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

ITS KAHAWAI TIME!

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

Open - 8am-5.30pm Mond-Frid,  8am-4pm Sat/Sund

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

Email - [email protected]

Latest fishing report

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.

Charters

Boatfishing

I'm primarily chartering on the west coast out from Mana Marina at present

There are four types of trips we commonly book.

Three hour trip targeting snapper, gurnard, tarakihi and kingfish around Mana Isand and Plimmerton. 2hrs fishing time approx. $1200 for the boat or $120pp on a share cost. Tackle hire is $20pp

Four hour trips targeting snapper, kingfish, trevally, gurnard, bluecod and tarakihi in sheltered water. $170pp share cost or $1500 for the boat. Tackle hire is $30pp

Six hour trips which can go a bit further and generally have more consistent fishing. We can also have a shot at some deepwater fishing if you want. Cost $200pp or $1900 for the boat. Tackle hire is $40pp 

Eight hour trips are a mixture of deepwater and inshore fishing. Cost $2400 for the boat. Tackle hire is $50pp. Share cost trips are $250pp

We also travel to the Marlborough Sounds and Durville Island on overnight trips which start at $500pp. We can do a package deal with accomodation, meals and fishing gear if required or you can bring/organize your own.  

One on one tuition

on your boat or at my shop

 knots, rigs, tackle, bait, spots, techniques - $75/hr

Surfcasting

One on one tuition - (at the beach or at shop) - knots, rigs, tackle, bait, spots, techniques - $75/hr

3hr trip - area wgtn harbour or kapiti coast.  Cost $80pp plus $15 tackle hire

4hr trip - Area - local south coast (30 min drive). Target fish - blue moki, blue cod, kahawai, tarakihi, spotty shark. Cost - $100pp, tackle hire - $20pp

6 hour - Area - extended trip to south coast (30 - 75 minute drive). Target fish - blue moki, blue cod, kahawai, tarakihi, spotty shark. Cost - $150pp, tackle hire - $30pp

10hr trip
Area - extended trip to south coast or Wairarapa (60 - 100 minute drive). Target fish - blue moki, blue cod, kahawai, tarakihi, spotty shark, snapper. Cost - $200pp, tackle hire - $40pp

Overnight Trip
We normally fish both the evening and morning turn of light, if you are keen. Area - extended trip to south coast or Wairarapa (60 - 100 minute drive). Target fish - blue moki, blue cod, kahawai, tarakihi, spotty shark, snapper. Cost - $350pp includes accommodation, tackle hire - $40pp, food $35 (dinner and breakfast)

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