It looks like the brief period of stable weather in the past week has come to an end, with high winds, storms and decent rainfall forecast for the weekend.
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Above average rainfall is also predicted for the months ahead. As long as we can avoid a repeat of the devastating floods of earlier this year it certainly beats the alternative.
In the estuary, flathead and whiting remain the dominant species. Flathead are pretty well throughout the entire system with a few nice fish on offer together with plenty of juveniles. This can be annoying but is a great sign for the future.
Lake Cathie is fishing well day and night for whiting, while Blackmans Point and Limeburners are also well worth a look.
On the bream front, best results have been achieved by those throwing lures in the lower section of the Maria and up around Rawdon Island.
A few school mulloway have also been encountered from these locations on larger soft plastics fished in the deeper sections around the tide change.
For fresh water enthusiasts, bass numbers have shown a significant improvement and will keep getting better as summer nears and insect activity increases.
On the prawning front, Lake Cathie has tapered off, although the run this month was nothing short of sensational. Whether results next dark reach these levels remains to be seen.
On the beaches, we are still seeing a steady trickle of bream which is pleasing for this time of year. Best results have been from North Beach, with some fish to around the one kilogram mark.
A few solid school mulloway have also been encountered from North Beach, as well as Grants Beach at North Haven.
Off the rocks, some solid bream have been taken from around Point Plomer along with the odd tailor and drummer.
Point Perpendicular has also fished reasonably for drummer and blackfish, while Diamond Head is worth a look for groper when the seas are down and before the nor' easters begin to fully sand the more productive ledges.
Offshore angling reports remain a little slow, although we are beginning to see an improvement in water colour and temperature, with some reasonable 18 degree-plus water now off our coast.
Snapper reports have picked up a little, with the odd pearl perch and kingfish also about. Best reports have come from the reefs off Plomer in around 40-50 metres.
When we get our first real push of warmer water a little further out, chasing mahi mahi around the FAD may well prove worthwhile.
