Low tide! The best fishing is near high tide. You are not allowed to lower crab pots with the aid of ropes. The ropes were cutting the wooden rails. Big sharks surfcasting.
Leisurely fishing from the New Brighton Pier. Many anglers have come up with ways of catching swimming crabs using modified sinkers with protruding hooks to snare the crabs.
With public access to the port of Lyttelton now largely closed off the New Brighton Pier offers the best fishing close to the city of Christchurch. Fishing at Taylors Mistake
The best fishing from the pier is near the top of the tide. It is even better when high tide is at first light in the morning, or last light in the evening. Sometimes big fish are taken from the pier.
Even on the coldest mid-winter days some people aren't put off from enjoying the water. There is always something to see from the pier.
Conger eel caught fishing from the New Brighton Pier (scroll down).
The pier is a great place to take the kids fishing for an hour or two. It is safe, has easy access, and you don't need expensive fishing tackle. A hand line is all you need. Smaller hooks will enable kids to catch mullet. Even a small fish is big when you are nine years old!
You might also be interested in fishing at Amberley beach.
