Tackle World Moruya Fishing report July 9th 2021

Moruya River. The fishing in Moruya this week has been in it’s usual winter mode, slow. There have been fish to be caught though for the more targeted angler. Flathead can be found in the deeper holes in the river. If you can find tailor schools working bait on or near the surface, there will be a good chance that there will be the odd flathead sitting under the school looking for an scrap to drift down. Blade style lures or, 3”-5” paddle tail soft plastics worked deep under the feeding tailor schools will attract any lethargic flathead into biting. Fish your lures slow, with short slow hops to keep them in the bite zone for longer. For the bait guys, try drifting your baits of mullet fillet, whitebait or blue baits from above the school, down under it to mimic any scraps that will fall to the bottom of a working tailor school. Expect to find the odd bream or trevally lurking under working tailor schools also. Preddy’s wharf has a few nice deep holes in it vicinity, as does in front of the hospital and the quarry wharf also. Access to quarry wharf at the moment will be limited to those with a boat unfortunately, as North Head a drive is still closed to traffic with the road works at Garlandtown bridge still under way. Tuross River. Slow and steady would be the best way to describe the fishing in Tuross at the moment. Again the deeper holes have been the best areas to prospect for fish this last week. Winter mulloway become a real option this time of year, with the holes around the boat shed, and in front of four ways becoming good areas to target. Live poddy mullet, are a great option for those wanting to target the silver ghosts, but paddle style soft plastics and blade style lures can also prove deadly on the mighty mulloway. Expect the odd big flathead to be lurking in the same areas as well. Bream, Estuary Perch and Trevally can also be found this time of the year holding on snags in deeper sections of water. Live nippers, or 2.5” grub style soft plastics fished through these snags are a deadly approach when chasing snag dwelling fish. Rock & Beach. Salmon continue to provide plenty of smiles for those fishing any likely looking gutter on any beach along the coast. Salmon schools can travel quickly and far when chasing bait schools, or they can hold up for days on end. Be prepared to check out several beaches and gutters till you find them, or you can set up and wait for them to swim past you and your offerings. Pilchards on paternoster rigs is the preferred method of baits fishing for them, but throwing lures into visible schools is also very effective. There have been reasonable drummer taken from the local ledges as well this last week. If you are going to chasing fish from the local ledges, please be sure to check the swell conditions before setting foot on them! No fish is worth getting swept into the sea for. Any of the better weather or fishing apps available will have swells conditions shown. But there is nothing better than your own eyes and 10-20 minutes watching the swell conditions to make that assessment yourself. Offshore. Snapper and Flathead continue provide boaties with a steady stream of fillets for the fridge, whilst the game crews have been having good success with the Yellow Fin Tuna. Fish to 60kg have been caught this last week, finding the right water temperatures and bait has been the key to success, and also being prepared to travel to find them. Be sure to check the weather before heading out. Stay safe everyone and remember “every days a good day for fishing…” Team Tackle World Moruya.