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PAUL'S FISHING KITES NEWSLETTER
35
Posted 17 October 2002
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Weather
A high pressure system to the north of New Zealand is moving slowly
away to the east. A low pressure system develops to the south of
the South Island over the weekend. This combination brings moderate
to strong wind over the country during the weekend. It looks like
another weekend to be kite fishing on the east coast of both islands.
On Saturday the North Island is forecast to have a strong southwesterly
wind which will moderate during the day. The South Island should
expect strong southwesterlies changing to strong northwesterlies
as the day goes on.
On Sunday the forecast is for northwesterlies over the entire country.
The wind will be strong in the South Island.
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| Pukehina Beach by Noel Watson |
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We set out in the second week of the school holidays with the
children to our favourite holiday spot, Pukehina Beach. We had
big dreams of catching lots of big fish. As you do.
Armed with our Super Kite and Large Skyhook we set about our
task earnestly.
Spirits began to wane after about four sets when all we had was
one gurnard for our efforts. We were using salted mullet for bait.
After a talk with one of the friendly kite fishing locals we
switched to using baby squid and salted bonito for bait.
Our catches improved immediately and over the week and we caught
some nice snapper (the largest being just under 5 pounds) and
a few gurnard.
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Noel Watson and family on Pukehina Beach with their 16 pound
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| The winds stayed predominantly offshore all week and
we were pretty satisfied with our catches. We decided to make the
most of the weather and stay one extra day than what we had originally
planned.
The first set on Saturday wasn't the best in regard to angle
etc. and we caught nothing. We pulled it down, reset things, and
sent it off much better the second time.
We could hardly believe our eyes when on retrieval we had a 16
pound snapper!
This is by far the biggest fish we have caught so far using either
the kite powered Bottom
Longline or the kontiki and we were thrilled. At the
same time we were bringing ours in our neighbour pulled in four
snapper, all around the four to five pound mark.
We have decided that it is back to Pukehina Beach at Labour Weekend
for another go!
Thanks for your website, we find it great. At some stage soon
I plan to give Porangahau Beach a visit.
Regards
Noel Watson & family
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| Lake Ferry by Bob Garratt |
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First day's fishing with the excellent Flexiwing
Kite. We stood in wonder as it almost went to the South
Pole.
The wind was from the northwest and blowing about 20 knots.
We were using squid for bait and put out two sets, both with five
hooks. The first set was put out to about 300 metres for half
an hour. We retrieved the kite and caught no fish.
Second set was out around 250 metres for half an hour. We recovered
the kite and still no fish. Although we didn't catch any fish
we were very happy with the way the Flexiwing Kite operated.
We then went up to the Ferry Hotel for a drink and to get information
on the best places to fish. We were advised by the locals to try
Ocean Beach where a lot of Kontikis were used.
As the mouth of the lake was closed, hence no whitebaiting, kitefishing
would be possible. We couldn't wait for the next day. We were
off to Ocean Beach on the 11/10/ 02.
Regards
Bob Garratt
Lower Hutt
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| Ocean Beach by Bob Garratt |
On the second day's fishing the Flexiwing Kite
crashed on its first flight due to the lack of wind. We recovered
the kite then tied a balloon on the top spar. We decided to
wait about half an hour for wind to strengthen.
We set the kite flying and let it out about 250
metres for 15 minutes, recovered the line and it came in with
two kahawai.
Reset the kite and let it go out 500 metres. The
wind was blowing about 15 knots from the northwest by then.
The kite nosed dived into the water when the wind died. We recovered
the kite and line, it came in very easily with the balloon attached.
We caught three kahawai, things were starting to look good.
Set kite again and let it go out to 300 meters
for 20 minutes, recovered the kite along with two kahawai and
one gurnard.
The wind was up to around 20 knots by this stage,
the Flexiwing Kite went out pretty fast on the next set. Exciting
stuff, then a qucik shift to dead calm once again and the kite
nose dived into the water. It was an easy recovery due to the
balloon attached to the kite. Best of all we had already hooked
one kahawai.
The wind quickly changed to the southwest so we
packed up and headed for home. With one gurnard and eight kahawai
in the bag we had a great days fishing.
Regards
Bob Garratt
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| Algal Bloom North of Auckland |
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The latest report from the NZ Herald indicates the algae which
are killing fish in the Hauraki Gulf have been identified. The
algae are a species called Karenia mikimoto. A similar species
was responsible for killing thousands of fish in Wellington Harbour
in March 1998.
The algae are only dangerous to fish when found in large concentrations.
These are more common during the El Nino weather pattern.
At least 10,000 fish have been washed up on Orewa Beach, Hatfields
Beach and Red Beach since late last week. Most have been estuary
and shallow water dwellers, such as flounder and eels. There is
no indication that fish caught well off the beach are affected
in anyway.
Signs have been erected at the affected beaches warning members
of the public not to collect fish or swim until further notice.
Those eating the shellfish affected last time reported heat-sensitive
skin, aching limbs and joints, and numb lips. There have been
no reports of people being affected by the algae so far.
People are urged to call the Enviroline on 0800-80-60-40 if they
noticed anything out of the ordinary.
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| Leithfield by William White |
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We have had an interesting report sent in from the east coast
of the South Island.
March 2002
I went fishing at Leithfield in March this year. I thought I
would send in a report so everyone knows we go kite fishing in
the South Island too.
Using a Flexiwing
Dropper Rig I put out two sets of three hooks and caught
two sharks. The wind was blowing from the northwest on the day
I went fishing and there was an incoming tide.
The fishing gets better than this so I can't wait to go fishing
again.
Regards
William White
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| Morwell, Australia by Kelvin Kennard |
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I have had a Flexiwing Kite for four years now, and lived in
Australia for the last three years.
Every time I put my Flexiwing
Dropper Rig out I always have a crowd gather around
to see what I am doing.
I have had some good hauls of fish from the beach. The locals
throw the gurnard back when they catch them, not me!
Regards
Kelvin Kennard
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Bay of Plenty by Barrie Mckay
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I took my Pocket
Sled Rig to Thornton Beach two weeks
ago. I put out four sets of hooks and caught one kahawai. Baiting
my hooks with kahawai, I put out three hooks on each set. I thought
with the moderate southwesterly wind blowing I would be in with
a good chance of catching whatever was out there.
The sea was calm so I moved on to Matata Beach and had a go at
surfcasting. I changed my bait to salted bonito but I didn't manage
to catch any fish there. Can't wait till the wind is offshore
again so I can get out kite fishing.
A couple of weeks ago I thought I would try Fitzroy Beach in
northern Taranaki. The wind was blowing from the southeast so
it was a good day to try out my rig. I put out one set and didn't
catch anything. Roll on summer.
Regards
Barrie Mckay
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| New Paul's Fishing Kites Outlet |
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Fishers in south Auckland will be pleased to know you have another
local stockist of Paul's Fishing Kites products. GBK Fish Bait
is now stocking our Target
Snapper Hooks.
Gareth and the team have set up a new shop and are open for business
now. They will soon be stocking a comprehensive range of Paul's
Fishing Kites Ready to Fish Rigs, Kites, Boat Longlines and spare
parts.
Drop in and see the team.
GBK Fish Bait
12A Dalgety Drive
Manurewa
Phone (09) 2676370
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Beach Reports
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Thank you to those who responded to our request for more Beach
Reports.
Without these reports we have very little information to put
into this newsletter. Please take a couple of minutes to fill
out the form and let everyone know what fish are out there.
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. Any information about your kitefishing, surfcasting,
boat, kayak or kontiki experience is welcome. Thank you to all
those who have contributed to the database so far.
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.
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