didn’t go to waste – he smoked it later that day. Below: The bronze whaler – estimated to be 1.5m long. Photos supplied
I was fishing at Sergeant Channel between Motuihe Island and Crusoe Island near
Waiheke Island on Saturday and my fish was attacked by a shark.
I hooked the shark about eight times and lost a lot of trace.
I finally hooked the shark again and got it to the boat after a long battle before releasing it.
The fishing was good even with the sharks around and we caught 12 between us. There were lots of little ones.
This spot has always been good for a feed. I’ve fished it since 1979.
The bronze whalers come into the warmer waters to breed. They’re out there on both coasts. I was out fishing last week off Raglan where my son lives and bronzies were eating the kingfish we’d hooked.
Maurice Donald
Cockle Bay
