2012 surf catches Spring/summer

had a wee fish tonight for about 40 mins.just a smallish male on a double prawn combo…eratic fight,ended up getting tangled in my other line,took a while to unhook him,probably should of kept it but it swam away alright..

nice snaps there mili well done.thinking about heading up that way and having a go myself this season,what time of year is most productive?

nice snapper miliwolf well done . what part of sounds you fishing ?
ive wanted to catch a snapper landbased for long time but had no luck .
last time i got one was in my boat in tory channel last year bout this time !
dont supose you could also give me tip on what bait an rig to use ??

Climbed over the rocks and fished spot M from 7pm to 10pm. The sea was very calm, making the scramble along the cliff edge much less fun then usual. The fishing was slow, only caught a single wrasse. After dark saw all kinds of interesting creatures in the rock pools. Also spotted a couple of marble trout lazing in the shallows of a gut. There was nothing in my berely trail.

Did have lots of fun climbing over the rocky coastlines while waiting for a bite. Going to photograph myself standing on a rock pinnacle next time I got out there. Did see one penguin on my trip back to the car.

Anyone know much about Rig fishing in the Tasman/Nelson area?
I’m moving to the Tasman district in 3 weeks and had a look at some of the channels there a couple of months ago and they looked perfect for Rig but have never heard of any caught there.

had a quick look at a beach near Timaru on the way home today but the easterly was strong and water was filthy so didn’t bother fishing.

birdlings flat the other day….
last nights effort…23lb
fishing 600m south of bayleys tonight,conditions look good but a trawler has already been through…lets hope..

Fished Kaikoura North Saturday arvo and First thing Sunday …. the bird workups were the biggest Ive seen them in ages ….fish boiling up on the surface etc
I kept clear of the creeks to avoid the Kahawai – trying for carrots …..
Fishing was not good tho .. 1 crab , 1 kahawai , 1 red cod , 1 skate , 1 seven giller , 2 school sharks , 1 carpet shark and 8 of those things nobodys like to hear about lol …
Used braid off the beach for the first time , was very interesting ….

only 3 dogs along birdlings the other night,no elephants yet..looks like this season is going to be a shitty one in canterbury.went mullet fishing off the rocks on saturday,was having a blast catching the numerous mullet in my berley trail,then they went shy and headed out deeper….whats going on here…i looked down and saw what i thought was a moki swimming around but then realised i was looking at the tail of a sevengiller…it then turned and came to the rocks edge to check me out…they have turned up the exact same time they do every year…same with the rig…so one must assume there is something else going on other than weather with the eles….what do you guy’s think????hey fishforpot, i have spooled all my reels with braid this year but havn’t fished kaikoura with it yet..did you have any probs with abrasion or bust offs??