Pete Lamb Fishing

PETE LAMB FISHING LTD Retail Shop, wholesale bait, fishing charters and tuition

IT'S HAPUKU TIME!

Shop - 15 Kingsford Smith St Rongotai, Wellington, New Zealand

Open - 8.00am to 5.00pm - Monday - Thursday

- 8.00am to 5.30pm - Friday

- 8.00am to 4.00pm Saturday/Sunday and public holidays

Phone - 04 3878150 (shop), mobile (Pete) - 0274439750

Email - [email protected]

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Latest fishing report

4.6.25

When the weather lets us get out, and the conditions are good, there has been some good fihsing around the traps.

Surfcasting - Moki and snapper have been getting caught from point halswell to scorching bay with a few snaps and trevs around seatoune as well.

Kahawai have been increasing in numbers around evans bay, seatoune and on the south coast. There's also been a few kingis around witrh one caught in lambton harbour and a massive 28kg speared recently around Red rocks/Karori.

A few decent snapper have been turning up at Tehoro for beach fishos and also in palliser bay (when its been fishable).

Theres been a few decent squid getting caught around the wharves as well.

While I write this there are 3-4mtr swells forcast for the south and west coast so its Harbour only at the moment.

Boatfishing - Its puka season! They are in peak condition prior to spawning in august/sept. There also seems to be a few more around these days and coming in a bit shallower occasionally (60-100mtrs).

good reports form Turakerei, karori, ohau and fishermans rock.

Snapper are still around in good numbers with more chunky (3-5kg) fish around. sometimes 15-20mtrs and sometimes deeper right down to 100mtrs as well depending on the day.

A couple of bluefin tuna have been caught off Cape Palliser/tora by recreational fishos recently so thats aways on the cards through winter when the weathers good.

Ive heard we may have a warmer winter this year, with hopefully less wind as well. We'll take it!

Winter fishing in Wellington is productive for multiple species.

2.5.25

Well the Snapper are still biting in the Harbour and out west at most of the usual spots, shallow and deep.

Surfcasting has been pretty good in Palliser bay and in patches around the harbour but a bit tough out west particularly on the Kapiti coast. We have seen pretty good snapper off the beach through winter, particularly at Tehoro, so fingers crossed this year for more of the same or better?

Some nice kingis are getting caught at the harbour entrance and on local and offshore reefs. this is the best time for kingis on the south coast (once the swell goes away).

A few nice moki have been caught at Longbeach, Wainui and Whangamoana.

Tarakihi fishing seems to be improving this season.

Hopefully the kahawai will turn up in numbers soon. the last few days in Evan's bay have been 'kahawai chaos'

The Trench has been providing the odd big bluenose and some good puka fishing from places like Karori and Ohau, Fishermans and the Brothers

boat hot spots - Falcon shoal, 50mtr wreck (sth coast), Makara and Boom (50-70mtrs), Hunters (50-80mtrs), Kapiti north (just about everywhere)

shore hot spots - Seatoune, Eastborne, Ocean beach to Whangamoana, Otaki and northwards, Makara beach, Boom.

3.3.25

Wow, the fishing is going off! We are certainly in the peak of the great Wellington fishing summer. March/April is probably the best time of the year to fish for snapper, kingfish, hapuku, kahawai and various gamefish species like tuna and marlin. Unprecedented fishing in new places has been the theme this year. Some of the hot spots - Seatoun beach for landbased kingi and snapper. Out wide from Mana northwards for albacore tuna (heaps around), marlin (about 8 caught so far). Plus mahi mahi and even some possible short-billed spearfish. Palliser bay (surfcasting moki and snapper) Falcon shoal (harbour boatfishing) for snaps and kings Raumati (snapper surfcasting) The season has been one of the best on record but has had also been running red hot one day and stone cold the next, particularly trying to get onto the snapper. They have been spooked by temp contrasts and have been potentially doing a bit of spawning as well which has made them tricky to catch at times Its been such a pleasure to see many new anglers catch their first moki, snapper, kingfish, tuna etc this season. Good luck with your fishing folks We are happy to help with tackle, bait, advice, charters, especially for new anglers

7.2.25

2 - 3 striped marlin have been caught out form Foxton with a few hooked around Kapiti as well. Plenty or albacore tuna out wide on the west too.

With improved weather and the la-ninya patern, things have improved particularly for boaties. the snap have come back on the cxhew a bit with good catches reported off the shore and in the boat,. the harbour is going off, kingis, snaps and other stuff too.

20.1.25

finally an improvement in the weather. The snapper are starting to come back on the feed out west from makara northwards.

Surfcasters have been seeing some good snapper fishing on the kapiti coast now as well.

Landbased kingi acrion in the harbour has been pretty good with many catches between 10-20kgs around evans bay, oriental bay, seatoun and the hutt river entrance.

when the wind drops theres been good hapuku fishing and some good ones in shallow water too (15kg fish in 50-60mtrs)

boatfishing around falcon shoal has been really good on snapper recently.

some good moki have been caught at ocean beach, wainui coast and around scorching bay and kau bay in the harbour.

Boat Charters coming up

I only list the dates that I already have a bit of interest for. If the date is not listed it is often available for bookings.

Some of these dates are subject to change depending on weather and numbers of people booked

- You can confirm your charter booking with a 35% deposit.

- Once I receive the deposit I will confirm it with an email or text

- All charters are subject to appropriate weather conditions

- Share cost trips are subject to numbers of people booked and weather

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8 Jul - tuesday -10am - 4hr sheltered water trip ex mana. Suitable for all ages. School holiday special. Includes tackle, bait, sossies and bread $120pp 2 spots left - Book! - Enquire

9 Jul - wednesday - 1pm 4hr sheltered water trip, $120pp inc tackle, bait, food (school holiday special) 3-5 spots left - Book! - Enquire

11 Oct - Saturday - 1st available charter date (after winter break) - Book! - Enquire

At the moment there are plenty of hapuku around in the deep with snapper, trevally, tarakihi and gurnard inshore and most other species mixed in for good measure.

On a 6hr trip we can go south to Makara or north to Hunters bank and sometimes out wide for hapuku. Its generally an inshore fishing trip but we are happy to go deep if everyone on board is keen.

Our 4hr trips are mainly around Mana island and Pukerua bay. There's good numbers of snapper, trevally, tarakihi and gurnard with the odd kingfish, jd and blue mackerel as well