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mentioned to Ali that I was keen to go and what a chance to get her first elephant fish it would be. I cast out my first of three rods and while setting up my second one, I noticed my tuatua bait had been taken already. Running to my rod, I tightened up the drag and after a very short battle, had a small ele’ at my feet. I released it, as I knew there were bigger ones out there. I re-baited and cast out and carried on setting up. Shortly after casting out my second rod, I was in again! Wow two fish in two casts. Having secured lunch, I was not too fazed so thought I’d get one more. After number three I felt now was the time to do it and over the rod went! “Ali it’s your turn,” I said. She did very well (with my tips) and carried on even when she said she couldn’t. As soon as it was high and dry, I ran down and grabbed the fish for her. We ended the day with a crab and a rig. What more could you ask for?

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Having been counting down the sleeps until Easter, 3.00am Good Friday finally arrived! I hurried outta bed and made tracks for Kaikoura, as I always do. Last year was a good time, with us catching rig, moki, gurnard and snapper. Expecting something good this year, I was shocked to find my favourite possie rough and full of weed. Having to resort to South Bay, we sat there all day for a lousy few moki, a smelly old kahawai and I lost a big stingray. On Saturday, I felt I couldn’t be bothered wasting a whole day at South Bay, so I went to my favourite haunt of this season, Conway Flat. What a choice this was! Arriving with Donald Searles, we hurried into the fishing and it developed into a great day, with him landing seven elephant fish and me getting four, along with two rig. With both of us having five fish in our bins, we decided to call it a day. Sunday went by and I was itching to make one more trip before the footy season kicked off. I

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and said, “Who needs a fishing rod?” LOL. My seven-year-old daughter ran around to some friends houses and told them all about it – next minute there are more seven-year-olds on the doorstep with cameras, closely examining its sharp teeth and bulging eyes. Hubby thought it was a ray’s bream, so I went online to confirm that was what it was. We weighed it, measured it and then – you guessed it – we ate it! Despite it looking so ugly (in my mind anyway) it was crumbed and lightly fried and it was delicious.

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the Deal This is true story of a Kiwi who did his Phd in Norway. He befriended Lars, whose father happened to be a commercial whale ‘fisherman’ (or is that ‘mammalman’?). Anyway, Bruce saw a documentary where they still harvested seals and asked his mate Lars what seal was like to eat. Given the family barbecue was always covered in the best cuts of whale, it seemed a fair question, but Lars had never tried it. Three weeks later Lars rang Bruce: “Bruce, I have shot a seal, you must come for dinner”. Soon after the phone rang again, and another mate had killed the family pig, and they had a chief coming in for some ritualistic celebration of the killing of the swine, to which Bruce was invited. It turned out Bruce’s vegetarian girlfriend was due to fly in that afternoon from London. Being rather spoilt for choice from a carnivores perspective, Bruce thought the only fair thing to do was let his girlfriend decide, so he simply explained: “Darling we can go to the swine festival, or we’ve been invited for seafood…” she chose the seafood!

Wahoo a ‘Grander!’ Snapper Get Reprieve By Chris Rouse

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The decision by MPI Minister Nathan Guy to retain the status quo and not alter the total allowable catch for snapper in the Challenger Area is good for recreational fishers in the Nelson Marlborough region and it will allow the slow rebuild of snapper to continue. Given MPI have insufficient information to determine current stock abundance of our snapper and do not know what the maximum sustainable yield is it is bemusing why MPI managers supported an increase in catch levels in the final advice paper to the Minister. Thankfully common sense has prevailed. While recreational fishers are benefitting from the increased abundance through increased catch rates in recent years snapper stock must be allowed to continue to rebuild to a level that can sustain greater yields in the future – the Minister agrees with this in his decision. Several commercial fishers and industry representatives submitted that the current allowable catch levels are constraining effort in this mixed species trawl fishery and they have had to relocate

their boats to ports south of Tasman and Golden Bays to avoid catching snapper when targeting species such as flatfish, gurnard and tarakihi. TASFISH cannot understand why they are dumping gurnard and tarakihi around Delaware Bay if this is the case. Some commercial submitters requested increases of 50 to 100 tonnes. Given the decades it has taken to see some positive signs in our snapper fishery you have to wonder if some within the fishing industry just want to drive abundance back to a level that once again would deny access to recreational fishers. TASFISH maintains that snapper abundance should be managed above the maximum sustainable yield and when MPI work out what this is it will be important for stakeholders to work together in developing a harvest strategy for snapper to ensure the greatest benefit is achieved for all sectors in the years ahead. TASFISH supports noncommercial fishing areas and removing destructive fishing methods from inshore breeding areas and would welcome the opportunity

I have just been to ‘Raro’ with my partner, Helena Omli, where we decided to try our luck at fishing, so booked with Marlin Queen. We left the port trolling five lures and about twenty minutes out, cruised over a school of wahoo. All five rods lit up, line peeled off like melting butter and the air was filled with squealing reels. Wahoo put up a blistering first run but generally tire quickly. Still, it was all action and exciting stuff. We landed three between 12-15kg, and after we got the rods sorted, had another run. The skipper followed the GPS line and put us right over the same school, but only four rods fired this time. As there were

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only three of us fishing, we all landed another fish each. Two were of similar size to the first lot, but mine was a thumper and it didn’t come easy. I struggled for half-an-hour in the heat and had to fight seasickness to bring it in. I didn’t have a gimbal belt on for the first half of the fight, and then I had to reel like mad to keep it from wrapping me around a fish-attracting device (FAD). Back at the wharf, it weighed in at 36kg! If I had caught it two days earlier and entered a local competition, I would have won $1000 for the biggest fish. Imagine that… at 36kg it would have been a ‘grander’!

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Keen Marlborough surfcaster, Wayne Buxton, snagged a couple of spiny dogfish off the beach near Seddon and discovered one of them was looking a bit out of sorts. There was some debate over its lineage but it appears to be an interloper from the north. NIWA’s Stuart Hanchet had this to say to The Fishing Paper:

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“Bit hard to tell from the photo but I would guess that it is the northern spiny dogfish, which used to be called Squalus blainvillei and more recently Squalus mitsukuri. It looks very similar to the usual spiny dogfish but doesn’t have the white spots along dorsal (top) surface, it usually has green eyes, and its spines lack the distinctive rings seen in the usual spiny dogfish.”

We had snow, thunder storms and high rainfall over the Christmas period and Lake Opuha was so high that it was covering the grass. All the farmers who irrigate will have a bumper season and the trout are big and fat, because there are lots of cockabullies and snails in the lake. It is the place to be if you are a shore fisherman targeting the cruising fish early in the morning or at dusk, especially when it is calm and the insects start flying. Water boatmen or lures like a Mrs Simpson should do well. I trolled when we first arrived but caught nothing, and then the weather took a turn for the worse, with snow on the hills and a biting wind. However, there were some big trout around the edges and huge swarms of cockabullies in places. Not much fishing got done, although I did hook a beauty, but the hook hadn’t been properly tied on. Our last evening on the lake was warm and calm; there were even a few bugs around. I took our friends Cheryl and Jim fishing with me to the inlets on the eastern edge of the lake. They are not into fly fishing so I took a bucket of cockabullies with me. Their lines were rigged up with bubbles and size 16 hooks, as most of the bullies were quite small.

We found a trout working the edge where the grass was still under water so I set them up, went for a recon and saw a good fish at the start of the next inlet. By this time there were trout everywhere on the edge - some were tailing and it was easy to track them. I couldn’t help myself, so a hook got tied onto my line and I used the only large bully we had, crouched down, cast it out about 10 metres and worked it along the edge. When the strike came I let the fish run to give it time to swallow the bait and when the line was tightened, the fish was only on for a moment. The hook was probably too small for the size of the bully. A small bully was tried next and that could only be cast 4 or 5 metres, but that was enough and I had a hook up and landed a nice fish. I set Jim and Cheryl in different places, with Jim targeting a fish that was working a metre off the edge. The line was threaded through one eye of the bubble and pegged with a short willow stick. This allowed us to alter the depth of the bully. Jim was fishing with a short trace about two-metres off the edge and had been told to let the fish run a little bit when the bubble disappeared. He did so very successfully and after much splashing around, landed the best fish of the evening.

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From Sinker to Smoker By Ron Prestage

Chathams Land-based Fishing Visitors to the Chatham Islands, whether on holiday or on business, could well follow the example of retired Motueka couple, Dr Alan and Lois Brookes, in sourcing their fresh fish supplies from off the rocks. Getting to the Chathams is no problem with Air Chathams scheduling flights there from Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland on different days of the week. Alan and Lois have had several stints on the Chathams as medical locums and have fished from a variety of locations on the main island, including the main town, Waitangi, where sizeable moki can be seen and caught from the wharf. Most

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of the good rock-fishing locations have to be accessed from private property so it is important to gain this access permission if planning a fishing experience there. Other locations fished by the Brookes included Port Hutt and Kaiangaroa, north of Waitangi and Owenga, on the opposite coast to Waitangi, a good option if the wind is too strong on the Waitangi side. The handy fishing spots on the reefy headlands south of Waitangi are on private property. A few fish for the table was always the aim for Alan and Lois and with blue cod the target species, most fishing trips were successful. They used very basic surfcasting rods and reels. Nothing too fancy needed with the blue cod so abundant and usually voracious feeders. Bait gathering was simply a matter of prising a few dessertspoon-sized periwinkles from the rocks. Fresh bait at its finest! To add to the seafood platter, paua is plentiful on the Chathams so lovers of this delicacy are in for a treat over there. A number of accommodation options are available on the Chatham Islands. Fishers and hunters have plenty of variety to choose from when planning a visit there. Contact the Chatham Islands Tourism Development office for information. Alan and Lois loved the seafood extravaganza on Saturday nights during summer at the Kaiangaroa Sports and Social Club. A superb smorgasbord of local seafood! Weka provided a change from fish on the menu at the Chathams and according to Alan and Lois a fat weka is very palatable. Land-based fishing on the Chathams can be simple, but an eye needs to be kept on the sea at all times, as errant large waves can arrive at any time, so take care!

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Only the brave venture to the far north of Australia for a spot of barramundi fishing, unless of course they fancy ending up as bait. Last month a local fisher from Borroloola got more than he bargained for when this 6.34m lizard chomped the propeller off his outboard. The creature then circled his 5m boat for twenty minutes before the fisher decided to shoot it. It weighed in at 1855 kilos. That’s a lot of lizard!

Front Cover Story Zane Moss of Invercargill with a tasty South Westland groper taken while fishing with Steve 'Pieman' Terry recently. The fish fell to a traditional squid bait, while Steve had no luck with his softbaits - mince pies on 14/0 hooks!

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Those The CRAYze Kids Golden By Daryl Crimp

Some kids get to have all the fun, especially when they get to go on group family holidays to Little Wanganui, south of Karamea. There is plenty of outdoor action to keep the kids busy and plenty of chores to do when they get back in. During the holiday weekend, they ventured by boat to the Kahurangi Lighthouse, north of the Heaphy Track, where some of the men dived for crays. Catching this bounteous feed was only half the battle, as they had to be cooked to perfection in a boil-up over the fire. You guessed it – the boys volunteered to be supervisors and did the job superbly. Jaxon Taylor (unidentified head in background), Lucas Hansen, Will Horncastle and Jacob Hansen waiting to scoff a load of crayfish!

Dawn By Pete Connolly

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A cold breeze blew the darkness from the dawn and our rods dipped one after the other to the weight of big snapper. On light jigging gear these big reds give the fisher an thrilling battle and this particular morning was treating us to a good run of action. I was fishing with mates, Troy Dando and Gavin Williams, and that magic window of light first thing in the morning

saw us slow jigging at d’Urville, using jitterbugs to good effect. I find these particular slow jigs work better when there is less tide and I like to fish them as close to vertical as I can. The bigger bottom ships can be fished in stronger currents because of the heavier weight, so it pays to mix and match. Another little tip is to squirt a bit of Secret Sauce up the skirt every once

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Daniel Crimp with a Pitt Island blue cod, Flowerpot Bay.

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One of the roles of a good parent is to create opportunity and memories for your children. Daniel and I spent a week together last month in the Chatham Islands archipelago, and I think it’s fair to say, he came back with a whole album of memories. From a father’s perspective, that one-on-one time with my son was priceless and so valuable in terms of strengthening the father/son bond. It was our first visit to the Chatham Islands and an experience I strongly recommend people consider adding to The Bucket List. The fishing is of course sublime, with blue cod the size of clydesdales! Other species to target are tarakihi, groper, kahawai and moki The Constant Angle Knife Sharpening System from the wharves. But it is not just a destination for hard core ‘boys’ trips’ The constant angle makes it so easy. Made from because there is plenty of opportunity high grade, hygienic, easy care, stainless steel. for couples or the whole family. Standard Kit: Includes 1x Stone (oil or wet your choice) $370 A few highlights for Daniel and I (freight & GST Incl) included the fishing (naturally), looking for fossilized sharks teeth on the shores Deluxe Kit of the lagoon, visiting the Moriori tree $460 carvings and hunting on Pitt Island. We stayed at Hotel Chatham, which (freight & sits right on the beach, tucked under GST incl) the bluffs of Waitangi and affords 2 x Stones wonderful views from the rooms. Polished Daniel was off fishing from the wharf Steel within moments of arriving and the water is so clear you can see fish on the bottom. The hospitality from Valentine Croon and his staff is warm and friendly, and nothing is a bother. The cliché is true – it really is like New Zealand thirty

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years ago. Val took us out to a scenic bay to gather some paua and the chef kindly cooked a couple as an entrée for my dinner that night. The menu offers good honest restaurant quality food, as well as bar meals and a kids’ menu, and they will cook your catch. While there, I dined on blue cod, seared venison backstraps, ribeye, crayfish and paua, while on Pitt Island I pigged out on roast wild mutton, paua, blue cod, cold wild mutton sandwiches, paua and paua. I was a happy little camper. Pitt Island is certainly the jewel in the Chatham crown and no trip would be complete without a visit there. Bernie and Brent Mallinson run guided tours on the island and also operate a magnificent lodge in Flowerpot Bay – the island’s only working port. It is the only accommodation on the island and overlooks a tiny picturesque cove that could fit snugly into a pirate movie. It even has an historical gaol carved into the cliff. Bernie and Brent are the consummate hosts and their love of Pitt Island seeps into every conversation, and they have plenty to share: spectacular and unique scenery, birdlife, geology, walkways, island life and a rich history. Brent also offers hunts for the amazing Pitt Island sheep, which is an experience in itself and well worth the effort getting there. Check out the hunting section for more on this. The ultimate highlight for me was watching a young boy have an adventure of a lifetime. I just wish I was able to see it through his eyes.

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Elusive Brown By Graeme Riley Having lived in Te Anau for three summers, my son Blake (10yrs) has had plenty of practice at trout fishing. Whilst catching many rainbow trout on worms, spinners and flies, brown trout have somehow eluded him. He really wanted to get one! Watching me catch them didn’t help the problem! Now, the other day I took Blake, his mate Sam, and my daughter Summer to the river to have a crack at a trout. We had no luck until Blake cast out and handed the rod to Sam, who promptly hooked up to a nice 1 1/2lb brown. Blake couldn’t believe it! He was rapt for Sam and gutted for himself. So close yet so far! Blake was keen to have another go at them so the next day we went again. First we had his sister Summer's Highland dance competition to watch. He was chewing at the bit the whole time we were there, itching to get back to the river. Finally at lunch time we were on our way. Things didn’t go so well to begin with. No success in the first few pools and the bottom lip was dropping fast. With a bit of encouragement to persevere and not give up we decided to try one more likely looking spot. On about the third cast, a lively brown came crashing into the lure not far from our feet! Boy did that get the adrenaline going and cheer him up. The fight was on. Blake played it like an old pro and got it beached safely after about five minutes. A beauty 3 1/2lb brown sea run jack. Mate, was he a happy and satisfied boy to finally have himself his elusive brown.

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Nimrod Nicholas the Boar Slayer By Daryl Crimp

Sometimes there are just not enough hours in the day for busy seven-year-old Nicholas Tootell from Nelson. During the winter, his calendar is full with school and rugby, which he tackles with a passion (rugby that is), but he can’t wait for the season to finish so he can seriously go about getting his adrenaline fix. Nicholas is an ardent hunter/fisher and is at it all the time. He loves fishing with his family in the Marlborough Sounds and, being very competitive, can’t wait for the day he lands a giant kingfish or marlin. So far he’s bagged some good cod, snapper and an enormous kahawai.

Nicholas idolises his uncle Chris Brayden, who runs a pack of pig dogs and takes his nephew along at every chance. They hunt both Saturday and Sunday every week, but it is not a picnic for Nicholas; the young nimrod has to earn his stripes and is always in on the action, and expected to do his bit of carrying. He’s been hunting since he turned five and lives for the thrill of the chase. He is also a big fan of The Fishing Paper & New Zealand Hunting News so we say, “Go you good thing, Nicholas – GO!” And well done to Uncle Chris for taking a kid hunting.

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1 – Main Beach Okiwi Bay

Croisilles Harbour

A tidal area where land based fishing during summer through to late autumn can result in catches of snapper and kahawai.

2 – Old Wharf

Summer and autumn fishing for snapper, yellow-eye mullet and kahawai.

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

4 – Croisilles Harbour Banks

Any of the banks sloping into the main channel produce great gurnard fishing in autumn and winter. Good kayak fishing. Drift slow jigs over the scallops beds for gurnard.

5 – Squally Cove

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

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11 – Rangitoto Roadstead

d’Urville Island

Kahawai and gurnard summer to autumn, but good baitfish like mullet and mackerel year round.

12 - d’Urville Peninsula Kingfish and large snapper from summer to autumn. A good spot free diving for kingfish.

13 – Ngamuka Bay Land based fishing for school snapper from late spring to late summer.

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14 – Fishermans Passage - Southern Hole Snapper and kingfish from late spring until mid autumn.

15 – Beef Barrels Blue cod a bit patchy. Spring and summer kingfish caught trolling live bait. A good spring snapper spot. Dive site for butterfish.

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15a – Chicot Rock A good dive site for moki and butterfish.

15b – Paige Rock

9 - Rangitoto Islands Kingfish, JD, trevally, greyboy and snapper in late autumn and winter with blue cod and perch year round. The eastern side of the islands provides numerous sheltered spots and weed beds for free diving with butterfish, moki, tarakihi and blue cod year round.

10 – Kidnap Channel Fishing the drop-off for snapper during winter with blue cod and kahawai year round.

16 – Paddock Rocks Spring and summer kingfish, snapper, blue cod, trevally, tarakihi and moki. Use good berley for bottom feeding species. Try trolling live bait for kingfish. The area also provides good opportunities for free diving and spearfishing. Crayfish are also found here.

17 - Greville Harbour Good spring and summer snapper and trevally. Cruising

18 – Black Reef A good autumn and winter fishing spot for blue cod and tarakihi. You’ll find groper and john dory in late winter.

19 – Bottle Point Blue cod and perch year round. Snapper can be found here in late autumn with kingfish in winter.

20 – Nile Head Winter fishing for snapper and tarakihi with perch and blue cod year round.

21 – Port Hardy Red cod and warehou are found here in winter. From spring through until autumn there are cruising kingfish, kahawai, snapper and trevally, particularly around the mussel farms.

21a – Inner Port Hardy Free diving the rocky coves produces good results for butterfish, moki and crayfish. Gurnard can be found off the banks.

22 – Fleet Rocks Snapper and tarakihi during late autumn.

23 – Okuri Bay Blue cod year round. Summer to autumn snapper, kingfish, kahawai and tarakihi. A good free dive spot for moki and kingfish. A good kayak fishing spot. It’s a long and at times hard paddle from the ramp but well worth the effort. Fishing around the mussel farms, the bay’s alive with snapper. Gurnard are regularly caught here too.

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Blue cod during autumn and winter. Snapper in spring through to summer. Tarakihi year round,. Good spearfishing for kingfish.

kingfish are caught during summer. Kahawai can be found in early autumn. In winter you’ll find red cod and the occasional warehou.

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2 – Eastern Bank

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3 – Inside Saddle Rocks High current flows with kahawai and blue cod all year. Choose soft baits or lures.

4 – Outside Saddle Rocks

Snapper and tarakihi at around 80 metres from autumn until spring. Another good spot for large trevally in winter.

Blue cod and perch year round and groper can be found here in mid-winter.

2a – Stephens Island South

Blue cod, tarakihi and groper, good winter fishing. Free diving for butterfish, but be aware of strong currents.

Fish year round for blue cod, perch and kahawai. Snapper are found in winter in 50 to 100 metres. Good for large winter trevally.

5 – Hells Gate

6 – The Sisters Winter fishing for tarakihi, blue cod and groper.

7 - Stephens Island North, Western Point

Year round fishing for blue cod, perch and kingfish.

8 – Northern Face

Blue cod and perch year round with kingfish in 50 metres during winter. Good tarakihi.

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Havelock, Kenepuru & Pelorus Sounds

18 – North West Bay

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Gurnard and snapper in summer but it can be a bit hit and miss.

21 – Tawero Point Snapper, kahawai, kingfish and groper in the open water off the northern tip of the point.

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Snapper, gurnard, kahawai and kingfish from spring through until autumn. Fish around the mussel farms and the drop-off.

20 – Old Homewood Bay

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Scallops after Christmas. Summer snapper often tuck into Miro Bay.

22 - Middle Reef Late summer big snapper and gurnard.

23 – The Gut: Hopai Bay

Late summer to autumn snapper, kingfish, trevally, salmon and kahawai.

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1 – Cullen Point

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13 – Little Nikau Bay

Snapper and monkfish during spring. Use a stray line with good berley. Also a good surfcasting spot for snapper in spring and summer.

The name says it all. A good deep hole surrounded by rocks provides good habitat for snapper, particularly around the southern mussel farms.

Snapper and kahawai. Fishing is best February through late autumn. Fish the foul along the front.

2 – Hoods Bay

8 – Te Mahia

Worth trying at the change of light around dusk. From late summer through to autumn fish the southern entrance.

Stray lining for snapper and monkfish in spring.

3 – Moutapu Bay Point Another good spot for spring snapper and monkfish using stray line.

4 – Black Point Large snapper in early spring.

5 – Mahau Sound Fish the shallows for early spring snapper. Berley and strayline. During winter, fish for flounder on the incoming tide.

6 – Kenepuru Sound Entrance Snapper, kahawai and occasionally kingfish around the mussel farms. Good night results have been reported particularly on the change of light at dusk and sunrise.

Good snapper fishing opportunities from the beach.

9 – Weka Point Snapper on the edge of the channel.

10 – Clark Island Snapper lurk around the mussel farms during summer.

11 – Head of Kenepuru Sound Snapper. The area is very tidal so can only be fished around high tide.

12 – Double Bay, Hopewell Point Snapper, kahawai and kingfish. A shelly, sandy bottom lends itself to drift fishing.

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14 – Turn Point, Four Fathoms Bay Snapper tend to lurk around all the mussel farms in the area. Big kingfish from January to March.

15 – Nydia Bay Late summer snapper. Winter flounder and kahawai.

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16 – Fairy Bay Scallops after Christmas. Summer to early autumn snapper and kingfish.

17 – Yncyca Bay also known as Scott Bay Snapper tend to move through off the point, around an hour either side of high tide. Trevally and snapper in the bay in autumn.

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24 – Elie Bay

28 – Beatrix Bay

32 – Kauauroa Bay

Snapper and kahawai from the beach. A long and winding road but the results could be worthwhile for those willing to put in the effort to get there.

Snapper and gurnard in summer and autumn particularly round the mussel farms. Red cod during winter. Good setline area.

Early summer through to end of autumn snapper, trevally, john dory, kingfish, gurnard, kahawai, yellow-eye mullet and jack mackerel.

25 – Clova Bay

Spring to late autumn cruising snapper, gurnard, greyboy, kahawai, mackerel and kingfish.

Fish for snapper around mussel farms in summer. Big snapper late autumn.

26 – Gannet Colony Summer to early autumn snapper, trevally, kahawai, and gurnard. Good setline area.

27 – Laverique Bay Summer through to late autumn perch, snapper, kingfish, trevally, kahawai, barracouta, and gurnard.

29 – The Peninsula

30 – The Neck Late summer through to early winter big snapper, sevengill sharks, kahawai, kingfish, gurnard, greyboy, yellow-eye mullet and mackerel.

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33 – Penguin Bay Late summer to autumn snapper and kingfish. Scallops can be found across the front of the bay after Christmas.

34 – Kaiuma Bay Autumn and winter flounder. Spring yellow-eye mullet.

31 – Beatrix Bay Western Bank Early spring and autumn snapper, mackerel and yelloweye mullet

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13 – Rams Head Bay

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Flounder in autumn and winter with elephant fish often found in autumn too.

Late summer snapper, kahawai, kingfish. Good gurnard fishing in winter.

2 – Penzance Bay

14 – Salt Rock

Spring snapper then again in mid to late autumn. Kayak fishing spot for reliable cod and snapper fishing.

Early spring and again in late autumn for snapper.

Eastern side blue cod year round. Snapper, kingfish in spring and summer. Free diving on the eastern side offers good crayfish opportunities in as little as two metres of water.

3 – Deep Bay Spring fishing for school groper and snapper.

Gurnard year round. Snapper from late summer until late autumn. Perch and greyboy in autumn and winter.

4 – Godsiff Bay

16 – Richmond Bay

15 – Tawhitinui Bay

Spring and autumn fishing for snapper. Autumn and winter for gurnard.

Early spring then late summer for snapper around the mussel farms. Free dive or dredge for scallops.

5 – Tawa Bay

17 – Ketu Bay

Early spring snapper and gurnard.

6 – Tawhitinui Island Big snapper in spring. Good for set lining in autumn with occasional elephant fish.

7 – Saville Bay In spring and again in late autumn large snapper can be found cruising these waters. Gurnard are also caught in autumn and winter.

8 – Garnes Bay Northern coastline for gurnard with good spring snapper around mussel farms and large drop offs.

NOTE; all these bays have cruising kingfish in summer and autumn.

9 – Picnic Bay School snapper in late spring and summer with large snapper making appearances in autumn, when you’ll also catch gurnard.

10 – Hallam Cove Setline spring and autumn for snapper. Fish mussel farms through late summer for school snapper and kahawai, limited cod. Surfcasting at Kettle Point.

11- Cregoe Point Spring snapper and greyboy.

12 – Brightlands Bay

Scallops and gurnard in autumn and winter. Drift slow jigs over scallop beds. Blue cod in abundance, snapper and kingfish too. Strong currents make slack water the best time for fishing.

19 – Culdaff Point Find the deep hole off the point and target groper during spring and summer. Good stocks of blue cod and snapper in summer.

20 - Allen Strait Blue cod on north-eastern side of the pass. Snapper and kingfish ride the current.

21 – Chetwode Islands Free dive for moki and butterfish off points. Year round tarakihi and summer snapper on the southern side of the islands.

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27 – Waitui Bay A good general free diving spot and has been used for regular spearfishing competitions. From either on the water or in the water choose from butterfish, moki, trevally, tarakihi and blue cod.

29 – Harding Point

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30 – Te Kakaho Channel Winter fishing for big cod, groper and perch. Fish slack water drifting west to east.

High current flows best fished at slack tide or small tides in spring for snapper, tarakihi, blue cod and perch.

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40 – Clayface Point Late spring for school groper, blue cod, snapper and tarakihi.

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41 – Pukatea Bay

24 – Wakatahuri Point Spring and summer fishing for snapper, kingfish, school groper, tarakihi and warehou.

Large snapper in late spring and mid to late autumn. Gurnard are caught in winter, while mackerel and trevally are found in summer.

Fish early summer to late autumn for snapper, kingfish, gurnard, blue cod, kahawai and john dory. Tie up to the mussel farms and fish tides with good current flow. For winter fishig for blue cod and gurnard fish the change of light at dusk on a mid tide.

42 – Turners Bay

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31 – Forsyth Bay - south western corner Summer through to autumn snapper and gurnard.

Early summer to early winter fish for snapper, gurnard, yellow -eye mullet, kingfish, kahawai, leatherjackets and blue cod.

37 – Hamilton Bay

38 – Elsie Bay

39 – Deep Bay

Summer evenings snapper and perch.

Spring until autumn fish round the mussel farms on an incoming tide for snapper, school groper, kahawai, kingfish, john dory, blue cod, gurnard, leatherjackets and yellow-eye mullet.

In spring and again in late summer to early autumn fish the mussel farms for snapper, kahawai, kingfish, blue cod, greyboys and leatherjackets.

Good for an early start, fish the change of light at dawn from late spring until early autumn for snapper, kahawai, groper and tarakihi.

36 – Rocky Creek Fish around mussel farms from late spring until autumn for snapper, gurnard, trevally, yellow- eye mullet jack mackerel and kingfish.

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32 – Cape Horn Spring through to late autumn snapper, trevally, gurnard and small kingfish.

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33 – Danger Point Good summer fishing for large snapper and kingfish. Spring through to early winter, fish for kingfish, tarakihi, school groper and snapper.

43 – Reef Point

35 – Camp Bay

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34 – Rat Point

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Be aware of strong currents around the island. Great kelp gardens on the seaward side of Titi make this an excellent reef dive with crayfish, paua and reef fish common. Boat fishing for tarakihi and blue cod.

Fish for blue cod, john dory, perch and tarakihi year round. Also a worthy free dive spot.

A very exposed headland. Blue cod, tarakihi and trevally year round. Great free diving for butterfish and moki but water conditions are often murky.

22 – Forsyth Island north eastern side

Kayak fishing. A long paddle but worthwhile. Deep water means extensions are needed on kayak anchor ropes. Fish round the mussel farms with very good results reported while mussel harvesters are operating.

26 – Cape Lambert

28 – Titi Island

18 – Clay Point

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E 1 – Picton Shore fishing on northern side of marina for summer snapper, kahawai and baitfish.

2 – Grove Arm and adjacent bays Snapper in summer and kahawai year round, good netting in season for flounder, gurnard and monkfish.

3 – Double Cove Fishing is banned in here because it’s a fish nursery with tonnes of yellow-eye mullet. It’s worth a look and to feed the fish with bread, especially if you have children with you.

Blue cod, moki and tarakihi year round. Also a good spot for butterfish.

Cruising snapper during the summer season.

8 – Endeavour Inlet

5 – Waikawa Bay Land based fishing for snapper and kahawai and bait fish.

6 – Dieffenbach Point Scallops diving in around 15 metres of water.

7 – Bay of Many Coves Scallops in adjacent bays and snapper off the beaches for land based and off headlands for boat

Gurnard are caught here from spring until early winter in about 20 metres of water. School groper are also found in early spring and from summer until late autumn snapper are present.

9 – East Bay Parea Point and Pickersgill Island Off the headland kingfish from spring through to autumn. Snapper and tarakihi with scallops found in the main part of East Bay.

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Tarakihi year round. Due to currents best fishing is at slack water.

13 - Cape Jackson

11 – White Rocks This is a very exposed spot but has been known for large snapper, year round.

12 - Waihi Point: Cape Jackson Some of the best spear fishing in the Sounds. Regular species include, butterfish, moki and tarakihi. Crayfish are also seen

15 – Ship Cove and inside Motuara Island

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17 – Cook Rock

Drift over drop off for blue cod, perch, warehou, tarakihi, trevally and kingfish from summer through to autumn.

18 – Cooks Bank Groper late spring to late autumn. Fish slack water through to the turn of the tide.

19 – The Twins Snapper and tarakihi in summer

20 – Onehunga Bay

Free dive for moki, butterfish, paua and crayfish. Off the headlands are good snapper and tarakihi through summer. Anchor up and use berley.

21 – The Brothers Good soft bait territory. Fish year round for blue cod, tarakihi and perch. Good soft bait and slow jig territory.

22 – Awash Rock

Good year round cod fishing with groper through the winter.

23 – Ruakawa Rock Tarakihi and perch year round.

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25 – Tory Channel

Snapper, kahawai, kingfish and tarakihi. Free diving for butterfish along all weedy points. Strong currents mean best fishing is a couple hours either side of slack tide.

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26 – Jordy Rocks Free dive for butterfish, moki, tarakihi. Boat fishing year round for tarakihi. Scuba dive for crayfish.

26a – Lucky Point Fish the edge of the reef for blue cod and tarakihi, year round. Good groper can be found directly offshore over foul.

27 – Bushy Point Free dive for butterfish, paua

and tarakihi. Good year round boat fishing for tarakihi, perch and blue cod.

28 -Rangitoto Wreck: Cape Jackson Sunk over 130 years ago this is an excellent wreck dive with abundant fish life including, butterfly perch, tarakihi and blue cod.

29 - Lastingham Wreck: Cape Jackson

A historical wreck with a huge amount of fish life seen. Some big crays resident on the wreck and surrounding reef. Kingfish also seen regularly during the summer.

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The Useful Uni-knot

The uni knot is one of the strongest and most versatile knots. It is quick and easy to tie and once perfected, this method can be tied in the dark. Thread the line through the eye of the hook. Fold a long section of tag end back along the main line.

Pinch the tag and mainline together between two fingers and thumb. Roll the tag back over the two fingers and between thumb and fingers to form a large loop. Roll the wrist so the loop rotates to the bottom. Hold the hook, the tag end and the main line, pulling tight so the loop closes.

Thread the tag end through the loop, around the tag and mainline and back through the loop. Repeat this six times.

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The Promise

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By Matiu Noakes

Women like my wife are a rare breed indeed, a real jewel in the crown. We married for better or for worse which means you’re up for anything – in for the long haul. I married her for all the right reasons I believe, number one being that the Good Shepherd wanted us to be one, which is a whole other story probably not suited to a hunting paper. Mind you, there had been a lot of scoping out, stalking, and bullet dodging going on at times! Naomi never made me shift my taxidermied heads from the lounge, she appreciated the honour given to a worthy foe. She spotted a pig trotting down the road adjacent to the farm we were looking after a few years back, and set off with me on the four wheeler to see if our four-and a-half-year-old beardy-cross was interested in catching pigs. She then enjoyed many excursions over the next twenty-three months, watching Josh perform the business he was obviously born to do, until his untimely death in the jaws of a big stroppy sow. He had blacked out from overexertion; the pig paid him back – rest in peace mate. That knocked the wind out of the pighunting sails for a while, but we still had to eat so concentrated on the deer. “Why don’t you have one of these on the wall?” she asked, pointing to an oversized mass of a stuffed red deer head in a hunting book. I gave Naomi all the reasons why a large mountable red stag had always eluded me; living in North West Nelson didn’t exactly help the cause, with local trophies lacking the size and symmetry most hunters would require for a wall hanging investment. A short while later, Justin rang from Christchurch. He and his mate Luke had recently acquired 15 and 18 pointers respectively – true wall hangers! He invited me down for a Roar trip to an old faithful

Roar block near Oxford. “Are there any decent heads there?” asked my now excited wife. I told her I thought there was, but was unsure about creating a window in the work schedule and leaving her with our two-year-old and nine month old. “Just go, it’ll be fine.” My last words to her were: “I’m only pulling the trigger on a wall-hanger - 12 points or better.” So with some home baked bread and enough fresh brim fillets for our first night in the hut, I headed south to meet Justin and the two Johns. Eyeing the 15 pointer up close was a real bonus – nice big long tines and a lovely shape, plus a good yarn to go with it! Justin had decided to get him mounted, which was a good decision, and one which can’t be made lightly when you’re a family man. I hadn’t seen the two Johns since the Clarence trip, two and a half years before where they had both secured their first chamois trophies, so there was plenty to catch up on. We scooted up the ridge directly behind the hut on the first evening. Midway up we heard our first roar from way up the valley floor. It was solid native, fairly steep in places with defined ridge networks that looked promising. We checked an old wallow at the top of the hill and were disappointed at the lack of sign, so sat down on a prominent point and Justin let out a few match winning roars and we waited to see what the evening would bring. Just before dark, the whole valley seemed to wake up – there were at least a dozen stags roaring for all they were worth – what an exciting prospect for the morning! That night, over crumbed, fresh Tasman Bay brim fillets, I quizzed the guys on the trophy potential of the local stag herd. It seemed that it wasn’t going to be a walk in the park, learning that they had only got up to 10 pointers from this block, but with good length and form. Justin had seen two 12 pointers shot

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by other hunters in the area over the years, so all hope wasn’t lost in keeping my promise to Naomi. I was given the choice on where to go the next morning, so elected for up the valley, leaving ‘Mr. Noisy’ behind the hut for the two Johns. Conditions were perfect as Justin and I made our way up the track under a starry sky. As the night sky began to turn to day, it was the cue for the red boys to crank up. What a chorus! Justin was taking us to a ridgeline that offered the prospect of dropping down onto any vocal stag that wanted to play our game. We heard a stag up ahead in the saddle and as we approached, he roared again, and he sounded close enough for inspection. It had already been decided that the first stalk was mine. I was warned that it wouldn’t be easy to sneak in, as the scrub was super thick in this area. That was the case, plus the fact that the stag had gone quiet, saw me back out and rejoin Justin up the ridge further. We sat for a while contemplating our next move. Justin had a stag roaring high above us so that had potential. We were all set to go when the stag in the saddle opened up again. As I set off to get in close to assess his trophy potential, Justin dropped a bombshell: “Whatever it is just shoot it, we haven’t had a stag off this block in the past three Roars.” What a dilemma. I decided this was not going to be a hill worth dying on, so I said “Okay.” I told myself that if Naomi knew the circumstances, she would surely understand. I never gave any thought to the fact that this saddle stag could be 12 points or better - I mean, what were the chances? As luck would have it, the stag began roaring to the other stag high above us, which offered me perfect cover when I had to crash through the thick stuff en route. As the distance went from 300m down to under 100m, the adrenaline really kicked in. I was on one side of the shallow saddle – he was on the other.

I was facing yet another thick patch when he roared again, and I went full steam ahead. But he stopped mid-roar and heard me in his domain – that got his attention! In he came. I raced ahead about 10m and happened upon an open stretch that looked down 30m into the direction of the fast approaching stag. I backed up, rested against a beech sapling and waited... movement, antlers, big antlers, a head... keep walking, keep walking... neck, top of shoulder, squeeze... boom! Down he went! Being an arborist I’m used to shaking in the trees at times, but this experience gave it a whole new meaning. I snuck down to where he’d rolled and could see lots of antler sticking out from under his crumpled frame. I yelled out in answer to Justin and said I think it had three on each top. “It’ll be a 10!” he replied. As I wrestled his head out from hiding, the shock and reality struck home. Between his brow and trez tines were 2 bez tines. Even if one was only 30mm long, that was enough! I had shot my 12 point or better trophy for my wife, and knocked over a stag for Justin to make the trip a success. There was no doubt that he wasn’t the biggest or best head this side of the black stump, but a trophy is in the eye of the beholder. He was a truly wild New Zealand bush stag, shot on DoC land with no cheating. He had a beautiful symmetrical shaped head, good length and spread and at 35”x 36” – he’ll do me. The guys stayed on for the rest of the week and had some close encounters, with John Kinney securing a nice 6 pointer. As for me, I bolted for home the next morning with the 4runner stinking of stag. That afternoon as I proudly displayed the stag’s head to my dear wife, she said the words that were music to my ears. “Can we put him on the wall?” “You bet, sweetheart, you bet!”

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Pitt Island Rams

By Daryl Crimp

I should possibly make the Guinness Book of Records, because I’m fairly certain that I am the only person in history who has ever stood on Pitt Island airstrip clad only in underpants, albeit briefly! A weka looked at me disdainfully and a lone calf, that had put the wind up our pilot moments earlier, snorted and made for the remnant forest in the gully to the north of the crude runway. Somewhere below, in the gunmetal grey waters of the Pacific Ocean, the sinister shadow-like shape of a great white shark patrolled its haunt, the scimitar tail beating to a prehistoric metronome. I supressed a shiver and ratted through my suitcase, half its contents scattered amidst sheep shit, for my hunting garb. Daniel and I had just made the rabbit-

hop from the main Chatham Island to Pitt so I could add the famed Pitt Island Saxon merino ram to my trophy list, but I was ill prepared for the enthusiasm of the welcoming committee. We were to be guests of Brent and Bernie Mallinson from Flowerpot Bay Lodge and they had arrived together but separately; Bernie in the wagon with another guest who was back-loading to the Chathams and Brent astride a mechanical Clydesdale called Honda, while the second guest brought up the rear on another horse called Honda. “We’re going hunting - now,” said my host as he greeted me with a firm handshake, “got to make the most of the weather.” So there I was, semi-naked in the middle of nowhere, hastily trying to assemble my hunting kit, not to mention my composure, while Bernie loaded our luggage to take back to the

lodge. “Thought we didn’t have time for a hunt today?” I queried. It was late morning and uncharacteristically calm and clear. High charcoal cloud accentuated the day’s pallor, but Pitt stood vibrant in contrast: lush grass and an undulating landscape necklaced by a foam collar, courtesy of a sloppy sea. “We’ll head out for a mutton today and chase the rams tomorrow,” Brent shot back. While Bernie is a ‘local’, born and raised on the island, Brent is an ‘import’, having arrived from Christchurch six years previously. The couple had recently opened Flowerpot Bay Lodge to cater for tourists and hunters wanting to experience a slice of uniqueness that truly cannot be found in any other part of the world. The lodge is massive, over 500 square metres, and is extraordinary. Plush,

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swamp, the likes of which I’d never seen before. Plants that are found nowhere else on earth, flourish in the Chathams, giving the place a primordial feel. A Chatham Island tomtit alighted on the branches of rautini, a large tree daisy often referred to as the Chatham Island Christmas tree, reminding me the place was also a bird lovers paradise. Bullrushes swished and seethed as the bikes meandered through the bog, the engines’ burbling barely audible. As we shouldered a clearing overlooking a bushy gully, Brent stopped and signalled for us to move ahead on foot. “There’s often a flock of young bachelor rams in this clearing, so take it quietly.” For those who think that shooting sheep is like, well … shooting sheep – think again. The Pitt Island merinos are like time capsules; virtually unchanged

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Daniel and I had crawled through the long damp grass until we crested a shallow depression and were rewarded with our first sight of Pitt Island rams, at peace and chewing their cuds. My breath caught in the back of my throat as I took in the cluster of spiral horns in front of me. Only one animal was trophy material, but he was safe – for now. We had the main flock to look over but that was tomorrow. I stood and the dozen or so bachelor boys melted into the forest like a tide receding into the mangroves. It was only then that I realised my pulse was racing. I’m sure the Aussies would have something to say about me getting excited over sheep!

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Lens That be a Lesson! By Paul Clark - New Zealand Ammo

This story starts in South East England just the other week. Knowing in advance that I would have a spare weekend available in England, I arranged a bit of hunting, and, come the Friday afternoon, I was off to the countryside. While the Roar hadn’t yet started it certainly wasn’t far away; several stags I saw had stripped their velvet and the antlers looked hard and polished. The deer species available were roe, fallow, muntjac and possibly Asian water deer. While red deer are in the area, a trophy head was unlikely. A dull overcast and damp evening weren’t the best hunting conditions, but as I was unable to change the weather, my guide and I decided to get used to it. The stalking conditions were similar to NZ; walk for a while into the wind, using available cover to minimise the chance of being seen, then stop and glass. There was quite a lot of cover in the form of small woodlots and hedgerows. It quickly became apparent that, as the evening progressed, my

Swarovski EL 10 x32 binoculars would be getting a good workout. This proved to be the case, but no potential trophies were sighted, only a roe deer hind and a couple of fawns. Steve, the hunting guide reckoned on a leisurely start next morning and had the Land Rover Discovery speeding down the narrow English country lanes by 8.15am. As it is cropping country, it wasn’t long before we started seeing deer from the vehicle. We parked the truck behind one of the numerous farmhouses dotting the area and start walking. Well, it ended up being a good walk in the countryside, about 9 or 10 miles, but little in the way of shootable game was seen. Steve reckoned it was one of his longest walks without a suitable target being at least seen. So it was back to my hotel for lunch and a brief rest, then up and at them by 5pm. This time we changed our approach slightly and quietly stalked along the side of hedgerows, then lay up and glassed an area of stubble crop and woodlot where Steve had seen deer

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sika deer, tahr, chamois, whitetail, wild pigs and wapiti, taking some fine trophies that have won coveted NZ Deerstalkers' Association awards. The author writes with laconic remarks, metaphors and other injections, which enhance the text. For instance he wryly recalls his first sight of a wild deer, with, "I knew what a deer looked like I'd seen them on Christmas cards."

By Vern Wilson Published by Halcyon Press Price $34.99 Reviewed by Tony Orman

Vern Wilson has been a well known hunter over decades and it was almost inevitable he'd write a book of his days as a greenhorn hunter, accomplished hunter, his trophies and days guiding, and just enjoying being there. In a rich 50 years of hunting, Waikato-based Vern Wilson has hunted red and

before. We observed some fallow hinds and a beautifully marked red fox. The wind stayed constant and nothing was disturbed. As the light began to fade, a couple of potential customers appeared. Dumb luck notwithstanding, the big stags of any deer species don’t get that way by being stupid. Mother Nature is very good at eliminating the dumb and or stupid of any species and that also includes us humans. Then I noticed flashes of light reflected off the palmation of a fallow stag, interesting! My guide couldn’t see anything, his middle of the line Leopold binoculars simply weren’t showing him enough detail; their dull light amplification is hopeless. “Can I borrow your binoculars please Paul?” Steve asked. I handed them over. “Not bad at all!” was his comment when he finally saw the two fallow stags that were slowly and carefully making their way out of the forest to the stubble

But notice in that quote there's no full stop between the two separate sentences. That shows up throughout the text as do some spelling mistakes and the lack of paragraphing, which results in over-long blocks of text. In a few words the text lacks sub-editing to remove grammatical flaws.

But despite these minor irritations, the

edge. Steve found that he could at least see the deer through the old Swarovski scope on his rifle, but the light diminished rapidly. Stalemate, I could see the deer quite well through my late model binoculars, but they would not present themselves as a clear target, and I certainly didn’t want to wound a good stag and lose it. So the ultimate result as the light rapidly vanished was: Deer 1 Hunter 0 Lessons Learned. You get few opportunities, so it is disappointing to be foiled by poor gear. My professional guide needed much better binoculars and even though he had a good quality riflescope, a top of the line Swarovski, it was 20-years-old. The lens coatings had deteriorated with age and use, were lightly scratched, and by today’s standards the glass quality and lens coatings were old technology. With the latest Swarovski Z6 Second Generation scope, the shot would have been on.

experiences are a very sound basis for some good tales. His second to last chapter relates two near-tragic incidents when first Vern and then his companion came so very near to a fatality for each - a reminder that extreme care is needed in the mountains. The author's hunting days have been an absolute joy to him. His magical wish would be to live again all his hunting trips, even the bad ones, they make success all the more enjoyable and appreciated. Having shot some fine trophies, Vern now in his 70s, proudly went back to my grass roots of just being another Kiwi hunter. Now I'm happy I don't have to prove anything to anyone, just have an enjoyable time in the great outdoors. Grammatical shortcomings aside, From Hoon to Hunter is a jolly good read.

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One Species Two Planets By Kim Swan

We were talking, the cocky and I, about the new fella down the road. This cocky talks to me as he would any other bloke - after all, he knows I ride the Kubota in challenging situations, I join him and the other blokes in the knee-deep mud and shit in the cattle yards, I don’t flinch at their swearing, nor their conquest stories. Like them, I own a dirty ute and smelly dogs. I also hunt, shoot, kill. I may not be able to pee standing up but I am a mate, not a bloke, but almost. Almost. “He drives a Nissan, eh?” says the cocky. “Yeah, nah,” I reply tactfully, avoiding the truth. The truth is that I don’t know what the new fella

drives; whether it’s a Nissan, a Ford or a Toyota. I get a surprised stare in response, so I continue: “I don’t give a squirrel’s nut what that fella drives, nor what anyone drives. Taking note of 4X4s, their tyres, their cc ratings, their off road capabilities, that’s all a bloke thing”. I’d like to go on (but don’t) about other differences between us. Fact is, most boys grow up in a sand pit, with little orange trucks, going ‘Brrrmmmm, brrrmmmm’. Unlike most girls, I grew up in a

STRAIGHT SHOOTING The primer is often the last thing people think about when using their ammo or when loading your own. For the sake of brevity we won’t get into berdan/boxer type primer discussions, and if you don’t know the difference between them, that can be some google homework for you. For such a little component, a primer has to achieve a lot of things and get them right to function correctly. A Primer consists of a cap, an anvil and some explosive fulminate, to which a frictionate is added to encourage initiation. Military primers are typically ‘harder’ than their civilian counterparts, due to the mil specs required so they usually have a slightly thicker cap and require the oomph from the firing pins in military firearms. It is accepted that primer factories will make millions of primers without defect, but very occasionally there are bad batches. Another factor of primers is, if they are not

seated deep enough they will lack the required ‘pre-loaded tension’ to fire off effectively. When seating the primer it should be about 4-8 thou of an inch deep into the primer pocket to ensure that the primer is going to go off and is ‘preloaded’ and under tension once seated correctly. You can increase the sensitivity of primers by seating them deeper. From time to time if you get a round that fails to go bang, it is more likely that the primer hasn’t been quite seated deep enough rather than a ‘dud’ primer. If you re- chamber the misfired round and it goes bang the second time this can indicate that your first misfire nudged the primer forward enough to get a happier result on the 2nd try. Misfires are an inconvenience to a shooter, and ideally should never happen but as we all know It does, and hopefully very infrequently.

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www.thefishingpaper.co.nz cockpit on a yacht. As we sailed it went ‘Ssshhhhhh’ and sometimes it groaned when affected by stress or tension. As a child, whenever I spoke, my mother made that same noise, ‘Ssshhhh’. If I continued my childish prattle, she too would groan for utmost effect and simply sail out of my space. As a child I learned a lot from my mother. She was, and still is, a remarkable person. She has spent her entire life trying to impress men and be the same as them. And though she may have fooled them, she never fooled me. Women, even the toughest and the most practical amongst them, are not the same as men. Back with the cocky now - riding along in the Kubota, he with his working dogs on the back and me cradling a Ruger .223 to shoot feral goats - which is what we’re here to do. There’re mobs of goats high up the hills, there’re others trackside and yet others across the river. We take turns shooting. Sometimes emptying skulls of grey matter at close range, sometimes pulling off that epic long shot that sees Lookout William topple off his lofty perch. And, doh, missing Horny William with the 32” spread as he scarpers into the matagouri. For a while we two are as kindred spirits, bouncing and crashing along the boulder strewn track, which is but a vague pair of wheel marks in the rank grass. Each silently applauding the other’s good shots, and

each not-so-silently rubbishing the other’s cock ups. I have no excuse. He, the left-hander, can blame my right-hand bolt action rifle. A black boar scoots along between the river and the track. He’s in a hurry but utilising cover well. “Doyah wanna hava crack?” asks the cocky as we bounce and crash the Kubota faster to keep pace with the boar. “Yeah,” I reply. But, as it runs into the manuka, “nah”. A blue sow trails the boar; she has a piebald sucker at foot. I don’t want to shoot her; she’s skeletal skinny and in-milk. Suddenly, three little pigs appear: one black, one blue and one the gingerest ginga. They are perfect piglets, silken haired and shiny. Their skinny mum has given them her all and they are plump with wellrounded bums and barrel chests. “Oooh, they’re sooo cute,” I gush. “What did you say?” gasps the cocky incredulously. Thunder rolls and lightning strikes over my head. Though I have hidden it so well in the past, it dawns on him now that we’re from very different planets! I see oh-so-cute, he sees pigs. I see helpless babies, he sees future big pigs. I see a mother’s self-sacrifice to raise a healthy family, he sees a skinny sow. I see hunting for the future and look forward to catching that red one when he’s sixty kilo and bailed in the shoulder-high bracken fern. He sees rooted pasture, killed lambs and a TB threat. Maternal instinct kicks in and I whisper, “Ssshhh – don’t scare them or they’ll lose their mum”. The cocky rolls his eyes, groans (stress and tension) then revs the Kubota into forward momentum. Five minutes later, our differences aside, we continue along life’s rocky road in the little orange truck ‘brrrmmm brrrmmm’.

Cleansing the Gene Pool By Malcolm Halstead

This year was to be the year I finally got myself a decent red stag during the Roar, or so I thought! I had the spot jacked up and was very confident a nice 10 pointer or so would come my way. My son Jack and I headed for the hills early one Saturday, full of anticipation for what lay ahead. The spot we were at was private land backing onto DoC land, so my theory was the pressure on the DoC land would push the stags onto the private land and hence, me! My plan seemed plausible but all we saw were a few hinds and mobs of goats. Out of frustration we lowered the goat population and headed home dejected. Upon hearing of our lack of success the land owner suggested we check out another part of the property in a couple of weeks. Taking up his generous offer, we were back on the hill for the agreed weekend. The forecast was good and the only potential issue was a lowering cloud cover. Mid afternoon we took our quad along a farm track to the end where we spooked an attractive 8-pointer. While debating whether to shoot or not, he made his way quietly into the bush never to be seen again; later I would regret my decision! After a two hour climb we were based above the bush line and slowly started to see the odd stag, albeit they

were very small scrubby heads. As I was after something bigger I did not shoot, but instead chose to wait to see what emerged from the bush. Later in the day the dreaded cloud started to descend and within an hour we would be in whiteout conditions and thus the hunt would be over.

Resigning myself to the fact that this year would not be my year for a good stag, I stalked in on a meat animal. The animal in question did have very short antlers so I had no problem at removing him from the gene

pool. A shot to the chest with my .243 secured a freezer

full of meat and stopped this inferior stag spreading any

more love amongst the local hinds. Ironically, this head was a lot smaller than the one

I had let go earlier although, on the bright side, he will be

a 10-pointer next year and maybe our paths will cross again.

Bring on next year's Roar

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TIDES OF CHANGE By Poppa Mike

Cinderella Turns To Gold One of New Zealand’s most famous shipwrecks is the General Grant, totally wrecked in the dark, on the rugged western side of the Auckland Islands in May 1866. Of the 83 crew and passengers, only fifteen survived, four of whom lost their lives attempting to reach New Zealand. Another died of an illness. It was not until eighteen months later that the ten survivors, including one woman, were eventually rescued. Along with the loss of the ship and the many lives there was also the loss of cargo, including 2,576 ounces of gold, most of which belonged to miner passengers returning home to England with their fortunes. The lust for gold has sparked a number of treasure hunts, the first as soon as 1868 by a group of survivors, then others in 1870 and 1877, but all were defeated by mishaps and bad weather. It was not until 1915/16 that an expedition managed to get a diver down to search the seabed. Despite carrying out several dives, no gold was found and the search was eventually called off as they ran out of money, much of it having been raised through the public sale of 1d General Grant Expedition stamps. Not a formal government postage stamp, it was classified as a ‘Cinderella’ stamp, a common form of fundraising at that time. The first scuba divers, led by Kelly Tarlton, made thorough searches of the western

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coastline in 1975 and in 1976, led by John Gratton, more intensive searching of the western coastline took place, with some items of wreckage being found, but still no sign of gold. During this period, however, it was calculated that the gold on board was worth $50,000,000, while estimates in 1995 suggested $250,000,000. Since this time, a few other expeditions have also taken place but still no treasure, other than a few silver and copper coins, a couple of anchors and a cannon, most likely from other ships, not the General Grant. However, the ‘Cinderella’ stamp is turning itself into gold. If you happen to have one in mint condition (most were not posted) then you may be interested to know that last year the original 1d value had increased 5000%. This year the valuation has increased by 7,500%. In a couple of year’s time it will be 2015, the centenary of the 1915 expedition, with the value of ‘Cinderella’ likely to go to increase 1 0 , 0 0 0 % , possibly more. Might be time to check out your old stamp collections!

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15:08 15:51 15:51 16:29 16:29 17:06 17:06 17:44 17:44 18:22 18:22 12:54 12:54 13:35 13:35 14:21 14:21 15:13 15:13 16:16 16:16 17:31 17:31 18:47 18:47 13:36 13:36 14:39 14:39 15:33 15:33 16:22 16:22 17:06 17:06 17:47 17:47 18:26 18:26 12:58 12:58 13:34 13:34 14:11 14:51 15:37 16:33 17:41 12:26 13:29 14:23 15:11 15:11

0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.4 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.7

21:20 21:20 22:01 22:01 22:39 22:39 23:16 23:16 23:54 23:54

2.7 2.7 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3

19:02 19:02 19:46 19:46 20:34 20:34 21:30 21:30 22:37 22:37 23:53 23:53

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19:56 19:56 20:56 20:56 21:49 21:49 22:36 22:36 23:19 23:19 23:59 23:59

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19:04 19:04 19:42 19:42 20:22 21:05 21:54 22:54

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2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 2.0 0.7 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1

08:31 08:31 09:18 09:18 10:04 10:04 10:50 10:50 11:36 11:36 12:22 12:22 06:55 06:55 07:45 07:45 08:38 08:38 09:32 09:32 10:27 10:27 11:23 11:23 12:20 12:20 06:59 06:59 07:58 07:58 08:56 08:56 09:52 09:52 10:47 10:47 11:39 11:39 06:14 06:14 07:03 07:03 07:50 07:50 08:37 08:37 09:23 09:23 10:09 10:55 10:09 11:41 10:55 06:14 11:41 07:02 06:14 07:50 07:02 08:38 07:50 08:38

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14:45 14:45 15:29 15:29 16:12 16:12 16:55 16:55 17:38 17:38 18:25 18:25 13:10 13:10 14:00 14:00 14:52 14:52 15:46 15:46 16:43 16:43 17:42 17:42 18:40 18:40 13:18 13:18 14:16 14:16 15:12 15:12 16:05 16:05 16:56 16:56 17:46 17:46 12:28 12:28 13:16 13:16 14:03 14:03 14:49 14:49 15:36 15:36 16:23 17:12 16:23 18:00 17:12 12:27 18:00 13:14 12:27 14:01 13:14 14:48 14:01 14:48

2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 2.1 0.7 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.2

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19:14 19:14 20:07 20:07 21:02 21:02 21:58 21:58 22:54 22:54 23:51 23:51

2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3

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1.3 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.1 1.3 1.1 1.1

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

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2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.9 2.0 0.9 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1

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Nelson Nelson 07:42 3.3 13:58 07:42 08:37 08:37 09:24 09:24 10:05 10:05 10:44 10:44 11:22 11:22 12:00 12:00 06:18 06:18 07:01 07:01 07:47 07:47 08:38 08:38 09:39 09:39 10:53 10:53 12:16 12:16 07:17 07:17 08:23 08:23 09:17 09:17 10:04 10:04 10:45 10:45 11:24 11:24 11:59 11:59 06:08 06:08 06:42 07:17 07:56 08:39 09:31 10:36 11:54 06:56 07:56 07:56

3.3 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.5 3.2 3.4 3.4

13:58 14:47 14:47 15:27 15:27 16:04 16:04 16:39 16:39 17:15 17:15 17:52 17:52 12:40 12:40 13:21 13:21 14:05 14:05 14:56 14:56 15:58 15:58 17:14 17:14 18:37 18:37 13:30 13:30 14:30 14:30 15:20 15:20 16:03 16:03 16:42 16:42 17:18 17:18 17:53 17:53 12:34 12:34 13:09 13:44 14:22 15:07 16:05 17:20 18:36 13:07 14:04 14:04

Akaroa 07:39 07:39 08:26 08:26 09:12 09:12 09:58 09:58 10:44 10:44 11:30 11:30 12:18 12:18 06:52 06:52 07:45 07:45 08:39 08:39 09:34 09:34 10:30 10:30 11:27 11:27 12:25 12:25 07:06 07:06 08:04 08:04 09:00 09:00 09:55 09:55 10:47 10:47 11:36 11:36 12:24 12:24 06:57 06:57 07:44 07:44 08:30 08:30 09:16 10:02 09:16 10:48 10:02 11:34 10:48 06:10 11:34 06:58 06:10 07:46 06:58 07:46

0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.1 0.9 2.1 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8

13:52 13:52 14:36 14:36 15:19 15:19 16:02 16:02 16:45 16:45 17:32 17:32 18:21 18:21 13:08 13:08 14:00 14:00 14:54 14:54 15:51 15:51 16:50 16:50 17:48 17:48 18:45 18:45 13:23 13:23 14:19 14:19 15:12 15:12 16:03 16:03 16:53 16:53 17:42 17:42 18:30 18:30 13:11 13:11 13:57 13:57 14:44 14:44 15:31 16:20 15:31 17:08 16:20 17:56 17:08 12:21 17:56 13:08 12:21 13:55 13:08 13:55

NELSON • 1341 AM MARLBOROUGH • 92.1FM WEST COAST • 98.7FM 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.2 1.4 1.2 1.2

20:27 20:27 21:10 21:10 21:48 21:48 22:24 22:24 23:00 23:00 23:37 23:37

3.5 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.3

18:31 18:31 19:13 19:13 20:02 20:02 21:01 21:01 22:18 22:18 23:45 23:45

0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2

19:47 19:47 20:43 20:43 21:30 21:30 22:12 22:12 22:51 22:51 23:29 23:29

3.7 3.7 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2

18:26 18:26 19:01 19:40 20:25 21:21 22:32 23:45

0.6 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.5

2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 2.1 0.9 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.2

20:09 20:09 20:52 20:52 21:34 21:34 22:18 22:18 23:03 23:03 23:49 23:49

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19:14 19:14 20:09 20:09 21:05 21:05 22:01 22:01 22:58 22:58 23:55 23:55

2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3

19:40 19:40 20:34 20:34 21:27 21:27 22:18 22:18 23:08 23:08 23:56 23:56

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19:37 3.4 20:27 20:27 3.6 3.6

19:19 19:19 20:08 20:08 20:56 20:56 21:43 22:29 21:43 23:16 22:29 23:16 18:42 19:26 18:42 20:10 19:26

2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8

20:10 0.8

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Havelock Havelock 07:28 2.5 13:25

1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.3 1.1 1.0 1.0

07:28 08:23 08:23 09:10 09:10 09:51 09:51 10:30 10:30 11:08 11:08 11:46 11:46 05:45 05:45 06:28 06:28 07:14 07:14 08:05 08:05 09:06 09:06 10:20 10:20 11:43 11:43 07:03 07:03 08:09 08:09 09:03 09:03 09:50 09:50 10:31 10:31 11:10 11:10 11:45 11:45 12:20 12:20 06:09 06:44 07:23 08:06 08:58 10:03 11:21 06:42 07:42 07:42

2.5 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 2.4 2.5 2.5

13:25 14:14 14:14 14:54 14:54 15:31 15:31 16:06 16:06 16:42 16:42 17:19 17:19 12:26 12:26 13:07 13:07 13:51 13:51 14:42 14:42 15:44 15:44 17:00 17:00 18:23 18:23 12:57 12:57 13:57 13:57 14:47 14:47 15:30 15:30 16:09 16:09 16:45 16:45 17:20 17:20 17:53 17:53 12:55 13:30 14:08 14:53 15:51 17:06 18:22 12:34 13:31 13:31

1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.4 1.2 1.1 1.1

Rakaia Mouth 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 2.1 0.7 2.1 2.1 2.1

07:35 07:35 08:22 08:22 09:08 09:08 09:54 09:54 10:40 10:40 11:26 11:26 12:14 12:14 06:49 06:49 07:42 07:42 08:36 08:36 09:31 09:31 10:27 10:27 11:24 11:24 12:22 12:22 07:02 07:02 08:00 08:00 08:56 08:56 09:51 09:51 10:43 10:43 11:32 11:32 12:20 12:20 06:54 06:54 07:41 07:41 08:27 08:27 09:13 09:59 09:13 10:45 09:59 11:31 10:45 12:18 11:31 06:54 12:18 07:42 06:54 07:42

0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.1 0.7 2.1 0.6 0.7 0.6

13:49 13:49 14:33 14:33 15:16 15:16 15:59 15:59 16:42 16:42 17:29 17:29 18:18 18:18 13:04 13:04 13:56 13:56 14:50 14:50 15:47 15:47 16:46 16:46 17:44 17:44 18:41 18:41 13:20 13:20 14:16 14:16 15:09 15:09 16:00 16:00 16:50 16:50 17:39 17:39 18:27 18:27 13:07 13:07 13:53 13:53 14:40 14:40 15:27 16:16 15:27 17:04 16:16 17:52 17:04 18:38 17:52 13:05 18:38 13:52 13:05 13:52

2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 2.1 0.6 2.2 2.1 2.2

20:13 20:13 20:56 20:56 21:34 21:34 22:10 22:10 22:46 22:46 23:23 23:23

2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1

17:58 17:58 18:40 18:40 19:29 19:29 20:28 20:28 21:45 21:45 23:12 23:12

0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

19:33 19:33 20:29 20:29 21:16 21:16 21:58 21:58 22:37 22:37 23:15 23:15 23:52 23:52

2.7 2.7 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0

18:28 19:07 19:52 20:48 21:59 23:12

0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3

19:23 2.5 20:13 20:13 2.7 2.7

20:05 20:05 20:48 20:48 21:30 21:30 22:14 22:14 22:59 22:59 23:45 23:45

0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4

19:11 19:11 20:06 20:06 21:02 21:02 21:58 21:58 22:55 22:55 23:52 23:52

2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3

19:36 19:36 20:30 20:30 21:23 21:23 22:14 22:14 23:04 23:04 23:52 23:52

0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4

19:16 19:16 20:05 20:05 20:53 20:53 21:40 22:26 21:40 23:13 22:26 23:59 23:13 23:59 19:22 20:06 19:22

2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.6 0.6 0.6

20:06 0.6

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May the (Pink) Fish be With You! By Tash Mehrtens

It started like any other day with Kelvin on the handheld listening to the forecast, even though it is calm and the he has already checked four times, while I wrangle the kids, pack clothes, chilly bins, ‘Ice’ the boxer dog and of course the sacrificial bananas (old wives tale that one!). Suddenly the boat, aka the Mistress (yes I do believe Kelvin kisses her good-bye) is out the drive and we are off. Boat ramp uncluttered and calm, Kelvin climbs out of the tow vehicle with the handbrake in hand, aka a rock! I manoeuvre the tart with prefect precision and pick up the skipper - no dramas, if I do say so myself and I tell you it is

no easy feat! Heading out, the white caps are rising and the skipper wonders if he can find a sheltered spot, so he checks the plotter and decides to head to…! We get to …! and try to anchor but the wind has come up and the mistress turns into a kite! We try again and success; although I lose the gaff, jam my pinkie, swear a lot and act like a man with flu! Pannies and runs come thick and fast but nothing to get too excited about. An hour into it, the runs stop so I shake the berley pot, so much so my hubby’s, ‘O for awesome’ hitch knot falls to pieces and the berley pot very quickly heads south! By 8.00pm the kids are parked up in front of a DVD and we look up at the stars and reminisce about all sorts; would have almost been romantic if I wasn’t interrupted by three massive kingies chasing the baitfish, baitfish not hooks, I might add! About 11.00pm we hit the hay. I wake at 4.00am to sinkers being thrown round and a glaring light. Damn the keen fisherman. I finally drift back off but do hear the odd whizz of a line (damn carpet sharks). Around 6.30am I order my coffee and rise, throw a pillie on the pink rod and sit back. Next minute she’s all go! Kelvin looks and sighs. Another shark he informs me. “Good morning,” he laughs mockingly! I fight what I think is a barra’ for a good five minutes before declaring some words that Crimpy would say but never print! Suddenly the line goes dead. I’ve lost it – bugger - and start winding in to check bait. WHAM she’s all on again! Finally colour on the surface. BINGO, snapper! And a big bugger too! POWER OF THE PINK! Kelvin looks like he is about to chuck! First I land a decent kingy aboard (moons ago, but also on the Pink) and now this puppy. I am so in the dog box, more so than Ice! Kelvin is now a converted man. If you see him in a Stirling Sports with a Lipstick rod and Shimano 4500 reel in hand and he tells you it’s for me, he is lying. I already have one! Telling ya ladies, Power of the Pink works! I now have a new career in real estate and have free pens, and yes they are pink to match the rod. If you want one give me a call! Then when thinking of selling, don’t stress, I will take care of it all your real estate needs so you keep your time free to do what you want to do! Think PINK, think Tash Mehrtens! Professionals Nelson! May the fish be with you!

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Taupo Sports Fishery An independent report commissioned by The Department of Conservation, after public concerns were raised about the health of the Taupo trout fishery and a 20 per cent drop in licence sales over the past five years, has been released by Conservation Minister Dr Nick Smith and Tuwharetoa Maori Trust Board chief executive, Tamarapa Lloyd. Smith said Taupo is synonymous with trout, with the fishery worth $29 million a year to the region and 300 jobs. While the review found the sports fishery is generally in good health, it identified significant opportunities to enhance it. This includes developing an overarching goal for the fishery, growing participation by anglers, improving relationships with stakeholders, and improving the fishery’s governance and management structures. “Other opportunities include encouraging new anglers into the sport through licensing

changes, working better with regional tourism operators, and more proactive communications,” said Nick Smith. He says DoC will work with its partner in the sports fishery, the Tuwharetoa Maori Trust Board, and key stakeholders to develop a plan to implement the recommendations and ensure the ongoing sustainability of the fishery. Mr Lloyd says Ngati Tuwharetoa are looking forward to having a more active role in the governance of the fishery and are interested in some of the opportunities outlined in the report which should benefit the iwi. “The fishery has become a valuable resource to both the region and Ngati Tuwharetoa – culturally, socially and economically. The fishery is a significant contributor to the regional economy and the trust board is interested in ensuring it is well managed and governed.”

Last Article Following a close relationship between ENL and The Fishing Paper from day one, nine years ago, and after 4 ½ years of personally writing these articles, this month will be mine, and indeed ENL’s, last regular column for the paper. ENL are not going anywhere and will continue to be New Zealand’s premier marine electronics supplier, but we are changing our focus. As many of you know ENL are the importer and distributor for many of the top Marine Electronics brands and we support our network of dedicated dealers with these products. In addition to this ENL have also had showrooms at our branches in both Auckland and Nelson where we sell direct to the customer as well. It is not always easy being a retailer and wholesaler, as they are two very different hats to wear, so ENL have made the decision to back out of the retail side and focus on working with and supporting our dealers nationwide. For those outside of Auckland and Nelson there will be no change. For Auckland and Nelson areas we will make the transition as easy

as possible. We will continue to demonstrate equipment and will be training all our dealers to become true experts in our products. We will also be working very closely with our dealers to ensure you get the best service possible, as people have come to expect from ENL, so please find your local dealer and support them as much as possible. It is a changing world out there in regards to shopping, but I am still a huge supporter of spending local, as I have outlined in this publication several times. Remember if we all went and bought off the internet these stores would no longer be there and all the local knowledge and support we currently enjoy will go. My thanks to Crimpy, Annette, Reagan and the rest of The Fishing Paper team for all the support over the years, and the opportunities we have had along the way. It has been a pleasure to work with you all (still waiting for that trip on the boat though Crimpy!). For all those who have read mine and Dave’s articles over the years and especially to those who commented on them, thank you. It was always nice know they were being read. Hopefully I will see you out on the water or at WIFE WON’T LET YOU GO boat shows in the future and HUNTING & FISHING TILL look forward to catching up THE GARDEN IS DONE? with you all then. Get everything you need (Ed replies: Thanks Ali, we at your one stop landscape really appreciate ENL’s support supplies shop. over the years and especially your excellent writing in sharing your expertise and knowledge OPEN 7 DAYS with us. Page 2 won’t be the 59 Saxton Rd, Stoke same without you.) Ph 03 547 4777 Nelson www.stokegl.co.nz

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Kayaking with Chris West

Choosing a Kayak One of the great things about fishing from a kayak is that you can use practically any kayak, as long as it floats and is safe enough. But once you reach a certain level of addiction then you will benefit from a kayak that suits the type of fishing you do. TYPES OF KAYAKS Kayaks can fit into one of two categories: Sit-on-Top (SOT) or Sit-In. SOT kayaks are essentially shaped platforms that you sit on top of. They self-bail, so any water that lands on the deck will drain through scupper holes. A sit-in kayak has an open deck or a cockpit that the kayaker sits in. Each has its own advantages; SOT kayaks will not sink, are easy to get back onto should you capsize and there is plenty of space to move around. Sit-in kayaks usually have more space to store gear below deck and they can be made narrower, as your centre of gravity is lower. KAYAK SIZE The size of the kayak will have an effect on how it paddles. In general, a longer kayak will paddle better in a straight line and will be able to be paddled faster, while a shorter kayak is more manoeuvrable. A shorter kayak will also be lighter and easier to load and store than a longer one. A narrower kayak will be less stable than a wider one, but it will travel through the water more efficiently. However, overall width is only part of it. The cross sectional shape of the hull has a large impact on how the kayak feels. The flatter the hull, the more stable it will be. A more rounded hull will be less stable, but will be faster through the water. Designers add ridges, channels and chines to a hull to increase its ability to track straight and to change how

the boat feels when put on its edge. If you want to cover some distance to get to your fishing location then a longer, narrower kayak will suit you better. If you do not paddle far, or if you want to navigate narrower waterways (such as smaller rivers) than a shorter wider kayak will be ideal. If you want to fly fish, then a kayak with a flatter hull will allow you to stand and cast. OUTFITTING The layout of the deck of the kayak varies greatly between different kayaks; some are clean with minimal fittings, while others have storage options and fittings for accessories. Some kayaks have open wells, while others have hatches fitted. Fittings can always be retro fitted and people will often add rod holders and other fittings once they have used the kayak for a while. A comfortable seat will greatly improve your enjoyment on the water. The greater the contact area the seat provides, the more comfort you will experience. Seats that do not hold water will keep you drier and therefore more comfortable. Framed seats are becoming more common. These seat you a little higher up, so you sit clear of any water that may puddle on the deck. They are really nice to sit on and some feature height adjustment too. This will hopefully help you understand why any good kayak retailer has such a range of kayaks in store. It is worth taking it one step further by trialling several different models so that you can experience for yourself the difference that little design features make. Getting a kayak that will work for you is something you will not regret, so take the time to research what is out there and to spend time paddling as many different designs as possible.

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The seafood industry welcomes the prospect of working with recreational and customary fishers in a Management Strategy Group to look after the future of the controversial Auckland, Northland and Bay of Plenty snapper fishery (SNA1).Setting up such a group by the end of this year has been one of a number of measures announced by the Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy. While the public debate over the past few months can be seen as a battle between commercial and recreational sectors for the same snapper resource, this obscures our common long term interest in preserving fish stocks for the future. A vital component of this is ensuring that no sector – commercial, recreational or customary – has an open ended fishing volume access to the fishery. The commercial catch is tightly bound by the Quota Management System. If any operator exceeds their quota then, under deemed values, they are financially penalised greater than the price they can achieve for their fish. The Total Allowable Commercial Catch system therefore works. Recreational fishing is governed by a different formula. The government makes what it calls an allowance of the volume of fish recreational and customary catchers are taking. It then adds this to the TACC to construct the overall Total Allowable Catch, the TAC. The system is meant to be fine-tuned by applying limits on individual fishers, traditionally through bag limits and minimum size restrictions. This has generally worked reasonably well. A reduction of the SNA1 bag limit, from 15 to 9, in 1997, achieved a 8 per cent catch reduction the following year. The fatal flaw in the system is that it makes no allowance for a growing human population, who increasingly want to catch snapper off Auckland. If you double the number of recreational fishers, they might all comply with the bag limit rules, but you still double the catch. In 1990 the recreational catch in the Hauraki Gulf was about a thousand tonnes. Within 20 years it had doubled. Depending how you calculate the current rate of increase, the recreational catch across SNA1 could double in not much more than a decade and exceed the whole TAC. The recreational allocation for SNA1 made in 1997 was 2550 tonnes. The actual total at the moment is about 4000 tonnes. MPI believes the new bag and size limits will reduce the real recreational catch to 3323 tonnes. That level still exceeds the target set in the new recreational allowance in the TAC of 3050. In other words the TAC will remain a fiction. This needs to be addressed, both legally and practically. The industry had already signalled its intention to provide greater transparency and efficiency in this fishery, before Nathan Guy’s announcement. These measures include a ‘move on’ rule, reporting all small catch, and installing Vessel Monitoring Systems. These measures to sustain a shared fishery do have considerable cost. Industry will, for instance, be paying half the $7m expense of a scientific tagging survey in SNA1. The industry is already committed to a more than $26m spend, under the Primary Growth Partnership, for Precision Seafood Harvesting. Without industry money, fishery management would be guesswork and without the tools necessary. With the industry contribution, we are eager to offer our help for a shared fishery future in SNA1.

Harbour Views By Dave Duncan

A Salutary Reminder It is with a great sadness that we learn of the tragic death of one of our own. A local man has passed away whilst endeavouring to get back on board his yacht after being swept over the side. Without the assistance of any PFD or lifejacket for warmth and buoyancy, his sailing partner was helpless to retrieve this individual and the individual helpless due to the cold, the height of the vessel's sides and the rough weather. After what would seem like an eternity and be a terrifying experience for both, this man has passed away. Our hearts go out to his sailing partner and his family at this time. Our message is simple – wear your lifejacket at all times. Spring is well and truly here and the weather conditions can change quickly so we urge you all to watch the weather and ensure you are well prepared for any eventuality. Spring tides can cause strong currents around Port Nelson and when these currents are against strong wind, sudden short, steep waves can occur and catch the unwary by surprise. If you are paddle-boarding, kayaking, or rowing skiffs, always ensure you wear your PFD and are aware of where the tide will take you. Please ensure you are familiar with the bylaws, the exclusion zones and the maps associated with them as there are stiff penalties for not obeying them. Stay safe this season and enjoy your boating.

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An apparition appeared on the ridge where moments earlier the hind had stood, his head canted to one side and eyes full of menace. By comparison, this was the devil himself; a hugebodied stag with a splendid sweep of antlers carrying more points than a deer deserved and a temper I wanted no truck with. There was no hesitation; I simply swung the rifle back to my shoulder and fired – to no effect. Why the stag chose to come at me instead of fleeing is a question I didn’t have time to ask myself … Daryl Crimp (Crimpy) has slung his rifle over boulder-strewn valleys, shingle-scarred peaks, craggy mountains and vegetation-tangled forests for more than forty years and doesn’t plan on stopping. Hunting is more than just a hobby, a pastime and an adventure; it’s a calling and for those of us fortunate enough to hear and answer it early, a life of adventure beckons. From surviving snow-stinging blizzards in the Southern Alps, challenging roaring stags in Westland, fending off irascible old boars and meeting tahr in testing terrain, to setting his mother’s bedroom curtains on fire – Crimpy isn’t short on adventures to share. From the pen of a master storyteller, relive each hunt in nerve-tingling detail: feel the tension mount as the wind shifts on the nape of your neck, chill to the unseen throaty roar, recoil to the musky smell of rutting stag and squint through the wood smoke as you crumple before the campfire’s glow at the end of the hunt. Thrilling, entertaining, inspiring, poignant, funny and much more than just a collection of hunts, Something to Aim For is a story about a son and his father – and a father and his son. It’s the story of a journey, which ends with a beginning.

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North to Alaska

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By Norm Double

My wife Jan and I spent the last six years dreaming and saving for this trip to Canada and Alaska, then the last year planning and organising it.We finally left in the last week of June 2013, arriving in Vancouver after a long and bumpy flight. The following day we joined the Cosmos tour group for the “ Wildlife of British Columbia”, which was a fantastic 10-day tour of Vancouver Island. There were only 26 people on this tour, so we had plenty of room in the coach to spread about and not too many people to get to know. From Vancouver we took the ferry to the Island then did a loop around to include such beautiful places such as Victoria, Duncan, Tofino, Campbell River and Telegraph Cove. The highlights were of course the wildlife, but the scenery and

landscape were equally as amazing. We boarded an ocean cruiser out of Victoria on our first whale watching experience out into the Pacific, where we saw a small pod of orca and a humpback whale. From there we travelled to The Salmon Capital of the World, the Campbell River, and from there to Telegraph Cove, where we went on our second whale watching experience. Telegraph Cove is on the eastern coast of northern Vancouver Island in one of the last virtually untouched areas of Northern America. It is known as the Whale Watching Capital of British Columbia. Cruising out into Johnstone Strait, we saw humpback whales and seals, and came upon a feeding frenzy with gulls, puffins and bald eagles diving into a ‘bait ball’. It

Coarse Fishing By Dave Dixon

Where Have all the Flies Gone?

As the peak time for coarse fishing approaches, it’s time for me to dust off the gear, mix up some groundbait and breed some maggots! Although there are numerous baits that catch coarse fish, my favourite, especially in a match fishing situation, is maggots. Unfortunately, not being able to wander down to the local tackle shop and buy a couple of pints (yes, that’s the traditional measure for purchasing maggots!), the New Zealand angler is faced with harnessing nature to do the job. With years of practice I think I’ve got a pretty good method sorted. This involves getting flies to lay their eggs (‘blow’) on some meat, which then hatch and turn into maggots, as a normal part of their life cycle. My preference is to use sheep’s hearts but others use chicken or fish, and there is even a university lab tech I know who uses dead rats! The blown meat is wrapped in newspaper and tucked away in the corner of the shed for a week, until the full-grown maggots wriggle off and can be used as bait. Actually, it’s not as smelly and disgusting as it sounds (OK, well it can be at times!), and with the right conditions a good supply of bait can be obtained just in time for the match. The trouble is, so far this year, there don’t seem to be many good blowflies around and things aren’t going to plan. Perhaps it’s the cool nights we’re still getting? Perhaps it’s El Nino, or earthquakes? Or perhaps the flies know I just want their babies to feed the fish? Anyway, my first practice session looks like one for a bucket load of sweetcorn and a loaf of bread, so we’ll see how that goes. In the meantime, if readers could please catch any blowflies they happen to see and pop them in the post to me I’d be grateful.

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was an amazing experience, with the fish appearing to be bubbling in the water and birds of every size trying to catch the fish. When the eagles were feeding, all other birds kept clear, they knew not to get in the road of the eagles. The juvenile eagles can be identified from the adults, as they don’t have the white heads yet. When they were diving, sometimes they miscalculated, landing in the sea and had to swim back to shore so they could get back into the air. It was unbelievable to see such large birds swooping in to catch fish in their talons then flying off to feed. On our way back we saw a young red deer on an island out in the Blackfish Archipelago, where it had swum quite a distance on its own from island to island. Travelling back to Campbell River we saw a black bear grazing on a grassy hill.

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Stick Your Oar In Alleged Commercial Dumping Shameful

Dear Ed, The recent case of commercial trawlers ‘allegedly’ dumping snapper in Delaware Bay is a disgrace and makes a mockery of the commercial sector’s rhetoric that they are fishing to sustainable practices. This daylight dumping of gurnard and tarakihi in front of recreational fishers is flagrant, arrogant and shameful. The irony is, despite MPI

claiming they view this as a serious offence and believe that it is likely to be commercial dumping, the onus is on members of the public to supply clear evidence in the form of detailed photographs showing the culprit in the act, or close proximity, for a prosecution to be successful. The commercial sector will know who these culprits are and if they wish to remain a credible industry, they should hold them up for public ridicule. In the meantime, rec fishers and other boats should arm themselves with cameras and be ever more vigilant. We’ve seen this kind of destructive and wasteful behaviour destroy our fishery in the past - let’s nip it in the bud now, before it takes hold again. Pat Vaughan Tahuna Ed replies: Send in your views to editor@thefishingpaper. co.nz

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email: editor@ thefishingpaper.co.nz Professional Group Needed Dear Ed, The recent public outcry over the state of the Snapper 1 fishery and proposed cuts to recreational bag limits attracted a lot of media attention, but also exposed a couple of issues that no body has yet managed to resolve. An obvious issue is the fact that our current fisheries management regime is not working effectively and some hard decisions need to be made going forward. The number of recreational fishers is constantly increasing, but the resource is finite. Many have an axe to grind against

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Crimptoon commercial but the reality is, we are all users of the resource and need to recognise that each has a legitimate interest in it. This requires a collaborative approach to management of future resources, rather than polarised spat fighting. For this to happen, recreational fishers need to represent themselves in a professional capacity and take part in negotiations and decision-making at a higher level. The days of squealing and moaning and bureaucrat bashing are a thing of the past, and we now need informed, intelligent and reasoned contribution to management strategy. Before this can take place, recreational fishers need to unite and create a professional,

self-funding body that can go it to bat for them at government and industry level. This is not something that can be achieved overnight and while there are already voluntary advocacy groups trying to take line honours in terms of being the ‘voice of the people’, none have the mandate or infrastructure required for such a model. I have watched with interest a process called Fishinfuture Search and believe this is a step in the right direction. It’d be interesting to see what you think. Check out the website www.fishinfuturesearch.co.nz and see for yourself. Stuart Graham West Coast

Blue Cod Currently the Marlborough Sounds Area (MSA) is closed for blue cod fishing from 1 September to 19 December inclusive. During the closure you may not take or possess blue cod taken from the closed area. The only exception to this closure rule is a defence provision in the Challenger Area Amateur Fishing regulations that allows you to transport fish that are over 30cm back into the Sounds from outside the Marlborough Sounds Area. However you are still restricted by the following provisions: 1. You must be able to prove to a Fishery Officer that the blue cod in your possession were taken from outside the Marlborough Sounds Area (GPS, Log, Photos with time, date, prominent landmark, and the fish of course would be a good start). 2. The blue cod in your possession must remain in a whole or gutted state until you land them at your accommodation or where ever you land. You cannot have blue cod fillets on your vessel unless they are for immediate consumption... the pan is on and sizzling. 3. If you are transporting any blue cod to or from your accommodation by sea or back to a landing point anywhere in the Marlborough Sounds Area (incl at the end of your trip) the fish must still be in a whole or gutted state. 4. You can accumulate up to a maximum of six blue cod per person (three per day) if you are fishing outside the Sounds over two days (individual daily bag limit not a boat limit), you will of course need proof that you have fished outside the Sounds for two days to be entitled to the six blue cod per person. 5. The co-ordinates for the MSA are provided in the Fisheries (Challenger Area Amateur Fishing) Regulations on-line at www.legislation.govt.nz or from our website www.fish.govt.nz . Alternatively a brochure is available at your nearest MPI office.

Paper Bloody Ripper Dear Ed, Congratulations on a ripper paper. My wife and I look forward to getting it each month, although it’s usually old news and a bit tatty by the time we get it. My neighbour, Dougy, hands it over the fence when he’s finished with it. He gets it from Johnny Two-Dicks from down Toowoomba way, who get’s it off his cousin Bob Stephano from Sydney. He gets it off a Trucky mate who does the Perth run. I think he get’s it off a barramundi fisherman from Broome, who’s going out with his sister. I’ll be buggered if I know how the hell it gets to Broome, but it bloody near circumnavigates Australia by the time it gets to me in Townsville. Thought you’d be keen to know. Cheers, ‘Macker’ Dickson

By Ian Bright Field Operations Manager Nelson Phone 0800 4 Poacher

When the Marlborough Sounds Area opens again on 20 December, you can only possess two blue cod per person between 30-35cm, no fillets and no accumulation at all no matter where the fish are caught, or how many days you are at your accommodation or at sea. Floating Fish A recreational fisher recently brought to the attention of the Ministry a quantity of small gurnard and tarakihi floating in Tasman Bay. The quantity of fish suggested that they had come from a commercial fishing vessel. The Ministry encourages anyone who comes across large amounts of floating fish to take a number of steps to assist us in investigating cases of suspected fish dumping, these include: • Record the time and location of any floating fish, preferably with a GPS position • Photograph and attempt to quantify the number of fish floating, as well as estimating general fish size • Where possible, measuring the fish would be of benefit to MPI investigators, however recreational fishers should not bring undersize fish ashore • A note of any commercial fishing vessels in the vicinity any identifying features and their direction of travel should also be recorded. A photograph of the vessel would also assist. Any information regarding suspected illegal fishing activity may be reported to the Ministry on 0800 4 POACHER (0800 476 224).

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Season Shaping Up For One of the Best

New Trout Fishing Season

By Rhys Adams (Field Officer)

The 2013 sports fish fishing season is shaping up to be one of the best years to take up, or get back into trout, salmon and perch fishing. With numerous opportunities to cater for the different types of fishing, the West Coast is an anglers dream. The added bonus for the 2013 summer will be the return of a largest salmon release to date. In particular, the Taramakau and Hokitika Rivers will be worth a cast and Lake Mapourika is a sure bet. Monday 1 October brings the start of the summer fishing season. Anglers that have been sustained by lower river and lake fishing over the winter will be able to venture into the backcountry and spring creeks to get their fix. The months of September, October, and November herald the annual influx of prey fish to the major river and lagoon fisheries. Seasoned anglers know that it is at this time of year that large sea-run browns frequent these areas and an angler can pick up the fish of a life time. The turn of the tide coinciding with the change in light is a good time to fish these spots. Locals are at a distinct advantage early in the season due to the ability to fish around weather events, which are frequent at this time of year. Spring weather can be a little trying for visiting anglers on a tight timeframe so for those intending to visit the coast at this time of year either plan a lengthy break or plan

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seashore from where the river meets the sea at low tide. There are no changes to the West Coast fishing regulations for the 2013/14 season but anglers are reminded that 2012/13 licences expire at the end of September so don’t forget to get a new one before fishing in October. This year’s Kids Fishing Day will be held again at the Gun Club Ponds near Greymouth. We are looking at a late November date but will announce this closer to the time. Keep an eye on our Facebook page, website and local newspapers for the announcement.

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A recent social survey of New Zealanders undertaken by Horizon Research, revealed that 250 600 New Zealanders over the age of 18 went fishing in New Zealand lakes or rivers over the last 12 months. Many of these Kiwis will be looking forward to the opening day of the new trout fishing season on 1 October , when all the rivers within the Nelson/Marlborough region are once again open. There is a massive list to choose from contained within your regulation booklet that you will have received upon purchase of a valid 2013-2014 sports fishing licence. So how do you decide on where to go from this plethora of choices? Many anglers have a favourite headwater fishery they like to head to and compete with the other early season anglers if the weather is kind. A lack of fishing during the closed winter months means fishing can sometimes be a bit easier for those who make the effort to get in first, although low water temperatures sometimes limit fish feeding activity. Don’t forget the lower rivers, however – if you want river space free of competition, the lower Motueka and Wairau rivers are a reasonable option if flows are not too high (check out www.tasman.govt.nz/ environment/water/rivers/river-flow/ and www.hydro.marlborough. govt.nz/environmental for the latest flows). At this time of year there can be some pretty exciting sea-run action on superbly conditioned hardfighting trout busily taking advantage of the abundance of whitebait and smelt in the rivers at present. Large winter floods also affect the health of fisheries and it it’s pleasing to note that neither the Wairau or Motueka rivers got any major floods through them this winter (unlike the Riwaka and Anatoki), so the fisheries in both these large river catchments should remain in the good shape they were in at the end of last season. Anglers and fishing guides reported some excellent late season fishing in both the Motueka and Wairau this year, with good numbers of medium sized well-conditioned fish present. Fish & Game drift dives also revealed a growing number of small to medium rainbow trout in the lower Wairau this summer, and these guys should be in tip-top shape by now if you catch one.

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Lord Oftherings Pieman Protégé Renowned English ‘nanodap’ flyfishing champion, Lord Alexander Colin Oftherings, is pictured reading The Fishing Paper during a break in the recent Nanodap Nationals on the famous Itchen River in Hampshire. Alexander has won the prestigious title in the last two consecutive years and is tipped to take the championship again this year, giving him the hat-trick. Nanodap flyfishing is in its infancy and involves using tiny remote controlled computerized models of actual insects to fool the trout into striking. The ‘nanosects’ as they are referred to, use nanotechnology and are tethered to the angler’s rod by ultra-thin gossamer polymostatic line, which transmits signals via dials and buttons on the reel. The angler can control the flight of the nanosect using these controls and really skilled nanodap flyfishers can virtually make them talk – by pushing the talk button on the reel. Advances in technology have seen rapid developments in many fishing arenas, but none have created the buzz of nanodapping. The Gossamer polymostatic line is very strong – it uses the same material that was developed for actor Andrew Garfield in The Amazing SpiderMan movie – so the angler is able to put the aerobatic nanosects through incredible G forces. The nanosects fly in range of the trout and then start bouncing across the surface of the water – a technique known as dapping. Lord Oftherings said he has no particular favourite nanosect pattern, although he did win both titles with a size 14 acrobatic midge he engineered himself. While he is quietly confident of taking

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Clinker Clunker

Off Kaikoura By Blue Duncan

My father-in-law was a keen fisherman who had a 14ft clinker boat equipped with a 3.5Hp Seagull outboard, a set of oars and a good anchor. He said it was about time we took the boat to Kaikoura and did some real fishing. He invited a friend to join us and with everything hooked on the back of the Chevy, we headed for South Bay Kaikoura. On arriving, the sea looked like a sheet of glass and just ready for us three blokes to attack it. The weather forecast was good but might turn to a light southerly, so off we went. Bert said we had to line up two points on the shore. That would put us over a big hole and into the big ones. We were about 3kms from land with a moderate swell running, but no fish biting. About an hour later I was starting to turn a little green in the face and ready to feed the ones down below, when we felt the wind change around to the south. It was time to up anchor and head closer inshore. Bert started the outboard, put it into gear and away we went - for about five-metres, when the boat stopped but with the motor still going! Yes, the shear spring had broken. Bert said to just get a new one from the box under the seat and we would be on our way. What box under the seat, Bert? It had been left behind on shore - not much help. I told him he’d better get busy on the oars while I tried to fix things. First I tried winding nylon line around and around the shaft and propeller housing, which took us about five-metres before stopping again. Then I found a nail that I managed to push in and bend slightly - not an easy job with only finger pressure. That allowed us to get safely back to the boat ramp. No fish, but a pleasant day out with companions - and we learnt a valuable lesson. Don’t rely on your memory, make a checklist and USE it before going to sea!

BOOK REVIEW New Zealand Freshwater Fish & Fishing

A Bibliography and Book Collectors Guide Compiled by Paul Corliss 274 pages from Purple Grouse Press 2001.

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Supplement to the New Zealand Freshwater Fishing Bibliography Compiled by Paul Corliss 129 pages from Purple Grouse Press 2010. Reviewed by Cameron Reid

Are you nuts? Nuts about everything freshwater that is. If you are, these books are for you. They contain a comprehensive list of nearly all books published nationally, or internationally, that contain information or narrative pertaining to all forms of freshwater fishing in New Zealand.

Corliss, who in his own words is, “delightfully obsessed” with fishing and fishing books, published the first book, limited to 500 copies, after six years of painstaking research. To assist he enlisted the help of several friends and fellow bibliophiles, including well-known ex-pat New Zealand trout fishing author John Parsons, who also contributed the foreword.

The second book, which was limited to 250 published copies, was also several years in the making, mostly because Corliss didn’t stop research and discovered quite a few more previously missed titles, some of which are fairly obscure, and partly because in the intervening nine years there were several dozen more new books published. It wouldn’t surprise me if Corliss has already planned a further edition ten years or so in the future.

The author’s to be congratulated for his passion and dedication in compiling such an exhaustive listing of titles. I used to think I had a pretty good collection of New Zealand trout fishing books. I now know that my sixty something titles are a mere drop in the ocean of what has been published. I also have some bad news for my wife on future book purchases. The books are available direct from Paul Corliss at 38 Belleview Terrace, Mt Pleasant, Christchurch or pcorliss@ paradise.net.nz

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It Ain’t Cute To Pollute! By Frank Cartwright

I detest pollution and become quite disheartened when I find foreign objects despoiling a stream, riverbank, lake, estuary, seashore or the very sea itself. Without exception, any time I go out to fish, I invariably return home with a bag not necessarily containing fish, but stuff cast away by thoughtless folk. Down the ages, waterways have been treated as convenient conduits for flushing away waste, regardless of toxicity levels, but in our ‘enlightened age‘, education and publicity are gradually bringing about more environmentally friendly practices; It’s not cool to pollute these days In recent times, dirty dairying has received a great deal of media attention and the resulting publicity is bringing about greater awareness of environmental responsibility and appropriate remedial action by the farming sector. A few years ago, I was quietly spotting for trout near a railway bridge when I witnessed a maintenance workman dumping lengths of steel cable into the stream. I challenged him to stop, was called a ’bloody greenie’ for my trouble, but responded by reporting the incident in a letter to the local paper. The resulting publicity prompted the appropriate authorities to educate their staff to be more eco friendly, making it well worth the trouble

of a letter to the editor! However, that particular river incident pales to insignificance compared with what happened to the Cuyahoga River in the USA, which flows into Lake Eire. It was actually declared a fire hazard. It defies logic that a river could be declared a fire hazard - but it actually happened! The Cuyahoga had become a dump for chemicals, oil, paint, old tyres, logs, human waste and anything and everything nasty, until the decomposing muck produced flammable gasses that eventually ignited and caused the river to go up in flames, burning down two bridges in Cleveland in the process. The resulting public uproar prompted pollution reforms and an overdue clean up got underway but it graphically illustrates the extent and horrors of wanton, wilful pollution. Here in New Zealand, we are gradually becoming more mindful of the environment and how it impacts on our lives. We have made considerable gains regarding environmental awareness but much, much more needs to be done before we can truly say we are ‘Clean Green New Zealand‘. Become pro-active and responsible. If you take it in, take it out and if you didn’t take it in, take it out anyway. Mother Nature will surely appreciate the gesture.

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Jack’s

Day By Mark Wills

Quite often you will see these words in a paper or magazine, ‘take a kid fishing’, and those of you who can do it, should do it. I was staying in my caravan down at the beach for a few days of R & R after a long period at work. This trip saw quite a few people I know congregate on the same weekend and it was good to catch up with a few mates and enjoy a coldie or two. For a few, the night went into the late hours but I knew that if I stayed up, I would only be punishing myself out on the boat the next day so was in bed at a respectable hour. When I woke from a very peaceful sleep, I was greeted to a morning with no wind and about a half metre swell from the south east and this is almost perfect to launch the boat off the beach. After a nice breakfast with my wife, Chad and his son Jack turned up with their fishing gear and ready to go out and try for a feed of cod. It was only about ten minutes out to the foul ground and upon our arrival the tide was rather slack, so of instead of dropping the anchor we just tied up to a patch of kelp and down went the berley pot. This was Jack's third timeout on a boat fishing and the first time with me and to date he had only caught spotties. It wasn’t long before Chad winched up a nice cod and myself soon afterwards. Jack had to be patient and it paid off as he soon had a big bend in his rod; the fish didn’t want to come up but Jack had other ideas and with sheer determination and a lot of winding on his reel, a nice cod broke the surface, which Chad quickly lifted into the boat. Jack was a very excited young man. With all three rods baited and back in the water, it wasn’t long before Chad and I got two more

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cod each - then again. Jack’s rod got a good bend again and this time it almost wore him out winding in the fish. Again a nice cod broke the surface and now Jack had a grin that could only just fit on his face. Unfortunately I didn’t have a camera on the boat so had to wait until we were back at the caravan to take a photo of a very happy young man. It was now late afternoon and all of the fish had been cleaned and ready for the pan. And as luck had it, I had a nice bottle of Rapaura Series Chardonnay stashed in the van and that went into the fridge for a light chill to be served up with tea. You guessed it: cod lightly seasoned, then dusted with cornflour and fried in hot rice bran oil until it had a light crunch to it. This was served on a bed of rice and a ginger with a lime. What a great way to finish the day. I think Jack slept well that night and I also think he dreamt about big fish all night long. As for me, I drifted off to sleep knowing that I had seen a young man have a great day. Happy fishing.

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