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Six of us in all were hopeful of a good catch of groper for the dinner plate. We headed down the Sounds and the weather was pretty much what we wanted; 10-15 knots of south east and dying out in the evening. As we rounded the last point of land to enter Cook Strait, we were pleased to see only about a metre roll -ye ha! Once out to Spot X we had to wait about 15-minutes for the tide to slacken. Geoff, Gav and Gaz were the first to drop their gear down in the hope of a fish. Within minutes Geoff’s rod got a good bend on it; next thing the other two rods got bends also. After about 15-minutes Geoff had colour and to his surprise, he had his first double - two nice fish of about 20lbs each. Next up was Gav with a fish of about 18lb, with Gaz to follow with a fish of similar size. All three guys were rapt. Kel moved the boat back into position and down went Geoff again, with Rolly and myself on the other two rods and bugger me, within minutes we all had bends in the rods. We were all stoked again to see three more nice groper break the surface. Once again Kel put us back over the spot and down went the lines and once again, two bends within minutes. Gav was the first up with a nice fish of about 25lb and Gaz followed with a 20lber; Rolly with one of about 30lb. We were all stoked, ten fish in three runs, so we decided to head back to the bach for the night and clean the fish. With the boat tied up and the fish cleaned it was time for a beer and get tea on the go to feed six hungry fisherman. I was on kitchen

duties and we didn’t starve. We dined on spicy wedges with groper cheeks and throats coated in a light and crispy batter, then deep fried. This was washed down with a Rapaura series chard’. Not bad for roughing it. I awoke the next day to a rather stiff breeze from the south and it looked like we were in for a late start and the forecast confirmed this with 25 knots of southerly dying out early afternoon. After fish, eggs and tomatoes for breakfast, we just kicked back and read books until about midday. Kel made the call that we should head out for another go. Rolly, Gav and myself were first to drop and my rod was the first to get a bend - and it was a goodie. Rolly and Gav hooked up soon afterwards. It took me to close to 20-minutes to get colour. I was stoked to land a fish around the 60lb mark with Rolly around the 50lb mark. Kel put us back on the spot and down we went again. To my delight, my rod bent again, as did Gaz’s and Rollys. With my fish up and again around the 60lb, we watched Rolly and Gaz put two 35lbers on the deck. Once again Kel said lines down. This time it was myself Geoff and Gaz and again within minutes, all three rods had a bend in them. Gaz was first up with a 20lber with Geoff to follow with another double of 25lbers. I soon followed with a 55lber and this time I had to let out a big yee haaaa! This was a first time ever that I have landed three good fish, one after the other. Over the years I have been out with a lot of people fishing, but nothing to match this. Kel you’re the man, thanks mate . Happy fishing.

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A Man on a Mission

By Daryl Crimp

Ali Noema is a man on a mission – Mission Kayak to be precise, and his assignment finally paid off on Saturday 9 March when he caught the ‘Holy Grail’ of snapper – a monster red weighing over 30lb. This achievement is in the realms of dreams and to be accomplished from a kayak, is a tremendous effort and will surely boost the sports already growing popularity.

Ali was fishing not far offshore near Kaiteriteri when the big fish hit and at first he thought he’d a hooked a stingray. When it started fighting back, Ali knew he was into something big – REALLY BIG! Ali grew up in Porirua and says he’s been fishing since he has been big enough to hold onto a line. His first fishing memory is watching his dad catch a huge trevally off the beach and for most of his life he followed in his father’s footsteps, but six-years-ago he switched to kayak fishing. “You can travel long distances quickly and get on top of the fish,” Ali says, “On land it’s harder.” Ali upgraded his small kayak to a new Mission Kayak less than a year a go, (which are available from Smith’sCity Stores), and has enjoyed plenty of success since. He never drift fishes and has designed and built his own anchoring system. “If I get into trouble, I cut the side ropes and I’m free,” he said. Ali fishes with berley on the surface and again on the bottom and normally fishes with two rods: one strayline for snapper and a ledger rig for under the boat. Ali has been enjoying most of his recent success over the Kaiteriteri side of Tasman Bay, although he still fishes off The Cut and out from Cable Bay. He says the fishing is still awesome and reckons there is a lot of fish about,

Mission Mission Accomplished Accomplished! Ali’s done it again. A couple of weeks after landing the ‘Monster on a Mission’, the kayak convert proved he was anything but just a lucky fisherman. In stealth mode, Ali paddled his Mission Catch 390 into the area where the big fish lurk and pulled up another monster snapper, this time a beautiful 11kg beast. It was lighter but longer than the first, measuring 90cm. “For those who think it’s time to put away the rods or hang up the ‘yak – think again,” says Ali, “there’s plenty of good fishing to be had yet!” Most anglers only ever dream of catching a twenty-pound snapper, and for Ali to catch two record beaters in the same month – is exceptional, but clearly, very possible. Mission Possible. It’s not too late to invest in a kayak and get into the sport while the big fish are still here. Check out the options on these pages.

but says he and his mate have lost a lot of big fish before the monster stuck. “Lately we’ve been smashed by a lot of huge fish,” Ali says, “they just chomp through the line or the hooks keep popping out.” When Ali saved the jaw of the big fish he was amazed at how hard the mouth was. “I was just lucky the hook caught in the roof of the mouth this time and slid back to catch in the teeth,” he said. “I didn’t know what it was until I saw it coming up five feet under the boat and thought - Shit!” Ali said the fish didn’t put up much of a fight. “I had the tension of the reel up tight and kept winding as it was fighting down!” When the fish surfaced, Ali didn’t waste any time on niceties and grabbed the fish by the gills, dragged it aboard and ikied it immediately. Ali believes kayak fishing gives him a lot of advantages over boat fishermen. “Those five-hundred-thousand-dollar boats roar past us and go for miles,” he chuckles, “We’re in close where the big fish are!” He believes the stealth capabilities of kayaks like his Mission Catch 390 give fishermen an advantage over boaties and I guess he’s got certain proof of that. “Being quiet and close to the water greatly aids sensitivity and make it harder for big moochers to know you are there,” says Ali. The fish wouldn’t fit in his 44-litre chillybin, was deep through the shoulder and as wide as his shed door. Ali weighed the snapper on the bathroom scales and it went 14.5kg – close to 32lb! “I wish I had proper scales because I reckon it was bigger!” Already he is talking like a real fisherman. Ali said the fish was nice eating and the frame and head alone fed five people. He’s keen to get back on the water and see what else is out there, although he can’t imagine one bigger than the ‘Beast of the Bathroom Scales’! “I caught it on a piece of squid right under the kayak – all my fish are caught right under me – I always have a rod set straight down!” Purchase your Mission Kayak from Smiths City nationwide.

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Kayak Fishing By Ali Kennard

The past few years have seen a real increase in the use of kayaks, especially for fishing. With this increase there has also been an increase in demand for electronics suitable for use on a kayak. With this in mind I have put together this month’s article with some pointers on equipment for kayaks. Waterproof Rating: It goes without saying that anything used on a kayak needs to have a good waterproof rating due to the environment it is to be used in. I would recommend nothing less than a waterproof rating of IPX7 or JIS7. To meet these standards the unit has to be able to be immersed in one metre of water for half an hour and still be able to work. Now here is a curly one to remember, in order to meet this standard all unused plugs must be sealed with a rubber cap or something similar, BUT not all manufacturers supply their equipment with the appropriate covers. Without the cover over these plugs the unit will generally be fine unless you roll and immerse the unit in salt water. Now even though the manufacturers have not supplied the cover they will still not cover it under warranty if it is left exposed. So make sure you have sourced a cover as if you do roll then at least you’ll be covered if the unit fails due to water ingress. Transducer Placement: Many of the kayaks currently being built with fishing in mind have a transducer scupper so you can mount the transducer externally in a protected environment. This will give the best performance. If you do not have anywhere to mount your transducer on the outside you

can use a sealant to mount your transducer inside the hull. To do this simply put a large amount of sealant on the hull where you want to place the transducer, ensuring there are no air bubbles in it, and then press the transducer into it (make sure it is pointing straight down) and leave it to dry. If you predominantly fish in less than 20m you shouldn’t notice a major difference in performance. Powering equipment: You should be able to get over a full days use of your equipment from a standard 12V motorbike battery, all you need to do is ensure it is secured in a waterproof place. VHF: I have been fairly vocal in my feelings that no boat should go out to sea without a VHF radio on board in case of emergency and my thoughts are no different for kayaks. There are many hand held options out there that are suitable. At the very least you want to get one that has the same waterproof rating as mentioned above, but I would also recommend getting a floating unit as if anything happens you can still call for help. You can now pick up a low powered, floating hand held VHF for under $150 so really there is no excuse not to have one.

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Transporting Kayaks Last month we looked at ways of lifting a kayak onto the roof of a vehicle. This month I will cover how we can keep it there. There are a range of products available for carrying kayaks on a roof rack. Kayak cradles are designed to support your kayak when it is tied onto the roof rack. Most kayaks have some degree of curve to the hull, and if the kayak is tied to a flat surface (such as a roof bar), then it will squash. Kayak cradles alter their shape to match the curve of the hull, holding the kayak more securely and preventing damage to your kayak. ‘J’ bars work in a similar manner to a cradle, but because they hold the kayak on an angle, they may allow a second kayak to fit on the roof. Cradles are not always required though. Many sit-on-top kayaks can be tied upside down on the roof. The top of the kayak rests on the roof bar and as long as the area in contact with the roof bar has no curve in it, then it should be fine when tied down. However, if you have accessories mounted to the deck of your kayak, or if your seat doesn’t fold down completely then you may encounter clearance issues with the roof of your vehicle. In this case you would need to carry the kayak up the correct way. Once you have the kayak in place on your roof, you need to secure it there. The easiest product for securing a kayak is a cam strap. These are included with most cradles. Each cradle system will be a little different, but the following instructions are a simple way of tying your kayak down. Throw one end of the strap over the kayak, under the bar on the far side, send it back over the kayak and finally under the bar on the close side. Position the buckle a little above the roof bar. Feed the webbing through the back of the

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buckle and pull tight. If you positioned the buckle correctly then you should be able to pull down to tighten. If you are travelling a distance, or if your vehicle has the front and rear roof bar close together, you will need to tie the front and rear of the kayak to the vehicle. Use some light rope to tie the front grab loop to a point at the front of your vehicle. Do the same at the rear too. This rope should not pull the kayak downwards, but it needs to be tight enough to prevent the kayak from lifting up. When you think you have finished, grab one end of the kayak and shake it. If the kayak moves excessively you need to tighten the straps some more. Tips:

- Avoid using ratchet straps unless you can refrain from tightening the kayak too much. - Do not use bike tubes, bungee cords or anything else that will stretch. Windy days and turbulence from large trucks create a lot of force on a kayak and anything stretchy may let the kayak move too much. - If you have the luxury of being able to position your roof bars in a range of positions on the roof, the aim is to have the two bars spread apart by about half the length of your kayak (for example a 4m kayak will sit well on bars that are 2m apart. - Have your kayak facing forward when travelling. Backwards just looks wrong!

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Nigel Alder with his P&O Cruise winning 8.375kg snapper - bet you won’t forget that fish for a while Nigel!

Fishing, Fun And Funds Wouldn’t it be great to do your civil duty and raise funds for a charity or a worthwhile community cause by doing something we all love, namely fishing and diving, while pitting your skills against your peers for some excellent prizes. Fishers and divers from Wellington have been doing just that this summer, with three very successful competitions run in the Capital. The ‘Wild Blue’ sponsored North Island Spearfishing Championships held at Kapiti Underwater Club, Kapiti Island, and run very successfully by Pete Jones and his team, attracted 28 teams. A trailer load of quality eating fish such as, butterfish, tarakihi, blue cod, kingfish, moki, red mullet and crayfish were auctioned off for the Mary Potter Hospice, thanks to MPI for granting a dispensation. A total of $3569.00 was raised for a very worthy cause. Congratulations to organisers, sponsors and competitors on a great effort. Results: 1st Julian Hansford and Dwayne Herbert 2nd Dave Mullins and Paul Matthews 3rd Gerry Paul and Pete Sullivan 4th John Anderson and Paul Best 5th Kevin Byers and Kevin Lowery Heaviset Kingfish - Dave Mullins Heaviest Moki - Phil Rich Heaviest Snapper - Pat Swanson For more details contact Pete Jones: 027 4180841 or peterj@recon.co.nz Dave, Paula and the team at Dive Wellington, formerly Splash Gordon’s, have been running a great little spearfishing competition over a number

of years and would have amassed a considerable amount of funds for their chosen charities in that time. The March competition attracted 20 competitors and raised $1500 for the Te Omanga Hospice. Well done organisers, competitors and of course those who supported the fish auction. Sponsors included Beuchat, Yezyl Torches, Pete Lamb Fishing and Steve Ellis. Results: 1st Josh Harding 2nd Sam Hauwaho 3rd Kaipara Murch Best Female Spearo - Alice Porter Best Fish - Alwyn for a nice trevally Contact Dive Wellington: 04 939 dive@divewellington.co.nz

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Plimmerton Boating Club run the region’s largest fishing and diving competition; sponsors include Harvey World Travel, Hutt Valley Hunting and Fishing, Thompson Walker Ltd (Fin Nor Tackle) and NZ Sea Adventures. This year over 150 entrants in 55 boats experienced excellent fishing conditions, resulting in lots of quality fish being landed including: large groper, kingfish, crayfish, albacore, blue cod, tarakihi, kahawai and lots of good sized snapper. The fish auction raised funds for ‘ Kids Learn to Sail Programme’. The top prize this year was a ten day P&O Pacific Island Cruise for two and was won by Nigel Alder with a whopper snapper weighing in at 8.375kg well done Nigel. Plimmerton Boating Club contact Sandra McGill: 04 233 1592 manager@plimmertonboatingclub.org.nz

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Nelson/Marlborough Fish & Game staff recently received a phone call from an elated Marlborough trout fisherman to say that after a great season’s fishing in the Wairau, he had topped off the season with what he thought was a trophy ten pound rainbow, although his father was adamant that it was a sea-run brown. After a lengthy period of debate, both anglers finally worked out it was actually a salmon, so they both owe each other a beer! Caught at 2.00pm on 2 March, within 20 minutes of Blenheim and after four weeks of no rain and very low river conditions, this story goes to show that any angler fishing the Wairau is in with a chance of a salmon hookup this season. These guys were not even targeting salmon, which probably explains the initial confusion over what it was they had landed. The fish was hooked with a Black Toby while spin fishing for trout and landed on 8 pound platypus line, after 15-20 minutes of surging runs into the middle of the river. At the time of writing, the Wairau is at extremely low flow levels, with irrigation being cut off, but there is rain forecast on the horizon. Anglers can expect more salmon like this to be moving up the Wairau on the tail-end of the first decent fresh the river receives. Our rangers hope to hear more salmon success stories while they are on the river checking licences. Please remember that licensed salmon fishing is now legal all-yearround in the Wairau, below the Wash Bridge to the sea. Salmon are present in this part of the river predominantly from January to the end of April, as they move out of the ocean and upstream to their headwater spawning tributaries.

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Fish Stranding The present dire low flows in many of our rivers at the time of writing, is starting to lead to fish stranding around the region. Fish & Game staff are always keen to hear where this is occurring. However, it is generally only cost effective for us to attempt a salvage when at least a dozen or more adult trout are trapped in a location that staff can get a fish tanker to within reasonable proximity, or there is sufficient flowing water adjacent to the site to enable hand transfer. While this may not always be the case, it is still good to know when this is occurring, so please call us on 544 6382 if you observe stuck fish. Hopefully, by the time this goes to print the rain will have arrived; if not, we expect to be fairly busy attempting salvage in some rivers where practicable.

I was born and bred in sunny Dunedin 43-years-ago and now live in Tomahawk with my beautiful wife and two cute as girls under two. I have been a very active user of the coast whether it be surfing or diving for the last three decades, mostly in Dunedin but also globally. My recreational paua diving is totally in the area Smaills Beach to Cape Saunders, excluding Seal Point. For this reason I am very concerned about the Ministry of Primary Industries proposal to open this area to commercial paua harvesting. I called for a public meeting, at which over 70 individuals from across the community representing various local groups and bodies turned up - opposition to the proposal is unanimous. The response was overwhelming.

From that meeting we have formed an organisation called ‘Paua to the People’ www. pauatothepeople.org.nz and also a Facebook page. At the last count, 776 have actively joined the Facebook site. With a local group of recreational divers and film crew we dived south of Cape Saunders to get some video footage to show what paua stocks are like in a pristine closed area. One of our main concerns is that the industry has no idea just how many recreational divers use these two areas, Cape Saunders and Maori Head. Also it is of great concern that no scientific surveys of paua stocks have ever been taken of these areas. How can you possibly set a quota system and ‘sustainably’ harvest an area if you don’t know exactly what is there and how it will be affected by increased pressure?

By Rhyse Bartlett

At the end of the day I am just a Kiwi boy who wants to walk out my door, paddle my surfboard around the rocks and come home with a feed of seafood for my family and friends at a good old Kiwi barbecue.

If you feel passionate about this go to our website, read the proposal and write a submission for or against. The ministry has given no public notification of this to my knowledge, which makes me mad because it has the potential to affect so many people in the wider community, not just the recreational paua gatherers.

The long-term recreational economic, social and cultural value to the community is much more important than the shortsighted commercial gain. This area has been fine for years so why change a winning formula.

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Set net regulations to protect Hector’s dolphins - Area closure As a measure to protect the Hector’s dolphin population, set net fishing is prohibited from Cape Jackson to the Clarence River. This area extends to 4 nautical miles seaward from the mean high water mark and includes the entire Queen Charlotte Sound, Tory Channel, Port Underwood, Cloudy Bay, Clifford Bay and Cape Campbell areas. There is an exemption to this closure between 1 January and ending on the close of 30 April in certain parts of the closure. For more detailed information on the area that is covered by this regulation and the exempt areas and set netting generally either contact your local MPI office or visit our website at www.mpi.govt.nz recreational, Challenger Fishery Management Area Amateur regulations, set net closures. In effect the area is closed to set netting unless, in the specified areas to which the exemption applies during the period above, the person using the set net remains at all times in the immediate vicinity of the set net while it is being used and the net is set no more than 200 metres from the mean high water mark. Failure to remain in the immediate vicinity of the net while it is being used means that the offence of setting a net in a closed area has been committed.The intent of the requirement to remain in the immediate vicinity of the net is that the user must be in a position to immediately render assistance to a dolphin should it become enmeshed in the net. Fishery Officers have found instances where the fisher has left the net and gone off fishing in another bay, or returned to their residence. It is difficult to see how immediate assistance could be provided to a dolphin trapped in the net in such circumstances.Between the 1st of April and the 30th of September a flatfish set net may be used in Queen Charlotte Sound

inside a line from West Head Point (Ruakaka Bay) to Deiffenbach Point. The definition of a flatfish set net is outlined below.A similar ban on set nets is in force on the South East coast of the South Island. There is a local exemption from this ban in the area around Banks Peninsula in that from 1st of April until the 30th of September (both days inclusive) using a flatfish net is allowed in designated flounder areas around the peninsula. These areas include the upper reaches of; Akaroa Harbour, Port Levy, Pigeon Bay and Lyttelton Harbour. Set netting is still permitted in estuaries, rivers, lagoons and inlets except for the Avon Heathcote Estuary. Flatfish set net means a net that: - is equal to or less than 9 meshes deep - has a monofilament diameter equal to or less than .35mm - has a mesh size equal to or greater than 100mm - is anchored at each end - does not exceed a total length of 60 metres The other requirements relating to the marking of surface floats will also apply to a flatfish set net. For more detail regarding areas closed to set netting and information about the areas referred to above contact your local Ministry for Primary Industries office or visit www.mpi.govt.nz and search for the South-East Fishery Management Area amateur regulations, set netting. The full suite of Fisheries Regulations and the Fisheries Act can be found on www. legislation.govt.nz

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enjoyed the battle of wits. As it came into the surf it pulled line out a few times, putting a huge bend in the rod. Finally I was able to land it, a 22.6lb rig. As I went to remove the hook I noticed it was barely hooked in. I put it on my scales and it was the biggest I have

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more to life than fishing.” Mr Terry believes that children who read The Fishing Paper & New Zealand Hunting News will come away happier and less likely to need a sugar fix from junk food. He said the paper redirects people to a happier plane, which gradually lessens their dependency on artificial stimulants, such as pies. Mr Terry, who is the father of children, said his company – P.I.G.S – is involved with many projects around the world, including Pieman Against Poverty for Poor People, Pieman Against Low-Fat Pastry and Pieman for President. “Whenever I travel, I book through Mondo,” Mr Terry said, “because they find the planes with big seats!”

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Captain’s Log: Beam me up spotty At The Risk of Repeating Myself

By Luke Simpson I’ve been fishing for about twoyears now and prefer dry fly fishing because it is always fun watching a trout come up off the bottom and take a fly. I mainly fish close around Christchurch and ferret out the wee spring creeks, although I also like fishing the High Country lakes. What I most enjoy is creeping up rivers and spotting trout as I go. It is a real challenge to fool the trout with an artificial fly and they put up some amazing fights in the close confines of small streams. I release all the fish I catch. Quick flick after dinner recently produced this solid brownie. It was deceived by a small size #16 Parachute Adams fly pattern and taken in a small spring creek in Christchurch.

Last month production guru, Paddy, cocked up and covered up part of my Captain’s Log. I hate it when other people make me look stupid because I’m perfectly capable of doing it myself. So I’m repeating the bit he mashed up. Besides – I can’t be bothered writing anything fresh. I’m going to Aussie to shoot a deer. Bye! Kids are great at reminding you that they love and need you, but they keep it real; everybody starts off life honest. When Daniel was a toddler I was away a lot and I once phoned, tired and miserable, from the Tahr Show. Annette detected sadness in my voice and tried to cheer me up. “Well, Daniel misses you,” she echoed down the line. “Really?” I piqued up, “What did he say?” She went on to say that Daniel was busy playing with ‘Hippy’ when out of the blue he said rather absently, “Mu-uum … I really miss Dad!” At the sound of those words I choked and tears blurred my vision. “Aawwwww!” I sighed. She went on. “That’s nice dear,” she soothed the little three-year-old. “Yeah … without his snoring, burping and farting – it’s just not the same around here!”

Tuna Caught Off Mount Arthur New Limits Boost to Exports By George Bennett Wilkinson

Every fishing writer and correspondent seemed to be reporting albacore tuna were in the bay and there for the taking, so I telephoned my friend and fishing guru Peter Connolly, and asked if he would help me catch a few of them. I had avidly read the ‘secrets’ of finding these tuna – blue water, tide lines and birds working. This is akin to asking WHERE IS MOUNT ARTHUR? and the advice given – look around Kahurangi and pick a peak that looks high and could possibly have snow on it, preferably in winter. After sixty years of working in ecology and natural sciences, this is the pseudo advice given by experts who try to give the impression they know all about the subject but do not want to be

too specific. (Ouch George – maybe I should just shut down the paper – pseudo editor!) Peter, on the other hand, is not only a consummate practical fisherman but he is also willing to share his lifelong experience with anyone who is prepared to admit their lack of knowledge and listen. He said, “Okay, let’s go do it.” and with rare tolerance to the ineptitude of two ‘elderly gentlemen’ for whom 75-yearsold is a distant memory, we set off in the general direction of Cape Souci. We went out to the 40 metre depth line and saw on the boat’s electronic gear the large accumulation of bait fish like anchovies and krill - quite distinct in the first surface 8 – 10 metres of the water column. This appeared to be the vital clue

and Peter immediately reacted with, “Let’s start fishing”. The close proximity of dolphins seemed to verify we were in a zone full of feed. In very short order we had a double strike and two albacore were netted and brought on board – probably about an average of 6-7 kilos. My personal excitement and feeling of success is difficult to describe in words. After a lifetime of fishing all over the world – Philippines, Norfolk Island, Malaysia, Christmas Island and the Solomons, I am still a big kid excited to distraction at the experience of hooking new species of game fish. As most anglers will appreciate, that feeling of excitement is the same now as when I caught my first 1lb trout in the rivers of Yorkshire, England over 70-years-ago. That must rival sex to be slightly crass.

By Karin Kos

New catch limits for rock lobster, scallops and surf clams will boost exports and increase sustainability, says Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy. “The new catch limits will take effect from 1 April and are based on the best available scientific information, as well as submissions received from tangata whenua and fishery stakeholders,” says Mr Guy. MPI and the fishing industry estimate the commercial catch limit increases have the potential to create a new industry for surf clams that could add up to $20 million a year in export earnings. Increases for rock lobster will also generate over $3 million a year in exports. The NZ Rock Lobster Industry Council this week endorsed the lobster fisheries management decisions announced by Minister Hon Nathan Guy, describing them as yet another strong endorsement of a well-established cooperative user group management process supported by very good science. Industry spokesperson Daryl Sykes, said that the cornerstone of rock lobster fisheries management decisions was the quality of the stock assessment science advice coordinated by the Ministry for Primary Industries. “The stock assessments and operational management procedures which have been developed and refined since 1986 have

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generally proven to be reliable and robust in rebuilding lobster stock abundance and maintaining it well above statutory reference levels” says Daryl. “These procedures enable Ministers to make decisions with confidence and confirm New Zealand lobster fisheries as being amongst the best-managed world-wide. The decisions announced by the Minister further consolidate the stability and certainty important to commercial operators whilst ensuring the quality of non-commercial fishing experience desired by the wider community.”

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By Ian Hadland

Patience when hunting is an attribute I’ve always lacked, so I was quietly chuffed at myself for showing some this time. The large bodied stag with a mighty rack had bedded down in the tussock 150 metres above me, so stalking directly up the open face would be futile, as would risking a shot with the sun dead in line with the beast. I looked at my watch. It was 3.00pm. There was only one thing for it, stay put, keep the antler tips in the scope and wait for the sun to drop behind the ridge. I used the time to settle the pulse rate and reflect on the last 48 hours. It had been a lifelong dream to hunt in the Wapiti area of Fiordland, not so much for opportunity to shoot a trophy animal, but to take up the challenge of the rugged wilderness and boisterous weather I’d so often read about. We’d set up base camp in the Billyburn Block and decided to pack up for a fly camp in the Billyburn Creek hanging valley. While pulling the straps down on packs laden with tucker for

five nights, we heard the first stag roar - the earliest I’d heard a red deer roar in my hunting career, but I’m told its not uncommon in Fiordland. It was 29 March; this was a promising sign. We set out across the large flat bush area and angled towards the base of the hill. The chest high crown fern, made the progress slow and hard work. Johnny, who was on yet another course of antibiotics for a persistent flu, would disappear completely in the ferns at regular intervals. He put on a brave face and we pressed on up the hill. Near the top of the saddle we heard several hearty redtype roars from what sounded like a handy stag. I replied and there was a regular exchange of vocals. We tried to move in closer, but abandoned the hunt when it became obvious that the stag was across the other side of the gorge and daylight was running out. We quickly pitched the shelters and with just enough light left for a poke around, we set off following

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Sit and Look and Look By Tony Orman

the bush edge of the clearing. There was sign here and there and we marvelled at the size of the prints in the sand. There were no replies to my roars but just on dark, we disturbed an animal that flashed through the scrub in front of us. We weren’t too disappointed, as it was the first day of a long trip. Overnight at least three separate stags could be heard, one of which was obviously a crossbreed of sorts, with a very distinctive half roar, half bugle tone. Not a sound was heard from any stags, when we arose well before light. Our plan was to hunt our way up the valley floor, roaring and glassing the tops as we went, and fly-camp well short of the headwaters. I had read that wapiti are particularly scent sensitive and camping too close to the quarry can simply drive them out. I was eager to hunt the clearing before the daylight

became too bright so quickly shouldered my pack. John was looking uncomfortable so I wasn’t surprised when he said, “I need a crap – you go on ahead and shoot a stag on that flat and I’ll catch you up.” I just laughed and slowly set off upstream into an ideal down valley wind. I found a quiet spot and let out a roar across the open flat. There was an instant reply from the bush at the head of the flat, so I moved out into the riverbed to give myself a better view and took cover behind a large driftwood clump. After a second roar on the tube, I saw movement on the bush edge. A large bodied stag with long antlers was on the move 150m metres away and aggressively eyeing the flat for the intruder. I couldn’t believe my luck - a trophy stag on the first morning? I settled the fore end of my 7mm-08 on the log in front of

me, closed the bolt and waited. The stag roared again and moved into full broadside view. The report of the rifle was still echoing around the steep walls of the valley as I watched it run around the edge of the clearing and disappear into the scrub. I had expected it to drop on the spot, so when John turned up and asked if I had hit anything, I wasn’t really sure - although I had seen him lift his front leg at the shot. Blood and a small piece of lung on the ground improved my mood considerably. After a long and tense search, the familiar stench of stag filled our nostrils and the massive stag was found. The eleven-pointer was by far the biggest I had shot to date and we were both elated. I checked the GPS. It was 120m from where he’d taken a hit in the lungs, highlighting just how tough these animals are.

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Despite some lessons early in my hunting years, I still walk too much instead of sitting and looking. Many years ago in the Tararua Ranges just north of Wellington, the late John Henderson and I were hunting. We had endured a couple of days of cold, wet southerly blast but we were relatively snug in Kime Hut. It cleared overnight and we were up and out at first sunup. I scanned the snowgrass faces falling to the leatherwood belt. Nothing. I wanted to move on, but John insisted we be patient. So we sat and looked and glassed. It took ten minutes to spot the first deer. Ten minutes later we had located about a dozen. So much for my impatience. We stalked a hind and yearling and I got a black and white photo on an Agfa 120 camera of a hind staring at me. There was no telephoto or zoom lens on most cameras then. Enlarged the photo is speckled but it means a lot to me and reminds me of the wisdom of sitting and looking. Perhaps I should look at the photo more often?

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Pre-roar Stags the Best By Rhys Barrier

Having chased deer round for close to 30 years, I have found that one of the very few consolations about getting older is that I now walk quarter the distance and am at least four times more successful in bagging deer, than when I was younger. This is predominantly due to a shift from visual to auditory hunting, for want of a better description, thrown in with a mix of improved knowledge of deer behaviour and a general cunningness/patience that I didn’t have in my younger days. Gone are five-day trips into the open tops and river valley floors, to cover huge distances from dawn till dusk in the pursuit of venison. As well as wincing at the mere thought of carrying meat off the tops on my half worn out knees, after some hugely long days of hunting, I now have a family with young children, so it is harder to get away for long periods. Most of my hunting time is now spent on day trips, or single overnighters, hunting the thick scrub that borders our native beech forest. Other than seasonal hunting available in valley floors and alpine zones, it is these zones in the Nelson/Tasman region that harbour the highest number of deer, due to the food such scrub provides. Unlike the West Coast lowland forests, our beech forests tend to be fairly limited in the food department and, as such, contain fairly low densities of deer; unless there is a good adjacent food source such as a river valley or regenerating scrubland.

A hunting cobber and I have fine-tuned bush hunting over the last few years, to target preroar stags from mid-January to mid-March. Anyone who has shot a stag at this time of the year will know the fat reserves can be incredible, if they are on good tucker, and once you have eaten a young red stag shot at this time of the year, your taste buds will be ruined for other venison! A huge young eight-pointer my cobber shot last year had six inches of fat covering its body and was without a doubt the best venison I have eaten in my entire hunting career. My own efforts at targeting a pre-roar stag were rewarded this year whilst hunting some front country scrub in late February. Located first by being directed down a horrible looking, uninviting scrubby ridge by the nose of our family dog (Border terrier!), I located the animal with my ears when around 50 metres from it. Dog was quickly tied up (terriers not really prone to heeling quietly when game is at hand!), pack discarded, and boots taken off. Half an hour later of quietly slipping through scrub tunnels, making less noise than a bird, with the wind still in my face, I was rewarded with the sight of an antler and a bulging stag eye staring in my direction from about 15 metres away - on full alert about to bolt. Fortunately for me, I was in the gloom behind some scrub so the stag was still working out what the movement was. Slowly lowering my eyes and

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The Evolution of Man Boy is a relative newcomer to my pig dog pack, a King Country native come south on his big OE, an apprentice to the ageing Bugs. He may need a name change. Thus far his Boyhood has been spent with a strict disciplinarian, at the mere mention of his name in tones other than gentle and soothing, he hides at the back of his kennel quivering in fear. It’s unfortunate then that Poss has become more PC of late. When an errant dog barks incessantly he no longer yells ‘shutdahalup’, when an errant pup makes off with his boot he no longer curses ‘jeeziz u ....’d and when, at the end of his tether and frustrated as all heck, he no longer mutters ‘aght’ (which is an abbreviation for ‘arghh get the hell out of it!’). Nope, these days he simply says, very sternly, ‘Oi!’. Every time Poss sternly oi’s, my new and perfectly well behaved Boy slinks into the gloom of his dog house. He hides for half an hour wondering what it is he’s done so wrong. He’s become a little traumatised living here in the south, and it’s not just because of the oi’ing. Boy thinks he is a holder. He tries to be a he-man holder, but his technique is incorrect if he is to survive. I’d rather he was a bailer like old Bugs. A brave and committed conversationalist who says just enough to keep a grumpy boar focussed and fixed in position. This morning is typical. The two dogs leave my heel with noses held high; they amble into the semi-dark of pre-dawn then pick up pace as they go. I observe their progress silently, the flickering red of their collar lights telling a tale of a right turn and hill climb. They disappear into the top of a gutter of bracken and blackberry before Boy gives voice; he bails boldly. For the briefest moment I think he has learnt his life-lesson. After numerous painful confrontations in past weeks I would hope so, but no, the moment support arrives Boy goes in for a hold. The result is spectacular. The bracken bursts into life complete with graphic sound effects and then it parts like the Red Sea as two dogs and a boar barrel downhill. Steam, dust, sticks and fur fly. Nose-diving onto the dusty track with terrific momentum, the boar’s

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Waiheke and Tutaekuri Valleys My son, Dean, had hunted the Waiheke Valley (a few clicks from Brunner) in late February and asked me if I would like to do a return trip. Give or take a few long steps, it’s around 15km from the road end to the hut; wide open river flats with deer sign absolutely everywhere in the bush and in the shady areas that still had green grass. There is only one river to ford, the ill famed Tutaekuri, which would flood if you peed in it upriver. This nasty bit of nature has given grief to many hunters and trampers over the years. You only need to look at the upturned trees and shingle bars to understand that in periods of adverse weather, this river provided few, if any, safe fords. Hot dry wind up our tail advertised our presence, so we simply hiked along with no thought of seeing deer. The hut and bivvy in the valley are super basic: dirt floor, no windows, wall-to-wall mice and a dancing possum that made passionate love on the hut’s tin roof. The guys who built the huts deserve a pat on the back as both hunters and trampers had found refuge in the basic shelters during adverse weather. After a brew, Dean headed into the forest below the huts, while I wandered up the valley. After crossing a shingle (rather a boulder) fan that

Archery Direct is not just an online archery superstore, it’s a one-stop archery pro shop and has been trading since 2008. Like many young kids, director Greg Roberts started archery by making his own bow at a very young age, that was replaced eventually with a gift archery set from his parents. His addiction to archery grew, along with the price he was paying for equipment, in particular his arrows and broadheads for hunting. Archery Direct stocks a large range of bowhunting, bowfishing, target, traditional and re-enactment archery equipment, catering for the whole family with a commitment to providing low prices and great service. We know family time is precious. Knowing kids are getting outdoors and often as a family is so rewarding. Archery is creating lasting outdoor memories for many children. Getting started in archery can be incredibly daunting and can be similar to buying a used car. We take pride in the careful selection of staff who are able to give individuals the information required to make the right choices that meet their needs. Our team has expertise in all areas and above all else have an obsession with bows and arrows. As past customers and now stockists of archery goods we strive to get you the best prices. This avoids the need for New Zealanders to purchase offshore which can result in getting hit with unplanned customs fees and warranty troubles. Our relationship with our suppliers makes warranties easy and stress-free. Located in The Big Red Shed in Hamilton, people are always surprised to walk into the

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wound its way up almost to the open snow tussock, I crept along inside the forest fringe expecting to see deer at any one moment. Fresh hoof prints, deer poo and areas where deer had been lazing were plentiful. I really needed Whissee my dog, as trails wound through the bush terraces and prewarning could have been welcomed. A stag with several hinds in tow thundered from one side of the riverbed to the other. I was still plagued with a tail wind and I used that as an excuse not to have taken a photo. Dean arrived back at the hut having seen four or five deer all on the run. We agreed that shooting a deer would be a battle with

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blowflies and the following day was so hot that venison would go smelly or get blown.

On the way out of the valley I spied a hind feeding on a grassy clearing. As I watched, she threw her head up and bolted. A few seconds later a helicopter buzzed overhead, though I knew it was not hunting but flying people into the mountains.

This would be a good valley to visit this coming Roar. ALSO, a great safe valley for novice hunters or maybe DSA members to take their trainee hunters. ALSO, there’s a helicopter based near Ahaura, which would be a great way to get into some seldom hunted meaty places.

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Ultimate Little Wanganui Hunting and Fishing Experience By Charles Bruning

If you are looking for the ultimate day of hunting and fishing, then look no further than a day with Tom Horncastle at Little Wanganui, little river mouth village near Karamea. Quite famous for deer hunting around its many abandoned bush roads, it also popular for surfcasting off its sandy beaches, shellfish and crayfish gathering at low tides off the rocks at the river mouth, and of course whitebait in season from the meandering river banks of the tranquil Little Wanganui River.

Overlooking the Little Wanganui River estuary is the thousand-hectare estate of Horncastle Hill, with wild deer, goats and the occasional pig running through its forested undergrowth. “A hunters paradise, this an ideal place to experience the outdoors,” says Tom Horncastle. The Horncastle family have made Little Wanganui famous through the publication of the book, “Horncastle’s Suitcase”, written by Tom’s entrepreneur brother Graeme, owner of the Pavilions Hotel in Christchurch. Graeme

www.thefishingpaper.co.nz has overcome alcoholism by writing his life story about growing up in the area, inspired by the contents of his mother’s suitcase found hidden away on a dusty garage shelf. Brother, Bill Horncastle of Horncastle Homes fame, is now the owner of his father’s Horncastle Hill property, which has been entirely fenced to hold in the wild deer and goats. This rugged bush-clad property will soon be used for hunting by paying guests. These paying guests will experience a river crossing, before taking a further ride on a 4x4 Polaris up into the hills and forested valleys of the Glass Eye Estate. Tom, who prides himself on being a Barry Crump-styled guide, will lead you through the bush to where the deer are likely to be, but does not guarantee you will shoot it, as this is left up to you as a hunter-gatherer Tom Horncastle holds up lunch.

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to determine the animal’s outcome. If you do choose to shoot an animal, it will be carried out for you and processed and packaged by a registered butcher of your choice (at your cost of course). If you haven’t fished with the aid of a kontiki, then a further option is to extend your stay and help launch this torpedo-like device into the Tasman Sea, off the Little Wanganui River beach. Your GPS guided kontiki will tow a line out to sea for about 20-minutes in a straight line of travel. As the line is being fed out you will need to clip baited hooks to the line at set intervals. All going to plan, the kontiki will run out of power at about 1 or 2 kilometres out to sea, and bob around on the surface until it is time for you to reel it back in. Our fishing experience produced seven good sized snapper and one rig, which were filleted on the beach in front of some ever hungry seagulls. With the fishing done, our five man hunting team returned to the Horncastle Bach to enjoy a lunch of fresh venison fillet steaks, fresh baked snapper and omelettes brimming with last season’s whitebait, all washed down with an ice cold lager beer or a glass of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. Contacts for the Ultimate Little Wanganui Hunting and Fishing Experience are: Tom Horncastle Little Wanganui: email brimo@xtra. co.nz, or the Karamea Information Centre.

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It is approximately one hour kayaking from Duncan Bay. If you kayak, remember to leave your kayak well above the high tide mark. If you are boating, you will need to leave your boat at anchor whilst at the hut as there are no moorings in the bay. The Tennyson Inlet Boat Club held an official signing of the Management Rights on Saturday 3rd November 2012. Part of the Management Plan requires lifting the hut to avoid flooding at the high tide on the full moons. To achieve this, a subcommittee has been busy with fundraising. The hut is currently open to the public, however bookings are essential. It is of modern construction, housing six bunks, tables and seating and an enclosed fire for heating. There is a toilet within a few metres and a fresh water stream. The visitors book records visitors to the hut come from as far afield as the Netherlands. Experience for yourself, the natural beauty of the area and why we think it is so important to retain and mange this hut in its unique location for future generations.Become part of this journey.... For further info... Visit www.peloruspeople.org.nz Tennyson Inlet Boat Club or Google.... Matai Bay Hut To become a supporter please contact Leanne Schmidt 03 576 5111 or email: solarplus2@paradise.net.nz

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McMurdo FastFind The Fast Find transmits to the 406 MHz international Search and Rescue satellite system, to advise them of your position down to a few square metres, and within minutes. If the terrain or canopy blocks a GPS fix transmission, the powerful 5-watt, 406 MHz signal will be picked up by polar orbiting satellites; this may take a little longer. The 121.5MHz is a Search and Rescue homing signal. Once activated, Fast Find’s signals will continue to transmit for at least

24 hours. The manually activated SOS LED strobe light assists nighttime rescues. The Fast Find 220 will operate in temperatures down to -20°C up to an altitude of 40,000 feet, and is waterproof down to 10 metres, for up to five minutes and floats. • 172grams • 406 MHz • Five-year warranty • 50 channel integral GPS • Six-year replaceable battery • SOS Morse LED flash light • Simple three-stage activation • Built tough to military specifications • Subscription free and no call charges • Minimum of 24 hours continuous operation Activation story: We came to a small washout where two planks had been placed across as a bridge. Boyd crossed first and then me. At the very end of the planks I slipped, landing backwards with my right leg under me. On trying to get up I knew I was in trouble; my knee had swollen and I was in an awful lot of pain. I dragged myself off the plank, onto the grass bank and I tried to pull myself across a wet patch onto some

clear ground. I got half way across the wet area and then couldn’t go any further. I thanked my lucky stars I had my good gear on and my McMurdo FastFind beacon with me. The Beacon was activated at around 6.30pm. Within four-minutes of setting off the beacon, my wife received a call from the Rescue Coordination Centre to say they had received a signal and a rescue helicopter would be sent. So looking back now, if I hadn’t had my McMurdo FastFind beacon to enable me to be choppered out, it would have been life threatening; getting out with only a foot party was out of the question.”

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Hunting Safely at Night By Anthony Corke, Director of Yukon Optics New Zealand

Hunting at night can be very exciting and productive, but fraught with danger when using a spotlight or torch. The fatal shooting of a tramper in a Department of Conservation camp by a hunter using a spotlight, and mistaking the tramper’s torch for illuminated deer eyes is one tragic example of what can go wrong. Obviously, in all hunting accidents where a deliberate shot has been fired, the cardinal rule of positive target identification has not been followed. The reason why accidents happen at night, when using an artificial light source, illustrates the need to take extra measures to ensure safety for fellow hunters and the general public. We sell night vision systems for hunting and pest control throughout New Zealand, and often discuss the ins and outs of good night time hunting practice with those who have little or no experience of night vision hunting. The following is a brief explanation of why night vision systems are important safety devices: When spotting game with visible light, the animal knows at once that they are being observed. Animals may stand still, but if they are light-shy through hunting with lamps, they will immediately bolt. This can entice the shooter to take a hurried shot, with little regard to safety. Quite often it is only the illuminated eyes of the animals that are presented as a target. This by itself is insufficient information on which to take a shot. With night vision equipment, animals can be spotted without alerting them of your presence, giving the shooter time to spot, and select the easiest and safest shot. The background will be visible if there is sufficient ambient light (starlight

and moonlight), or a high power infrared flashlight can be used in absolute darkness, without alerting animals to your presence.

Our hand held night vision monoculars and binoculars can be used with a spotlight, so that the animal is spotted, and the situation assessed before turning on the spotlight with the rifle mounted in readiness to shoot. Using a monocular with a night vision rifle scope is also very effective, because multiple animals can be killed quickly, which is important in pest control situations.

Our Pulsar Quantum HD38 Thermal Imager is in use by DOC deer cullers when eradicating deer during the day as well as night. This unit will see animals clearly through light foliage, and at open distances of up to 1500 metres. These units can safely spot cattle, sheep and humans, and offer the observer accurate information about their surroundings.

Be safe, identify your target, and if you need any advice, contact Yukon Optics New Zealand, Ph: 03 9700 570 or visit: www.yukonoptics.co.nz

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Who Do You Know is Running Safety a Serious Issue Illegal GPS Dog Tracking gear? With a clampdown on illegal dogtracking collars, importers and hunters who flout the law could face fines of up to $30,000 and a criminal record. Companies face even bigger fines – a maximum of $200,000. “While not all dog-tracking devices are illegal, some of those being imported operate on the same radio frequencies as equipment used by people travelling and working in rural areas, such as forestry workers, Department of Conservation rangers, or search and rescue crew. This part of the radio spectrum is licensed to those operators,”. Since the ban on illegal GPS dog tracking systems was put into place 35 individuals and companies have been fined or prosecuted to deter people from using or selling GPS dog tracking gear that does not operate on the correct radio frequencies for New Zealand. Chris Brennan, Compliance Manager for the Radio Spectrum Group at the Ministry of Economic Development, says, “This is an issue that is taken very seriously. We are particularly concerned that illegal dog-tracking devices could interfere with rescue services in remote areas – for example, a search and rescue crew looking for an injured tramper or hunter in the bush.” The best advice is to find a reputable local company that certifies or C-Ticks all of their product as being compliant with New Zealand laws and New Zealand radio frequencies. Please be aware that another 100 illegal tracking devices have been recently intercepted, with legal action underway by the Ministry. David McQuoid from Dogmaster Trainers in Hamilton says, “Most hunters use the GPS collars for safety

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reasons both for themselves and for the ability to find their dogs quicker and faster. This helps save on vet bills as it greatly reduces the risk of the dogs receiving more serious injuries when hunting. “ Many hunters have asked us if they can get the frequency changed on their GPS collars so they can comply with NZ standards? However the radio band the illegal GPS hunting collars work on is a bit like a prime piece of real estate in the centre of town. It currently has a house on it, but you and your mates want to use it as a bar. For you to get that bar going you need to acquire the land and get the local authority / council to change zoning for the purpose you want. The current owners of this real estate or radio frequency take a pretty dim view of people camping on their frequencies or land. What most hunters don’t realise is that the expertise and costs required to get something modified to work legally here in New Zealand is huge and most manufacturers consider NZ just too small a market place. However a solution is almost here so feel free to email us at sales@dogmaster. co.nz and add yourself to the GPS List to keep yourself updated and ensure you’re running legal CT and certified equipment to keep you and your dogs safe”.

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With the Roar in full swing, the focus at this time of year is on hunter safety. Regrettably, hunters do get killed every year from hunting incidents and other firearms related accidents, and it is a tragedy to all concerned. Deaths involving firearms in hunting situations grab the headlines, but at the risk of skewing the reality of hunting related deaths. Statistically we lose less than two hunters per year from hunting related shootings. Don’t get me wrong – one is one too many, but we need to put in perspective other issues that are connected and also important. The biggest risk in the outdoors is not being shot. Mountains are more efficient at getting rid of hunters than rifles. One often-overlooked aspect is personal fitness. In the lead up to the Roar, many hunters put old ‘Betsy’ through her paces at the range, but how many put the required pre-hunt training on the hills or at the gym? When you get tired is when you make mistakes. Fatigue can result in poor judgement, making the wrong choice or bad decision-making. Maintaining the appropriate fitness level keeps you alert, focused and less likely to incorrectly identify a target, stumble and fall, or take a wrong direction. Other dangers to watch out for: flooded streams and rivers, hypothermia, dangerous terrain such as snow on sloping tussock, and getting lost. GPS are fine but shouldn’t be relied upon to always work or give you the best route. Have a back up such as map and compass, and know how to use them. Carry a PLB

– know how to use it, and have it on your person at all times. And lastly for now, make sure you have experience commensurate with the activity you are involved in. Take care not to end up a statistic.

And if for some reason it all turns to custard, don’t panic, and assuming you are not badly injured, stop and rest, have a drink and something to eat if possible. Reassess your situation, and carefully think your way out of the problem. You don’t have to cross that flooded river, or descend that bluff in the dark. Better to lose a couple of kilograms, waiting for Search & Rescue, than to be found as a pile of smashed up bones at the bottom of an alpine bluff. Rescue personal much prefer to fly out a live person, rather than a rotting corpse.

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Buddy Up This Roar This year the Mountain Safety Council (MSC) is urging hunters to buddy up and stay in sight of their mates, especially during the Roar to avoid a repeat of last year’s tragic deaths. “In the majority of fatal hunting accidents, the shooter and the deceased were in the same party and the shooter knew their companion was in the area,” says Tracy Wakeford, MSC’s Acting Firearms Programme Manager. “All three deer hunting fatalities last year were preventable and were the result of hunters not following one or more of the seven basic rules of firearms safety.” The Mountain Safety Council and Police recommend hunters should buddy up and stay in sight when hunting with companions: 1. Stay in visual contact with each other when hunting in the same area 2. Stop hunting if visual contact is lost 3. Reestablish visual contact before continuing to hunt The bottom line is that it’s never safe to shoot if you have lost visual contact with your hunting companion. If you can’t confirm your companion is out of your

firing zone, it isn’t safe to shoot! Even if you are still in visual contact with your companion you still need to check your firing zone and identify your target beyond all doubt. This should be done with the naked eye or low-powered binoculars, rather than with high-powered rifle scopes, which narrow your field of view. The Mountain Safety Council in association with the Graf Boys sells a hunting DVD called On Target which can be purchased from the MSC website. At just over an hour and a half long, this action-packed film shows how to enjoy successful hunting, safely as well as deer species recognition, bushcraft tips and how to hunt deer. The Mountain Safety Council (MSC) works to see more people participating safely in land-based outdoors activities. As well as providing outdoor courses, MSC delivers firearms safety training and testing to every firearms licence applicant (currently 9000 annually) on behalf of the police. They also work hard to remind firearms owners and especially hunters of their responsibilities and promote safe hunting behaviour. For more information visit www. mountainsafety.org.nz/firearms

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Personal Locator Beacons – Help When You Need It It’s amazing how many hunters think it will never happen to them – injured, lost, or sick, and making the national news as the target of a search and rescue mission. As a search goes on, family and friends are inevitably interviewed about what a great person the missing hunter is, and how well-prepared they’ve been. It’s strange, then, that often searchers or next of kin have little or no idea where to start. When it comes to genuinely being prepared, a personal locator beacon (PLB) is a must for anybody heading into the backcountry. The big headlines are generally about searches for people who weren’t carrying PLBs. With a beacon, it’s usually a matter of hours before the helicopter has been in and a successful pick-up made. But without a beacon, you can be lost for days without anyone raising the alarm. You could be injured a few hours into a three-day trip – and that’s a long time to be waiting for someone to miss you … and longer still to be found. “A beacon takes the ‘search’ out of ‘search and rescue’,” says Rodney Bracefield, Operational Support Manager for the Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ), where all activated beacons are picked up – from land, sea or air. The team at RCCNZ, based in the Hutt Valley have endless tales of what can happen to people out in the hills – with and without beacons. And the beacon stories are inevitably shorter. There was the solo hunter who arrived at a hut for the evening and

thought he would step out for a minute or two to cut some firewood. He broke his leg, a short distance from the hut, but he’d left his PLB in the hut, and it took him five very painful hours to crawl back to hut before he could activate his beacon. Then there was the guy who got knocked over a cliff by a wild goat. He was at the bottom of the cliff … the beacon was back at the top with the goat. The message from Rodney is pretty clear, “Keep your beacon on you, don’t just have it in your pack.” You only have to go back to Christmas to find the story of a mountain runner who went off for a morning run in the Tararua Ranges, in the Wairarapa, and got lost - sparking a two-day search. A beacon would have saved a lot of time, effort and, for his family, heartache. A similar story unfolded in October when a 42-year-old hunter left his companions at a camp in Te Urewera National Park, only intending to be away for a couple of hours. Three days later searchers finally found him. He’d resorted to using urine in a plastic bag as a hot water bottle. The same month, a hunter suffering hypothermia in a remote part of the Fiordland bush activated his beacon and there was no such drama. A few hours later he was onboard a helicopter. Carrying a beacon is no great hardship – about the size of a cellphone, they’ll easily fit in a pocket or a pouch and that’s where they should stay for the duration.

Rodney strongly recommends choosing a beacon with an inbuilt GPS, which will quickly identify your location to within an area about the size of a rugby field. Beacons without GPS rely on orbiting satellites to confirm your position and that can take more time. “We get a lot of trampers using beacons, but it is even more sensible for hunters who are often going off the beaten track, making searching without a beacon extremely difficult. Hunting can also get pretty physical – there’s obviously a risk of getting hurt so a beacon is a bit of a no-brainer.” The other key is to register your beacon. That will provide emergency contacts which can help in the search – and save a lot of time if the beacon is accidentally set off in your garage! A GPS-equipped PLB will cost about $600 – but for people not going out regularly, they can be hired cheaply. And when you really need it, any cost is well worth it.

- get a PLB equipped with GPS - carry it on you – don’t leave it in your pack - register your beacon – there is no charge and it can be done online at www.beacons.org.nz. Providing emergency contacts who know where you are can be crucial in a search - only use a beacon in an emergency or life threatening situation.

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monitoring site, immediately after the poison was dropped. Among those surviving, some frogs showed signs of disorientation - suggesting sub-lethal damage by the toxin. The Department of Conservation’s actions were endangering both frog species. Currently, Hochstetter’s frog is listed as Vulnerable and Archey’s frog is listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN. The poison drops will put every individual frog of both species present at risk. The 1080 drops put DoC’s international reputation at risk for failing in a duty to care for the planet’s rarest and most evolutionary distinct and globally endangered frogs. Paul Tucker Co-director Friends of the Earth NZ

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101 Landing Large Fish

More big fish are lost alongside, or coming aboard the boat than at any other stage of the play. This can be avoided by remaining calm and following a few basic rules. It is handy to have a dedicated net, or gaff man so the fisher can concentrate on playing and guiding the fish. 1 Keep a bend in the rod, because slack line gives the fish an opportunity to flick free. A common mistake is to grab the mid-section of the rod and attempt to swing the fish aboard. This is called point loading and puts too much pressure on the rod tip and may result in a broken rod.

Always use a net or gaff when landing large fish. The gaff needs a robust handle, sharp point and wide hook to be effective. It is difficult to get a good grip on the fish if the hook is too small and a flapping fish may easily tear free.

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Swinging down on a fish gives you little gaff control and you may miss, hit the wrong spot or bust the line. The correct way is to put the gaff in the water with the hook facing away from the boat. Guide the fish to the gaff and as it touches, lift the gaff vertically and quickly. The upward motion will have the fish aboard before it can react.

Landing nets need a strong handle and a wide mouth to accommodate large fish. Put the net in the water before the fish arrives. Bring the fish to the net with its head raised, rather than dragging the net after a fish. Avoid bringing a net in behind a fish, as a quick flick of the tail will see it swim free. Get into the habit of practising this on small fish, so that it becomes automatic when that big fella arrives.

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The years prior to WW1 and into WW2 were a troubled time for the relatively new era of luxury ocean liners. Following hard on the heels of the completely mysterious loss of Waratah (all 211 passengers and crew lost) off the coast of South Africa in 1909, came the loss of Titanic (1519 lives lost) - then the Empress of Ireland (1012 drowned) in 1914. Empress of Ireland sank in the Saint Lawrence River in the early hours of 29 May 1914 following a collision with a Norwegian coal ship (collier) named Storstad. Empress of Ireland was sailing from Quebec

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Westport Westport 09:05 0.4 15:23

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The subsequent maritime inquiry found faults on both sides, with much contradictory and inconclusive evidence to consider. The news impact in Canada was huge but the rest of the world was now caught up in the troubles of WW1 where huge losses of life, particularly on land and sea took over the pages of newspapers. One such event was the sinking of the luxury liner Lusitania in 1915 when torpedoed by a German u-boat. Like the Empress the year, before she took only a few minutes to sink, with the loss of 1195 lives and only 760 rescued.

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From Nelson: Picton is -47 minutes on the high tides and -1 hour 19 minutes on the low tide Elaine Bay -35 minutes Stephens Island -30 minutes Collingwood -25 minutes Croisilles Harbour -18 minutes on the high tides and -02 minutes on the low tides

Within 20 minutes she was gone. Of the 465 passengers who survived, most were from the upper decks or were quick enough to squeeze out of portholes. Only four children survived - 134 were drowned, most in their cabins.

In later years several books and films have been produced to record both of the tragic events.

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for Liverpool, England with 1,477 passengers and crew on board. At the time of the collision she was yet to reach open sea and the North Atlantic sea route. Her new Captain Henry Kendall had just begun his first voyage in command of the liner. Heavy fog settled on the river making conditions difficult for all vessels and although each vessel knew the presence of the other, they somehow managed to collide. Storstad’s sharp bow cut deep into the midships of the Empress and as she slid clear, water quickly flooded the lower decks, dragging her down and over to one side.

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Akaroa Akaroa

NELSON • 1341 AM MARLBOROUGH • 92.1FM WEST COAST • 98.7FM 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.3 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 3.7 0.8 3.5 3.7 3.3 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.1 1.1 3.3 0.9 1.1 0.6 0.9 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 3.9 0.5 3.9

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Rakaia Mouth Rakaia Mouth

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0.6 13:20 15:04 2.4 2.4 19:36 21:21 0.6 0.6 02:37 2.4 2.4 07:06 08:48 0.4 0.4 13:17 15:01 2.4 2.4 19:32 21:17 0.4 0.4 Tue 02:48 Tue 01:55 Tue 01:52 8 Wed 8 Wed 8 Wed 02:42 2.3 2.4 10:33 08:54 0.4 0.4 16:46 15:06 2.4 2.4 23:02 21:21 0.4 0.4 01:49 2.3 2.4 09:41 08:02 0.6 0.6 15:53 14:13 2.4 2.4 22:10 20:29 0.6 0.6 01:46 2.3 2.4 09:37 07:58 0.4 0.4 15:50 14:10 2.4 2.4 22:06 20:25 0.4 0.4 Mon 04:21 Mon 03:28 Mon 03:25 10 10 10 9 Thu 9 Thu 9 Thu 03:33 2.3 2.4 11:21 09:44 0.4 0.4 17:34 15:57 2.3 2.4 23:49 22:13 0.5 0.4 02:40 2.3 2.4 10:29 08:52 0.6 0.6 16:41 15:04 2.3 2.4 22:57 21:21 0.7 0.6 02:37 2.3 2.4 10:25 08:48 0.4 0.4 16:38 15:01 2.3 2.4 22:53 21:17 0.5 0.4 Tue 05:09 Tue 04:16 Tue 04:13 11 11 11 10 10 10 04:21 2.3 10:33 0.4 16:46 2.4 23:02 0.4 03:28 2.3 09:41 0.6 15:53 2.4 22:10 0.6 03:25 2.3 09:37 0.4 15:50 2.4 22:06 Wed Wed Wed 12 Fri 05:56 2.2 12:08 0.5 18:21 2.3 12 Fri 05:03 2.2 11:16 0.7 17:28 2.3 23:43 0.7 12 Fri 05:00 2.2 11:12 0.5 17:25 2.3 23:39 0.4 0.5 11 Sat 11 Sat 11 Sat 05:09 0.5 2.3 06:44 11:21 2.2 0.4 12:53 17:34 0.5 2.3 19:07 23:49 2.3 0.5 04:16 2.2 2.3 12:01 10:29 0.7 0.6 18:14 16:41 2.3 2.3 22:57 0.7 04:13 2.2 2.3 11:57 10:25 0.5 0.4 18:11 16:38 2.3 2.3 22:53 0.5 Thu 00:35 Thu 05:51 Thu 05:48 13 13 13 12 12 12 14 Fri 14 Fri 14 Fri 01:20 2.2 0.6 12:08 07:31 0.5 2.1 18:21 13:38 2.3 0.6 19:53 2.2 00:28 2.2 0.8 11:16 06:38 0.7 2.1 17:28 12:46 2.3 0.8 23:43 19:00 0.7 2.2 00:24 2.2 0.6 11:12 06:35 0.5 2.1 17:25 12:42 2.3 0.6 23:39 18:57 0.5 2.2 Sun 05:56 Sun 05:03 Sun 05:00 13 Mon 13 Mon 13 Mon 00:35 0.6 0.5 08:19 06:44 2.1 2.2 14:23 12:53 0.6 0.5 20:38 19:07 2.2 2.3 05:51 0.8 2.2 07:26 12:01 2.1 0.7 13:31 18:14 0.8 2.3 19:45 2.2 05:48 0.6 2.2 07:23 11:57 2.1 0.5 13:27 18:11 0.6 2.3 19:42 2.2 Sat 02:05 Sat 01:13 Sat 01:09 15 15 15 14 Tue 14 Tue 14 Tue 01:20 0.7 0.6 09:06 07:31 2.0 2.1 15:09 13:38 0.7 0.6 21:23 19:53 2.1 2.2 00:28 0.9 0.8 08:13 06:38 2.0 2.1 14:17 12:46 0.9 0.8 20:30 19:00 2.1 2.2 00:24 0.7 0.6 08:10 06:35 2.0 2.1 14:13 12:42 0.7 0.6 20:27 18:57 2.1 2.2 Sun 02:51 Sun 01:59 Sun 01:55 16 16 16 15 15 15 17 Mon 17 Mon 17 Mon 03:39 0.6 0.7 08:19 09:53 2.1 2.0 14:23 15:55 0.6 0.7 20:38 22:09 2.2 2.1 02:47 0.8 0.9 07:26 09:00 2.1 2.0 13:31 15:03 0.8 0.9 19:45 21:16 2.2 2.1 02:43 0.6 0.7 07:23 08:57 2.1 2.0 13:27 14:59 0.6 0.7 19:42 21:13 2.2 2.1 Wed 02:05 Wed 01:13 Wed 01:09 16 Thu 16 Thu 16 Thu 02:51 0.7 10:38 09:06 2.0 16:43 15:09 0.7 22:54 21:23 2.1 01:59 0.9 09:45 08:13 2.0 15:51 14:17 0.9 22:01 20:30 2.1 01:55 0.7 09:42 08:10 2.0 15:47 14:13 0.7 21:58 20:27 2.1 Tue 04:27 Tue 03:35 Tue 03:31 18 18 18 17 Fri 17 Fri 17 Fri 03:39 0.7 11:24 09:53 2.0 17:30 15:55 0.7 23:41 22:09 2.1 02:47 0.9 10:31 09:00 2.0 16:38 15:03 0.9 22:48 21:16 2.1 02:43 0.7 10:28 08:57 2.0 16:34 14:59 0.7 22:45 21:13 2.1 Wed 05:14 Wed 04:22 Wed 04:18 19 19 19 18 18 18 20 Thu 20 Thu 20 Thu 06:01 0.7 10:38 12:09 2.0 2.1 16:43 18:17 0.7 22:54 2.1 05:09 0.9 09:45 11:16 2.0 2.1 15:51 17:25 0.9 22:01 23:35 2.1 05:05 0.7 09:42 11:13 2.0 2.1 15:47 17:21 0.7 21:58 23:32 2.1 Sat 04:27 Sat 03:35 Sat 03:31 19 Sun 19 Sun 19 Sun 05:14 2.1 0.7 06:45 11:24 0.6 2.0 12:54 17:30 2.1 0.7 19:05 23:41 0.6 2.1 04:22 0.8 0.9 12:01 10:31 2.1 2.0 18:13 16:38 0.8 0.9 22:48 2.1 04:18 0.6 0.7 11:58 10:28 2.1 2.0 18:09 16:34 0.6 0.7 22:45 2.1 Fri Fri Fri 21 21 21 00:28 05:53 05:49 20 Mon 20 Mon 20 Mon 06:01 2.2 0.7 07:29 12:09 0.6 2.1 13:40 18:17 2.2 0.7 19:53 0.6 05:09 2.2 0.9 06:37 11:16 0.8 2.1 12:47 17:25 2.2 0.9 19:01 23:35 0.8 2.1 05:05 2.2 0.7 06:33 11:13 0.6 2.1 12:44 17:21 2.2 0.7 18:57 23:32 0.6 2.1 Sat 01:14 Sat 00:21 Sat 00:18 22 22 22 23 23 23 21 Tue 21 Tue 21 Tue 00:28 2.2 2.1 08:13 06:45 0.5 0.6 14:27 12:54 2.2 2.1 20:42 19:05 0.5 0.6 05:53 2.2 0.8 07:21 12:01 0.7 2.1 13:34 18:13 2.2 0.8 19:50 0.7 05:49 2.2 0.6 07:17 11:58 0.5 2.1 13:31 18:09 2.2 0.6 19:46 0.5 Sun 02:01 Sun 01:08 Sun 01:05 24 24 24 22 Wed 22 Wed 22 Wed 01:14 2.3 2.2 09:00 07:29 0.5 0.6 15:15 13:40 2.3 2.2 21:33 19:53 0.4 0.6 00:21 2.3 2.2 08:08 06:37 0.7 0.8 14:22 12:47 2.3 2.2 20:41 19:01 0.6 0.8 00:18 2.3 2.2 08:04 06:33 0.5 0.6 14:19 12:44 2.3 2.2 20:37 18:57 0.4 0.6 Mon 02:48 Mon 01:55 Mon 01:52 25 25 25 23 Thu 23 Thu 23 Thu 02:01 2.3 2.2 09:50 08:13 0.4 0.5 16:06 14:27 2.4 2.2 22:25 20:42 0.4 0.5 01:08 2.3 2.2 08:58 07:21 0.6 0.7 15:13 13:34 2.4 2.2 21:33 19:50 0.6 0.7 01:05 2.3 2.2 08:54 07:17 0.4 0.5 15:10 13:31 2.4 2.2 21:29 19:46 0.4 0.5 Tue 03:37 Tue 02:44 Tue 02:41 26 26 26 24 Fri 24 Fri 24 Fri 02:48 2.4 2.3 10:42 09:00 0.3 0.5 16:58 15:15 2.5 2.3 23:18 21:33 0.3 0.4 01:55 2.4 2.3 09:50 08:08 0.6 0.7 16:05 14:22 2.5 2.3 22:26 20:41 0.6 01:52 2.4 2.3 09:46 08:04 0.3 0.5 16:02 14:19 2.5 2.3 22:22 20:37 0.3 0.4 Wed 04:28 Wed 03:35 Wed 03:32 27 27 27 25 Sat 25 Sat 25 Sat 03:37 2.4 2.3 11:37 09:50 0.3 0.4 17:53 16:06 2.5 2.4 22:25 0.4 02:44 2.4 2.3 10:45 08:58 0.6 17:00 15:13 2.5 2.4 23:20 21:33 0.6 02:41 2.4 2.3 10:41 08:54 0.3 0.4 16:57 15:10 2.5 2.4 23:16 21:29 0.3 0.4 Thu 05:21 Thu 04:28 Thu 04:25 28 28 28 00:12 05:25 05:22 26 Sun 26 Sun 26 Sun 04:28 0.3 2.4 06:18 10:42 2.4 0.3 12:32 16:58 0.3 2.5 18:49 23:18 2.5 0.3 03:35 2.4 11:40 09:50 0.6 17:56 16:05 2.5 22:26 0.6 03:32 2.4 11:36 09:46 0.3 17:53 16:02 2.5 22:22 0.3 Fri Fri Fri 29 29 29 27 Mon 27 Mon 27 Mon 05:21 0.3 2.4 07:16 11:37 2.4 0.3 13:27 17:53 0.3 2.5 19:46 2.6 04:28 0.6 2.4 06:23 10:45 2.4 0.6 12:35 17:00 0.6 2.5 18:53 23:20 2.6 0.6 04:25 0.3 2.4 06:20 10:41 2.4 0.3 12:31 16:57 0.3 2.5 18:50 23:16 2.6 0.3 Sat 01:07 Sat 00:15 Sat 00:11 30 30 30 28 Tue 28 Tue 28 Tue 00:12 0.3 0.3 08:15 06:18 2.4 2.4 14:24 12:32 0.3 0.3 20:43 18:49 2.5 2.5 05:25 0.6 2.4 07:22 11:40 2.4 0.6 13:32 17:56 0.6 2.5 19:50 2.5 05:22 0.3 2.4 07:19 11:36 2.4 0.3 13:28 17:53 0.3 2.5 19:47 2.5 Sun 02:03 Sun 01:11 Sun 01:07 29 Mon 29 Mon 00:15Note: 29depth 07:16by2.4 13:27 0.3 19:46 2.6 0.6 Tides 06:23 in2.4 12:35 0.6 order. 18:53 2.6 2.4 daily 12:31depth 0.3 = 18:50 Mon 00:11 Tidal01:07 data 0.3 supplied OceanFun Publishing Ltd www.ofu.co.nz chronological Lower daily = low0.3 tides.06:20 Higher 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Sweet Jorja No Salmon Clown By Grant Hutton

Jorja Hutton of Dunedin is living proof that omega-3 is good for a healthy smile. The ten-year-old is pictured with her third salmon for the year, a thumper that weighed 8.795 kg! Jorja played the fish brilliantly, showing a lot of skill for one so young and only needed a helping hand at the netting stage. She’s a brilliant wee angler, but of course, there is no bias to this article!

Ryan Wrestles with Slot Fishery

By Jarrad Mullin Five-year-old Ryan Vassallo moved from the central coast in New South Wales to New Zealand late last year with his mum, dad, and sister. His mum is from Renwick. They used to come over once a year to stay at our batch down Tory Channel, so he was fishing from the time he could hold a rod. He was excited to catch and wind up a big cod on his own. Wasn’t overly chuffed about throwing it back, but we had enough for a feed anyway. We were fishing just past the Te Pangu Bay salmon farm.

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I was asked politely not long ago if I had any objection to someone doing a review on the by-laws and what people thought of them. I have no objection at all and welcome constructive feedback. I am not promising to change anything, but am always willing to take good ideas back to the legislator. Don’t hesitate to send your thoughts to harbourmaster@portnelson.co.nz Speaking of paddleboards and by-laws, it was with a great deal of amusement we trailed a paddle boarder ignoring us along the shallows of the harbour. When he continued to ignore the lawful request to stop and supply his name and address, and then decided to go ashore and ‘leg it’ up the beach ... the police were great in their immediate response and support, and the perpetrator with the possible stolen paddle board was soon found securing it to his car. Well, it wasn’t stolen; he turned out to be a reasonable bloke who now understands the Harbour Master has the right to ask him to stop and supply his name and address (possible court conviction for not doing so), that paddleboards are a craft/vessel used for transport (except when in the surf when they are being used as a surfboard) and that a PFD (personal flotation device) or lifejacket must be worn or carried ($200.00 fine for noncompliance). One wonders at the stupidity of avoiding an intelligent conversation and attempting to ignore the Harbour Master’s staff when the likelihood of a later visit by the long arm of the law, along with future restricted travel and monetary loss is the likely result. It might have been fun at the time but I guess the good bloke the Harbour Master gets the last laugh. Be safe, be aware, enjoy your time on the water.

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Six Mugs in a Freaky Boat The Plan A few months ago, a cunning plan was hatched to get six crusty old boys some fishing time away from the baggage. An email to a few contacts had us hooked up on a charter with Ross and Marie McCorkindale of Wilderness Resort at Catherine Cove on d’Urville Island. Ash and I snuck into Crimpy’s office to liberate some of his fishing gear – and damned if Ash didn’t score the famed lucky rod. In gathering anticipation we met the four South Westlanders, Simon, Mark, Nobby and Roscoe. The Shopping The first big mistake was watching these guys do some shopping. And no Nobby – beer is not a complete food group. Somehow or other we still ended up with the wrong trolley far bigger than the other. The Coasters hadn’t been to the big smoke for a while, and fairly beached the bow of the utes up onto the pavement in front of the tackle shop, and charged the front door like invading Vikings. After 10 hectic minutes of slashing the locals up with their bankcards, they reboarded with their loot – a couple of grand lighter. The Wilderness Lodge on d’Urville Into Catherine Cove, and we were most impressed by the

cunning stunt they performed for the nightly boat retrieval. Amazing what a couple of pulleys and gravity can do. We loaded the mountain of gear onto the 4-wheeler and trailer, and after again liberating Nobby (and Roscoe) from his food group, we were happily ensconced in one of the roomy bunkhouses. These are fishing man-caves with big old couches and chairs for guys who like to perch up yarning after. We sidled over to the restaurant and Marie cooked us a fine farmers’ meal. Followed by some of the worst darts play ever witnessed in the bar. The Fishing An 8.00am start – straight up to the top of d’Urville for the kingfish. Whilst not the best day for it – Ash still got jiggy with it – going full out gangnam style. He hauled in a very nice 14kg kingy – much to the chagrin of the professional boat show crew filming near by. You don’t need their $2,500 rods and $300 gloves – just a strong wrist action and a skipper who knows how to run the swells. On yer Ross! Around the western side we soon had our quota of cod – 2-3 per drop! We hooked up plenty of tarakihi, snapper, kahawai and gurnard – and had very fresh sashimi with soy and wasabi. We were impressed with

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Ross’s Osprey – at times we were into some pretty big swells, but the pontoons made for a very stable and dry fishing platform, with plenty of fishing room for the six of us. The ride back around the island and then further down to head through French Pass, inspired us all with

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confidence. It certainly is a fine boat for fishing, and quite freakish how it glides over the swells when at rest. Best talk to the bank manager … Fish for Dinner Back on shore – we made Ross go away so we could fillet our own fish on the filleting stand. Great fun when you have someone with Nobby’s experience catering for hydration. He couldn’t fillet a jandal, but by hell he could keep the beer in front of the

forwards all day. We had Mark, Simon and Roscoe flat out on the vacuum packer, sealing and freezing the fish as we went. Whilst Ross impressed us on the water – Marie impressed us again in the restaurant. We got her to cook up some of our fish for tea – it never gets any better than that. The darts ended up being even worse than the night before, with the little pricks all over the place. Successive readings of some extracts from a pirated copy of Fifty Shades of Gray had the lads streaming back to the bar,

shaking their heads in disbelief at what some folks do. The only freaky thing that impressed them was Ross’s Osprey. And so we headed back the next morning across to French Pass. Bags of fish stashed in chilly bins, the fish stories getting bigger by the mile, and the rest of us discovering where Nobby had hidden the last of his main food group. With a shake of hands all round, we jacked up the next trip, and bid Ross and his fine freaky boat farewell.

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Don’t Mention Ze Fly! What’s German for, “Hey I’m in? “Ich bin dabei,” came the bold reply. We were floating gently around the margins of a lesser-known lake on the West Coast somewhere near Darfield, when I connected with a rather good trout. It looked set for a good romp around the lake and that is exactly what happened. We came close to netting the thing several times, but then away it’d go again. The reel music played again, with line disappearing down into the depths as the conductor waved the carbon-fibre baton. Finally, a tired trout was retired from its watery home, netted, zotted and made ready for re-housing further westward on the Coast. It was taken home for tea! My tea this time! You might be wondering about the Deutsche references at the top of this piece. Well, we had a young German gentleman staying with us for the good of his sanity and English usage. Why? Quite simple really – to quote a former leader of this country, “We’re trying to raise the IQ of both countries.” A nice young fellow from the fine and former coalmining city of Essen, who was fast developing a passion for fishing - no matter what I did, I just couldn’t draw him away from his new interest. He pored over my books in the front room, fossicked through the various tackle boxes and paraphernalia in the shed and began to deftly wield one of the rods out on the back lawn. Oh well – I’d caught a fish, so best we let him have a go – after all, he’d paid me a rather large number of Euros for a ‘special tourist licence’ that I’d ‘organised’, so now it was his turn to fish. Anyway you can’t really expect a young fella to row you around the margins all day can you even if he has designs on representing Germany in the World Rowing Champs in the not too distant future. We changed places, he with alacrity and me with the usual grudging curmudgeon. We’d just shifted along two or three boat lengths when he got a sudden bend in the rod. “Oh no you poor chap – you’ve hooked New Zealand

or parts thereof,” sez your writer. New Zealand began to move By Ivan Wilson in a decidedly away direction and the line hissed through the waters, but he played it as if he’d been doing this sort of thing all his young life. Let it run and retrieved patiently when he could, until the mighty trout got netted, zotted and admired - just over five pounds and in great condition. “This fishing is not so difficult,” quoteth he! Oh now wait a minute…you have to serve an apprenticeship, be mentored, show respect for the fine finny species and understand the traditions behind this sporting gentleman’s pursuit. Yeah right! “Is gut … not so hart,” quoteth he AGAIN! Not an ice age later and with Teutonic precision, out went a fly into a gap between two bunches of reeds and whammo - he’d done it again. This was like a re-run of the earlier scene and of course he played it out as if he’d been doing it for all of his tender 16 years … must’ve gone to ‘nacht’ classes! Ich bin dabei ... indeed!

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Waimakariri Salmon Fishing Competition 16th March 2013 A fantastic competition with 181 entries in total. A good start to the day with a nice fish weighing 8.74kg but then the river went quiet until about 11am with a big 9.55kg monster landed. About 30 salmon landed but not all weighted. The sun came out in time for prize giving and made a great day... perfect! 1st Dean Austen 9.55kg, 2nd John Hunt 8.74kg, 3rd Chris Sharpe 7.22kg.

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Fishing Etiquette Feedback we have received indicates that there seems to be a lot of unpleasant encounters between anglers on our salmon rivers this season. The reason is possibly due to the number of new licence holders fishing for salmon this season. Here is a quick guide Obviously these are not regulations, and the rivers are public property. ‘Hole Jumping’ - the most common cause of friction amongst anglers. Jet boaters - you have the whole river, please don’t pull in on water that is being fished by walking or vehicle anglers. There are fishing holes on the river that are regarded as public holes, these are usually close to main public access points and are usually big long holes or edges with plenty of room for many

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anglers. ‘The First in First Served Rule’ – for the smaller holes in more obscure places. These holes or guts may only have a small part of the entire run where it is possible to hook a fish. The angler who knows this will not move from the hot spot which may only be a metre or two wide. This will be the angler who catches a fish, others around him won’t, but their presence of casting and disturbing the water near him will affect his chances - His chances and your chances would be much better if you found another piece of water with a small hot spot, and left him to his. Basically if you want that water, you will have to get out of bed a lot earlier next time. Also when arriving at any fishing hole that is already being fished the polite thing to do is to ask the angler if it is OK to fish upstream of him. Never downstream of him, he deserves to present his lure to the fish first. Seasoned anglers, don’t forget…there are new keen anglers on the river this season, they don’t know “river rules” and are probably very unsure of how it all goes. Help them out a bit so everyone can have a nice day out there.

Fish Salvage Over the last two months staff and volunteers have been busy rescuing fish from a number of streams in the Lake Ellesmere catchment, along with many from the Ashley River where the flows dropped daily stranding fish in every pool. Some of the pools only held water for a few days before drying and the race was on to salvage as many fish as possible. While fish rescues occur every few years during late summer, this is one of the worst years on record, with flows receding much further than usually seen upstream. Whilst a majority of the fish were salvaged, unfortunately the odd fish was not saved due to the extensive reaches and the rapid rate the water disappeared. Along with hundreds of trout and the odd salmon, hundreds of eels and thousands of native bullies and smelt were also salvaged and transferred to more permanent water at the Ashley Gorge. Thankfully the rain we had earlier this week has remedied this and there is now a healthy flow in the previously dry reaches so let’s hope this is the end of the salvaging for the season.

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& Rita Turner is one of our avid rea ders of The Fishing Paper & New Zealand Hun ting News. This month she‛s offering us her scrump tious take on bread cases. It is ideal to use the meat from crayfish heads in this recipe. Instead of crayfish it could be made with chopped mussels, any other type of fish or for non-seafood lovers a suggestion would be asp aragus. 75g butter 3 tbsp flour 1 breakfast cup milk

¼ tsp dry mustard

½ tsp green herb stock

Salt & ground pepper – alternative ly garlic salt from Nelson market

½ cup grated cheddar cheese, no more as you do not want to take over the delicate seafood ﬂavour.

Crayﬁsh pieces

Make a standard roux sauce, mel t butter, when bubbling stir in flour , then when this is combined to a smooth mixture gradually add milk. You may wish to adjust quantities slightly to get the consistency you like. Add dry mustard, green herb sto ck and S & P. Stir until simmering and then add the cheese. Remove from hea t, taste to check flavour, and then fold in cooked crayfish and chopped par sley.

Bread C ases

Cut crusts off bread and butter the slices. Place buttered side down in standard (not large) mufﬁn tray. Spoon in mixture. Put in a preheated oven 175o for 15 – 20 minutes until bread is golden. Bon appétit. Rita

BEER MATCH Crayfish - Seafood of the gods! The richness of this recipe will be best friends with Tasman Reserve Lager with its complex array of hoppy flavours and the perfect weight to cut through the roux. The golden rule being the more flavoursome the fish, the bigger the lager required.

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Passing the Pass French Pass (Te Aumiti) is a fantastic piece of water with incredible scenery and wildlife. I have spent many years fishing in this area and it’s one area everyone should put on their bucket list. The wildlife is amazing with seals, dolphins and birds that feed on the rich turbulent waters that flow through this area. I have even seen a humpback whale and her calf transit the pass. Like anything new if you plan to visit the area you should prepare yourself for it. Whilst it is a glorious invasion of your senses it should also be respected. It has claimed many lives over the years and those that don’t respect Mother Nature can pay the price of their life. If you have the opportunity to transit the pass in boat, launch or yacht you will be in awe of the power of Mother Nature. There are a few things you should do to prepare yourself before going into the pass. The first thing is to check the tides. If you haven’t been there before I would suggest being there at the change of tide as this is when the current will be at its lowest strength. If you have a powerful boat that is capable of speeds over 15 knots then you can transit the pass any time but extreme caution should be shown if transiting two hours either side of high water or low water as this is when the tidal stream will be at its strongest. Make sure everyone is wearing a life jacket, that the boat has enough fuel, (you don’t want to run out of petrol here) and you take your time. Brief all crew to hold on and spread all weight evenly on deck. As things may move make sure you lash any loose items down. Remember the current can

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run between 5-7 knots in French Pass. I will talk about transiting on the mainland side of the pass only as the d’Urville Island side passage (Fisherman’s) is only for experienced people that know the pass well. Approach the pass at a steady pace, keep an eye out for large eddies, these can form in front of you and you are best to avoid the centre of them. Adjust your speed if necessary to avoid the eddies and be aware the strong current may make your boat handle very differently. Keep away from the white water if the current is running strong as this is the most turbulent area for eddies to open up in. Keep focused on the water ahead of you and don’t let any distraction take your eyes away as a whirlpool can open up in seconds. Once through keep a look out for the next kilometre as the current runs strong a long way from the actual pass itself. If you choose to fish in the pass make sure you have always got an experienced helmsman and never turn the engine off as you may need to move rapidly at any stage. The thrill of fighting a fish in the strong currents is something that can’t be replicated in many places and is worth the effort. Take the time to soak in the sounds, watch the shags roosting in the trees, listen to the cicadas in the air and the roar of millions of litres of water pouring over the reef. This information is applicable to other areas of fast flowing water. For more information about French Pass visit www.linz.govt.nz/hydro/tidal-info/tidalstreams/french-pass

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A Smoking Slab of Silver

I finished a twelve hour night shift at 9.00am and heard there was some rain coming, so I rang my brother Bruce up. “I’ve found a great looking salmon hole (where they would park up for a breather after coming up the rapids),”

I told him. “Yep!” he said. After a short drive we arrive at the hole up the Wairau River somewhere. Bruce said, “Great hole!” After 10 minutes my rod got a good bend in it (that

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woke me up) then a couple of head-shakes, then it jumped. A slab of silver man did she play up, often tearing off 50 odd metres of line on her runs. After 20 minutes she was on the bank and at close to 9lb, it’s going to get smoked.

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Coarse Fishing By Dave Dixon

Coarse Fishing in the Sea - part 2 Following on from my recent article about “feeder” fishing from the shore, another very enjoyable coarse fishing method is to use a float. Not the clear plastic bubble found in trout fishing stores but a more sensitive slim-line version that resembles a thick drinking straw. They’re known a ‘sticks’ if they are attached to the line top and bottom, or ‘wagglers’ because of the way they waggle in flight on the cast, if attached bottom end only. Each has its own specific purpose, with sticks being used in running water to follow the flow downstream, allowing a degree of control by the angler, and wagglers being used for longer casts in still or slow moving water. For locations around the shore I would use a waggler, or a variant known as a ‘slider’ in deep water. The rods I use for this style of fishing are between 12 and 16 feet long and would not be generally available in New Zealand, so I’ll describe a couple of approaches you might use with shorter spinning type rods of around half that length. The first is fishing shallow for herrings or kahawai schooling on or near the surface. Here a waggler attached 3-4ft from the hook with split shot positioned around the base of the float will give your bait a slow, natural fall through the water. A few balls of fluffy breadcrumbs and fish oil will soon have a shoal of

fish on the surface and at times this can be quite a meatball. Casting into this melee results in immediate action and, while the fish can be small, it’s heaps of fun, especially for the kids. The second method involves attaching the float, via a tiny ring at its base, through which the line is threaded. Instead of locking the float in place, it’s allowed to slide up and down the line, hence the name ‘slider’. A small piece of spare line is tied onto the mainline by throwing several turns through an overhand loop to

make a stop knot. This knot is positioned at the required fishing depth so the float will slide up and come to a stop at that point. In this way, depths greater than the length of the rod can be fished with ease. The bulk of split shot is placed just 2-3ft from the hook and the slider rests against this for the cast. Once in the water, the shot sinks pulling the line through the eye on the float, which remains on the surface. Once

the stop knot reaches the eye, the float sits upright providing visibility and bite detection. Obviously, the shotting must be just enough to cock the float without sinking it completely. This method targets fish on or near the bottom and so your groundbait must be squeezed harder to get it down to that zone. The best time to use the slider is an hour either side of high tide when there is little flow. With the calmer evenings of autumn it’s a great time to give it a try, as watching a float can be mesmerizing in itself. As far as bait goes, sweetcorn is effective and cheap. It can be thrown by hand or mixed with your

groundbait, and it’s definitely worth introducing a few grains at the start of the session then regularly every five minutes or so to get the fish accustomed to eating it. Alternatively, a one inch tip of squid tentacle will be hard to resist, or a couple of maggots (have a look under that roadkill!). Use small hooks, size 14-12, and fine lines, 1-2kg. Have fun!

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By Jake Williams Waking up at 5.00am to squeeze into a nice wet wetsuit to wade through a very cold high country lake is something not a lot of people are willing to do. This, however, is a regular morning for me when fishing the productive shores of Lake Daniels. At five in the morning one Thursday in early December, my phone alarm woke me up to the sight of a still morning and foggy on the lake. I dragged myself out of bed to put on my wetsuit, which had gotten wet the day before and had not dried out over the previous cold night. I put it on though, picked up my fly rod and debated which fly would do the damage. I decided to go with my old faithful Woolly Bugger, as it had proved it’s worth the day before. Wading out into the cold water, I decided to go to the left end of the lake, as it drops into deeper water quicker and I could see fish rising. As I waded to a nice spot in the water, I found myself dodging contact with five and six-foot eels still out hunting from the night before. On my third cast I felt

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Jim Love seen with a rare catch - fish! Jim was fishing with his mate, Pieman Steve Terry, when he fluked a groper and trumpeter when fishing South Westland. He normally catches colds! the fly line go tight and the fish was soon peeling off line at an astonishing rate. I could clearly see this fish was bigger than yesterday’s and after four decent jumps and a few screaming runs, I had a respectable fivepound rainbow trout in my net. Rainbow trout from lake Daniels have exceptional colours and I was tempted to let this fish go, but my friends wanted him for dinner. My friends and I finished the day with fish ranging from one to three-and-a-half pounds, before retiring to harass the local eel population at night. This was certainly a trip to remember.

Karina Livesey with a trophy South Island fallow buck.

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From Sinker to Smoker By Ron Prestage

Hot Shotz Innovative Surfcasting Tackle

Rabbit Island was the location selected for trying out the new innovative surfcasting gear from Hot Shotz. With high tide at 9.30am I figured an early start would give me a good chance of picking up a snapper. To ensure a quick getaway three rods were laced on to the top of the truck, my mountain bike was loaded on to the carrier and all of the other bits and pieces were left real handy the night before. I was on the road to Rabbit Island as the sun’s rays started to profile the hills behind Nelson. From the Rabbit Island car park I biked along the cycle track towards Mapua stopping at the landmark big macrocarpa tree where I accessed the beach. The surfcasting gear on trial, using three rods, was the pulley rig, the anti-crab rig, the paternoster quick rig and bait tube. These rigs are very well made here in New Zealand with high quality components. I baited the pulley rig with a banana prawn, the anti-crab rig with squid and the paternoster with a pilchard encased in a length of bait sock. The anticrab rig features a substantial float above the hook to keep baits out of the reach of crabs. The paternoster has a length of protective lumo tube on it and would be a good rig for rough water. Baits were replaced every 20 minutes on what started out as a very slow day. Once the tide turned I decided

A Rabbit Island pannie snapper caught on a Hot Shotz pulley rig.

Hot Shotz innovative gear rigged and ready to go. L to R Paternoster rig with bait tube on pilchard, anticrab rig with squid, pulley rig baited with banana prawn. to give it another 40 minutes and as time was running out my pulley rig rod displayed a couple of good bends and the target species was on! A 32cm snapper was well secured on the razor sharp 5/0 hook and I had no trouble beaching it. This four piece Hot Shotz surfcasting pack is an ideal set of gear. The three rigs give

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