are their any bullys around west auckland?

[johnny walker]

went fishing today with my net and caurght inanga and a couple of koura but no bullys are their any bullys around west auckland?

[Stella]

There should be.

What is your catching technique?

Bullies are best caught during the day by placing a net immediately downstream of a rock and lifting the rock. Then all the muck under the rock (and occasionally a fish) is swept into your waiting net.

At night go spotlighting in the shallows and place a net in front of a fish and use a pokey stick to scare it in.

This site is invaluable: http://www.niwa.co.nz/our-science/fresh ... fishfinder

Each species listing has a distribution map.

While you are at it, take a look on the undersides of the rocks you lift. You may find tiny little black limpets (<10mm). These are Latia neritoides, a native freshwater snail that has evolved a limpet-like shell to cope in fast water. Even cooler: they secrete a clowing mucus when disturbed. THe idea is the glow distracts the potential predator while the snail grips tightly onto the rock.

[diver21]

yes i saw some a while ago in a really shallow stream/ trickle of wet ground with a pool.

i cant rember exactly where it was but i think it was around raroa terace off west coast road.

i was really amazed as we didnt have to walk far up a bush walking track and found this little pool about 7cm deep and there was about 5 bullies in there!