By Jamie Coates
THERE has been a lot of changes come into effect since I last wrote, but that has not slowed the fishing down at all.
There has been some fairly average weather, but some nice fish caught.
The offshore news has been dominated this week by Bodhi Pannenburg and Jaz Miller’s 122kg tuna caught on 24kg line.
A short 25 minute fight and then a wrestle at the side of the boat with just the two of them to try and lift it in was a massive effort.
There has been at least one other tuna I know about that was hooked and then lost later in the week, but once we see the weather start to fine up – and if COVID restrictions allow – we will see plenty more.
The shark fishing has been excellent out in the 60-100m depths again this week.
Anglers are finding shark to 20kg, along with some nice snapper, flathead and other tasty reefies.
The surf guys have been pretty quiet thanks to the weather, but those chasing the salmon are still finding some nice fish.
The hot spots have been Cape Banks just under the lighthouse, along the beaches in the Canunda NP and the salmon hole at Beachport.
The size is varying quite a bit, so some sessions will be predominately smaller lumpies, while other trips you will tuck into the bigger jack salmon.
There have been some nice catches of garfish this week.
The protected bays across the Limestone Coast are perfect if there is a fair bit of wind.
There is always going to be somewhere you can get out of the wind – you might just have to go for a little drive and check out new spots.
There have been good reports from Hutt Bay, Cape Douglas, Pelican Point and Carpenter Rocks, but when the weather whips up, some of those areas become virtually unfishable.
Mullet and salmon trout in the same areas are keeping fishos occupied, but once the little tommy ruff move in, they are driving some anglers mad.
There were some nice fish up the Glenelg River over the weekend.
Ben Jeffrey has been into the bream again this week, catching and releasing good numbers of fish from around the Donovans area.
They are happily eating cranka crabs and motor oil coloured grubs, so with either of those in your arsenal, you should find some good fish.
Ben’s father Gordon has been finding some cracking perch in the lower reaches again this week.
Gordon ties all his own flies and has been finding some nice fish.
The mulloway news has been a bit light on this week, but the weather has kept all but the keenest of anglers off the water.
There have been a handful of fish caught in the lower reaches this week, but as I look back on my memories from this time last year, it was this weekend that we saw the first run of bigger fish over 20lb start to turn up.
Here’s hoping history repeats itself.
There is a bit of uncertainty going around at the moment with lockdowns and the like, so hopefully if we all do the right thing first up, we can get out sooner rather than later.
Until next week, safe fishing.
