Fishing Report 19th May
by Brian Lund
The reports have been flowing into the shop that the Sail Fish are going crazy from the Vernons to the Perons and beyond. Some customers have reported catches of 6 in one day using both lures and skip baits.
Closer to home there have been numerous reports of schools of Sardines in the harbour accompanied with Tuna and Spanish Mackeral. One customer reported that he went to one of his favourite wrecks in the harbour last weekend and managed to get a few fish including a 30lb Spaniard off the bottom on pilchard and squid. There have been some very good reports of Mackeral from Lee Point and the Bottlewasher reef. The numbers of mackeral being caught at the moment is very promising for a good Mackie season.
6 Mile grounds have been producing good Goldies, small Jewies and assorted reef fish including nice Blue Bone.