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FISHING NEWS with
Karen Mossop with Tony Mossop
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LAST Thursday was the day most boats headed out wide to our main reef, and Conditions were good as forecast. A small amount of run in the day tide enabled the deeper water to be fished. Good nannygai with the odd red emperor and job fish were caught. Mackerel were present, eagerly taking pilchards drifted out the back under a float. Coral trout and redthroat emperor were a little tough to find. One fish, then you had to move on.
and lure fishermen agreed last week the bite window was short and sharp and around the tide changes. This week's temperature drop will not help those chasing barra.
Luckily, the big winter bream flathead whiting grunter and trevally will be all out around river mouths and our beaches.
Unfortunately, the wind will blow all week, according to the forecast; our area has lots of sheltered bays and headlands that are well worth fishing out of the wind.
In around the islands, sea conditions were spectacular. Mackerel queenfish trevally and Tuna continue to harass the large bait schools. Generally, if you can find the birds working this time of the year, you will find the fish. Some great jigging and vibing sessions were reported this week, resulting in some big queenfish and golden trevally being caught. Being a metal vibe, the Jackson pan vibe will get to the bottom quickly and start working immediately. It has consistently caught fish this week.
In the estuaries, jacks and Barras continue to frustrate some anglers. Lure fishermen report barra all over the lure that just won't bite. Going down in lure size or going to a prawn could be the answer. Both bait
The last week of the school holidays brought plenty of excellent freshwater fishing. Big bream, plenty of jungle perch, and occasional barra were caught.
It is so encouraging to see the dedication and hard work some of our young fishermen put in to catch and release fish in the local freshwater rivers and streams.
This week's forecast promises solid 15 knots from the southeast continuing through the weekend. An excellent opportunity for the weekend fisherman, Saturday morning low lends itself to an early start fishing the last of the runout, which will expose sandbars, gutters, drains and snags. This will create a perfect opportunity to throw some small plastics or soak a well-presented bait.
Karen Mossop Tackleworld Tully
