Fishing Report 26/8/10


As the title should suggest, we have been plagued by the trying combination of strong offshore winds and little to no swell. However, some pelagic relief is presenting itself in the form of salmon schools and quick moving patches of striped tuna, although with winds in excess of 20 knots at times keeping up with the fish, let alone staying upright and punching out a cast will test anglers. There have been sporadic bites of snapper for the inshore boat brigade on the lead up to the full moon, with the majority of fish around the delicious 1kg size, with the odd red around the 5lb mark. Pellet and pilchard burley trails and light gear have been the key. Expect to see good numbers of silver trevally as they relish these cool water conditions. F.O.W regular "Robbo" hooked, landed and released upwards of 50 of these fish anchored off a nearby headland as they frenzied through his berley trail. These trevally are quite nice to eat, but also present a fun light tackle catch-and-release proposition. On the rocks westerly wind and little swell with clear water can certainly make things difficult as many popular species become shy. Salvation lies in the form of black drummer and groper. The pigs have been ravenous and are in their favourite washy "pens" awaiting a feed. In the harbour some nice solid flathead have been taken, with the majority falling for live baits such as yellowtail. No reports of the enigmatic mulloway as yet, with only the odd aforementioned flatty and john dory rounding out the bag.