The windy weather made the fishing outside over the weekend difficult for those that did venture out.
MBGLAC member, Fiona Beasley, showing off her first ever caught legal drummer going 43.5cm.
The windy weather made the fishing outside over the weekend difficult for those that did venture out. The outside flathead fishing was limited over the weekend. The few keen boaters that were out early on Saturday and Sunday caught sand flathead out off Tura Heads and back to Short Point, drifting in that 20-to-40-meter range. Fish to 40 cm were caught with the odd flying gurnard and an occasional gummy shark. The water temperature has dropped a little bit this weekend, sitting between 14 and 15 degrees. These cooler waters might bring a flurry of gummy sharks up with it. Let’s hope this wind backs off soon to allow the boats to stay out a little longer in the mornings.
The reefs are still giving up some nice snapper to 50 plus centimeters, as well as morwong, the odd leatherjacket and sargent bakers. Bait fishing with pilchards and squid is catching the bulk of the fish, but those that understand the lure fishing are catching their share. Also, something to try now the Spring time is upon us, suspend a metal jig about 3 meters off the bottom and let the boats motion jig it around. Snapper will take them and red dory. They’re not overly large, but very tasty.
It looks like the salmon in the Pambula River may have finally moved on, with reports during the week that there were no salmon to be seen or caught in the river part of the Pambula Lake system. They may have just been outside the bar on those days or up in the lake itself. Otherwise, head out onto the surf beaches for a spin on the rising tide. I’m told that Dolphin Cove has had plenty there, fish in the 40cm range and Bournda Beach, also has fish in the 40cm range. Other beaches with fish on them are Tathra Beach and Quondola Beach to the Pinnacles. These fish will very likely be around the headlands on the low tide for the boaters.
The estuary fishing is still on the slow side. The Bega River at Tathra has the odd perch, and jewfish being caught along the rock walls and small dusky flathead being caught along the shallow edges using vibe lures. The other estuaries at Pambula and Merimbula are suffering from the clear water, but the odd dusky are being caught using vibes as well.
The MBGLAC club rooms are open every Friday night from 6pm. This Friday we have the draw for last month’s monthly species, being morwong. Bring your pics down and log them by 7pm to be in the draw for the prize money donated by Michelins of Eden. There will be dinner provided for a god coin donation, raffles and reports from the week’s fishing activities of members. All are welcome. Come on down.
Fishy Fellow