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Its getting worse..

Posted by racepics <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=racepics' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 25/10/2015, 5:57 pm

We all look forward to October here in HB. Its arguably one of our best months of the year for surfcasting, or at least has been in the past.
This season however, it just hasn't fired at all.
We've just completed 3 of our 12 field weekends and there have been no Snapper or Gurnard, and only one SSH weighed.
There are no Snapper or Gurnard within surfcasting range as their has been in previous years. Yet a few of the boaties are getting good catches of Gurnard, (but several kms offshore). Its encouraging to see this, lets hope the fish venture closer to shore.

http://www.paniasurfcasting.org
http://www.surfcaster.co.nz

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Posted by Rex HB <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=Rex+HB' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 25/10/2015, 7:10 pm, in reply to "Its getting worse.."

Maybe they'll get here by March. That's of course if the trawlers don't get them first.

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Posted by geno <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=geno' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 25/10/2015, 9:12 pm, in reply to "Its getting worse.."

The miserable results threads regarding Hawkes Bay fishing have 'inspired' me to not head down that way for a fish. haha
Let me invite you poor bastards up to my Bay of Pinky to introduce yourselves to the scary feeling of having a fish fighting on the end of your line.

(Having said that, I must say our fishing is a bit behind so far this season... cold water is to blame up here tho... not trawlers)

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Posted by racepics <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=racepics' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 26/10/2015, 6:19 am, in reply to "Re: Its getting worse.."

Perhaps the season is a month or two late due to this el-nino weather thingy.

http://www.paniasurfcasting.org
http://www.surfcaster.co.nz

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Posted by geno <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=geno' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 26/10/2015, 7:25 am, in reply to "Re: Its getting worse.."

Who can say?

All I know is we've encountered these anomalies before. I distinctly remember copping a frost here on Xmas eve one year! Look at this wicked Hurricane Patricia. Biggest one yet. Everything seems to be in turmoil. All to do with the tradewinds, water temp and good old fate I reckon, oh and probably the El Nino again.
Hang in there... it'll all come right in the end, he said, *fingers crossed behind his back..*

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Posted by DrewHB <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=DrewHB' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 26/10/2015, 9:42 am, in reply to "Re: Its getting worse.."

Made a few trips to the "Legendary" Bay of Pinkys...and its been really slow. But just have to keep at it and it will happen. We fish because of so many things.....we won't let a couple of quiet patches stop us from wetting our lines over and over again.

Take less, leave more...tomorrow is another day

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Posted by Rex HB <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=Rex+HB' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 26/10/2015, 10:35 am, in reply to "Re: Its getting worse.."

Thanks Geno. I believe a few HB poachers have been availing themselves of the fine fishery you have. I'd love to myself but the cost is a bit prohibitive. I think El Nino's mean lower water temps so it may just be a fact of life. Gurnard were traditionally a winter fish here so who knows. Any you're lucky. At least the damn things called an El Nino and not an El Geno

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Posted by geno <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=geno' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 26/10/2015, 12:03 pm, in reply to "Re: Its getting worse.."

Yeah we couldn't have that eh?! Be buggered if I want to give a refund back to all those on here who pay so much to read my rubbish. haha

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Posted by AndyG <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=AndyG' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 26/10/2015, 4:06 pm, in reply to "Re: Its getting worse.."

Water temp must be ok for them here though, I caught a hand sized snapper on friday off the town reef.... note the term "hand sized" I threw it back for the trawlers.

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Aren't you a Gun fishermen then

? Was it you that weighed the moki?

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Posted by AndyG <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=AndyG' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 26/10/2015, 8:19 pm, in reply to "Re: Its getting worse.."

No, tried for one but Hamish was the one who weighed the moki..

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Posted by racepics <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=racepics' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 27/10/2015, 5:39 am, in reply to "Re: Its getting worse.."

A large snapper was caught in the Whirinaki area (from the beach) yesterday I hear - things might be looking up

http://www.paniasurfcasting.org
http://www.surfcaster.co.nz

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Posted by Rex HB <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=Rex+HB' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 27/10/2015, 12:09 pm, in reply to "Re: Its getting better.."

Well that's 2 big ones I've heard of. Call the press

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Posted by Hardy <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=Hardy' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 28/10/2015, 7:20 pm, in reply to "Re: Its getting better.."

I can remember when I first joined this Forum, and thought just how lucky you guys in Hawkes Bay were. Lots of snapper and gurnard being caught. Now more or less zilch. As I said to Gary one night when I was talking to him recently. Hawkes Bay has become the dead sea. Hope things improve for you guys. I am rejoining Surf Casting after a two or three year absence. Be interesting to see what I can catch.

Cheers Trev aka " Hardy"

Time to go fishing again

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Posted by Rob B <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=Rob+B' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 1/11/2015, 10:59 am, in reply to "Re: Its getting better.."

Hi some people say earthquakes have a negative effect on fishing from shore. there has been quite a few in HB and a large one at Pongaroa. Has anyone had experience of this effect? Rob

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Posted by Rex HB <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=Rex+HB' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 1/11/2015, 12:34 pm, in reply to "Re: Its getting better.."

Yes but only for a day afterwards.

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Posted by hbfisher <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=hbfisher' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 2/11/2015, 6:33 am, in reply to "Re: Its getting better.."

good work up at awatoto last night seen it at 3p.m. when was out for family drive so at 6.30 I went looking for it found it down buy the river mouth . a few small kawi was nice just to feel a fish on the line all throw back wish I took my light tackle would of made for a fun night

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Posted by racepics <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=racepics' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 3/11/2015, 12:39 pm, in reply to "Re: Its getting better.."

Targeting different species is another option.

http://www.paniasurfcasting.org
http://www.surfcaster.co.nz

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Posted by Rex HB <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=Rex+HB' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 4/11/2015, 5:53 pm, in reply to "Re: Its getting better.."

Nice fish

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Posted by hbfisher <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=hbfisher' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 6/11/2015, 7:38 am, in reply to "Re: Its getting better.."

things just might be looking up maybe we have just had a late spell and the big reds are a little bit behind , but I agree with Chris it is good to target some thing different , and I am a big fan of a moki

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