Unfortunately the school holidays are now coming to an end, although from an angling perspective the past few weeks have been terrific with some great action enjoyed by anglers young and old.
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In the estuary, great to see a little colour come down courtesy of last weekend's rain, although still far less than what we really need. Whiting numbers in the Hastings remain consistent with the lower section of the Maria and in Limeburners both fishing well. Surface lures and either yabbies or beach worms have proven effective.
On the flathead front, pretty well all locations between Wauchope and the breakwalls have again been producing fish, as to both break walls. Further upstream, bream and bass are still receptive to surface lures despite the added colour.
We are also still hearing of a few mulloway encounters from the upper reaches although the fresh would not appear significant enough to improve results from the lower sections around the breakwalls on this occasion.
Good news though for blackfish enthusiasts, with the breakwalls and Limeburners holding plenty of actively feeding fish.
On the beaches, bream numbers and quality have been above average, with North Beach in particular producing some solid fish on both worms and pippies. Along with the bream, some nice whiting have also been on offer on both the aforementioned baits.
On the tailor front, while results remain spasmodic, there are a few fish around. Just look for the birds feeding on baitfish and you can bet a few tailor will not be far away.
Off the rocks, tailor have improved a little although you will need to rise early or you will miss what has been somewhat of a short bite. Best results locally have been achieved around the Lighthouse.
We have also had a few reports of bonito being taken by those spinning early, although not as yet on a consistent basis. Still plenty of blackfish around Plomer and Lighthouse, along with the occasional bream and drummer.
Offshore, the variable currents have produced variable results as is often the case. On the reefs, snapper and pearl perch remain reasonable with the reefs off the Lighthouse worth prospecting.
The FAD is also worth a look for mahi mahi, however reports are the better fish have been holding quite deep.
Also on the pelagic front, a few marlin are about for the game fishing enthusiasts, while reports from not far north are encouraging on the mackerel front.
Finally and most importantly, as alluded to last week, the 2020 Penn Fish of the Year competition is now underway with another great set of prizes to be won.
Our seven target species are bream, blackfish, whiting, tailor, drummer, snapper and mulloway. Each carry a soon-to-be-released Penn Clash 2 reel as the major prize.
Our weekly pic of the week winner will again scores a prize pack from Berkley. So get your fish weighed in, or send your pics through to jas.ned@bigpond.com, and you could pick up a great prize.
