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

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

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

1st and 2nd Jan - 8am -4pm

Open all other days normal retail hours

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

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Latest fishing report

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.

27.12.24

its been a frustrating time for boaties with only 1-2 days a week providing good weather. The snapper have been good in the deeper water (50-100mtrs) but a biit harder to Catch closer to shore. Lucily the tarakihi, gurnard and trevally have been in good numbers.

shore fishinf has been a different story. Some exceptional fishing in the harbour and on the south coast has seen numerous snapper, moki and kingfish caught. Sometimes its been a few hours between bites but some good rewards are there for fishos who put in the time.

more to come

13.12.24

SURFCASTING ALERT
These spots are fishing really well at the moment. Well worth giving it a crack for the next couple of days.

Palliser Bay
Blue Moki - heaps getting caught at Ocean beach and east of Whangamoana up to 5/6kg. Now is the time if you've been waiting for some moki action, THEY ARE FIRING.
Snapper and trevally are getting caught in the same locations as well

Harbour
Snapper - probably some of the best snapper fishing in the harbour for landbased fishos at the moment at many spots in Evans Bay and around Eastbourne. Numbers have been caught, especially around dusk and after dark. 
Kingfish - Yes they have arrived and have been caught in the harbour recently off the rocks and beach.
A nice 20-30lber was caught by a surfcaster at Seatoun beach.
Flat rock and Oriental are worthy places for slidebaiting now. 
A considerable amount of blue moki have been caught from seatoun up to Kau bay (mainly from rocky points).

South coast
Ive been getting reports of snapper being caught at breaker bay beach and at lyall bay. With good clean water the bigger bluecod (during the day) and good size tarakihi (after dark) come close to shore.
Blue moki are getting caught at the usual places like wainui and longbeach.

West coast
Boom rock - Kingfish! a nice 16kg fish was caught by Jack Henderson last week after an hour on the moped and an hour walk to boom (arriving at 5am). After an amazing 10-15 minute battle after it specaularly monsterd a 1kg live kahawai on the surface, Jack had his first Kingfish in his pack to tramp back to Makara beach. Well done bro!
Snapper are getting caught up and down the coast but not in any numbers yet, that may well be about to change (hopefully)

Kapiti coast
Good numbers of gurnard and kahawai have been around but the snapper havnt been easy to get onto. There's been the odd nice snapper around but nothing like whats happenning in Pallsier bay and the harbour at the moment. Stay tuned, this place could be the next snapper bonanza!

2.11.24

SHORE - Good numbers of moki have been caught at White rock and the Spit with places like Ocean beach, Wainui, Fitzroy and beaches west of Sinclair head all worth a fish in the coming month or 3.

A few nice snaps have been caught in the harbour, out west and in Palliser bay but it hasnt really started to fire yet, hopefully soon. Ive seen pics of a couple of 5-7kg fish plus the 20lber caught off plimmerton wharf. Raumati, Tehoro and Whagamoana (snapper bay) are my 3 top picks if you want snapper this summer.  

Some good trevally fishing at palces like Seatoun, Pencarrow and Ocean beach has been happenning. a nice 3-4kg fish from the harbour and an angler taking 5 nice trevs from the south coast have been recent highlights.

Good numbers of gurnard have been caught in Evans bay, Clyde key, Hallswell and Raumati. Palliser bay should start top fire when its nice and clean as well. 

No verified kingfish landings yet but a few seen around the traps so its any day now. Time to get your live mackerel catching and slidebaiting gear sorted.  

Whitebait - it was a pretty good season this year with 1-2lb catches quite comon and some better hauls every week or two over the 2 month season (5-10ltr + bucket full). I got out about 5 times a week through october and if anyones need advice on nets, techniques and places to go, I'm happy to help.....

BOAT - The best snapper fishing has been from Kapiti northwards, certainly more consistent fishing than around Mana. When the waters been clean the fish have been in close (10-15mtrs) but generally the better fishing has been in 30-50mtrs and deeper. Slow jigs and bait fishing has been productive. 

Deepwater fishing - theres been a few good hauls of bluenose and puka out in the trench of late and some nice bass too. Out west, not too much to report as its been too rough to venture out. there should be alot of puka around so its just a matter of putting in some time on the 150 - 250mtrs reefs up and down the coast. Makara is my pick for this time of the year.

harbour - plenty of gurnard and kahawai with a few trevs around places like point gordan, ward island, seatoun. Some nice snapper and the odd kingfish getting caught as well. no biggies have been reported but some good school fish mixed in wioth the gurnard. 

The ususal good cod and teri fishing on the south particularly around the 60-100mtr marks on the turn of the tide.  

10.9.24

Shore - good numbers of gurnard around in evans bay and on the south coast. A 20lb snapper was caught off the plimmerton boating club wharf recently and a couple of nice moki were caught off the south coast recently. It should be snapper time from kapiti northwards, as soon as the water cleans up a bit. Trevally have been caught in palliser bay and seatoune wharf lately.

boat - good snapper out west with nice warehou, kingfish, trevally  and gurnard around sometimes in food numbers. Its off season for puka but there's still bass and bluenose around at the trench. Inshore fishing the south has been a mixed bag of snapper, tarakihi, bluecod and trevally with gurnard around as well.

harbour fishing has been full on for gurnard, some large bluecod near the entrance along with trevs and pretty soon the first numbers of snapper and kingi should move in.

october sees the arival of blue moki, hapuku in our waters post spawning.

2.6.24

As we move into the colder months species like snapper and kingfish seem to go a bit deeper, sometimes below 100mtrs. We still get them off the shore and close in during the winter butcertainy not as many numbers.

kapiti coast - alot of spiney dogs and red cod have moved in but there still excellent snapper and gurnard fishing in 20-50mtrs on the sand. 

surfcasting has been tougher but theres still the odd nice snapper to be had if you put the time in. Certainly the further north you go, the better your chance on snapper

south coast - theres still a few snapper getting caught in palliser bay off the beach as well as the odd gurnard and trevally. boaties are enjoying a good mixed bag of snapper, trevally, tarakihi and cod with some good hapuku fishing in the deep (if you know the spots)

wgtn harbour - off the shore its mainly kahawai and gurnard with the odd snapper, moki and trevally if your lucks in. Boaties have been really getting into the gurnard particularly from Ward island down to the entrance. The snapper have been harder to find but are still hanging in the 20-25mtrs depths and occasionally in shallower. a good number of blue mackerel are around and therre should be some warehou turning up any time i the next month or so

West coast - some excellent hapuku fishing out wide with soe good snapper and kingfish mixed inwith them as well at some of the 100-150mtr spots. good snapper still around in 50-70mtrs as well as trevally and tarakihi up and down the coast. Shore fishers have had a few JDs from plimmerton wharf recently

Bluefin tuna have been caught off Cape Pallsier on the good days and will continue over the next months for the super keen and experienced fishers. An exceptional fishery but needs extreme caution as its a long way out and gets really rough sometimes against the forecast.

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