Although last weekend's southerly change was most welcome and temporarily cleaned up some red weed from our coastline, unfortunately this week's nor' easters have blown plenty of it right back in.
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On the positive side, we have another big blow, and perhaps some decent rainfall, forecast for this weekend courtesy of Tropical Cyclone Oma. We'll see how significant this ends up being.
Bream numbers in the Hastings and Camden Haven have been excellent with some terrific fish about. Young Macey Hutchison recently caught the bream of a lifetime, scoring a 2.75 kilogram fish in the Camden Haven using a simple hand line. A terrific effort which just goes to show you don’t need all the expensive gear in order to score a great catch.
Also in the estuaries, flathead numbers to have been solid, with most parts of the Hastings fishing well on both lures and whitebait. Blackfish also remain above average, with the condition of the fish exceptional for this time of year. Cabbage has been the bait of choice. On the mulloway scene, its business as usual with a few school sized fish up river around Wauchope, the highway bridges and in the Maria, with lures and live herring both working well. If a bit of rough weather kicks in this week as predicted, the breakwalls could be well worth a look for a larger model on either lures or live mullet.
Off the beaches, when conditions have been clear, a few nice bream and whiting have been on North beach. Beach worms have been the bait of choice for both species, with the last of the run in tide fishing well. Lighthouse has also produced a few tailor, with late afternoon sessions leading up to the full moon quite productive. Whitebait, pilchards and small metals have all worked well.
Off the rocks, Lighthouse has been holding plenty of tailor albeit in the chopper class. Pilchards at first light have been the go. Plomer has also been worth a look for bream and blackfish. We have also heard of the odd long tail tuna showing up at Hat Head, so no doubt the land based game enthusiasts will be prospecting the favoured ledges if conditions allow.
Offshore, kingfish have been quite consistent with good numbers of fish to around 8 kilos in the 60 to 90m depths off Plomer. Closer in, snapper, pearl perch and teraglin have all been on offer. On the pelagic front, Barries Bay has been holding reasonable numbers of cobia, however to date mackerel encounters have been few and far between. Hopefully the forecast southerly will bring the warm currents and kick the mackerel season off properly.
Until next time, tight lines and good fishing to all.
