Abreezy weekend across the Limestone Coast has made the going tough for fishos around the place, but as we always see when the conditions are not favourable, anglers change their tactics and still manage to wet a line.
We had a pretty good week on the water, so let’s get straight in to this week’s report.
The offshore news from the last week has been very light on.
Conditions have been challenging which has made everything offshore a bit tricky, and looking forward to this week there is no real reprieve.
There is still big wind and swell forecast at least into early next week, so I envisage next week’s offshore report to be very similar to this one.
One good bit of news from the offshore scene is that Jazz Miller of Port MacDonnell has had confirmation that her IGFA women’s 37kg category world and Australian record southern bluefin tuna has been approved.
The 146.85kg fish has been written into the record books and will definitely take some beating.
Well done to all involved!
Flicking for salmon off the beach has been one of our only options while the weather has been the way it is, and the fish have been hot and cold.
Some afternoons we’re seeing big numbers of fish of varying sizes, other days we’re seeing ideal conditions, but very few fish.
There’s no way of knowing other than to get your feet wet and have a few casts.
The weed has been a problem in Lighthouse Bay this past week or so, but when that’s the case, Red Rock is worth a crack.
The Beachport salmon hole has been much the same.
Some anglers have been getting some nice fish in the arvos, but the bulk of the better sessions that I have been hearing about have been in the morning as the sun comes up.
Hopefully we see the weed bugger off and those bigger fish come back through again.
The garfishos made the most of the calmer days late last week to wet a line, and I saw a few hefty bags of some really reasonable fish.
Graeme Ploenges found a nice patch in the boat early Sunday morning and topped it off with some tommies too.
The usual areas this week have been the go-to places such as Livingstons, Hutt Bay and Cape Douglas.
Mullet numbers are decent for the beach fishos too, they’re caught almost the same way as the gar, but most fish a sinker on the bottom, instead of a float.
Once the mountains of weed start to break down on the beach, we’ll see mullet numbers explode and they’ll be everywhere.
The freshwater fishing has been getting a bit of attention lately while the weather on the coast has not been fabulous.
We’re seeing plenty of anglers heading for Toolondo over recent weeks to try their hand at some of these solid trout that have been floating around.
As was the case last week, trolling daiwa double clutch lures in natural colours have been the go-to, as have tassie devils, and pink has been the standout there.
The guys throwing lures from the boats or the bank have done well on small bent minnows and 3 inch minnow style soft plastics.
A nice slow retrieve around the timber is the best bet, so get up there and have a crack.
The Glenelg River is producing more bream and perch again this week.
Lure and bait fishos are in on the action, with some really nice fish being landed.
Perch to 46cm have been landed this week around the Reed Bed and Dry Creek areas by anglers flicking plastics.
Deeper banks seem to be holding more fish, but you’ll still get a few from the shallows.
The baits of choice this week have still been crab, prawn and pilchard, so if you cannot get hold of the crabs, the other will get the job done.
Still nothing to report on the mulloway front other than a couple of small fish taken on a plastic while targeting perch, but despite a few of the locals having a good crack down there, they’re still not playing the game.
The forecast for this week ahead looks crap.
We have got big winds, big swell and rain, so inland or up the river will probably be the safest and best option.
Until next week, safe fishing!
