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WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING?
The constant supply of damp lows
feeding out of the Tasman Sea has seen the Mokes and Hen and Chicks
slip into winter mode fishing.
The South Easterlies have not helped,
yet there has still been a good variety of fish landed.
The western side of Fanal is fishing
well with a variety of fish caught including Trevally, Tarakihi, Porae,
Pink Maomao, Blue cod, John Dory, & Snapper. The North Western reefs
of Burgess Island near Edith passage are providing some excellent
winter snapper when fishing on the drift or when using a good berley
trail. Hapuka are in close, lying off the many foul grounds and pins
at 50m to 70m.
Fishing the gap at the Chicks (between
Lady Alice & Whatpuke Isles) on a 35m pin has produced good sized
snapper to 22lb. Bream Tail delivered a 29lb in 20m of water
after 3hrs of no bites by local fisherman Paul C. |
At this stage of the year patience and
persistence is the key, with good fish rewarded to those who put the time
in. Sometimes soft-biting fish that feel like small pickers can turn out to
be good sized fish.
Squid and pilchards
are working well for snapper. It’s important to get everything right with
smaller less visible hooks and well presented smaller mouth-sized baits.
Lighter traces (15-24kg) work best when fish need to be encouraged to get on
the bite. It’s the old catch (excuse the pun) 22 syndrome. Less strength in
trace and hooks mean you 'may' lose a larger fish, but is it better to risk
it or not attract the bite in the first place?
Berley in winter time is
very important & needs to be given a chance to work with the best bite times
generally around mid-tide. Small chunks of pilchard and squid can also help
to flavour the trail.
PHOTO
Darren
Bond
shows the rewards of winter fishing RnR style.
The Hapuku was landed on
15kg line with a half Bonito tail drifting over 50m foul ground between
Groper and Burgess Islands.
FATHERS DAY GIFT VOUCHERS
Once again, it’s time to drop those hints
–wouldn’t you prefer a day fishing the Mokes to a pair of socks?!?
Gift
Vouchers can be any value and are available on-line or can be posted.
Recipe Of The Month
SEYCHELLES MUSSELS
You will need:
Live Coromandel Mussels in shell
Curry Powder
Coconut Cream
Spinach,
chopped
Grated Parmesan Cheese
Wash mussels if necessary and steam in a
little water until just opened. Remove mussels, place in half shell on
large platter and keep warm. Using remaining juice, add curry powder and
coconut cream to taste. Bring to a simmer and add spinach, stirring to
thicken. Pour over mussels in shells, sprinkle with parmesan and tuck in.
Yum!
Thank you to Atawhai of Coromandel for
sharing her recipe with us this month. If you have a favourite seafood
recipe send it in to
rnr@rnrcharters.co.nz.
We’d love to hear from you!
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