Estuary: With the arrival of the warmer water fishing has really fired. Wagonga Inlet is presently abuzz with the talk of Jewfish.
The weekend saw a particularly good fish measuring 167cm and weighing 25.5kg caught by locals Mark and Johnno Dudley, which has really fired the interest up.
Local guide and fish whisperer Stuie Hindson so far this season has caught two short of last years total of Jewfish caught. Not bad when you consider his season runs October to October. The estuary is also fishing well for dusky flathead, bream, trevally all on lures and bait and just recently a good number of whiting caught on poppers. Pretty much all species of general interest to the recreational angler are being caught in good numbers.
From what we are hearing from anglers travelling the coast it is a similar scenario along South Coast estuaries.
Beaches: The beaches have been fishing well with plenty of salmon being caught on both pillies and surf popper rigs. The same rig is also starting to catch the odd tailor. If you want to work the deeper holes at the end of the beach a cubed up pilchard seems to be the way to catch a nice bream. Working the whitewash has also seen some nice drummer being caught using prawn,
crab or cunji.
Offshore: The snapper fishing has continued on this season with some nice fish being caught, but it is the arrival of kingfish in the last week or so which has the port abuzz. The last week saw some nice fish caught on jigs.
As we all know it stills pays to be prepared with a bit of squid and livies. Reef fishing at the island for most other reef dwellers has been good to say the least.
Moving onto the sand has seen good catches of sand and tiger flathead using squid tentacle on a paternoster rig. With good currents containing warm blue water pushing down the coast fishing can only improve.
Out Wide: Reports from out wide have been a bit sparse but there is talk of some small yellowfin tuna and albacore. With big schools of slimy mackerel and stripey tuna on the Shelf it shouldn't be too long before reports of billfish start to come in. With water and weather conditions looking good everything is looking positive on the fishing scene.
- Darryl, Narooma Ocean Hut, 4476 2278
Cobia on the Clyde!
HOT weather and strong east Australian Currents have brought with them some interesting fish, and not just out in the ocean. Guide Stuart Hindson caught a cobia on a softie half way up the Clyde River.
This is not the first cobia to be caught in the Clyde, but it came a lot earlier than the last one I heard of which was hooked off the break wall in February a few years ago.
The more prevalent species such as bream, flathead, whiting, garfish and mullet fishing is going great guns in most estuaries while reef species such as snapper, mowies, pigfish, and kingfish are available at the regular haunts.
Williamson Yabai jigs are a smash hit new technique with anglers using various colours and weights of these squid-imitating lures to catch XL kingfish. The smaller 40 gram Yabais have also been hauling in snapper, mowies, flathead and other reef species when used on lighter 8-pound leaders.
See you on the water,
Rob Paxevanos
www.fishingaustralia. tv
Tuross Fishers taking up the challenge
YES, we are all waiting with bated breath for the lake to get back to its original state. The conditions are very tough at present.
The lake being closed, as you all know, is preventing the normal breeding habits. Hence making it very difficult to find an abundance of fish. Oh, the dolphins are happy of course. Yes I say that it is time for them to be shipped out. I am sure that a lot of people would agree with me.
The Tuross Fishing Club were thrilled on the weekend to have a well known gentleman of fishing join our fishing club - Mr Steve Starling. He did a fantastic job of being our “barrel girl” to draw the tickets at our raffle. Steve has just written a new book - an ideal Christmas stocking filler for the avid fisherperson.
The ladies and men did a fantastic job once again with the catering, all of our bellies were nice and full and we all topped it off with some quiet ales. A fun afternoon was had by all.
We had our new segment of the “pick a box raffle”. David Rothwell and Pam Feeley are the host and hostess of this segment.
It has truly been going so well with strong positive feedback. \ In the old days it used to be Bob and Dolly Dyer on black and white television.
The next monthly competition will be held on December 13-14. The goblet fish for that month will be the blessed little garfish.
Results for the November competition held on November 14-15 were:
Goblet fish: leatherjacket - Robbie Agostini.
Men’s lake and estuary: 0.535kg flathead - Fred Vezis.
Men’s rock and beach: 1.365kg salmon - Fred Vezis.
Ladies lake and estuary: 0.333 kg tailor - Pam Feeley.
A special prize was won by a young lady Maria Keady who won our sub junior category with a trevally of 0.26 kg. Maria is so tiny but she knows how to catch fish
The next time we meet will be at our presentation night held on Saturday, November 28. It will be a fantastic night of dancing (polish up those dancing shoes). We will have a special segment of the Pick a box raffle with David Rothwell and “Pamela Pantsdown”.
When going fishing always check your boats, life jackets etc, we want you all to come home safely. Until next time, great fishing.
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