At last we are finally seeing a bit of stable weather with the winds somewhat settled and significantly less storm activity than over the past few weeks. For this time of year conditions are as good as they get with no excuses for not wetting a line.
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In the estuaries, flathead and whiting remain by far the best bet, with all pointers indicating another great summer season ahead. Flathead continue to bite well from pretty well all locations on both lures and bait, with the area between Settlement Point and Rawdon Island producing the better results.
Best whiting results in the Hastings have come from around Blackmans Point and Limeburners.
For blackfish enthusiasts, the odd fish remains on offer from around the breakwalls although not in great numbers, while bream are beginning to respond well to surface lures upriver.
To the south, despite all the doom and gloom regarding Lake Cathie, this current prawning dark has seen tremendous results, with many long term enthusiasts struggling to remember a time when it was ever better, in terms of quality and quantity.
Catches have been nothing short of exceptional, with both scoop nets and drag nets proving effective on most nights. While we are now well past the traditionally best time of the lunar cycle this month, I wouldn't be surprised to see good results for another week or so until the moon begins to build again.
Just be mindful however, there is a strict 10 litre bag limit per person, and NSW Fisheries officers will happily relieve anyone exceeding this limit of both their net, as well as a fair chunk of their bank account.
On the beaches, some reasonable bream remain on offer with Lighthouse producing as well as anywhere.
Those fishing the darker hours on Grants Beach and South Beach at Dunbogan continue to score a few school mulloway, with worms as usual the bait of choice. A few nice whiting have also been encountered off Shelly Beach.
Off the rocks, a few tailor are on offer although by and large catches are spasmodic as is the size, with most bags seeing a mixture of choppers and occasional good fish. Night anglers continue to pick up a few reasonable bream, with Big Hill and Racecourse both producing fish.
The odd drummer is still around for those willing to put in the time, with south of Laurieton seeing the better results.
Offshore, results remain somewhat average which is not to be unexpected given the cold tract of water still hanging around off our part of the coast. Of the limited reports, a few snapper and the odd pearl perch have been on the reefs off Plomer, along with some late season leatherjackets.
Just a reminder the NSW Fisheries FAD is now back in place, with the co ordinates 31 24 567S - 153 04 725E. There are already a few small mahi mahi hanging around, but little action as yet given the cool waters.
