I am back from Australia and although I tried to fish near where I was staying the bar was too rough.

I also tried another spot called Jumpin Pin, we had a fish from the breakwater and used yabbies for bait but had no luck.

I found these four pics on our big camera, they were taken a while ago.

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The results of great day out from Dargaville when I had to stop fishing after one set because I had my limit.

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Uretiti Beach on the East coast is a beautiful white sand beach near Ruakaka. It is great for kitefishing year round and this day we caught a mixture of snapper'gurnard and kahawai

David Billings with another catch of snapper and gurnard taken from Uretiti Beach

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A few snapper, two kahawai and a great haul of gurnard taken on the west coast.

We spent the afternoon on the 1st June with 6 other kite fishers and I saw only one gurnard, which we caught, between us all.

While the catch was not very good it was a pleasant day on the beach.

As daylight waned so did the wind and all except 2 of the kites ended up in the sea.

Unfortunately for me, my super kite and skyhook must of had a tussle in the small amount of surf that was building with the incoming tide.

I now have a small hole approx 8mm in diameter in my super kite. What do you suggest I do to stop it getting worse, maybe some super glue? See you later

Roy.

Ed : Put a small patch of sail repair tape over the hole and you will get a perfect repair. Don't try gluing it you may damage the cloth.

From Shore and Boat Derek

Hi , I went up to the Bay of Islands on Queens Birthday weekend. On Saturday I fished off the rocks at Tapeka Point and while I had some bites I didn't catch anything.

My fishing buddy lost a good size snapper of around 15lbs.

On Sunday afternoon I went out on a 35ft boat. We stayed out all night and fished up near Cape Brett where we caught a few snapper and a couple of rat kingies of about 7-8 lbs each.

We trolled for kahawai on the way back and got half a dozen fish.

Well that's all for now. Keep your hooks sharp and your lines tight

Derek

Feedback from Nathan Kean (the other one)

Hi... You guys run a great site. I am learning quite a bit about kite fishing from here in New Jersey in the USA. I especially like reading the Nathan Kean stories, since as you can see, we share the same name, and I have never encountered another Nathan Kean!!

Please let Mr. Kean know that his fishing exploits are being followed here in the United States. Again, you run a very fascinating site!!

Nathan Kean (the other one)