I find myself asking a similar question about targeting fish, though I agree wholeheartedly with enjoying the great outdoors first and foremost (because I also return home empty handed often yet keep going back!)I've been wondering if I can turn my tried and true red cod spot into a moki spot when I head out in July. I think the question at least mine anyway relates to habitat -what can I expect to find living in the same place and at what time of year?
If I can catch red cod at this rock that I have been visiting occasionally for 4 years(in January I caught the most ever, surprising me), kahawai (not many),gurnard(1) in July I want to try it for moki using mussel for bait and darkness. I have seen moki netted there but is the time of year all wrong? and what else may be lurking around this rock and weed? or the sandy beach right beside it, at this time of year or any other. I have been on the hunt for information on which species frequent different kind of areas. http://www.niwa.co.nz/gallery/diagram-an-estuarine-and-coastal-system is the only thing I have found that even comes close, but not what I was after.
Not a great answer sorry I do not have the seasoned wisdom, only more questions