Australia & New Zealand Fishing Thread, counting down to tuna time in Fishing Reports; Hey Guys,
I am on my way, I'll be on the South Island all of August. I am planing on ...  | 
Jun-16-2009, 01:05 PM
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#1 | | Registered User
Name: Jason Vessel: boatless for now Location: Miri Malaysia Job:just lucky to have one
Posts: 126
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Hey Guys,
I am on my way, I'll be on the South Island all of August. I am planing on being in Greymouth the 12th through the 23rd. I'll be fishing on the Oracle on the 19th. Is there any fishing other than the bluefin that I can get into while I am down there? I could also use a good recomendation on where to go snowboarding with the family. Thanks for any advice.
Jason
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Jun-23-2009, 12:37 AM
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#2 | | Registered User
Name: Josh Age: 20 Vessel: None Location: BOI NZ Job:Deckie
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In greymouth there's not realy many other saltwater options, not many other boats that go over the bar apart the commercial boats and the Tuna charter boats. Plenty of world class trout fishing if your into that sort of thing, I have worked down there the last two season and caught plenty to 10lb off the back of the boat while in port and saw them caught to 17lb. some good trout fishing in the rivers and lakes aswell, and a short distance from town, Otherwise there's deer and chamios hunting, or whitebaiting.
Those boys on Orcale are a good bunch, mike the skipper's a crazy barstard but they'll look after you, you'll have a blast!
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Jun-23-2009, 01:57 PM
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#3 | | Registered User
Name: Jason Vessel: boatless for now Location: Miri Malaysia Job:just lucky to have one
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Thanks Josh I don't think I need to make any more runs over the bar but would like to spend a couple of days chasing trout.
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Jun-24-2009, 07:04 AM
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#4 | | Registered User
Name: jared Vessel: 32,yellowfin Location: new york, florida Job:professional
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Im goin down to NZ as well, in August. What is this BAR like. I here everyone always talkin about it. I plan on fishing for tuna a couple days then Im goin to Auckland to do some king fishing. I might also go hunting. Are there any nice hotels or houses to rent in Greymouth.
Thanks for any help
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Jun-24-2009, 07:04 AM
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#5 | | Registered User
Name: jared Vessel: 32,yellowfin Location: new york, florida Job:professional
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Im goin down to NZ as well, in August. What is this BAR like. I here everyone always talkin about it. I plan on fishing for tuna a couple days then Im goin to Auckland to do some king fishing. I might also go hunting. Are there any nice hotels or houses to rent in Greymouth.
Thanks for any help
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Jun-26-2009, 12:23 PM
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#6 | | Registered User
Name: Jason Vessel: boatless for now Location: Miri Malaysia Job:just lucky to have one
Posts: 126
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Hey Jared I can't really tell you to much about it. I haven't done the Greymouth thing yet, but I can tell you that we are staying in a bach rental house while we are there.
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Jun-26-2009, 03:46 PM
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#7 | | Registered User
Name: Josh Age: 20 Vessel: None Location: BOI NZ Job:Deckie
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The Bar is potentally very dangerous and has it's reputation as it has claimed a lot of lives in the past. Wouldn't worry to much about it though, skippers are very experenced with bar crossing, maximum safety precautions are taken and weather is closely watched. most trips its reasonably flat anyway. The Harbour master keeps a close watch on the conditions and will close the bar if gets big. Has never been hicup with any of Tuna charter boats.
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Jul-21-2009, 05:31 PM
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#8 | | Registered User
Name: Josh Age: 29 Vessel: Nope Location: San Francisco Job:High limit slots
Posts: 198
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Originally Posted by NzFisher  In greymouth there's not realy many other saltwater options, not many other boats that go over the bar apart the commercial boats and the Tuna charter boats. Plenty of world class trout fishing if your into that sort of thing, I have worked down there the last two season and caught plenty to 10lb off the back of the boat while in port and saw them caught to 17lb. some good trout fishing in the rivers and lakes aswell, and a short distance from town, Otherwise there's deer and chamios hunting, or whitebaiting.
Those boys on Orcale are a good bunch, mike the skipper's a crazy barstard but they'll look after you, you'll have a blast! | How do you go about getting your own whitebait?
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Jul-22-2009, 03:54 AM
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#9 | | icecream addict
Name: Denis Brown Vessel: 40' Randall Location: Wollongong, NSW, Australia Job:retired
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Ha Ha
IMHO whitebait is not sport ...........its just hard work & a bit of luck.
Damn yummy tho.............very "more...ish"
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Jul-26-2009, 04:33 AM
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#10 | | WetspotNZ
Name: Lance Manins Age: 42 Vessel: 2006 Trophy 2352 - Wetspot Location: New Zealand Job:Finance Company Director Bio: NZ based Game Fishing HO
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Bloody hard to fillet those South island Whitebait  | |
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