The huge seas that pounded the Far South Coast over the weekend and continued this week kept everyone off the open ocean. But the creeks, rivers and estuaries have been rewarding for some.
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Narooma plumber Ian “Hoots” Cowie and his son Digger had a cracking couple of sessions on the Clyde River up near Nelligen going after the jewfish. Hoots posted his first catch from Day 1 and the followed that up with two more fish, one a pup but the other 83cm, from the next day.
We hear there are lots of small garfish in Corunna Lake, so within a few weeks these tasty fish could be worth targeting. This lake also remained open with a trickle to the open ocean, but that is all is needed for the prawn larvae to get in. So let’s hope we get some good prawn fishing over the coming summer months.
Dash at the Narooma Ocean Hut Compleat said as is usually the case after a big swell, the fishing should be good off the sand and rocks as fish of various species come in for a look and feed on all the debris left over by the storm. He also said fishing was improving in the local lakes as the temperatures warmed with surface lures for bream and flathead well worth a try.
Scotty from Bermagui Bait and Tackle meanwhile reports on his Facebook page that the bass season continues to get better. “Brogo dam will again fish well with warming water in the coming months.”
He also posted that before the storm, the flathead remain very good out the front of Bermagui in 35m, while the snapper fishing at Montague Island proved productive for staff member Kevin with fish up to 58cm on unweighted or lightly weighted “floater" baits.
The Narooma News meanwhile is following up on the meeting between local anglers and commercial fisherman and Federal Member Mike Kelly held in Narooma last month about the factory trawler the Geelong Star.
Among the topics discussed was the zoning that governs the Geelong Star and whether anything can be done to make sure it does not spend weeks and weeks in one spot as it was allegedly at the 12-Mile Reef earlier this year.
Dr Kelly said the Geelong Star and its impact on fish stocks due to localised depletion was a major concern for him and the topic of the Geelong Star and its sustainability was going to be raised during upcoming Senate estimates hearings.