Last weekend's terrific weather saw plenty taking advantage of some great winter angling on the Mid-North Coast.
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In the estuaries, improved numbers of mulloway have been active which is great to see. Reports have come in from the breakwalls, the coal wall, around the rowing club and the highway bridges. Lures and live baits have been effective.
Bream have also been quite consistent off the breakwalls and up river around Rawdon Island. Lures during the day and mullet strips at night have been winning presentations.
Flathead also remain active throughout most of the Hastings with soft vibes working well, while Lake Cathie continues to fish well for whiting on the run-up tide after dark. Beach worms have been the bait of choice.
Blackfish results have been a little patchy although the lower reaches are still well worth a look.
Off the rocks, drummer remain terrific with this season being by far the best in recent memory. Almost all headlands are producing fish in varying degrees, as long you locate the washed out gutters. Cunjevoi remains the stand-out bait.
Tailor numbers have also picked up, with some nice fish well over a kilogram around Plomer and Delicate Nobby. Garfish have been the bait of choice.
Still plenty of bream and blackfish, with Shelly and Miners beaches both worth a look. Plomer and surrounds have also been worth a look for mulloway.
Off the beaches, despite most stretches of sand being somewhat flattened by recent heavy seas, bream remain terrific. Some nice whiting are also hanging around which is a little later than usual, while salmon are on most beaches in varying numbers.
On the tailor front, a few nice fish have been around the Camden Haven area, with evening sessions seeing the better results.
Mulloway remain elusive although with improved numbers showing up in the estuaries and around the headlands, it is only a matter of time until they cruise the beaches in numbers again.
Offshore, snapper remain terrific with solid numbers of reds coming from pretty well all reefs. Expect this action to continue for at least another month or two, with many regarding the August to September period as the best of year.
Along with the snapper, a few kingfish and mulloway were also taken around the recent full moon. Wider out, those fishing the deep water have been doing well on bar cod and blue eye trevalla. Plenty of leatherjackets still around in about 70 metres if you are after a tasty feed or simply wish to donate surplus terminal tackle.
