Simply a great time of year to take advantage of the wonderful array of angling options available to us here on the Mid North Coast.

In the estuaries, the recent full moon and big tides have seen results a little mixed which is to be expected.

On the positive side, a few nice mulloway were taken off both break walls, with both lures and live baits successful offerings.

Further up river, some nice school sized fish have also been active.

Bream and blackfish however have been a little inconsistent in comparison to the past couple of weeks, although look for the action on both these species to quickly pick back up.

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On the flathead front, some big fish have been active around Pelican Island of late, while the waters between Settlement Point and Rawdon Island have held plenty of fish ideally sized if you are seeking a feed.

On the crabbing front, muddies are still very active in most parts upstream of Hibbard, while the odd big blue swimmer is still around in the lower reaches.

Off the beaches, there have been some reasonable bream on offer with Lighthouse holding the better grade of fish.

North beach has numbers, but there are plenty of throw backs in amongst the keepers.

Tailor are also about on most beaches, with the better results being achieved late afternoons.

Whiting have been reasonable, with some fish still around Lake Cathie, and on Shelley's in town.

Still no consistency on the mulloway front, however the best few months are now coming up.

Off the rocks, tailor numbers and quality are reasonable, with Big Hill and Hat Head both holding good fish, as to the Lighthouse here at Port.

Point Plomer and surrounds have also begun to produce some nice bream, and this should further improve over coming weeks.

We are also hearing increasing stories on the drummer front, with quite a few fish being encountered both locally as well as south of Port.

Prawns and cunjevoi have both worked well.

Plenty of blackfish off the rocks as well at the moment, with around either Shelley's and Lighthouse worth a look.

There have also been a few nice mulloway about the stones, with positive encounters coming from Plomer, Bonny Hills and Diamond head over the past week.

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On the offshore front, some terrific snapper are on offer both off Plomer as well in front of Port.

Those bottom fishing off Plomer have also been finding a few terrific pearl perch, as well as reasonable teraglin and the odd kingfish.

No real action on the mackerel front, however you will still be a chance for a few weeks yet.

Quite often the best fish of the year don't show up till around June, so persevering could prove rewarding if mackerel is your scene.

For those with the vessels and gear to fish the real deep stuff, good results have been achieved on blue eye, bar cod and a few other deep water ooglies.

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