Moruya River.
With Moruya river looking a lot like the Yarra at the moment, the fishing is going to be hard both from the banks and from a boat or kayak. I have had a few reports of flathead around the mouth of Malabar crk this week taken on soft plastics with the aid of plenty of scent. Apart from that, there hasn’t been a lot to talk about coming from the river.
A lot of you will have seen my drone footage of Kiora bridge here on the the page. 2 days prior to this being taken, the river was a meter over the bridge at this same spot. The amount of mud that is coming down is still a testament to how bad the fires were earlier in the year. A lot of hills are still barren of regrowth, and as a result a lot of soil is being washed down out of the mountains during every rain event we have.
The only advise I can give you, is to fish the deeper holes with oily baits, or add plenty of scent to your lures. Concentrate on soft plastics with plenty of flash and vibration potential, the same can be said for hardy body lures.
Tuross River.
The report for Tuross is a carbon copy of Moruya this week, sorry folks. The good folks down at the Tuross boat shed had another clean up to do this week as a result of debris and mud coming down the river with this flood event. Although not as high as the last one, there is still plenty of logs and rubbish continuing to be washed down with every rain event we have.
Rock and Beach.
Our first bit of good news, as the salmon have again been spotted down around the Bingie area beaches this week. Graham took the car for a test drive this week, and spotted a good sized school around Bingie headland. Any of the local beaches away from either Moruya or Tuross river mouths are the preferred options this weekend, as the water will be ALOT cleaner. There is a bit of southerly current pushing up the coast at the moment, as can be seen on the sea temperature graphic posted below. There have also been reports of a few nice bream and whiting being taken from the gutters in close to the beach.
Fingers xed, I can get some drone footage of these schools this weekend.
Offshore.
Unfortunately not a lot to report this week,as no one has really been able to get out. With a clearer weekend forecast, fingers xed some of you are able to get out, and away from the dirty water, and into some fish. Let us know how you go.
On a side note, I have been getting quite a few reports that Martime are out and about on the water, happy to pull any boater over and go through their safety gear with them. Make sure everything onboard is up to date and compliance ready, as the skipper, it is your responsibility.
Stay safe everyone, and remember “every days a good day for fishing...”
Team Tackle World Moruya.
