Day off - going fishing

**portokiwi** · 10th June 2009, 22:26

Day off tommorow, Where here in Wellington-Porirua is good fishing spots. Looking at rock or jetty fishing.

**Laxi** · 10th June 2009, 22:45

in todays weather,,, a pet shop

**R6_kid:Me** · 10th June 2009, 22:50

you need to put a comma in your title, otherwise you'll be taking a day off of going fishing - and we can't have that!

**Shadows** · 11th June 2009, 01:37

Underneath the Southern end of the Paremata train bridge is a good spot. You'll need heavy sinkers to counter the rip. Good for all sorts including kahawai and kingies, although its definately the wrong time of year for kingfish. Blue moki are always worth a try with mussels tied on to 3/0 hooks after dark (fish type baits at night will only catch shit like conger eels). Legal minimum limit for those is 40cm. Plagues of red cod in winter.

Ngatitoa Domain - over the rail way lines and drive straight ahead. Where the road turns, don't. Fish straight off there. As above with heavy sinkers needed, eagle rays are common there along with kahawai and kingfish. Plagues of red cod in winter.

The Plimmerton Boating Club jetty is also worth a try especially if the weathers been a bit rough and all you're hooking at the other spots is sea lettuce. You need a damn good cast off the jetty to the SouthWest. Best spot for a snapper or a rig. Once again the wrong time of year though. Plagues of red cod in winter.

That Paremata Harbour can turn up some real surprises sometimes. The channel near the twin bridges (now there are three) is an interesting place to dive in the right conditions (rare), and it is the only place I've seen large sharks while diving and I've done a hellova lot all around the Wellington coastline. I'd dive there again... but wouldn't splash around on the surface swimming there now.

As far as Wellington goes, the International Terminal in a Southerly, Point Howard Wharf in a Northerly. Floating or drifting pilchards always catches kahawai, or barracouta if you're unlucky. Seatoun Beach with fresh squid for bait isn't a bad spot for an elephant fish. Once again you need a shit hot cast there.

Fishing off the rock platform just North of Shelley Bay Airforce base can be interesting.

**ajturbo** · 11th June 2009, 08:04

Originally Posted by Shadows

Underneath the Southern end of the Paremata train bridge is a good spot. You'll need heavy sinkers to counter the rip. Good for all sorts including kahawai and kingies, although its definately the wrong time of year for kingfish. Blue moki are always worth a try with mussels tied on to 3/0 hooks after dark (fish type baits at night will only catch shit like conger eels). Legal minimum limit for those is 40cm. Plagues of red cod in winter.

Ngatitoa Domain - over the rail way lines and drive straight ahead. Where the road turns, don't. Fish straight off there. As above with heavy sinkers needed, eagle rays are common there along with kahawai and kingfish. Plagues of red cod in winter.

The Plimmerton Boating Club jetty is also worth a try especially if the weathers been a bit rough and all you're hooking at the other spots is sea lettuce. You need a damn good cast off the jetty to the SouthWest. Best spot for a snapper or a rig. Once again the wrong time of year though. Plagues of red cod in winter.

That Paremata Harbour can turn up some real surprises sometimes. The channel near the twin bridges (now there are three) is an interesting place to dive in the right conditions (rare), and it is the only place I've seen large sharks while diving and I've done a hellova lot all around the Wellington coastline. I'd dive there again... but wouldn't splash around on the surface swimming there now.

As far as Wellington goes, the International Terminal in a Southerly, Point Howard Wharf in a Northerly. Floating or drifting pilchards always catches kahawai, or barracouta if you're unlucky. Seatoun Beach with fresh squid for bait isn't a bad spot for an elephant fish. Once again you need a shit hot cast there.

Fishing off the rock platform just North of Shelley Bay Airforce base can be interesting.

fuck... too much info.. think it best if Porto goes for a ride....

but i do like the idea of the pet-shop.....

**portokiwi** · 11th June 2009, 10:35

Paramata is where I use to go as a boy...

cought lots of rocks there.
I saw a place on the wellington motorway where there is like a spot where police cars can sit that could be good for parking and allways see birds diving into the sea there. might gove that a try then head out to the wharf.
lol just woke up

**portokiwi** · 11th June 2009, 10:52

Going to try Paramata as its high tide there in a few hrs

**vifferman** · 11th June 2009, 11:00

I guess it's slightly better than being at work, feeling guilty about wasting time on KiwiBiker...

**MIXONE** · 11th June 2009, 11:03

Me too!Heaps of shit I should be doing right now but would rather go fishing myself!
Not worth a divorce but!

**Skyryder** · 11th June 2009, 19:03

So what did ya catch??

Skyryder

**peasea** · 11th June 2009, 19:07

Originally Posted by portokiwi

Day off tommorow, Where here in Wellington-Porirua is good fishing spots. Looking at rock or jetty fishing.

Catch any rocks or jetties?

**crazefox** · 11th June 2009, 20:39

any fish man

**portokiwi** · 12th June 2009, 08:56

Yes it was a good day....... a few kahawai, GOOD size too. the wife loved them, they had it for dinner. Just went to the paramata jetty under the railway bridge.
lost two sinkers and a few hooks on one rod line to light fish won the battle.
Same line I was catching snapper with up in Auckland.
Fantastic day not to cold.