Fishing Report 1 July 2021

Tasmanian Fishing ReportTasmanian Trout Fishing

1 July

Anglers make the most of settled weather last weekend and a variety of popular species biting well into winter.

Saltwater

Southern Bluefin Tuna continue to be caught in the south east of the State around Cape Pillar. Jumbos or fish over 100kg seemed to have lessened off in Peninsula waters and are now being encountered east of Maria Island and further north to Bicheno. Meanwhile good fish from 35kg to 70kg have picked up a little in recent days around Fortescue Bay. School fish continue to be caught in good numbers. Bluefin are now being caught from Mewstone in the south to St Helens.

Albacore Tuna were encountered off Bicheno recently.

Arrow Squid are still being caught ocassionally in deeper water. Mainly 60m plus.

Southern Calamari and are available in the lower Derwent River and Channel areas. Further afield good numbers are available. Winter is a great time for this species.

Sand Flathead are continuing to bite well - bait lure and fly taking fish recently. Best spots for a feed include Storm Bay, Marion Bay, Fredrick Henry Bay and White Beach.

Good sized Australian Salmon have returned. They did this last year. Alum Cliffs, near Kingston and South Arm, close to the CBD, seem to be local hotspots while anglers fishing Cremorne in the canal to Pipeclay Lagoon reporting fish to 1kg.

Flounder are now moving well and we have had a string of settled nights recently giving anglers a chance to chase these fish in mirror conditions of a night. South Arm, Lewisham, Dunalley and Orford area reported to be producing fish.

Tiger Flathead have been taken off the east coast out wide.

Striped Trumpeter are now biting well on the W, S and E coasts. Settled weather has finally allowed anglers to venture out.

Estuary

Atlantic Salmon are beginning to reappear in anglers bags size has been up to 4kg. These fish have been caught from the Tasman Bridge to New Norfolk in the Derwent and Castleforbes Bay in the Huon to Huonville.

Sea Run Trout continue to be caught in the mid reaches of the Derwent and Huon estuaries. Both these waters are open to angling to the Huonville and New Norfolk bridges by anglers holding a current freshwater angling licence. Spin, troll, soft plastic and fly producing fish.

Black Bream are still being caught in good numbers around Cornellian Bay, Store Point, Bowen Bridge and Cadbury Point. The use of bait has been effective. So too has the fly and bibbed lure.

Freshwater

12 Month Open waters remain open for a fish with a current IFS Inland Fishing Licence.

For the moment Great Lake is still producing fish and will continue to do so into July picking the right day at this time of the year conducive to good fishing at altitude is the key. Enjoy the settled weather over the next week or so.

Other waters such as Lake Pedder and Lake King William are fishing well. Easterly weather lately has seen these waters relatively calm and sheltered.

Closer to home Craigebourne Dam has received multiple stocking of both brown and rainbow trout. Fish seem to be around the 1kg mark with scrub worms working well.

Picking a good day to fish is a challenge at the moment in the highlands.