Friday 10, Sep 2010
Conditions varied the past week but good fishing could be had if you found the time and were willing to be versatile.
Offshore the majority of catches or the lack of them, was contributed to the hordes of leatherjackets that are prevalent at moment. Flathead could still be had if you were willing to search with the drifts or Windang and Warilla providing most success.
Snapper were on the chew on the inshore reefs and Brett Bailey has continued to land some good reds around the 3kg mark. The secret to his success is the use of ultra fresh bait of squid or if available, octopus.
James Thompson was one such angler who had the time and the opportunity to be versatile, as he accounted for a number of species the past week. Making the most of some annual leave, James landed a total of 3 mulloway to 5kg, salmon, bream, tailor, trevally, luderick and some solid rock blackfish over about 4 or so outings.
Out wide, the tuna have finally turned up with a couple of serious fish being landed off Shellharbour. One of the charter boats managed a nice 69kg yellowfin for some very lucky clients.
While further north, wide of Wollongong, a couple of southern bluefin were hooked and landed with one or two pulling the scales down well over the 100kg mark.
There are also a few albacore around the shelf line for those that don’t mind a feed. Mark Griffiths and his family can attest to this. Fresh crumbed albacore, just can’t be beat!
Tight Lines.
Hayden Capobianco
The Tackle Shop, Shellharbour
