Hot harbour fishing expected
The Harbour will become a hotspot for anglers over the next week or two as the reports draw more and more anglers in, but lucky enough, there are more than enough fish to go around.
Grunter seem to have come back on the bite and there have been more positive reports daily, with Jonno Lavoipierre catching a monster Grunter of 85cm on a size 6 Mustad rigged with a Cracker prawn. Shortly after this, Jonno managed another beauty of just over 3kgs. Both fish were landed on a Daiwa Pro Caster outfit.
Catches of Brown Rays have not declined so far but Grunter seem to be finding baits before most flat fish. A decent variety of other edibles have moved in as well, making fishing extremely exciting for the children.
Anglers fishing in the moorings have hooked good
Rock Salmon but have unfortunately lost most of them to chains ropes and
insufficient tackle. Extra strong Mustad hooks need to be used, a high abrasive
braid such as Sunline super PE or the latest addition to the elite braids, the
Daiwa J Braid, is always a good thing against the chains and of course,
get your knots right by visiting your local tackle store for advice and a
tutorial.
Kingfish have been caught on small live Blacktail off Batt Centre Pier on the high tides fishing on top bung, as well as a few Rock Cod and Pickhandle Barracuda.
The water has been slightly off colour but hopefully with the Westerly winds predicted, that will change. Again, the catches of Pickhandle have been out of this world and have been increasing by the day; a small live bait will also do very well for these fish.
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