23^rd August, 2013

Thanks to the Tuross Head Fishing Club

Tuross and Moruya estuaries have been fishing well but patience is the key with the winter conditions. Blackfish, Bream and flathead are coming in from Moruya to Narooma. Soft plastics are the shot for flathead the range between 72-98cm long.

Light lines and small lures have yielded good results for the bream when fishing in deeper water or you can drift using prawns and nippers. There are also a few flounder about.

Whiting and Tailor are coming in off the rivers. Crystal clear water in the Moruya River has made fishing a bit hit and miss with fish in the main channel and on the flats avoiding any fast movement.

The beaches are fishing well for salmon, Tailor and a few trevally, especially on the run-in tide. Pick the beaches with the solid gutters and get amongst it.

The rocks are fishing well also, good reports of Blackfish and drummer. Bread, cunji, peeled cooked prawns and cabbage have been working well for those. Salmon and Tailor are also coming in from the rocks.

There are squid around in good numbers, especially in quieter areas around the rocks where there are good weed and kelp beds.

Offshore fishing is a bit of a gamble at present. Blue fin tuna are still about and there are plenty of boats out looking for them. There are also good-sized Albacore in 19 degree water. Snapper have been coming in at about the 20 metre mark and also in around the reefs and headlands in the shallower water.

The date for the next Flathead and Bream Competition and the chance for anglers to win 50 grand has been announced - in 2014 it will again be on the Canberra Day long weekend, Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th March. Keep up to date on Tuross Head Lake Fishing Tournament facebook page.