Information Report ~ Fishing

Fishing

Fishing is something people do all over the world. While warmer waters like near Australia or Africa hold bigger fish, cooler waters like in Antarctica hold basicly no fish.

New Zealand is full of fish that you can catch. While small sharks and Kahawai hang around near bars, some fish like Bluefin Tuna are around Hokitika trench, Coromandel peninsula and much more.

Greymouth is home to many fish. Fishing from the wharf can catch Trout, Kahawai, Herring and sometimes Salmon, while fishing from the bar can catch Dogfish, Sharks, Grey Boys and much more.

I am going to talk to you about what times to fish, where to fish, and much more different qualities.

Bar fishing is a fun way to catch dinner, bait or just to catch n release. You can use many different rods, from big surfcasters to trout rods. Sharks are normally most common in bars. In order to catch sharks you need to have a strong rod as they are heavy and put up big fights. If you want to catch sharks and not have them break away by the line. Then I recommend between 25 pound line through to about 500 pound line depending on the bar. Bait to use can be basically anything with bloody meat, Being from herring to a whole head of a giant jack crevalle. Live bait is normally the best bait as it represents the live fish. But other fish, as long as they're quite bloody, can be dead and still catch big sharks. Good times to fish for sharks are anytime as they are always hangry. The best time though is normally night as they are more active.

Beach fishing is a great way to catch big fish. You can vary in sizes. Snapper, Mullet kahawai etcetera are caught in summer years, which is 1st December and through to last day of February. While sharks, Grouper and more are all year fishing. Beach fishing requires normally surfcasters as they can cast out past the waves. Again bloody meat is great as most fish you are after eat meat. Good times to fish at the beach, can be from about 9am to, well… Back to 9am I suppose. Basically anytime is good, daytime for kahawai, Snapper, Mullet and whatnot, but night is best for sharks and grouper.

River Fishing is one of the funnest ways to fish. From tiny perch or bluegill, to monster eels and maybe even closer up to the sea some bull sharks. Trout fishing is a great way to pass time. Trout and big eels tend to live in deep parts in river where the current is slow and there is big hiding places. Trout bite best on worms or spinners(Lures). Cast out far so the Lure has more time to attract the Trout. Make sure to keep your rod tip at about waist height and always keep reeling so you will not get snags. When you get a trout on make sure to fight it to stop it going into holes and cut your line. When it is up at your feet keep tension on the line so it doesn't spit the hook. Keep it in the water and hold it tightly with one hand and the other trying to get the hook out. If you want to keep it either grab a net and scoop the fish in it and pull it up. Or if you don’t have a net. Make sure to keep your hand wet so the fish’s skin doesn't burn. The fish will buck around so make sure you are holding it tightly. Put the fish in a chilli bin so it can stay cool and won’t get rotten. The best times to go fishing for trout is Breakfast time, Lunch and dinner as they eat relatively the same times as us

These are most of the useful tips for these 3 types of fishing. If you want to see some of this fishing happen. Youtube 1Rod1Reel Fishing for freshwater fishing videos and BlacktipH for saltwater, Bar fishing, beach fishing videos. Thank you for reading. Hopefully you can go and catch some good fish. See you out there anglers!