THERE has been no shortage of good catches over the last couple of weeks, with hot and sunny conditions greeting the anglers who have taken to the water.
This week has seen some excellent fish from the offshore scene, as several crews headed for the 100-120-metre line in search of flathead and sharks, with not many disappointed.
Flathead to a couple of kilograms have been caught, along with a nice mix of gummy and school sharks, with fish over 20kg in both species.
The 60-metre mark has continued to impress again with some more nice terakhi, knifejaw and sharks coming from there.
There have been good numbers of kingfish and tuna caught over the border in Portland for the last couple of weeks and with kings to 18kg and tuna over 20kg, they are excellent fish on light tackle.
The snapper fishing has been incredible and both the boaties and land-based anglers are getting in on the action.
Danger and Green Points have both been red hot, with several fish in the high 70cm and even low 80cm range caught.
Aiden Telford boated a ripper 72cm fish on Tuesday evening, along with several smaller models.
Gummy shark, whiting, squid and snook have also been caught in the same areas and are all welcome by-catches.
I have seen some excellent land-based snapper from the Nene Valley, Paradise and Browns Bay area.
Most fish have been between the legal limit of 38-50cm, but there are definitely some bigger fish mixed in.
The surf fishing has been fantastic yet again and with the current weather, the beaches are full of fishos most evenings.
There have been some nice mulloway caught locally along Browns Beach and Green Point.
Many have been smaller fish from 60-80cm, but there are some nice ones from 82-90cm plus being landed.
Along with the mullies, there are also elephant, gummy and bronze whaler sharks, snapper and salmon being caught, so it is really a big lucky dip.
The Coorong has been exceptional in the lead up to this weekend’s 40th annual Kingston Surf Fishing Contest.
I have heard of mulloway around the 40lb mark being caught from the 28 mile and above and sharks the whole way along.
Joey Chambers and Aaron Leopold managed some very nice mulloway and sharks between them over the last couple of days, with some of the mulloway up over one-metre in length.
There have been some nice whiting caught right across the South East, but the most productive area so far has been the Port MacDonnell breakwater.
Fish into the mid 40cm range have been landed, but most legal fish have been between 32-40cm.
The land-based guys are still getting in on the action, landing some nice fish off the jetty and the rocks at Hammonds drain.
Carpenter Rocks and Cape Douglas have both fished well for whiting, with both anglers in boats and on the beach sharing the success.
There have been good numbers of mullet and tommy ruff in the same areas, which have been keeping anglers busy between whiting bites.
The gar have not slowed down at all, with the usual haunts still producing some solid fish.
Livingstons Bay, Cape Douglas and Pelican Point have all seen good numbers and the size is there as well.
The squid numbers in Livingstons are still excellent, with several nice samples boated.
Bright coloured jigs seem to be the best in the high sun situations, but chop and change until you find one they take a liking to.
The Glenelg River has been a hive of activity with both locals and tourists taking to the water to try and beat the heat, but it has not bothered the fish.
The Glenelg River Angling Club held their first competition of 2019 on the weekend and there were several lovely fish boated.
Michael Gordon and Dean Unwin had a great night trolling live baits in the Dry Creek area, boating several lovely fish.
Dave and Harry Taylor found some nice bream in the lower reaches, along with a few smaller mulloway which were released after a quick picture.
My daughter Evie and I found three nice mulloway to 75cm and a dozen or so nice bream at the bottom of Taylors Straight, all were taken on cut pilchard.
There have been some nice perch and bream taken up river by the lure fishos, with soft plastics and surface lures proving to be the most popular.
The forecast for this weekend does not look too bad, so hopefully we see plenty of anglers hit the beach or the water.
