After managing to dodge most of the Covid related problems this year, it was inevitable the Mid-North Coast would eventually come under lockdown restrictions.
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Hopefully society as a whole does the right thing moving forward and these current restrictions can be lifted sooner rather than later.
In the meantime, from an angling perspective, please endeavour to keep up-to-date in regards to what is permissible and what isn't.
I won't go into detail here as the rules differ depending upon the classification of your Local Government Area (LGA). For the latest details go to: NSW government website.
In the estuary, blackfish numbers have been steady from the breakwalls, with Limeburners also holding a few nice fish.
Most locations in the lower reaches are still fishing well for bream, with mullet gut and yabbies seeing consistent results.
For the mulloway enthusiasts, some solid fish remain on offer, with the odd model well over 20 kilograms hanging around.
With great tides and lunar phases this weekend, evening sessions with either live mullet, whole squid or lures could prove rewarding.
Flathead results have picked up, with some terrific action in the Hastings and Camden Haven. Straight and bent hard-bodied lures have proven particularly successful.
Further upstream, those chasing bream on lures have been scoring plenty of solid winter bass towards Bains Bridge in the Hastings and also around Telegraph Point.
Just be mindful though, the yearly 'no take' period for Australian Bass extends until the end of August.
Off the beaches, those fishing the morning sessions have been scoring a few reasonable bream as well as some solid winter whiting on beach worms.
A few reasonable tailor and salmon also remain on most stretches of sand, while the moon and tides from this weekend onwards are terrific for an evening mulloway expedition.
The southern end of Lighthouse and around Lake Cathie might be well worth prospecting.
Off the rocks, drummer have been a little hit and miss as often occurs at this time of year.
However don't be surprised if their numbers pick up again with the next month or so often seeing the best class of fish of the season.
Groper numbers have been excellent with some cracking fish to around 10kg on offer.
Bream numbers have been steady as have blackfish and tailor, with Point Perpendicular the pick of locations for the latter two.
Offshore, results have been consistent with still plenty of great snapper on offer. Live bait and lures have been successful with good numbers of fish ranging from around 3kg to around 7kg.
Leather jacket numbers have also picked up considerably, with large schools now being encountered as close in as 40 metres both north and south of Port.
