crayfish

Nik with the crew's catch - Amazing weekend in Raglan

Posted by fisherchick on 11 Feb 2009

Wow, what a weekend 3 days fishing out of Raglan. The Bar was flat and sea conditions great.
Friday went north to the northern reefs. Skippys and Albacore anywhere from the 21 reef out to 80mtrs. Some boats reporting while bottom fishing at 77 mtrs and large schools of skippys boiling up around the boat. A lot of boats out wide dragging lures. We however fishing the back of the reefs produced all we needed for a great days fishing. 4 kahawai, 18 snapper around the 40cm and 10 albacore around the 4kg mark, with my son Nik catching a nice 7kg Albacore on a lure on the way home.Click here to read more

Whangamata lobster poacher loses boat, fined $3800

Posted by fisherchick on 02 Feb 2009

A Whangamata man caught taking illegal quantities of rock lobster (crayfish) has been ordered to pay $3820 in fines and court costs and has had his 4.4m Aluminium boat, 40hp outboard and 11 lobster pots forfeited to the Crown.

Ian Michael Wotherspoon, a 47-year-old builder’s labourer from Whangamata, pleaded guilty to nine charges related to the illegal taking of lobster when he appeared in the Waihi District Court last Friday (January 30).Click here to read more