Abreezy weekend around the South East made the fishing a bit tricky, but those who did head inland, up the river or even off the beaches in some areas did find some lovely fish.
There’s not a whole heap of news this week thanks to that wind, but we have still got a bit to get through.
The offshore news has been the lightest this week, with that wind and swell keeping most boats at home.
There has been a few of the bigger cray boats heading out for a fish now that lots of those guys are finished, but we did still see a handful of trailer boats too when the weather allowed.
Most have just targeted bottom fish of late, with shark, snapper, nannygai and flathead being the most popular.
There are still plenty of signs of tuna life out there, but we’re still yet to hear of the first tuna being landed.
It cannot be too far away, the birds, bait and marine life is well and truly alive, we just need the fish now.
The beach fishing over the last few days has been pretty decent despite the wind.
We’re pretty lucky with our fairly unique coastline, it does not seem to matter which way the wind is blowing, we can generally always find somewhere that is fishable.
The shark are still on the chew when the weather allows, but the snapper are still dominating the news.
They have been in excellent numbers this week, and there’s some really solid fish amongst them too.
Fish in the mid 50cm range have not been uncommon, but the majority have been perfect pan sized 45cm – 50cm fish.
There are still plenty of whiting off the beaches too, and areas such as Cape Douglas, Nene Valley and Carpenter Rocks are worth a crack.
Speaking of ‘ting, the boaties are still catching plenty at the moment right around the South East.
There are some beauties amongst them too, some of the fish I have seen from up around Robe, Jaffa and Kingston have been well into the high 50-centimetre range, which is an absolute beast.
Locally down south, there are still excellent numbers in most of our usual haunts, such as the Port MacDonnell breakwater, Racecourse Bay and Blackfellows Caves.
Fresh occy, cockles or squid have been the go-to baits, while the guys experimenting with vexed bottom meats have also been racking up the fish.
Gar numbers are still impressive in our protected bays this week with some anglers managing to catch their bags in no time at all.
The average size is, well, average with most being those perfect 30ish-cm models that we love on the table.
Cape Douglas, Livingstons, Pelican Point and Gerloff are all areas we have seen fish, but definitely not limited to those spots.
There has also been some ripper mullet and tommies caught amongst the gar too.
The inland fishing at Rocklands is still producing some nice fish.
Yellowbelly and cod have been caught on a mixture of spinner baits, shudder baits and trolled deep divers, while the bait fishos have done well on scrubworm, live yabbies and even cheese.
Lake Charlegrark is still producing nice cod from the banks, and yabbies are still the go-to bait there also.
The Glenelg River has been producing some cracking bream this week, plenty of big fish have been caught down the estuary by the anglers wading the banks, and it does not seem to matter if you’re flicking lures or baits, you’ll still manage to find them.
Lures of choice still seem to be 2.5in grubs, 3in minnows or similar length hardbodies.
Bait fishos are doing well on bluebait, prawn or cut crab.
Upriver has been on fire too of late, with some cracking bream and perch coming from up around the Wilson’s Hall area.
Anglers throwing topwater lures have done exceptionally well, but the baitos are holding their own on the same baits I mentioned previously.
Mulloway news is still a bit how ya goin, we’re hearing whispers of the odd fish from various spots up and down the river, but nothing yet that’s set the world on fire.
The forecast for the weekend is another breezy one, and we’ll see the swell peak a bit too.
It’s looking like another river, inland or off the sand type of fishing trip.
Until next week, safe fishing!
