Stella Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 I was in Wgtn on the weekend visiting my father. We went for a walk up Kaiwharawhara Stream (starting at the 'detritus collector' and heading upstream to the first footbridge). Nice area, but some fairly exhaustive rock-turning turned up no fish (I thought you guys said it was a good spot?) I did see a few dark shapes moving very quickly upstream, maybe five total, and about five inches long. Not schooling or anything. Couldn't get a good enough look to guess what they were, but they were stocky. Could have been bullies, but could have been anything else too! And for the VERY FIRST TIME in my native fish hunting career, I completely lost my footing and landed in the stream!! Those who know me can testify that I am incredibly poorly balanced and good at slipping, so that this was the first time is a minor miracle. At the furthest point we got to I found a hole in the stream that had a large rock wrapped around it... (Dad thinks it was probably bored through to lay explosives, quite old as the hole was smoothed by the water). Of course we just HAD to bring it home... it will grace his garden in some way now. But really, what I want to know, is where on this stream IS good for fish? It does look like an excellent sit for spotlighting.... many large easy-access areas with shallow fine gravel and minimal water turbulence.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 typical fish keeper lugging home a rock :lol: that hole would make a good cave for catfish to breed in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Why isnt the cameraman Helping with lifting the rock!? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted November 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 LOL I want the aquarium that the rock would not look over-sized in! (you should see the number of large rocks littering my lounge.... tis getting ridiculous) The cameraman (my father's partner) had one brief go at carrying the rock, then she decided it was a job best left for the clearly insane father-daughter team! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 I also went to a spot on the weekend that is usually loaded with fish (first place I went looking for koura) but alas not a fish to be found ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacher Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Oh Stella! You should have said you were coming down I would have met you in the Hutt Valley and taken you to some great spots thats are teaming with fish. One has Whitebait galore, bullies, eels.... Oh well, next time let me know in advance. P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 I'm still trying to figure out how you "Found a hole in the stream that had a rock wrapped around it" and what exactly is going on there. Did the rock have a hole in it and you stuck the branch through to help carry it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted November 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Preacher: Sorry, it was a kinda spontaneous thing. I was supposed to be spending some quality time with my father, so didn't want to schedule in other things, then he suggested we visit the stream... I am *very* keen to come down again and go hunting with you guys though Ira: yeah, the rock had a hole in it.... just the *important* bit was the hole... like Lifesavers mints... they are a hole with a mint around them. Dad thinks it was bored for putting explosives in. Certainly was pretty old as the water had smoothed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacher Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Next time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deno Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 so you really only wanted the hole but had to take the rock with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 The hole would have been much easier to carry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted November 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 yeah, it would have been SO much easier if we could have just taken the rock. It was too difficult to separate them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deno Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 its like the foundation holes my dad dug in the wrong positions, he couldn't move them or even buy new ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Have you ever accidentally dropped a hole? You'll never find it again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted November 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Imagine all the lost holes out there there must be masses of them, piling up in drifts, never to be seen again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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