After a period of quite magnificent winter weather, mother nature has reminded us just what season we are in with a significant east coast low arriving midweek. Hopefully conditions will have settled by the weekend.
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Off the rocks, quite a few ledges have begun to sand up over the past couple of weeks, however the big swell this week may fix this.
Look for great drummer action to continue and possibly even improve. There are also some nice bronzies still about, and bream are well worth chasing.
Tailor are about and we have a few reports of plenty of juvenile mulloway from Plomer. This is a great sign as long as responsible release techniques are practised on these undersized fish.
In the estuaries, bream numbers have been solid, with some nice fish to about a kilogram on offer throughout the Hastings. With the water still clean from the lack of any significant rainfall, good results have been achieved from the breakwalls right upstream to Wauchope.
Best results during daylight continue to be by those throwing lures while after dark, gut baits, mullet strips and yabbies are best.
Blackfish numbers have slowed a little, although hopefully this week's rough weather may stir them back into feeding again. The breakwalls or coal wall should be well worth a look this weekend.
Lake Cathie has been really good for whiting after dark on the run-up tide, but be mindful of PMHC's recent advice regarding the consumption of seafood from the lake, pending the outcome of water quality tests.
Off the beaches, reasonable numbers of bream remain on offer with North Beach and Lighthouse producing fish. Pipis have been as good a bait as any.
Tailor have been a little more consistent with the beaches around the Camden Haven fishing well. Those fishing the evening session have been scoring the better quality fish, with bonito slabs particularly successful.
A few nice winter whiting have been caught from most beaches, together with a sprinkling of hard-fighting salmon.
Offshore, before the blow, snapper action was excellent with all areas worth a look. As is often the case, those throwing soft plastics have been scoring the better quality fish up to 8kg and more.
Good numbers of plate-sized fish have also been caught by those content to fish baits. In addition to the snapper, kingfish, pearl perch and other mixed reef species have also been a feature of most ice boxes.
Leatherjackets are around in big numbers as close in as 40 metres off Plomer. This is good news for those targeting them, but not so good for those seeking other species.
