Local beaches have plenty of salmon on offer and only a couple of mulloway have been taken from the beaches, in saying that, the weather was not exactly offering much opportunity for anglers to head down to the surf.

Whilst local estuaries are a little warmer some fresh water pushing down has helped shift some bait downstream and allowed for some nice bream and flathead to be taken in the lower reaches of the Bermagui River.

The use of metal vibes continues to gain momentum and the ability of these lures to capture a broad range of species is of benefit both the experienced and beginner.

Some local estuary mouths are full of schooling tailor and also salmon. These fish are feeding on baitfish including large schools of whitebait.

Fishing live baits on the slow troll or large vibe lures has allowed for the capture of mulloway to 6kg in recent weeks and some large dusky flathead.

Whilst we await water temperatures to lift further allowing some surface fishing to occur in the interim fishing the snags for bream and estuary perch remains a staple.

Lightly weighted soft plastics and small suspending hard bodied lures provide an excellent challenge for us all.

Stiffer graphite rods of less than 7 foot in length and if the bite allows leader material of more than 6lb attached to the end of your braided line. Remember that a loop knot attaching the hard lure will provide for the best action in such lures.

Scotty and crew at Bermagui Bait & Tackle

Fishing picks up for Dal fishos

DALMENY Fishing Club enjoyed beautiful weather for last weekend’s fishing competition. The fishing had picked up off-shore, with snapper being caught in good numbers.

The results for the weekend were:

Juniors: Georgia Poyner, with 100 pts

Ladies: Kerry Tubb, with 20 pts

Men’s: Tony Davey, with 120 pts

A fantastic lunch was met with great appreciation from the hungry crowd. As always, a big thank you to Patrice and her helpers, as well as Steve who manned the barbecue, and his helpers.

The ever generous Bob, from Bob's Tackle and Camping Supplies in Dalmeny, provided the prizes.

A reminder that the Seafood Night is being held on Saturday, October 31. Tickets are available for both fishing club members and non-members, but hurry, as there are only a handful of tickets left. More details can be found on the club website www.dalmenyfishingclub.com

The next competition will be held on the weekend of November 14-15.

Dedication from the Tuross Fishing Club

THE Tuross Fishing Club held their monthly Club competition on the weekend of October 10-11.

Even though the heavens opened up with some unpredicted weather conditions this did not deter our few keen crew members from allowing their fishing skills to be tested.

As we all know we have had major changes in the weather for this time of year thus making fishing a real challenge.

The cold winds, rain and severe drops in the barometer have made our fish very scarce at the present time. We have been trolling, using bait of various kinds plus flicking lures of various colours and kinds as well as a large variety of plastics.

Our crew members put all their effort skill and time into the competition and were successful in catching a few species.

Some were smaller than what is usually caught for this time of year. The goblet fish of the month was flathead.

The person who struck it lucky was David Rothwell weighing in a flathead of 0.8 kg. David had a grin from ear to ear but he deserved his prize as he scoured waters from Tuross to Dalmeny and Narooma.

David also won the prize for the Men’s Estuary. To top off the run of prizes David also picked up the Turkey of the Month prize for launching his boat without the rope being attached. Well done David three prizes out of three.

There were no Outside prizes awarded as the weather conditions were not favourable.

Mens Rock and Beach prize was won by Bert Ippoliti with a salmon of 1.53 kg. Bert is recovering his mobility after a knee reconstruction and clearly he is doing well.

Ladies Lake and Estuary prize was won by our young Aria Agostini from Canberra who had to make her trip down the mountain in order to participate. Aria was rewarded with the prize for a flathead weighing 0.44 kg.

The most successful fishers of all are the three dolphins who have been visiting for over a year now. The smallest of them is now fully grown.

The Tuross Club extends a warm welcome to all visitors who wish to participate in our competition and celebrate the outcome at our barbeque held at the Tuross Country Club following the weigh in which also is at the Country Club.

The next monthly competition and barbeque will be held on November 14 and 15. Come along for a fun filled and relaxed Sunday afternoon with lots of fun, raffles and the new segment of “pick a box”.

There are great prizes, great food and best of all great company, a truly fun filled family afternoon. Till next time, safe fishing.

Pam Feeley, publicity officer, Tuross Fishing Club