Their final count for the weekend was 13 jewfish, also known as mulloway, all caught on fresh squid strips and heads. The biggest fish went 96cm.

And the squid was very fresh as young Jake caught the squid himself off the rocks at Narooma just before the trip.

Mum Cindy woke early hours on Saturday morning and started fishing, she felt a strong pull on the line and had to hand the rod to her son Jake. After several laps around the boat, Jake finally had another nice fish to the surface.

Cindy landed him in the net. “Hard work and a lot of fun!”

Well done guys and after several Clyde River houseboat trips with my own family for no jewfish despite many nights dangling bait, I am totally in awe of your effort.

Last year we featured another family fishing for mulloway on the Clyde River – that time it was Fishing Australia TV host Rob Paxevanos.

Rob and his family have had some great fishing success while holidaying on a houseboat on the Clyde River over the years.

His tactic has been to anchor up in one of several deeper holes at the change of tide and to wait for the jewfish to emerge and start feeding on the adjacent shallower flats.

“There are at least six headlands between the Batemans Bay bridge and Nelligen where there is deep water next to shallower flats,” he said.

“Look for the deeper water and anchor up one hour either side of high or low tide. Early or late in the day or night is best but the change of the tide is the most important.”

Jewfish meanwhile also continue to be caught in the Tuross Lake system, so if this article has wet your appetite and you don’t have the time or cash for a houseboat, why not head to Tuross Head!

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