Apretty gnarly weekend of weather made the conditions tough for anglers across the Limestone Coast, but as is often the case, the dedicated (and a little bit crazy!) anglers still managed to wet a line, and we saw some reasonable fish caught.
The offshore news is a bit quiet thanks to the weather, but I have spoken to Jase from Port Mac Charters and they did find some nice fish late last week, just before the weather really turned.
Jase said the life out there was phenomenal.
The birds, marine life and everything that was happening was spectacular, so hopefully after the blow, we see similar scenes.
Late last week we saw the bottom fishos getting some nice shark out there.
Rough bottom around ledges or drop offs is a great place to start but keep on the move if things are quiet.
Reef fish will be in the same areas, so once you find them, there should be sharks not too far away.
The surf fishing over the last few days has been excellent as is always the case with rough weather.
The salmon fishing along Cape Banks has kicked into gear quite well and we’re seeing consistent catches of fish around that 3 LB mark.
When heading salmon fishing, the best time of day is the hour before and the half hour after the sun goes down.
The gar fishing over the last week has been a bit quiet thanks to the weather but prior to the blow we saw some excellent fish from Cape Douglas, Pelican Point and Livingston’s Bay.
A few anglers headed inland while the weather was foul and fished Lake Charlegrark.
There were some reasonable Murray cod caught over the last week or so with some up around the 60cm mark.
As I put pen to paper, the Glenelg River water level should almost be returned to normal after the mouth was artificially opened on Monday afternoon.
Speaking to one angler who fished overnight on Monday, he told me he watched the river drop nearly a metre and a half while he was there.
If you are heading down to the river in the next week or so, take extreme care on the landings as they will be super slippery after being submerged for so long.
The wind and swell forecast for this weekend looks much better than what we have just had, so let’s hope the weatherman has it right!
Until next week, safe fishing!
