Issue 106 - The Fishing Paper & New Zealand Hunting News

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July 2014 - Issue 106

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Another month has flown by and things have been very busy. Over Queen’s Birthday weekend we carried out our free VHF aerial checks at Okiwi Bay.

It’s so funny, but people get suspicious when you offer them something for free! Nowadays such offers so often come with strings attached but not with us. It was beautiful weather with lots of fishos making the most of calm water and the abundant fish.

We located several faults in different boats and the feedback was tremendous. It’s a good time to remind people that when you check your VHF radio don’t just turn it on, call someone to make sure the mic actually works. It’s not much use in an emergency if it just makes noise but no one can hear you.

One of our Okiwi Bay clients had a Humminbird combo that had served him well but had given up the ghost. We travelled back to install a Lowrance HDS7 Gen.2 Touch combination unit. Two transducers and a couple of hours later we were out on the water

demonstrating the unit. The internal GPS got a strong fix inside the hardtop while parked between two double-storeyed houses, how things have changed.

Now, our men were no spring chickens, but they were impressed with the clarity of the picture, brightness of the screen and simple way you navigate the screens and menus. They were somewhat cautious about upgrading to such new technology to start with but they loved the lack of buttons you need to push when operating the unit. A lot to take in first time out and in such a short space of time but the menus are highly intuitive which makes it so smooth to find your way

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best settings for them and when trialing the unit over a reef found an awesome school of fish that was clearly marked on the screen. There was amazing clarity and great discrimination from the surrounding reef structure. The boys were used to using fish symbols so it was great to be able to show them what fish actually look like on a quality sounder. However this identified a major weakness in our planning… we had no rigs or jigs to drop in amongst them to get fresh fish for dinner! Plan ‘B’ is to head back for some more training, this time properly equipped.

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Queen’s Birthday anniversary day required a brave start to combat the frost, but it didn’t deter my father, my six-year-old son or me. Full of enthusiasm, we set off for a fish in Tennyson Inlet in the Marlborough Sounds, completely unaware of the excitement that was about to unfold.

When I was fishing for cod with a flasher rig the rod was smashed by something much bigger. It took me probably about ten minutes to land, but felt like longer, with it taking a lot of line to start with. The whole drama was nerve-wracking, as I worried it might bust me off on the bottom, but I managed to put the brakes on it and turn it around.

It’s only the third kingi I’ve caught and the first of any decent size, with the others being just over the 75cm takeable size. Unfortunately I don’t know exactly what it weighed. We only had an old set of scales in the tackle box that went up to 25lb and it maxed them out (guess we should invest in some bigger ones for next time).

We kept the fish and smoked some of it for dinner that night. It was delicious.

The Queen’s Kingi! By Ross Taylor

One sunny day in the school holidays I got up really early in the morning to go out fishing in the kayak with dad. We went to Tahuna beach to paddle out but it was too rough, so we went to a boat ramp near the port where the water was calmer. We paddled out in front of the big wharf.

Mysteriously the fish started to bite. Suddenly

the bites came really fast. I struck my rod. The fight was on! My rod was bending into the water then we scooped the snapper up in our new net. Dad measured it and it was well over the mark so we stabbed it and put it in the chilly bin. Then I caught another snapper, which was our dinner sorted! After that fish, we explored some islands. Then we went home!

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Having dived for four or five years and logged several hundred dives around the Top of the South, I get pleasure from introducing newbies to the sport. On this occasion I was diving with a good mate, Jason Friend, whom I’d just taught to dive, and Faye Woodhead. While I can’t get enough of diving and have just bought a speargun to deal to some of the moki we frequently see, chasing crays is where it is at for me.

In early March we dived d’Urville again and on my second tank, I only caught the one bug – but what a scrapper it turned out to be. I’d been cruising some good looking country and seeing crayfish but most out of reach. In the distance I spied a coupe of massive rocks, out on their own, and decided to investigate.

Nestled under one was an impressive looking beast, tucked up with no place to go. I always reckon that if I can get both hands onto a cray’s horn, he’s mine, but what happened next had me holding my breath for longer than is healthy. He was a force to be reckoned with and suddenly there was a ‘whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on!’ By the time I’d wrested it free of its hidey-hole, it was sporting a few garks and grazes along its back and still not wanting to come easy. I struggled to get it in the catch bag, but that was because the damn thing was overweight – too fat. Still, I’m not complaining – it’s not every day you get your hands on a 4.2kg crayfish.

And it just goes to show that you should always check out those isolated rocks - they may well star a monster bug!

The Rock Star Crayfish! By Jared Ewers

Jared Ewers with the ‘Rock Star’ crayfish.

Small Bay, BIG SCallOpSBy Sticky Partlett

December is a nice time of year for scallop diving - the water temp and warm days makes for enjoyable diving and the scallops seem to taste just that much better off the barbeque on a summer evening, with a raspberry and cola to wash it down.

It was around mid December when a weather window opened up for the combined forecasts of Abel, Cook and Stephens and the texts went around the boys to see who was keen for a mission to d’Urville, launching from Rocky Creek on the mainland. We decided with the good conditions to make it a weekend trip and the overnight stuff was loaded in and boat hitched on.

Our little bay where the wild things are is probably about 20 or 30 minutes boat ride away, but that’s about as much detail as I’m comfortable to relinquish. The diving is pretty easy and like a lot of the d’Urville area, the visibility was really good due to a lack of freshwater murking things up.

Not too much time was needed on the bottom to get our bag, and we were all impressed with the size of some of the fish we plucked from the mud and sand. The biggest two shells I pulled up were 137mm and 140mm across - good results from the little bay where the size does surprise.

Mix Bag Near ‘Black Stump’By Neil Wilson

They say that fishing can be stressful at times – Yeah Right! Not according to Alan Parker, ‘Aussie Shane’, and Bruce Wilson, who knew the perfect remedy for a recent slow patch while fishing at Grassmere for moki.

When the bite comes on, the boys have been doing well on the moki, with some nice rig being taken as a by-catch. They all use two-hook ledger rigs with no bigger than 3/0 hooks, which they lace with mussels or prawns for bait.

The odd snapper is being taken from the shore further down the east coast. A few years ago, if anyone had said they caught snapper down that way, you would have called them the biggest bullshitter this side of the Black Stump, but now it’s becoming common.

Alan Parker, ‘Aussie Shane’ and Bruce Wilson in ‘Moki Mode’!


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I once overheard a wise saying, ‘wherever you go, there you are’.

Whilst that really makes little sense at all, what it sheds light on is putting some thought into where you do go and while pressure on the scallop beds is still high, you need to be close to the action. Booking in at Okiwi Bay Holiday Park puts you right in amongst the action areas and takes the pressure off the early morning starts. Of course, the other bonus is great launching, a shop and fuel, and the best scallop grounds are a mere 10mins boat ride from the holiday park! See the Okiwi Bay Holiday Park’s website now and secure your weekend getaway from the comfort of your recliner.

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It’s no secret the best part of any scallop trip is in the eating. Scallops with their delicate taste and texture are divine on their own, but simply magic when enhanced with the Skippers Choice range of gourmet sauces and coatings. We tried out Skippers Choice ‘Supreme Batter’ and the hearty, crunchy batter impressed, but dipped into a little Skippers Choice Tartare to finish things off and all the thumbs went up. This was our favourite way to enjoy the little orange and white lovelies! Drop into your favourite local supermarket and seek out Skippers Choice coatings and sauces. www.skippers.myob.net

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• Leave your trip details with a responsible person including the time you are due back home and details of all those on board

• Know the quota and size limits in your area, see the MPI website www.mpi.govt.nz or your local tackle retailer for a brochure.

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Thomas ‘huckleberry’ FlynnBy Tim Cody

While fishing at the Ohau Canals over Christmas, a simple cast ended up on the nets but the bait was in the water.

A call come out, “Leave it!” We were using shrimp as bait and are using

bigger prawns so the smaller fish cannot fit it into their mouth – that’s the theory anyway. Within minutes the line went tight as this 18lb brown took the bait. The downward pressure of the fish pulling and quick flick of the tip of the rod freed the tackle of the nets and the fight began. And what a battle it was, testing the

mettle of young Thomas Flynn. After twenty minutes concentration and hardcore fighting, Thomas landed the beautifully conditioned fish amidst hoots, yells and whistles. This is definitely his biggest to date.

We smoked the fish ourselves over manuka wood chips after using salt, sugar and Cajun spices as flavouring. We are looking for oak wood chips to change our flavours and in the future would like to try a cold smoke method.

Well done Thomas Flynn of Timaru.

Young Thomas Flynn of Timaru is almost as big as the fish he catches!


If you have ever wondered what you would like to do in your retirement, then look no further. For these four friends, Laurie White, Erwin Greiter, Robin Wotherspoon and Jake Kerr, calling themselves ‘The Last of the Summer Fishermen’ after the long running TV comedy ‘The Last of the Summer Wine’ .

They have formed a syndicate and combined resources to purchase the equipment required for longline fishing: a Seahorse Kontiki, designed and built for New Zealand offshore line fishing by the Scherer Family of Tauranga, a four-wheel drive motorbike, set up with a fishing line winch, and the wife’s ironing board for feeding the baited hooks onto the long line. Plus it also doubles as a good filleting board as well.

Kontiki fishing has been a unique Kiwi pastime since the late 1930s. Early Kontiki fishermen used sail rafts or inflated tyres with sails to pull long lines from the beach. During the 1980s, kite fishing became a popular method of beach

fishing, but kites suffered the problems of having to rely on offshore winds to operate.

Motorised kontikis have also been around for a long time, as people have tried to overcome the problem of relying on the wind. But, in general, most of these early machines were temperamental and required the knack of the builder to keep them running. Since 2006 lots of work has gone into improving the range of Seahorse products. With better electronic control units, improved sealing and increased battery capacity.

Jake says the development and introduction of the GPS Seahorse Kontiki with the GPS controlled autopilot system has enabled them to reach guts and holes from places along beaches, that have never been fished before.

“In the past you could only fish the holes in calm sea conditions, but now we can select the days that suit us, and by watching the sea conditions, we can choose to go where we think the fish are!”

The last of the Summer Fishermen By Charles Bruning

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With my son, Harry, at University in Michigan I recently took the opportunity to go visit and combine a week’s carp fishing on the mighty St. Lawrence River, reputed to be the best in the world for this species.

Our destination was Cornwall, Ontario with fishing taking place along the Long Sault Parkway This is a series of islands created from flooded farmland during construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway in the 1950s. The Seaway provides navigation for container ships from the Atlantic Ocean all the way inland to the Great Lakes. The timing of the trip was important as carp migrate into the shallow bays of the Parkway to feed up and spawn in the spring time before returning to the depths of the powerful river. Arrive too soon or too late and the carp are not so plentiful, and if they start spawning the fish are difficult to catch. Luckily, we hit it about right and a short three hour session on the day of my arrival produced three good fish to 27 ½ lbs setting high hopes of a productive week. The following morning saw a 16 pounder on the bank within a few minutes of starting but then, like a switch being thrown, all the activity stopped. The sun came out and temperatures soared driving us to seek out a shady spot for comfort. Our local guide sat us on one of his known ‘big fish’ spots, but two hours of motionless bite indicators had us itching for another move. We returned to the bridge I’d fished the previous day where a deeper channel flowed from one bay into another and were excited to observe several huge carp patrolling the margins. Baits were quickly cast out and we settled back to

wait for the action. Carp fishing is very different to the match style that Harry and I are used to in New Zealand. Rods are 12 foot long with a 3lb test curve. Big reels are loaded with 50lb braid. Leads are 4-5oz for distance casting and

to create a bolt-rig setup. A big size 4 hook is tied to a short braided hooklength and the bait attached to a small loop of line tied to the bend of the hook. This ‘hair rig’ leaves the hook totally exposed so that when a carp sucks in the bait and attempts to blow it out the hook turns and pricks the inside of the fish’s mouth. The fish bolts and the resistance of the big lead drives the hook home. On the bank, with rods positioned over electronic bite alarms, we might see a few nudges and taps on the rod tip but the indication of a hooked fish comes when the baitrunner reel screams off accompanied by frantic alarm bleeping, flashing LEDs and the angler leaping out of his carp chair! After nine hours without a fish we didn’t know what to expect, but the bridge spot came to life and in four hours we banked four carp to 26 ½ lbs and lost two others. We knew exactly where we wanted to be the following day and 5am saw us setting up the rods in the same spot. Within minutes the first rod had gone off and during the next three hours ten quality fish were landed with Harry taking a sequence of carp weighing 22lb, 25lb, 27lb, 31lb and 21 lb – phenomenal! We then experienced 6 double hook-ups in a row where we were both playing fish at the same time, then all three rods were in action! The fishing was fast and furious as carp fed throughout the day and we only called time when we realised we needed to eat and sleep before hitting the bank early again the next day. Our final tally was 42 fish with eight over 20lbs and Harry’s magnificent 31 pounder. Could it get any better?

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Well folks, something strange has happened at The Fishing Paper this month, something that hasn’t happened in the ten year existence of the paper... The Crimps are overseas for two whole months leaving Paddy, James and myself in charge. So while the Capt’s away the worker mice will play!

Day one of the likely lads in charge was nothing short of a disaster, I’ll be honest. Every single computer in the office stopped working, the phones stopped working and Mac the dog had something dying inside him. After some good ol’ Kiwi ingenuity we got the ship running again only to have it crash once more.... day two and three were much the same until we decided to call in some professional help.

Things are back up and rocking along now, (we at least got a paper out).

You see, working at The Fishing Paper doesn’t just start with getting stories, pictures, advertising and fun, oh no, we also have a small herd of farm animals to contend with too. For example, this morning we arrived at work to find Billy the goat had destroyed his wooden crate house and was wandering close to the main road and for some reason he was in a fit of rage (its almost like Crimpy never left).

Paddy ran; while James and I wrestled the maniac goat and got him back to where he was supposed to be.

What people driving past the office thought we were doing I’m not quite sure, what I can say is .... there’s nothing I can say.

Then there are the twenty odd chickens, I say odd, but they really are odd. If they are not in their coop they are either in a room downstairs, Crimpy’s trophy room upstairs or nesting in our server room.... doing what chickens do, and I don’t mean crossing the road!

Then there is Mac the dog..... poor Mac...

Mac is one of these ‘gotta love em’ old boys who has just lost all social graces. If there is an old fish carcass buried somewhere, Mac will find it. His favourite pastime is rolling in anything stinky.

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Danny Boulton - ObituaryBy James Cameron

Very occasionally someone arises from a quiet corner of New Zealand to become a noted champion for the good - a prized voice for the environment, a strong willed and determined advocate in the face of progressive resistance. Danny Boulton was this type of someone.

Danny died in Nelson on Monday 23 July, after a long battle with cancer.

Danny shared his beloved French Pass/d’Urville first and foremost with his family and secondly with a great many visitors from his decades as a charter and accommodation operator at Elmslie Bay. The Spirit of d’Urville escorted thousands of enchanted visitors around the rich, energetic waterways that Danny and wife

Lyn called home - “God’s Finger” in his own words. Their hospitality ‘at the end of the road’ was well known and highly sought.

Danny was fervently outspoken and respected as an advocate for protection of the Marlborough Sounds and its marine life - from the magnificent transient orca to the humble mussel carpets. Standing on various positions and at the forefront of action and lobby groups for in excess of two decades, Danny took it to the goliaths of industry, politicians, aquaculture and commercial interests, often single handed. His enduring legacy will always provide inspiration and energy to the ongoing battle for the preservation of the places we all love and treasure.

There are few names equally synonymous with the protection of the Sounds, French Pass and d’Urville island areas than Danny Boulton. There is unlikely ever to be. Danny’s passing will undoubtedly

touch many of the people in our district and around New Zealand.

Mark Cotton from Big Blue Dive & Fish is pictured here with an excellent groper he hauled from deep water off Stephens Island on Queen’s Birthday weekend. Mark and three mates secured a number of groper on the trip, with Cotton taking top honours for the largest

fish. Mark has dutifully informed anybody with a set of ears who has since visited Big Blue, his groper is one of, if not the largest fish to come out of Stephens this season. Mark secured his catch on salted bonito and a standard ledger rig with circle hooks.

Big Blue Groper

Danny Boulton, 63, is survived by wife Lyn, daughter Amy and sons Jason and Shane.

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HMS Sandfly was a 77ft twin masted schooner built in Australia for the English navy

in 1873. Operating from Sydney her role was to undertake hydrographic surveys and for ‘anti-blackbirding’ operations in New Guinea and Solomon Island regions. ‘Blackbirding’ was the illegal trade of slave labour of native islanders, referred to as ‘kanaks’, either by capture, coercion or trade with village chiefs in exchange for European goods such as guns. Most of those taken as slaves were destined for northern Queensland for work in the canefields.

While on patrol in the Solomons in October 1880 the captain put a party of six ashore in a whaleboat, to spend three days exploring the coast of a small island, camping on beaches each night. Local armed warriors secretly followed their movements and one evening noting that the six crew had split up, two for a swim, three for a walk and one on guard with the boat, launched an attack. Four were quickly caught and killed but two managed to escape into the bush. One, Lieutenant Bowers, climbed up a large leafy tree and hid there while the other, AB seaman Francis Savage, took to the water and swam for his life. He swam for eight hours through the night in shark infested waters and strong currents, eventually landing on an uninhabited island.

After resting he made a small raft and headed to the mainland where he was taken prisoner by a different tribe who cared for him, and eventually decided to spare his life as the island he had landed on was taboo which in turn made him taboo. They allowed him to live until another naval ship came to rescue him. Not so lucky was Bowers up in the tree. He was found next morning, shot then his body badly mutilated.

HMS Sandfly having made a hasty retreat headed back to Sydney where preparations were made for a large force to return to try and rescue the six missing crew and to exact

revenge on the savage attackers. In early December HMS Emerald visited the Solomons, found the sole survivor, Francis Savage, then exacted revenge, killing many and burning villages and crops.

Recently Belfast resident Raymond Mainprize located the gravestone of Francis Domil Savage, born 1856 died 1946. Clearly he lived to be 90 years of age. It is not known how/when he came to be in Christchurch or of his life there but Raymond is trying to find out more. Greater details of the HMS Sandfly incident can be found in the Sydney Morning Herald (Oct/Nov 1880).

Fishing the Dying lake By Craig Grant

We had to pay $5 at Kawerau to travel through the forestry area to reach the DoC camp at the outlet of Lake Tarawera. It was a good thing we had water with us, as there was none at the camp. The lake water looked good, but it was full of minute balls of algae. The lake has been invaded by foreign waterweed and there are too many nutrients getting into the water. Here in the South Island we take clean water in our major lakes for granted.

However, there were good fish in the stream that drained the lake and I saw plenty of small bait fish in the algae free swampy margins that bordered the outlet.

The next morning I heard splashing fish and found a chap feeding trout bread below the bridge, with his two children. There were a lot of trout and Vivienne and I joined in.

I practised fly fishing that afternoon, learning the water below the bridge, then I put a sinking tip on my floating line to get down to the bottom and tried at night. Nothing hit my big Hamill’s Killer or the

Doll Fly, so I changed back to my normal short traced tandem rigs. It had one of my super big Mrs Simpsons which had a magnificent yellow horn. Ahead of it was a small Hamill’s Killer.

I cast it towards the far bank a few times, retrieved it slowly across the current and back along the bank, where I finally hooked into a lovely 2kg rainbow. It was a great way to end the day.

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STop!chamois Time By Reuben Miller

It was mid June and we knew it wasn’t going to be long before the tops were covered in snow so it was time for one last mission before spring. We arrived at the bottom of the valley we were to be hunting at 6am ready for our two hour walk to the tussock. 8:30am had us breaking out of the bush and glassing some new country we hadn’t set foot on before. There was abundant chamois sign and a little bit of deer sign from the previous day or two which had us both in high spirits.

By 11am we had glassed three fairly decent creek heads and some nice looking slips and still had not sighted an animal. Everything was heavily frozen under foot but the morning sun on the opposing north facing slips looked like nice country for an animal to be having a morning feed. As we had stopped for lunch and were glassing a face about a km away Jarrod finally picked up what looked to be a chamois buck on the opposite face. A plan was hatched for the stalk and we were on our way down a scree to the valley floor to make our way slowly up the face and out of view. We stopped and glassed one last time where we were to go out of sight to find we had been spotted and the buck was standing up and looking in our direction. We then noticed a slightly smaller animal above him also looking at us. We decided to carry on out of sight and hope for the best. Upon arriving at our planned vantage point 30 minutes later we were gutted to find the buck had moved on, and was obviously an older educated animal. However the nanny was in sight at about 300 metres away and I decided to take it. A good rest was found and I took the shot a touch under 300m. A step back and down it fell. An epic hunt and a great way to end the weekend. Ill be back for the buck in spring!

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apprenticeship completedBy Malcolm Halstead

I have just had the pleasure of signing off my son’s ‘Hunting Apprenticeship’, which has taken 17 years to accomplish. It all started back in 1997 when he arrived into the world six weeks early and weighing in at 3.5lb. Had he been a brown trout I would have put him back to grow! On his first night I went home and relocated some hunting and fishing gear into his bedroom beside his cot; this was the start of his apprenticeship.

At the age of three he was accompanying me on many hunting and fishing trips and would drive my mates mad with the sheer volume of questions he asked about what we were up to. The patience of my mates and myself paid off, as Jack took on every bit of information he could gather and grew into a proficient hunter gatherer.

As a family we moved into the country, which allowed me to get Jack an air rifle that he went on to completely wear out over the coming years. These were formative years where safety and technique were honed in the preparation for bigger and better game.

Jack progressed onto a .22 that caused the demise of many a rabbit and hare, and a few other things we won’t mention but they did taste good! A step up to the 223 was next and a steady procession of goats fell victim to a very determined boy. A spiker red deer also fell to the mighty .223, which was a proud day for both father and son. A first chamois was also shot one frosty morning in the mountains, which was also witnessed by his sister Connie and dog Moose.

Jack had then saved enough money for his own rifle and with some help from me he purchased a Sako A7 in 243. In the hills above Kaikoura during the Roar we managed to get within 300 metres of a six point stag, which was duly despatched and once again another proud day for all.

Over the next few years more and more game met its demise as the hunter moved through

his time of learning. At 16 years of age Jack got his firearms licence and drivers licence, which ultimately lead to more freedom to hunt wherever and whenever he liked. Solo trips were coming most weekends, which I must say was some concern to his mother but as I assured her, he was just maturing as a hunter albeit not very successfully. Then one morning at our bach in Kaikoura Jack chose to go for a hunt and leave me to check the craypots. On our return Jack was already back and there on the back of his Hilux was his first solo red deer. Congratulations were given and it was at that moment I realised his apprenticeship was complete.

This apprenticeship is one of the most satisfying things I have contributed to in my life and I can now look forward to many hunts with my recently qualified hunting buddy.

Well done Jack.

Jack Halstead with proof that he was ready to fly solo.

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Our Queen’s Birthday weekend was to be spent in Little Deep Bay, enjoying the Marlborough Sounds at the bach. On the Friday it was Brayden, Bradley, Dad, Hamish, Jaimey, Bailey, Claudia, Kai and myself that went over. We launched at Duncan Bay and headed off. A hot drink when we arrived got us ready for a little possum hunting and Bradley, Dad, Bailey and I went for a fish out in the dinghy. Our dog decided to follow us by walking around the rocks - till she ran out of room and had to jump in for a swim! She made it to the other side of the bay and not long after, had two possums bailed up in a tree sitting ready for us. Dad and Bailey went back and grabbed the gun to finish things off. We managed to bag a few more possums later that night.

Next day, we popped out for another fish and got cod, kahawai, sea perch and a few sharks - a mixed bag overall. Tea that night was camp bread, fish and cabbage and bacon - yum!

We stayed till the Monday and fitted in plenty more fun possum hunting and fishing - it was to be our last trip to the bach for us all until next year.

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A beautifully warm evening, we toss the sleeping bags in the tussock, and hit the hay, the lights of the Wairarapa far below providing a beautiful backdrop. As usual dawn is in early attack mode, and the day has broken before I know it. “What’s this, customers already?” As I look from my sleeping bag I see a hind and yearling grazing about 60 yards away. The hind knows all is not well but because we are low down in our sleeping bags, in the tussock, she

can’t quite figure things out. Ever tried to load a rifle inside your sleeping bag to cut down the noise? Makes for a few entertaining moments, try it sometime. Anyhow the 280 roars twice, and the first two are in the bag. Ian was not impressed with my choice of an early morning alarm clock, and conveyed that to me with the use of a few choice words.

We start preparing the deer for the carry home, and I look up towards the Holdsworth Trig. I can’t believe I am looking at a group of about nine stags feeding just below the trig. The day is still young, and in the enthusiasm of youth it’s easy to run uphill, only carrying a rifle and knife. Amazingly the stags continue to feed and ignore my rapid approach. As I close the distance to about 100 yards, they start to decide all is not well and become agitated and start to move off. Again the 280 roars, no suppressors back then, and two stags remain behind. Not even 5am and the scorecard reads as follows; hunters 4, deer 0. But they would have the last laugh as it will take a lot of hard work to get the four sets of hindquarters and back steaks down to Holdsworth Lodge. A few buckets of sweat will be produced. Nothing like carrying a 60lb plus pack in the hot Wairarapa sunshine for over six hours to bring out the best or worst in a man. Makes you appreciate the easy days.

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I arrived in Brisbane, picked up a rental and headed for Blackbutt., where I met a man I’d never met before. Rob owned a farm and was keen to introduce Kiwi hunters to all the game there. He mainly hunts pigs but shoots the occasional deer for the pot, with his twenty-two! And only if they walk up to the house.

After a coffee and introductions established, he handed me a battered old .243 and we headed off towards the river. It was early but he reckoned we’d likely see something. The farm is covered in rich Aussie forest and some of the roughest, steepest roads I have seen. I was fully pressed back into the seat as the ute clawed its way up the ridge towards a campsite. He told me to roll up the window in case we rolled off the side!

Further on we stopped on the edge of a beautiful green pasture where we scanned the riverflats.

“There’s a mob,” he drawled, thrusting a fist out the window.

I looked and spotted two mobs, one holding a better than 12-point stag.

Leaping from the ute, I rested the rifle on the vee of the door and centred the crosshairs on the stag’s chest.

“Don’t shoot,” he shouted, “they haven’t seen us and I can drive closer!”

Unfortunately he drove right out into the open and flushed the mobs back into the bush. I scoped them as they retreated and then heard splashing in the river to my right. A line of four deer was careening down the ridge and leaping into the river. I swung onto the last one but Rob shouted, “Don’t shoot – the river’s too deep to cross!”

We headed back towards the farm house as it was getting dark. Rob flicked on the lights after we almost went over the bank. He handed me a spotlight and I immediately lit up two sets of eyes. I took aim on a huge beast with a good head and Rob shouted, “Don’t shoot!”

What now!“Is it a cow?”“No it’s a stag!”“Right – shoot then!”I took careful aim and fired.“I think you got it,” he muttered.

“We’ll drive up the track on the other side and I’ll release the dog.”

The dog instantly caught the wind and was off. I shone the barrel light down the bank and saw a huge stag only 30 yards away and walking straight at me. I centred the crosshairs on the chest and Rob shouted, “Don’t shoot!” I kept the sightline steady. “Is it the dog?”

“No it’s a stag!”All right – shoot then!”I fired and Rob shouted that I’d got

it. A hind bolted past me with the dog on its heels and I had to dodge both. Scrambling down the bank I found the stag had gone and there was no blood trail. Subsequent checking of the scope showed that it was bent and the crosshairs were split. It was shooting two-feet out and to the left. I promised to send him a new one from New Zealand and vowed to return with some keen Kiwi hunters. The best I can describe the hunting is that it is similar to a deer farm but without any fences!

Don’t Shoot cobberBy Dave McDonald

The TB Risks of Transporting Wild pig Heads and offal

Wild pigs are known to carry bovine TB (tuberculosis) and when they are infected, 95 per cent of the time the TB lesion is found in a lymph node just under the jaw of the pig’s head.

Because of this, pigs don’t directly pass TB onto cattle and deer herds. But when killed, their head and offal can be scavenged by possums and ferrets which become infected then can spread the disease to farmed cattle and deer. Possums are responsible for most new livestock infections in TB risk areas.

Before you go hunting, check the TB risk status of your chosen area. To do this, you can look over the TB risk area map at www.tbfree.org.nz by clicking on ‘pest management’ under the ‘TB Eradication’ tab on the homepage.

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However, if you have to transport the pig head out of the area, dispose of it in a safe way, such as burying it so other wild animals cannot scavenge the remains. This means burying it deep enough so it can’t be dug up by possums, ferrets or other wild pigs. Also, keep your dogs away from all uncooked parts of the pig.

Make sure you keep yourself free from infectious diseases by practising good hygiene when processing wild game, including disinfecting all knives and other gear after use, covering any cuts on your hands and arms and washing after cutting up animals.

By sticking to these requirements, you are helping TBfree New Zealand achieve its objective of eradicating the disease from wild animals.


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terrifying life that I have silently given a nod of thanks to him for giving me the impetus to recognise challenges and opportunities, and to tackle them with grit and enthusiasm.

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The festival, organised by Fish and Game New Zealand, runs until July 27 and allows patrons to bring in their own game bird and have it prepared by chefs. Mint Dining Room is the only restaurant taking part in this region and head chef Grant Dicker is excited to be involved. Grant previously worked in Yorkshire, England, where it was common to prepare game birds for his customers. Guests are able to bring in any legally harvested game bird and have it prepared as long as it is dressed and plucked. Any game bird from quail to black swan can be prepared at the restaurant. The festival coincides with the game bird hunting season which runs from May to July 27 in the Nelson/Marlborough region this year. Hunters are required to hold a valid game bird licence.

late season actionWith the Nelson/Marlborough region

game bird season closing on July 27 (except for quail and pukeko which run for longer)

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June, winter solstice, longest night, shortest day. Mid winter Christmas perhaps. If so, then my dear husband is Santa’s Little Helper. His old red Hilux, a Santa sleigh, ring-ting-tingling down the valley, laden with gifts, hundreds of kilos of gifts. Me, Santa?

I manage to keep the grey beard under control with a pair of tweezers and a proactive culling regime. But the grey top-knot and the jolly big belly are another matter. I don’t dare yell ‘ho-ho-ho’ in a small community like ours or there’d be gossip aplenty. Santa I may not be, but I do like to celebrate June’s highlights.

Me and Little Helper have been busy in the South Pole, busy gathering gifts. Its not really the South Pole but by nightfall the world is white and twinkling and we both take refuge in our Santa sacks.

Daybreak brings steamy breath, goosebumps and frozen utes. Frozen solid. Low-box 4WD to break the ice, and the clutch and handbrake too. Black footprints in the grass, yellow peeholes in the snow. Ho-ho-hope the sun comes out soon!

For two days Little Helper and I have gathered mountain-dwelling pigs. Dogged them, stalked them, spotlighted them. These are our gifts. Black hairy gifts for our friends and for those in need. Big and small, head-held or head-shot, plump and tender.

Then, with his red Hilux-sleigh piled roof-high, little helper descends in altitude, distributing his gifts all the way down to sea level. Some are anonymous, some are expected.

Taff knows what’s on the way, he’s at Broady’s quivering in anticipation. He’s ironing his speedos in preparation for a Rarotongan getaway when Little Helper arrives. He takes three pigs, one of which will go on to the Samoan boys at the rugby club, mid-winter hangi. One way or another this is the Pasifika Connection.

Fluff is taken aback by the surprise visitor, he’s just leaving for Murchison. “Take her with you,” says Little Helper as he pokes the fat sow amongst Fluff’s southbound luggage. She’s a melt-in-your-mouth girl, big enough to feed two families. Share the love Fluff.

A prime hundred pounder to an old brown bloke who’s out to feed his whanau. For us of European descent this may be a mid-winter Christmas but for many Kiwis its also Matariki, Maori New Year.

Eventually my Little Helper weaves his way home. His sleigh is emptied of all but two small obese grunters. Ten black hairy gifts have been distributed. Whole, halved, hangied or handed out by the plateful they will find their way into our community to feed our friends or those in need. Mid-winter Christmas cheer indeed.

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Having received a letter from John Murphy of the NZ Deer Stalkers Association and Lyle Morgan, Editor of NZ Outdoors, requesting photographs of chamois I decided to include the task I’d been keen to attack for quite some time - climbing Mt Allen and follow the arête south onto to summit Mt Hitchen, descend onto the Rugged Peak Saddle and return to the summit of Mt Allen, via the Hitchen Basin. All this was to take place in winter when the range of majestic mountain tops would be sheathed in a carpet of snow.

After trying to obtain an experienced partner mad enough to risk his neck with me, I came to the conclusion that it was definitely going to be a solo attempt.

Passing over the peak of Hitchen in summertime to take a chamois and deer survey, I was alarmed at the very rough state the mountain slopes were becoming, due to the fact that they were slap bang in the centre of the alpine fault line, thus making perpendicular ascents extremely dangerous.

Without doubt the toughest part in scaling this region from north to south is found some three hundred yards before the summit. A narrow shale arete drops in a clean break of six feet to an uphill

continuation of the ridge, braced on each side by a sheer drop of approximately 1,000 feet. This continuation has a surface width of approximately one foot and continues in a semi-circle to a flat shale rock face, offering very little in the way of solid clefts on which traction can be gained.

By edging to the left and hanging on by the proverbial eyelashes, a flat weather beaten outcrop of shale is reached and from this point progress is made by circling the rock face. The rest of the climb is a matter of careful rock climbing using great caution.

Now in winter the mountains spread along the Southern Alps lay cloaked in a carpet of snow which proved heavier than many a winter gone by and I fully understood the predicament that I would face. Still to photograph chamois in large numbers the risks were thrust aside and I prepared to try my luck. My first attempt was brought to a halt on the western slopes of Mt Allen, where steep snow drifts lay unfrozen and the arduous task of forcing through the waist-deep snow became too great and in frustrated anger I turned for home. Finally the time came when the snow turned crisp enough to travel over in moderate ease.

A five o’clock start found me making my way up through the dense native bush with the aid of a torch until the sub-alpine bush finally parted and I stumbled forward onto the open snow fields. The day broke beautifully clear and my presence was heartily announced by a group of inquisitive kea who were to become my only climbing companions until I topped the gut which rings the summit of Mt Allen.

There is something exhilarating in setting foot on clear hard snow after hours of climbing through the fine powdered snow lying deep in the shelter of the tangled scrub. And there is something that seems to put a song in the heart as the steel crampons bite deep and go ‘crunch crunch crunch’ as they give such a grand foothold. The

cheerful ring of the ice axe and the feeling of peace and loneliness with the mountains’ hoary heads gazing in grandeur as they stand in glorious masses as far as the eye can see. With each and every one of these thoughts my steady progress had finally reached the third and highest peak of Allen and here I turned my back on the forbidding Hitchen and paused for a short spell.

With my snow goggles pushed to the top of my head I rolled a cigarette and gazed upon a view that many times before had taken my breath, yet each time proved a little different.

On the day a rather hazy mist lay spread along the coastline far below and little wisps of smoke from the unseen houses twisted lazily upwards, while to each side and behind me spread a glorious panorama of mountain scenery. One last glance at my faint purple trail of Condy’s Crystals, then again I turned and headed south along the skyline.

It was great being able to stride along without the use of the ice axe, till at last the arête onto the north face of Hitchen was finally arrived at. The gradual climb proved rather easy as the snow was nice and firm and with severe blows with the blade of the axe made positive footholds.

After climbing for a short spell, a number of outcropping domes of shale lay across my route. After this was surmounted with some difficulty I found myself confronted with the drop onto the razor-back edge. The snow was very crumbly here and precious time was wasted in ploughing up a great deal of snow to find a suitable spot to wedge the blade of the ice axe so as to take my weight when lowering over the edge to the ledge below.

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IT’S NOT ABOuT PIgSBy Andy LyverPublished by Halcyon PressPrice $39.99Reviewed by Tony Orman

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Former editor of NZDA’s ‘NZ Hunting and Wildlife’ magazine and author of three earlier books on venison and pork recipes and pig hunting, Andy is a good writer and as an attractive, feminine woman, dared to enter the rugged, macho world of pig hunting and revel in it. Her fourth book ‘It’s not About Pigs’ is about pig hunting but with an emphasis on the intangibles of being out there hunting and the teamwork and companionship of her dogs.Andy tells of her introduction to the world of pig dogs when she brought two pups home, much to her husband Maco’s (Max) surprise. From then on it’s a new dimension to the couple’s pig hunting. And as Andy says, “There’s more to hunting than killing a pig or two. It’s not just the pigs (hence the title) but a sense of ownership of the warm brown hills and the forest and a sense of kinship with the animals that live there. Nor can I see life without dogs. Indeed some of my best mates are mutts.”Unfortunately, Andy lapses into the macho world of expletives in her writing such as describing a struggle through undergrowth as, “There was no other way but to struggle through the mess of trunks and branches, puffing and swearing ‘F---, f--’ and --”, except she spelt the expletives in full. The two four letter words were unnecessary. There are other such examples too. I know we all curse and swear in some situations. And some hunters see it manly to swear non-stop in ordinary conversation - a tendency that grates with many if they dare admit it. Yet despite those small cavils, I found the book very readable, well illustrated and a worthy addition to any keen hunter’s bookshelf.


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My dad died in 1998 and a little gem from the past may well have been lost, had it not been for a chocolate box. It wasn’t uncommon for blokes of my father’s generation to wrap the sum of their lives in a chocolate box and store it in a dusty corner under the bed or in the bottom of the china cabinet.

I am unsure as to what prompted me to go rummaging through his box of memorabilia a year or so ago, but I’m pleased I did because it not only rekindled childhood memories but unearthed a nugget of information I found intriguing.

In the early fifties Dad bought a section in South Bay, Kaikoura, for a hundred quid and around 1955, built a modest bach. In those days the road was shingle, there was no electricity and we went to sleep under the soporific charm of the old Tilley lamps.

Dad had a 12’ 4” wooden runabout powered by an old 3hp Evinrude that we took around the peninsula where we drift fished for blue cod, often snagging three per drop. My younger sister, Sue, reckoned

she consistently caught more than me because I always slept in. I recall she was right! We also had a couple of punts that slept on the beach in front of the bach. These were used to set and retrieve the cray pots that were quite literally set at the front door. At night we’d light huge bonfires on the beach and bake spuds in foil while we ring potted for crayfish.

Dad was keen to be involved in organising a slipway, so helped formed the Kaikoura

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Amidst the paraphernalia in the chocolate box, I discovered Dad’s war medals, the Japanese Declaration of Surrender… and his membership badge to the Kaikoura Boating Club. It was a small plaque that was obviously screwed to the old wooden boat – and it was inscribed, Membership No 1!

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Heading for the back-blocks of Otago was the start of a memorable fly fishing trip during the autumn of 1998 with Harry, my fishing buddy of many, many seasons. We had a rendezvous with Bert, a retired cocky and fishing guide residing in Gore. He was an experienced South Otago fly fisher. Locating good fly water is one thing but getting access to it is another, and this is where Bert excelled.

He suggested that we fish the upper Pomahaka River, which rises in Otago’s mountainous back country and flows down a rocky gorge before meandering through rich farmland, eventually discharging into the Clutha.

The following morning dawned bright and clear but with the prospect of a rising nor’wester, we knew that casting upstream would challenge us. Nonetheless, spirits were high and after stowing our gear in our 4WD we were soon beyond Gore, heading for the gorge and were soon motoring up a narrow, winding dirt road which traverses the gorge. Bert pointed out ‘chinamen stones’ in the river, nicknamed for 19th century Chinese gold miners who constructed a stone dam halfway across the river and then at right-angles downstream. This allowed the river to drain on one side and expose alluvial gold. After it had been worked out, the river was diverted to the other side to access more gold. That these stones had remained in place for over a century confirmed the skills of those hardy miners.

A couple of kilometres further on we pulled up, assembled our rods and headed down a track to the river to work our way upstream and hopefully, spot some trout. With the mercury in the mid 20’s the river was pleasantly cool and wading upstream we scanned the water, grateful for its clarity and low flow. Patches of native bush provided browsing for fallow deer for we noticed their foot prints. The river bed was golden gravel over solid rock. Perfect habitat for trout. A truly beautiful river and wonderful, wild scenery.

An hour passed with nothing sighted so Bert and Harry decided to take cover in scrub to arrive above a pool that Bert said always held trout. From where they were secreted, they could direct me to cast over very large boulders at the tail of the pool. With the nor/wester roaring, Bert signalled that there were trout in the pool so tying on a weighted #12 Pheasant Tail nymph, I attempted a blind cast over the boulders but my line was flung back. Time and again I tried until the wind lulled and finally, I delivered a reasonable cast. I was instantly rewarded with a savage strike. Line streaked off the reel and I could do no more than hang on and hope that 4 lb tippet would hold, but within seconds the line went slack. I was busted off. I sneaked a look over the boulders and disturbed two enormous trout. However, the dreadful wind put paid to further effort so we retreated to our vehicle for lunch and a re-think.

I mused over the fact that I had hooked and lost a trout that my buddies estimated was all of 12 pounds. In a nutshell, I duffed a rare chance for a trophy trout.

By mid afternoon the wind had eased sufficiently that we motored upstream until Bert signalled me to pull in at a lookout above the river. He scanned it carefully then asked me to take a look. At first I saw nothing but swirling water but as my eyes adjusted I saw two very large trout holding against a rock wall. To fish to them would not be easy. It would necessitate a trudge downstream and wading back waist deep against a strong current. It was decided that ‘being the youngest and fittest’ I was to have first crack at them.

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Surfcasters targeting blue moki for the table are having good success these days as the set net ban leaves more fish available for catching by the shore based angler. Considered choice of fishing location and bait, will put you well on the way to landing a moki or two.

Moki frequent rocky, reefy, areas as well as wharves and jetties so fishing from, or near these is your best option. Long casts are usually not needed. As moki feed largely on shellfish, crabs, worms, and crustaceans such as whale feed your best baits are mussels, tuatua, crabs, crayfish or prawns all tied on with bait elastic.

Greg Gilbert, a very successful Canterbury surfcaster finds moki fishing exciting, whether it’s the fight, the look of them fresh out of the water or just sitting back seeing the tip of your rod start to move before it goes mental, Greg finds it all good.

He has caught moki in several locations, Akaroa, Sumner, and a few spots around Kaikoura, but he says they can be caught around most of the South Island in reefy, rocky kelp areas, and on beaches where foul is close by. Generally for moki Greg likes to be at the beach just before sunrise about an hour or so, kinda that time between you can see without a headlamp and you can’t!

Greg likes to fish two rods for moki with a mixture of baits. Some of these include crayfish, prawns (he finds cooked best), mussels and a few other baits, but he has caught them on mullet, bonito and even a piece of fresh gurnard gut cavity.

His preference is to fish with a Black Magic 3/0-4/0 KL style hook. Being a circle hook means there no need to strike, just sit back and wait for them to hook themselves. For trace he uses 60lb Black Magic supple trace material. Spotties can be a real pain in the butt at times stripping your hooks in seconds. He fishes a lightish drag as he never knows when a larger moki or something different will take his hook. Greg has caught rig and congers while moki fishing. He finds fishing into night can also be highly productive but in saying that if the moki are there you will catch them any time.

Greg considers moki are decent table fare too and are one of his wife Alison’s favourite fish to catch and eat. She often asks, “When are we going moki fishing again?” Moki can be cooked just about anyway you like. They like it beer battered and deep-fried but smoked and baked whole are highly popular methods. When keeping a moki for the table Greg’s advice is to bleed them as soon as possible and get straight onto ice. Like all fish this helps keep them in top condition.

Greg has caught moki in all sorts of conditions, clear water and dirty water, calm seas and rough seas with short casts and long casts so get out there and use his advice to put blue moki on your menu!

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Blue cod may take over seven years to reach the 30 cm size limit in the Marlborough Sounds. While they can reach sexual maturity at 21−26 cm, the number of viable eggs a female blue cod can produce increases considerably with size, so it is important to ensure that the population maintains a healthy number of large females to maximise reproductive output.

Most blue cod are born female and change sex to male through a complex process influenced by size, age and social interactions. The aggressive and territorial behaviour of large males seems to be an important factor suppressing sex change in smaller females among weevers (the family to which blue cod belong). This can explain how blue cod from heavily fished areas such as the Marlborough Sounds can be dominated by males, because there are few large males remaining to suppress female sex change. Imagine large male blue cod as gate keepers holding back the tide of sex change, once they are gone, then the largest females are free to flood through and become small males. The resulting unbalanced sex ratios can limit egg production and risk reproductive failure. A shift to smaller sized females becoming males earlier can also decrease the

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Ensuring large blue cod remain in a heavily fished population requires a good survival rate of fish returned when using a minimum or maximum size limit. The survival of returned blue cod could be greatly improved by regulating the types of hooks used in the Marlborough Sounds, approving only hooks that are scientifically shown to catch fewer small fish, avoid being swallowed, and are biodegradable if they cannot be safely removed. Using a fish descender and/or a mass single release at the seabed would also greatly enhance the chances of returned blue cod surviving predators such as shags and barracouta.

A network of closed or reserve areas would also maintain a supply of large blue cod for reproductive success, but currently less than one percent of the Marlborough Sounds coastline is protected by marine reserves. More closed areas would provide a further safeguard for fished blue cod populations, ensuring the presence of large females throughout the Marlborough Sounds.

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McKenzie Fishes up a Storm

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By Daryl Crimp

mcKenzie Don loves to fling a line whenever the opportunity presents itself and she’s fast becoming a gun little angler.

She was fishing with her dad, casting and retrieving a V Storm Smelt at the Opihi Mouth when it was snaffled by something big. The fish put up a desperate fight but was no match for McKenzie’s guile and cunning. With great skill and a lot of flourish, she landed this 6lb brown to the delight of her dad.

mcKenzie Don with a plump 6lb brown trout she caught on the Opihi.

Rockin’ with Captain Chad

By Sarah Neville

it was a magic morning and we were off on ‘Big Jack’ (the big red tractor) towing Captain Chad’s boat to the boat ramp.

As the boat was launched, I nearly went in with it, but soon we were off. We get round The Cut to set two set lines and the wind picked up; white caps aplenty. Captain knows the area and says it’ll drop off: it does.

Then off again - rod fishing grounds number one. Tackle is assembled and lines cast, but hold on, I get a bite!

“I’m on!” I scream. “She’s a big one.”

I quickly settled in to a rhythm - pull and reel. It’s been far too long since I’ve had a rod in the water and I was lovin’ it: how exciting!

Up it came and wow, followed by a cry of, “You beauty!”

A john dory, and the only one I have ever caught on a rod. I was a very happy chicky babe.

We carried on fishing and caught blue cod, tarakihi, snapper and gurnard. We were all happy with our magic day.

Thanks Captain Chad, you rock!

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Sarah came out of retirement to bag this nice john dory.

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From Westport: Greymouth +00 minutes | Hokitika +10 minutes Karamea -35 minutes | Whanganui Inlet -1 hour 05 minutes

From Nelson: Picton is -46 minutes on the high tides and -1 hour 20 minutes on the low tides Elaine Bay -29 minutes on the high tides and -40 minutes on the low tides Stephens Island -30 minutes | Collingwood -25 minutes Croisilles Harbour -18 minutes on the high tides and -02 minutes on the low tidesFrench Pass is -2 hours for approximate best transit times

From Akaroa: Kaikoura +1 hour 01 minute on the high tides and +59 minutes on the low tides Lyttelton +44 minutes on the high tides and +42 minutes on the low tides Moeraki -1 hour 11 minutes on the high tides and -35 minutes on the low tides

JULY 2014

Westport Nelson Havelock

Waimakariri Mouth Akaroa Rakaia Mouth

Tidal data supplied by OceanFun Publishing Ltd www.ofu.co.nz

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JULY 2014

Westport Nelson Havelock

Waimakariri Mouth Akaroa Rakaia Mouth

Tidal data supplied by OceanFun Publishing Ltd www.ofu.co.nz

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We asked ourselves when we were recently sent a clipping from the uK’s daily Telegraph, featuring our very own fi shing paper. The headline read. ‘Bobby left Fishing for leads after Failed raid!’

Pictured is PC Stan drowne of new Scotland yard caught completely engrossed in a copy of The Fishing Paper & New Zealand Hunting News, which ultimately led to the failed sting, ‘operation Kettle and hob’, which was aimed at catching infamous Cockney watch thief, Jack Jones.

after a tip off from a member of the public, PC drowne raided a bedsit in hackney and found himself face to face with Jack Jones and his accomplice ruby murray. Things became heated and Jones dashed for the apples & pears on bacon & eggs, hoping to turn Cane & abel on the copper. he tossed a copy of The Fishing Paper to the fi shing rod and shouted, “Take that you Chicken Plucker!”

From that point, the Pork Chop realised he was in the Pony & Trap but, being a keen coarse fi sher couldn’t put the paper down because dave dixon’s column arrested him. The Tea

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Funny who you meet at the doctor’s waiting room. I was sitting there when ‘He of the F word’ appeared through a surgery door. “Hello” I said – “change of career is it?” “Hope you’re not wielding the needle this morning!” “Ah good morning Mr. Wilson” he said in a Walter Mitty sort of way, “come with me.” Fortunately a real doctor appeared ending his pretence before any damage was done. West Coast Rule # 1 – always grab the chance for a laugh. Rule #2 – always grab a chance to set up a trip, so right there by the posters on immunisation, contraception and mental health, we quickly devised our own cure.

The fat slug of mist with a very cold wind up its backside known locally as ‘The Barber’, still hung about as we drove up-valley out of town. But enough blue showed through hinting of a very good day. The closer to the lake, the better the conditions and as we swung in alongside Lake Brunner Service Centre to give Dave and his team some cheek, grab vittles’ and bottles of water, the sun began to shine in its West Coast magnificence. I also bought a few of his flies including a yellow rabbit or two.

Lakeside the boat was backed in and we chugged quietly out on a breathtakingly beautiful lake that belonged to us alone. Glass-flat water with vision so clear you could see

every stone and frond of weed meters down to the bottom. A brilliant day for floating stalks around the margins.

The lake features forest that lives with its feet in the water providing a brilliant environment for all manner of sub aquatic trout food. When there’s enough water it’s accessible, so having caught fish there at other times, a stalk in the forest was on.

Rule #3 watch yer’ back cast. I was standing up front swimming a newly acquired rabbit around when it climbed one of the trunks, out onto a branch, just out of reach. Matey says “hang onto the tree to keep the boat in place and we’ll try and get it down with the landing net.” So I became a tree hugger for a brief time. I heard a camera shutter noise and immediately knew the moment had been recorded for posterity. Once back in control of the rabbit we left the watery forest for more open waters.

The duck season was still in progress so we put up flocks of nervous waterfowl, including swans and parrys’ as we fizzed along to a favorite bay. Here we spooked various ‘flighty’ trout….apart from one. “I’m in“ said He of the F Word, and after a good battle, a catch and release was expertly performed in the net alongside the boat, with the fish quickly swimming away ‘untouched by human hands.’ More flighty fish, then another one was

conned into taking a fly and brought alongside, but the line got caught in the handle of the net and the trout was gone – “strategic mid lake release!” One more brownie was taken and given freedom in a sunny corner where we had lunch, then as we worked our way back towards the ramp, picked up another.

Not a big day but a wonderful day. “It’s why we live here, who wants to live in a city?” went the comments passed between us as we gazed about in wonder throughout this gorgeous day. Just being out there is the key - it’s not always about the fishing is it?

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Whitianga Man Soaks up Bathtub SuccessBy Lucy Cleary

Whitianga local, John Booker, has taken out 15 competitors to claim the overall winning title at this year’s inaugural Bay of Islands Bathtub Classic in front of a huge crowd at Paihia. John completed the final five lap course in a hotly contested finish, with second place going to George Oates from Te Puke.

The motorised bathtubs competitively raced on a specially designed short course around Te Ti Beach. As well as an outboard motor, stabilisers were added to the bathtubs; which could be built from any material to form the hull – surfboards, jetskis or wood, and innovative designs were encouraged. Competitors had to be over the age of 16, with separate classes for men, women and teens.

“Bathtub Racing has become a highly popular sport worldwide and is a fun, inventive way of getting people motivated to get out on the water,” says Noel Brown, Director of Marketing

& Events for the Bay of Islands and Far North.As well as receiving the coveted title of the

best bathtubber in the Bay, John Booker will be flown by Air New Zealand to Nanaimo, Canada to the World Bathtub Championship and Marine Festival in July this year.

For information on the race and winners, please visit: www.bayofislandsbathtubbing.com

John Booker puts his modified bathtub to a winning test in last month’s competition.

Bathtub winner John Booker with award.

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Cast Your Vote And Cast A Line Dear Editor,I would thoroughly urge all those readers of your publication to take quite seriously the upcoming election and to exercise their right to vote. We live in an open democracy where the right to vote should be championed. I also urge your readers to consider the outdoors, recreational fisheries and the environment when they cast their votes. In the last decades we have, as a nation, experienced highs and many lows as recreational fisherpeople and hunters. Quite possibly with the information age we are living in, there has never been so much interest and publicity about our fisheries and the concern around these. Take for example the recent spate of concern about Snapper 1 up North. It is not my intention to garner positive or negative criticism

of our current Government, I simply wish to make sure those who are eligible to vote, consider what they really hold dear to them and firstly enrol to vote then exercise their say on September 20. Regards,Jeremy Roenick

Trawling Makes Me WorryDear Ed,I’m a repeat bach renter who takes regular trips to the Marlborough Sounds to fish, relax and unwind or wind-in. Been going up now for five years now and lovin’ it, but I’m noticing more commercial fishing boats now than in previous years. I’ve seen them trawling through small water ways in the Marlborough Sounds. Not sure if they are after a certain type of fish or what but their presence makes me worry. Worry about taking stocks that are already

quite low, worry about lack of restriction for commercial fishing and worry about ruining the serenity that the area offers. I heard from a mate that on that warm recent weekend in June that they are after flounder. I reckon some sort of explanation or investigation should be in place. Regards, Allan Petty

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Jimmy Hopgood with his first tuna caught trolling off Tonga Island in Tasman Bay. Jimmy loves his fishing and the feisty albacore put up a scrappy fight, giving the youngster a real buzz. Dad, Kevin Hopgod, is award-winning chef and owner of Hopgood’s Restaurant in Nelson, so you can bet the family dined well that night.

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Arrange lettuce, spinach, onion and tomato slices on each plate to make a salad. Fry the bread in olive oil until golden, then cut into small squares to make croutons.Top the salad with strips of muttonbird and then top the lot with a lightly poached egg. Drizzle dressing over egg and salad to enjoy a light, yet very tasty meal.

Shear Some light on Muttonbird By James Cameron

Muttonbird or ‘titi’, is quintessentially Kiwi. So much so, it has a famous NZ band named after it. Contrary to southern wool-pulling and what the name might suggest, let’s ram home that the muttonbird is not in fact a flying sheep – it is so named because of its dark, fatty flesh that draws comparison to mutton.

Muttonbird is the name given to the fluffy chicks of the sooty shearwater (petrel), harvested by hand only at certain times of the year and

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Fishing the South China Sea sometimes involves hours of travel between locations, prospecting many spots, flurries of activity, encounters with a wide variety of fish, and moments of sheer tedium – but it is never boring. Especially when you get to fish the ubiquitous South China Sea FAD – a fish-attracting device that is complex and intricate in its simplicity. These giant skeletons seem to dot the seascape in clusters and form human anthills in an alien environment. To the greenie they may seem an eyesore or even an assault to the ecosystem, but to the Malaysians they are a fact of life, an integral part of the economy and a natural part of the landscape. Underwater they are just another marine structure and fish are drawn to them without feeling a compelling need to debate politics or ethics. For me, they were the source of a lot of fun.

The rules or etiquette of fishing around oil rigs remain obscure to me, because on occasion we were able to tie up to the piles and fish for hours, while at other times we were ordered off in double quick time and even ‘stalked’ by a patrol vessel one morning! Rather bizarrely, the rig that accommodated our tying-off and fishing sported a huge ‘No Fishing’ sign on its superstructure. Whatever the reasoning, it only added to the excitement and colour of fishing oil rigs. The skipper had it sussed because, whatever the outcome, he always managed to get in close, strike quick and get a few drifts under our belts before we had to exit stage left.

Aside from the time we rafted up, the technique was to find a drift line that took us close but past the enormous piles of the platform, which formed a breathtaking and captivating backdrop in the gloom of predawn. Lining one side of the vessel, we’d drop our chosen jigs and employ whatever technique we each preferred: speed jigging, bottom bouncing, slow jigging and drop-shotting. The long jigs proved least successful for me, but I started scoring consistently after switching to a new Shimano butterfly jig that was designed

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to be hit on the drop; big-eye trevally were especially suckers for this. My new Japanese friend, ‘Masiy’, proved to be master of the ‘high-tech’ ultra light tackle, with some impressive catches, but he did need to have a sleep after each fish!

Not everyone jigged, with some bottom fishing dead baits and Australian Jamie ‘Prettyboy’ Chester thinking outside the square by drifting whole fish baits. Another Ocker, Gordie MacDonald, was our resident ‘fishoholic’ who would climb over a naked woman without seeing her, just to get a his softbait into the strike zone. That level of focus paid off, because he ultimately struck it rich with the best GT of the trip – a thumper of around 20+kg.

Fishing around these amazing FADs was exciting and generally productive. Because of the diverse species in the South China Seas, anticipation was piqued with the wonder of what was going to strike next. The fishing was often frenetic and intense, but sporadic, and if I had to pick an optimum time, I’d call it change of light when the current was strong. As for the most productive technique, I’m not sure. I did consider taking a leaf out of Gordie’s book and banishing thoughts of naked women from my head, but have decided to box on in the meantime. Until proven – I fear it might prove to be just another fishing FAD!

Fishing in the early hours produced this bigeye trev for Crimpy.

south china sea (part 2)

just another fishing fad

I’ve never been the victim of a ‘hit & run’ before, but I have been an

unwitting accomplice in a number of bold incidents, quite recently. While no one was harmed and no arrests made, we were threatened with a severe dousing from a water cannon at one stage. Thanks to quick actions from our ‘driver’, we escaped with huge grins intact, a few fish under our belts and the only injury to the occasional jig, courtesy of a rather toothy predator.

Gordie MacDonald from Australia used softbaits to devastating effect.

By Daryl Crinp

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