Moruya Women’s Golf Results

Wednesday, 31st May

This week’s Stableford saw another week of some very close scores recorded by many of the 15 players who par cipated.

1st Place: Joan Hosking played another impressive round scoring a fabulous 38 ne .

2nd Place: Margaret Douglas, returning a er a long break, also finished strong with 37 ne .

Place Ge ers:

Barbara Roberts (36), Edith Jones (35 C/B).

NTP:

Div. 1 5th Hole Barbara Kennedy

Div. 2 5th Hole Edith Jones

What a beau ful warm sunny day for Final of Major/ Minors, it almost felt like summer had returned.

The Final was between Gayl Vidgen and Kim Giannasca against Judy Davis and Gay Biggs. Selector Pat Bill gave out score cards and Rink number before the ladies ventured onto the green.

The match started off with Davis and Biggs well into the lead un l Vidgen and Giannasca won 5 shots on End 9, also winning the next two Ends, with the score now 10/12.

Davis and Biggs won the next 4 Ends with Skip Gay bowling a wrong bias which doesn't happen very o en, score now 22/10. End 17 Vidgen and Giannasca won 2 shots making their score 12/22, this was the last End.

Congratula ons to Judy and Gay on winning the Final.

Thank you to Umpire Fran Lucas also to spectators who came along to watch a great challenging game of bowls between these teams.

Above: Winners, Gay Biggs & Judy Davis

Below: Runners-up, Gayl Vidgen & Kim Giannasca.

Moruya River.

Holy Dooly, are we really in June??? Where has the year gone? With the passing of May, brings the passing of the whales, and they seem to be every where out the front at the moment. The cemetery at south head is a great vantage point to do a bit of whale spotting, as is one tree point down at Tuross. Any of the major headland will offer a good viewing point to watch as the seasonal visitors cruise along our part of the coast.

The river is starting to show signs of the fishing starting to slow down as we move into the cooler parts of the year.

Most of the activity has been concentrated around the lower sections of the river, with bream, tailor and flathead still available. The whiting have really started to slow up in the river as the water cools off.

The use of burley to attract fish while bait fishing can’t be overlooked as we move into winter. Getting a burley trail going and letting it work for at least 20-30 minutes is the key. If after 45 minutes no fish have decided to show up, it’s probably time to move locations and try again.

For the crew that like to throw artificials, blades come into their own this time of year. As the fish move into the deeper holes, a metal blade allows you to get deep and slowly work an area where fish will be hiding. Slowly is the key to most cool water fishing, you need to let the fish time to bite the lure, as they start to move a lot slower with the cooler temps.

The quarry wharf has a great hole just down stream of the wharf, the hospital has a few nice holes in front and Preddy’s wharf has a small hole just upstream of the wharf. All these areas are a good place to start. Tuross River.

The fishing in Tuross this week, has been about the same as the Moruya system. With the cooler temps starting to take effect the fish will be starting to move to the deeper holes. Much like Moruya a good burley trail for those bait fishing can help spark a bit of interest, while the lure throwers, will want to start slowing their retrieve rates down, and start looking to the deeper holes.

The lower sections and areas around four ways have been fishing well this week, with all these parameters in mind.

Although it is along way upstream, snake flat has several nice holes along the banks and has long been known as a mulloway hide out. Lures worked slowly and deep have been known to attract the attention of a hungry fish. The tide change, seems to be the best time to be fishing these areas for a silver ghost, so keep in mind the tide variance for theses upper sections. It could be as much as 3 hours.

Flathead will be available all through the cooler months, but they do slow up considerably, so slowly working lures to annoy them enough to entice a bite will be the key to getting a feed. Bladed style lures, as mentioned before, will come into their own.

Rock and Beach.

The tailor and salmon are continuing to keep beach and rock anglers entertained this last week. With the last of the summer bream and whiting starting to slow up from the beaches also.

For those that like to get wet for a feed, there have been reports that the travelling crays have started to show up along the rock ledges. So you can either set a pot from a boat, or don a wetsuit, and grab the 3 that you are now allowed to take. Be sure to always have your measure on you, so that you don’t fall foul of fisheries by having undersized fish.

Moruya breakwall, has fished ok this last few days, with little to no swell, the fishing has been laid back and relaxed. A little swell isn’t a bad thing as it tends to stir up the food sources that the resident fish look for as well as provide cover under which they can feed.

Offshore.

Snapper, and flathead have been the mainstays for those getting out this last week. With all the cruising whales around at the moment, remember that there is a 300m exclusion zone if the travelling whale is with a calf, or 100m if no calf is present. Please respect these visitors as they move along the coast.

The bait freezer is only missing mullet fillet at the moment, with everything else available and in supply.

The sea state looks ok this weekend, with no real wind forecast, and only minor rainfall on the cards. So get out and enjoy our beautiful area, whether you are going for a dive or a fish, or just standing out on a headland watching the passing parade of whales.

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