Fishing - What's biting on the south coast of NSW

Meanwhile the rain seems to have slowed and the water in the Moruya and Tuross Rivers is starting to clear as is the water in Wagonga Inlet and the fishing is beginning to improve.

Best places to fish in the Moruya River are hole-in-the-wall, Preddy's Wharf and the airport flats where bream, flathead, trevally and whiting are being caught with surface lures, live nippers and soft plastics working well.

In the Tuross River flathead are biting in the lower sections of the river this week but as the water clears the fish should start making their way upstream.

The Bega River is yet to clear but fishing is improving with whiting on the sand flats and dusky flathead, trevally, tailor and bream available on the sea side of the bridge.

The beaches are also fishing well with good numbers of Australian salmon, tailor, bream and whiting all being caught up and down the coast.

Best bait pilchards as well as squid and soft plastics with prime results early morning and dusk on the change of the tide.

Offshore the warm currents and subsequent temperature breaks have seen 5-10kg yellowfin in good numbers with marlin activity persisting along the edge of the Continental Shelf with the majority of fish caught successfully tagged and released.

Merimbula Big Game and Lakes Angling Club spokesperson, Chris Young said there were numerous sharks in the same area with a number of large bronze whalers also reported tagged and released.

"Deep dropping has brought great results with some lovely blue-eye trevalla coming from deeper waters on the slope of the shelf," he said.

Flathead and snapper also have been an option for those not interested in heading offshore to chase game fish.

Boaters are reminded to be careful and wary crossing ocean bars and don't forget to wear your lifejacket.

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