Last day to whitebait

The last day of whitebait season. We figured we couldn’t live on the west coast of New Zealand for 6 months right in the middle of whitebaiting season, and not give it a go. So on the very last day, at the wrong tide, we tried…. and were VERY unsuccessful! But we did it and got some pictures, and that’s what matters.

Andre’a makes it look alot harder than it actually is. But she might tell you differently… This is where she pulls up the big “puddin” as they call it… or not…

Note from Andre’a – This picture really does not give justice as to how difficult this really is… especially when the tide is against you. It’s so hard to keep the net straight in the water without the tide pulling it sideways. And as weird as it sounds, the water really does weigh down the net, making it very heavy to pull up. Colin struggled too, he just won’t admit it!!!

Note from Colin – I told you that is what she would say, and it was easy for me.

See, look how easy I make it look.

I caught a whitebait and Andre’a didn’t!!! I found this little crab and put him in the bucket. It was only after playing with him a little while, did I notice that he was actually eating a whitebait fish…

Another note from Andre’a – I don’t think catching a crab in a bucket and it just happened to be eating a whitebait fish… counts as actually catching one. So, the final count of whitebait we caught was….0!

by Colin Feldhaus