The fish clearning pontoon was delivered to the Merimbula boat ramp today, Sunday 9th, by Chris from South Coast Hire. It should be up and running again by the end of the week.
The outside flathead fishing is going well. With good numbers of sand and tiger flathead being caught in the depths from 40 to 50 metres and from Bournda Island and back to Long Point. There are also flying gurnard and gummy sharks in the mix. The water is around that 16 degree mark off Merimbula currently.
The reefs are patchy with a few pan-sized snapper , odd morwong, good numbers of nannygai and occasional leatherjackets being caught off Long Point, Haycock and Leonards Island. Pilchards and fresh squid are the baits of choice. Lure fishing has been pretty slow.
Our local beaches have changed quite a bit over the last 2 weeks with the unsettled seas. There is now some banks reforming on Tura Beach, Main Beach Merimbula and most of the beaches heading up the coast. With the surf coming back, there are a few salmon being caught. Dolphin Cove Beach and Tura Beach have provided reports of a few salmon being caught on lures. Also, a report of a large school of salmon on Main Beach Merimbula in the bar area. There are also the odd whiting, bream and trevally being caught off the surf on beach worms.
Our estuary fishing scene is improving every week, with the water temperature of the estuaries sitting around 17 to 18 degrees. Pambula River and Lake has bream, dusky flathead, blackfish, trevally and odd tailor and flounder being caught around the lake and river edges to the oyster leases. Merimbula has trevally, dusky flathead and odd tailor up the Top Lake and in the channel down the front, trevally, odd tailor and odd blackfish. The Bega River at Tathra is fishing pretty well with bream, trevally, dusky flathead, odd perch and whiting and an occasional mulloway. The water is very clear in all the systems and the fish are very spooky. Burley and fresh bait is working the best. Lures can be slow fishing.
The game fishing has been quiet over the last couple of weeks, but the weather has also been very ordinary.
The Merimbula Big Game and Lakes Angling Club has its Tri-Estuary fishing compeition on in 2 weeks There are posters up around the boat ramps and tackle shops. Over $2500 in prize money for six species of fish caught. Check out the web site for more details.
The Merimbula Big Game and Lakes Angling Club rooms are open at 6pm this Friday night. Come on down and enjoy a cold bevvy from our licensed bar. Support our raffle sponsored by Goodalls Butchers and the Bar Beach Kiosk. Meet the locals and enjoy our lakeside views. Everyone is welcome.
Till next week.
Fishy Fellow