07 0.3 20:53 0.3

L-0:58 L-1:03

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Sail boards means any type of board which is propelled on water by the wind via a detachable sail apparatus and which is operated by a person sitting or standing on the board, and includes kite boards and wind surfers.

Harbour recreational zoning a) Certain areas of the harbour are set aside or zoned for specified predominant recreational purposes. (priority activities) i) Rowing, Waka zones ii) Water Ski, Biscuiting and Wakeboarding zone iii) Sailing, Swimming/Nonmotorised activity zone iv) Tahunanui Beach swimming only zone b) These zones do not give those undertaking the specified priority activity sole right of use in those zones, however, when the specified priority activity is being undertaken other harbour users should act appropriately in that zone. c) When the specified priority activity is undertaken in these zones other harbour users should if possible avoid entering the zones and avoid the creation of excessive wake in the areas adjacent to the zones. d) When any of the specified priority activities are being undertaken in this zone other harbour users, in particular swimmers and kayakers, should avoid entering the zone.

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Pup groper is the colloquial term given to juvenile hapuku.

Their slender elongated body and distinctive overshot bottom jaw easily identify them. The hapuku has distinctive counter-shaded body markings- blue-grey to grey brown on the top, with the bottom clearly separated and tending from grey to white. A slow growing species that can attain sizes of over 50kg, the pups commonly fit in the 2-5kg range.

Targeting Pup Groper The pups will come in on a berley trail and mill about like snapper. Where there is one there is usually a school, so plenty of action can be expected. They are commonly caught on two hook ledger rigs with 6-8/0 recurve hooks

Reserved areas a) The Council may, from time to time, by resolution publicly notified, set aside any area as a reserved area for any special purpose which it considers should be provided for, and in the case of: i) A permanent reserved area, mark such area on shore, by pairs of posts in transit. These posts will be white with black horizontal bands. ii) A reserved area marked at sea; mark such area by black buoys with white vertical stripes. b) No person may obstruct any other person while that other person is using a reserved area for the purpose for which it has been reserved. c) If one or more persons are using a reserved area for the purpose for which it is reserved, no person may enter, remain in or use the area for

any other purpose.

Now let’s examine what that means to the kite surfer who transgresses and crosses the boundary between the imaginary line running from the white post with black horizontal lines on the western end of Tahunanui beach, out to sea as far as the black buoys with white stripes. The above notations are all taken directly from the Nelson City Council By-Law 218 and make it very clear that kite surfers and wind surfers are not allowed in the “exclusive swimming zone”

How do we stop it?

1. We rely on the public to report any transgression and if possible the number plate of the vehicle the kite surfer eventually gets into.

2. We ask the Harbour Master and his staff to be a vigilant presence in the Tahunanui Beach area offshore.

3. We rely on all kite surfers and wind surfers that read this article to bring it to the attention of others.

4. We begin to impose the penalties available to us $100.00+ $200.00 + + It’s not hard to see how it could ruin a brief blast up the beach. In the last few weeks rescue teams have assisted two kite surfers who have got into difficulty and the current has taken them out to sea. We ask you not to be overconfident and ensure you remain in the region where there are other kite boarders who can advise and assist if you get into difficulty Safe boating is for you too.

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General Description

Hapuku are found throughout New Zealand around offshore reefs and over areas of foul. While considered a deepwater species the pups migrate in schools to shallow sandy bays in late spring through to late autumn and can be caught in as little as 5m of water. They are scavengers and will feed on a wide range of available food such as squid, crabs, fish and crayfish.

e) When any of the specified priority activities are being undertaken in this zone other harbour users, in particular motorised vessel users, should, when proceeding through the zone, proceed at an appropriate speed and maintain a proper lookout for small vessels, kayaks and persons swimming in the water. f) The zone inside the area marked by the black buoys to the north of Tahunanui Beach is a swimming only zone.

Non-motorised vessels may traverse the area using the access lane at the eastern end of the marked area in order to access or to launch from the beach. Sail boards and motorised vessels, except for emergency service vessels, are excluded from the swimming zones.

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Fish Profile – Pup Groper

Distribution

By Dave Duncan

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FRESH FISH OVERNIGHT

and large strips of bait. Flasher rigs and small jigs are also effective tackle.

In shallow water the pups will put up an aggressive and dogged fight, but soon tire as they near the surface.

Limits All areas – A daily combined bag limit of five hapuku, bass and kingfish applies, with not more than three kingfish.

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Food Qualities The flesh of pup groper is succulent and sweet. It can be filleted or steaked and is best when the fish is killed and bled immediately after capture. It is suitable for all cooking methods, but is best baked or pan-fried in fresh breadcrumbs.

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32 THE FISHING PAPER - MARCH 2015

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Wildcat Repeat Offenders

Jacob racking up another prime catch.

Swedish Submarine Nets Trout (front cover story

By Jacob Eliasson

I initially spotted this fish the day before and thought, “This is one of the biggest trout I’ve seen!”

I went back the following day to find it in another pocket of water. The stream was challenging and the trout stood in front of a large stone. I had to sneak in behind the trout and stone. When I approached and was about 2-3 metres from the fish I saw his head. Shakily, I stripped a couple of metres of fly line and cast. Unbelievably, the fish struck on the first cast and exploded into flight. It became something of a cat and mouse game, where I was the cat and was running up and down the stream, between pockets until it finally dived down to a deep pool below.

I felt that the trout was tired and to avoid that it may rest in the depths of this pool, I put heavy pressure until I had him close to the net. I was thinking, “I’m about to get a trophy”. When I extend the landing net, I felt it around the edges of the net - it was not in! I reached for it more and more ... in the end, ending up myself in the water, with the whole body under the water - everything except the head!

Then I also saw that the fish was in the net! The happiness cannot be described. It was more than fun, as you probably understand. At 4.8kg, it was my first trophy ever!

From Sinker to Smoker

By Ron Prestage

Prize-winning rig from Mokihinui.

Reliable Rig Whether you want to garner a feed of fish or gather points in a fishing competition, rig these days is a reliable target species around our coasts. In the recent Mokihinui Fishing Competition I was only able

to get fishing on three of the ten days the competition runs for and the rig I caught every day proved to be the heaviest fish caught on each of the three days.

On a recent and early Sunday morning, I took my wife and seven-year-old old son on a fishing trip with Wildcat Charters out of Tarakoe, Golden Bay. We were repeat offenders, because the skipper, Leigh, is fantastic and really knows his stuff.

We all fished on the bottom but my son wanted to fish half way up. Low and behold, he caught the one and only kingfish - the biggest fish of the day! But we still had to put it back because it was under size. At least we had photo proof. We even managed to catch some nice sized snapper.

An awesome day had by all and we are planning to go back yet AGAIN!

By Richard Palmer

Liam, Callum and Kumo thrilled with their Wildcat catch.

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P. 03 525 9438 or 027 613 6873 www.wildcatcharters.co.nz These specimens, around the six kilo mark, were mainly taken on a pulley rig, although the two-hook ledger rig, baited with squid did tempt one sizeable rig.

Crabs, prawns and crayfish are better baits for rig. With the pulley rig terminating in a 5/0 circle hook and a 4/0 keeper hook two barbed points can protrude from your bait, ready to pierce the tough, leathery inside of the rig’s gums. Once the barb gets impaled in this area it is usually difficult to extract, once the fish is landed.

My fishing was done during the last few hours of a rising tide, once in the evening and twice during the early morning. To preserve the eating quality of rig they must be filleted as soon as possible to avoid an ammonia taste developing. The ones I caught provided several tasty feeds of skinless, boneless, battered rig with the surplus consigned to the freezer where the good eating quality does not deteriorate for quite some time. The thing with rig is you get a very good meat to waste ratio as they have no bones and a relatively small sized head.

Once rig get up in size they can give fishers a good battle in the surf line and a long handled gaff can prove useful to drag them in those last few metres.

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Black Magic has a range of products targeting this style of fishing, including: The Longreach surfcasting rig was released late last year and won a ‘best in show’ award at the AFTA tackle show in Australia. Its design creates a more aerodynamic setup ensuring the bait and sinker don’t cartwheel over themselves causing a reduction in casting distance. Each packet contains a pulley rig complete with impact shields, as well as two traces. The trace is available with coloured floats allowing the bait to drift just off the bottom – away from weed and crabs – and they are constructed around quality Black Magic hooks (both KL5/0 and suicide 3/0 alternatives). Used properly, these rigs allow anglers to cast further, getting the baits out beyond the breakers.

Last month, Black Magic released a new rig called Rock n’ Surf – its name says it all. This rig is set up like a traditional flasher rig but its

two flies are tied on suicide 3/0 hooks. There are two colour options and it’s a great choice for surf fishing, but it works equally well from boats as well if you prefer.

The Thru Jig is an effective lure for those who like to cast and retrieve, either in the surf, around river mouths, or off the rocks. You simply thread your mainline through the jig, tie on a fly or hook, and you’re ready to cast. When a fish strikes, the jig rides up the line giving the fish less leverage to dislodge the hook. Each packet comes with a teaser fly. You can choose between 40gm, 60gm and 80gm and all three weights come in three colour options. Thru Jigs also work well from boats when casting at schools of fish, such as kahawai.

When it comes to line, Black Magic Velocity Surf provides a supple and sensitive, easy casting monofilament.

It’s ‘hi-viz’ orange colouring makes it much easier to see against most backgrounds. There are three line tests available; 6kg, 8kg and 10kg, all on 300 metre spools.

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