Moruya River.
Happy Easter everyone, all of us at Tackle World Moruya hope you have a happy and safe long weekend.
The Moruya river has continued to provide plenty of action for visiting and resident anglers this last week. With fish coming from all stretches of the river, there have been plenty of options available for those wanting to catch a fish or two. The airport flats through to the Garlandtown flats have been holding good numbers of bream, flathead and whiting this week. The Garlandtown area is the best spot to both pump nippers and target some nice flathead and whiting over the holes you created pumping nippers. Make the most of all the burley you created, and fish these same areas.
Other areas to try out would be Preddy’s wharf on the south side, Quarry Wharf on the north side, the town bridge and the town boat ramp, and the the holes in front of the hospital. All these areas have shown to have good numbers of fish at the moment, and provide easy and safe access for visiting and local anglers.
For the Bass anglers the fresh upper reaches of the river continue to hold some very nice late season fish, with fish above 40cm being regularly reported. Spinnerbaits, hardbody lures and surface poppers have all tempted healthy bass to bite.
Tuross River.
This system yet again proves why it is one of areas premier fisheries this week. Good numbers of the reigning Champ of Tuross, the Flathead, have again been taken throughout the system. From the lower reaches around the main boat ramp and the potato point side of the the lower lake, all the way up past fourways, the metal bridge and up the back in the Bumbo lake area, the humble flathead has been available to all who want to chase it. Mal Gilbertson managed yet another cracking flathead this week, measuring in at 98cm! This guy sure knows how to catch flathead.
The bream guys have also been kept busy this week, with plenty of nice bream coming out of the whole system. For the boat and kayak anglers, the myriad of oyster racks have held some very nice bream this week. Surface lures, hard bodies and soft plastics are working a treat, as the always popular bait.
The Bass crews working the upper fresh reaches have also had a lot of success this week, with many very healthy specimens being landed on a good selection of lures. Much like the Moruya system, fish over 40cm have been very common.
Rock and Beach.
The fishing off of the stones this last week, for this lucky enough to be Johnny on the spot, has been exceptional to say the least. Long tail Tuna were taken and lost from one or two of the local land based game ledges this last week, a fish that doesn’t hang around for very long. The up side of them heading down the coast, is that they will need to head back up the coast on their return up north. You will just need to be at the right spot at the right time, that can be the hard thing to work out.
There are still good numbers of Bonito getting around, and the salmon are ever present on the beaches and rocky headlands. Try around Broulee island, the wind sock or any stretch of beach with a good gutter.
The bream and whiting are also still an option in surf in close. Pipis, and worms are the best options for these fish.
Offshore.
The boat crews have had a great week just gone, with plenty of snapper, flathead, gummies, bonito and even the odd cobia showing up in the still warm currents. The snapper are in mixed depths, from 15m through to 50m. While the flathead are available over most sandy areas.
There are still reports of a few good yellowfin in close. Keep an eye out for birds working bait schools, and you are in with a chance of finding a few nice “fin”.
With this weeks tragedy on the Narooma bar and the following rescue of a stranded vessel the very next day, it is a timely reminder to make sure that your boat is in working order, and that you are comfortable crossing local bars.
Please keep an eye on the local weather and swell conditions before contemplating heading out. Speaking of conditions, this weekend isn’t going to be the best for heading out. We are expecting swells to be around 4m by Sunday, and strong southerly winds to go with the big seas. A session in the local river systems may be the better option this weekend.
We are well stoked for the long weekend, with beach worms once again available in the bait freezer. Mullet and block pilchards are still unavailable at the moment.
We are open all weekend, this Easter long weekend, so if there is anything you need, please come in and pay is a visit.
Stay safe everyone and remember, “every days a good day for fishing…”
Team Tackle World Moruya.
