Fishing Report
by Douglas Hewett
Thank the heavens for the break in the weather. Over the past couple of days the storms have moved on for the time being and the wind has dropped back. This is the perfect time to head around the harbour and chase some fish. Vast schools of jelly prawns can still be found in the harbour arms on the low tide with schools of blue salmon on their heels. It can be quite difficult to temp these fish into taking a lure or bait. Small clear prawn imitation soft plastics and small poppers are some of the lures they will take when the blue salmon aren’t gorging themselves on Jelly prawns. The activity around the harbour has increased over the last week or so. With lots of small to medium Queenies and trevally ( Yellow Tail and GT’s) patrolling areas like East Arm rock wall and the rock walls around Fishermen’s Wharf. Most of the fish have been taken on live bait or with small little metal slices and plugs. Bream and small Golden Snapper can be caught on the incoming tide at the same locations with prawn baits being the best to target these fish.
The big rivers around the N.T are starting to fish but there is still alot of water about. The Adelaide has dropped below the car park and is fishing okay. But there is still alot of water about these days. The water is still pumping around Goat Island and is still quite dirty in places. Small soft plastics like Squidgy Slik Rigs and Berkley Hollow belly’s accounting for fish and the every reliable Gold and Tigerlilly Bomber are working well.
With the opening of Shady Camp in the last couple of days it should really be on the top of the list for fishing this week end. The smaller tides should make fishing the gutters and the S-Bend alot easier. Some small fish have been caught and reports of crews having battles with fish in the 80 cm range. If the Barra slow down during the day, heading out to the mouth might see you tangle with a Jew fish or two. There has been reports of some big Threadfin Salmon working the flats out the front.
Have a great weekend and happy fishing.