b'FeatureCoromandel Land-BasedWith the spring school holiday break, it is a good time to head away for a road trip and fish from the rocks.Kids love the adventure and getting outdoors is good for both you and them.BY MATHEW HEWETSONT he Coromandel is oneWith the recent school holidaysperfect, very still and with no swell.of the best places toupon us, I was eager to getaway forAs it had just changed to daylight pack up the vehicle anda quick two-day trip and with a goodsaving, the plan was to fish the getaway for a quickweather window I made a plan toarvo-evening and stay the night at land-based fishing trip. go and take my 9-year-old son Beauthe Shelly Beach TOP 10 Holiday The western side fromalong.It was to be his first rockPark, then get up early to fish the Coromandel townshipfishing trip, and I knew with his loveTuesday morning.and right up to the top around Portof parkour that climbing over theAs we drove up the coast, we could Jackson or Fletchers Bay offer toprocks would be his kind of thing. see many diving birds further out snapper and kingfish spots.I havechasing baitfish and with a new been fishing these areas since theDRIVE NORTH moon coming, the fishing looked to mid-nineties and have many fondDriving from Tauranga, up pastbe good.We drove past our Shelly memories of fishing off the rocksThames and along the coast on aBeach accommodation just north up there. Monday morning, the weather wasof Coromandel town and headed 54FISHING IN GODZONE MAGAZINE'