HI All,

Well not much to report on this side of the North Island, all we have had is rain and 4 metre easterly swell.

Had a report that a couple of keen kite fishers from Central Hawkes Bay made their way over to the west coast to Himatangi last weekend to try their luck as the weather conditions were no good on this coast for kite fishing. I will let you know how they got on next time they drop in.

Don't forget our kahawai contest is underway Bring your fish in to Beach Marine to get them weighed them in. If you are in the area and want a chat about the fishing and a cup of coffee, or want to watch the Pauls kitefishing video, feel free to call in at the shop.

Regards John Pothan

http://www.porangahaubeachmotel.co.nz/

The project is underway and we have the east Auckland area on site now at http://www.fishingkites.co.nz/areas/aucklandeast.htm. Omaha, Snells Martins Bay and Waiwera already have good information onsite and we need more info for the area from Orewa Beach to Cheltenham Beach.

Thank you to those who have offered to help with the project, there is no substitute for local knowledge. If you have any suggestions or additional information please give us a call or send us an email.

The Beach Reports have been coming regularly. Thank you to all those who have contributed to the database so far.

We are receiving kite fishing reports as well as surfcasting, boat, kayak and kontiki reports. If you have information to add to our database see our Beach Report page to add your data.

http://www.fishingkites.co.nz/beachreport.htm

The reports do not have to be recent; if you have information from past fishing trips these can be input as well. Even if you caught nothing on your last fishing trip the information is important as it helps to build a real picture of what is happening at that particular beach.

Once we have enough reports in the database we will post the average catch by month on the appropriate maps. If enough people send reports in you should almost be able to work out what you will catch before you leave home.

The gurnard are in the Manukau but take a lot of effort to find.

My partner Mark went out yesterday with a longline and had to set it seven times to catch 14 gurnard and three kahawai.

He used a selection of barracoutta, mullet and kahawai for bait. The good news is the gurnard are BIG. Interestingly the kahawai had been feeding on baby flounder and all had several flounder in their gut, one of which was around four cm long.

The article you have been asking for has finally arrived. The Two Hook Pilchard Rig is online at http://www.fishingkites.co.nz/htmfiles/rechooksb.htm.

If anyone has been fishing and wants to add further reports to the page, this would be welcome. It would be great if we could get some pics of your catch to post on the page.