Awet, windy and wild weekend across the Limestone Coast has made for a tough start to this year’s Tuna Competition at Port MacDonnell.

There have been a few boats that hit the water and braved the elements, but conditions were very uncomfortable.

The bigger boats definitely have the advantage when the sea is not great, and that’s been the case earlier on this week.

There have been a few tuna caught early on, the first day saw school tuna to around 9kg, then on Sunday we saw a few big boys landed.

Kai Ievins boated a nice 97kg fish onboard Brojak Charters, and young Jake Walkom boated a ripper in the junior section onboard Ruby Mc that weighed in at 47kg.

I’m yet to get any other updates from the comp so far, so we’ll be sure to have a full wrap up in next week’s report.

The bottom fishing has been tricky in such poor weather, but looking forward to the coming week, we’ll see some nice fish caught, I have no doubt.

Surf fishing this week has been tricky, again largely due to weather.

Speaking in the shop to a few optimistic fishos and this weekend is looking like it’ll be a lot better, so there’ll be a few more anglers out there on the beach.

The salmon have been in good touch this last week, with some nice fish coming from inside Lighthouse Bay for the lure casters.

The baitos seem to be getting the bigger numbers of fish, but the lure chuckers have been getting the bigger sized fish.

There has been some more nice fish through Canunda for those willing to make the effort, and more this week at the Beachport Salmon Hole too.

The size in the salmon hole has been varied, but still great fun.

The anglers chasing garfish have been able to find a few nice feeds during the breaks in the weather.

The waders have probably had the edge this week while the sea has been up, but once we see it lay down again, I think the boaties will swing straight back into it.

Cape Douglas and Hutt Bay have been productive in the past week, and once the sea has settled, Livingstons and Pelican Point will be worth a crack.

A bit of inland fishing has been happening while the coast has been so wild, and we’re still seeing plenty of redfin hitting the deck.

There are plenty of spots within an hour or two that are worth a shot, such as Lake Wallace in Edenhope which has been red hot in past weeks, Rocklands Reservoir which has big concentrations of fish, and even Lake Koonong Wootong for the electric powered vessels, or a bit closer to home we have Lake Edward which has seen some excellent fish for the kayakers or guys in small tinnys, or Mill Swamp just over the border.

All spots that are worth a look.

The Glenelg River has been pretty handy this week, with all the twists and turns amongst the stunning limestone cliffs, there is always a spot out of the wind to wet a line.

This week the hot spots seem to be from the Princess Margaret Rose Cave up to Sapling Creek.

I have heard of plenty of fish from through that area this week and even hearing of a few more soapies starting to be caught.

Squid and pilchards have been the most popular this week, but a live mullet is always worth a crack too.

The bream and perch have been in good numbers this week, with some ripper fish coming from the upper reaches in the heavy timber.

Live minnow are unbeatable if you can get them and I do not think a big perch could ever say no.

The bream fishing has been great in those upper reaches as well, and they’ll often eat a minnow too.

The lure guys have done well on heavy weighted plastics that will get in nice and deep on the rock walls, or deep diving minnows.

The forecast for the coming weekend and the remainder of the tuna comp is on the improve much to the delight of anglers.

We’ll have plenty of news to report next week including the wrap up of the competition, plus a whole lot more.

Until next week, safe fishing!