Your UP to Date Fishing report from the team at Tackle World Moruya - Feb 12th 2021

Moruya River. Sorry for the lack of a fishing report last week guys. I was having a much needed week off. With the rain we had last weekend, the river has been running a bit on the fresh side this week. This has, as expected, pushed the majority of the fish in the system towards the river mouth in search of cleaner saltier water. Try around the airport flats, Preddy’s wharf and hole in the wall for your best chance at success. Best baits will be your oiler options, tuna fillet, mullet fillet and pilchards. We should be seeing a easing of the wet weather cycle as we move into the cooler months, once La Niña loosens it grip on us.

Tuross River. Tuross has also been running a bit on the fresh side this week, again focusing much of the fishing action towards the river mouth and potato point flats side of the system. There have been good numbers of flathead still being caught around the above mentioned areas, on both live poddy mullet, oily baits and lures. With the dirtier water, lures with noise or vibration making potential and lots of flash, in particular gold colours proving the most effective. In amongst the cleaner fresher salt water of a rising tide, a few salmon have been coming into the system, offering a lot of fun to a few anglers using light gear. Small soft plastics, or small hard body lures are a great way to tempt these marauding scrappers.

Rock and Beach. Most of the action this week has been focused on the beaches, with good numbers of salmon, tailor, bream and whiting being caught. Pilchards on gang hooks and paternoster beach rigs have accounted for a lot of the salmon and tailor, as have metals cast and retrieved. The bream and whiting have favoured live beach worms or pipi’s. Having said that, there has been more than the occasional horse bream around 45+cm that has been quite prepared to hit a whole ganged pilchard. So you never know what might find your bait in the surf!

Offshore. With the swell being a bit on the sloppy side this last week, not a lot of boat action has occurred. But for those who have been out, good bags of flathead in the 30-40m mark have been reported, with snapper holding in around the 50-60m mark. Further offshore, there have still been good reports from the game crews chasing Marlin. Find the bait, and you will most likely find the fish.

With a dark moon tonight, this weekend is looking like a good time to go chase some prawns. We still have good stock of both prawn lights and nets. Most of the local lakes are holding prawns, so there are plenty of options available.

Don’t forget, we also have ZipPay and AfterPay available in store on purchases over $100 to help you get kitted out this season. Just ask in store, for more details.

We have also have returning from Diawa, the ever popular Presso Rollin Crank hardbody lures, now the Infeet Rollin Cranks in both mid and deep divers in all 10 colours.

Stay safe everyone and remember, “every days a good day for fishing...”

Team Tackle World Moruya.