Fishing Report 12 March 2021
With the salt water firing this week and fair weather on the horizon anglers are excited at their prospects this weekend ....
Saltwater
Yellowfin Tuna to around 35kg were landed at St Helens last weekend. Not too many details have come to hand but with water so hot at the moment fish will surely be encountered on the Peninsula very soon.
Albacore to 30kg continue to hang out around Cape Roule and Dart Bank, fish are also appearing on the right days around Tasman Island and the Hippolytes.
Smaller Southern Bluefin tuna are still around Tasman Island and Dart Bank. Late Wednesday night saw an 80kg fish hooked and landed at the Dart late in the day with the fight extending into the night.
Kingfish have been encountered in reasonable numbers around Coles Bay, North West Bay, Tasman Bridge, Iron Pot and wider Storm Bay and Peninsula areas.
Sand Flathead are still taking baits and soft plastics in most areas. Many little fish need to be sorted through to find a few keepers.
King or Tiger Flathead have quietened but are still available in 80m plus of water.
Last week saw several good sized Mako sharks taken off the Peninsula, some of these fish being up around 180 - 220kg.
Sand Whiting featured heavily in angler bags this week, most taken around Cremorne, Lewisham and White Beach.
Australian Salmon are making a comeback and numbers will continue to increase as our waters begin to cool in coming weeks. Baitfish are more plentiful at the moment as wel.
Bream are still taking the fly, soft plastics and lures in and around structure in most areas of the Derwent estuary.
Freshwater
Bronte Lagoon continues to fish well to lure and fly, trollers doing well late in the day. Wet fly seems to be the go as well. Jassid feeders have been seen and taken on the dry as well.
Arthurs Lake is still a little tough, plenty of fish but they are hanging tight to structure both out wide and in towards shore. The wet fly still seems to be the best tactic up here with Woolley Buggers and Shrek style patterns seemingly to work the best.
Great Lake sees “shark action “ occurring in the wind lanes last weekend. These fish readily mopping up a well presented dry fly in the rougher conditions. Trollers have done well in recent days particularly on the Tasmanian Devil No Y106 and the Tillins King Cobra in SD. Bait fishers have had productive sessions late afternoon and into the evening and early night.
Penstock Lagoon remains a tad quiet but well conditioned fish being taken on cooler days. Jassids have been seen here in recent times.
King William although drawn down in water level in past months continues to produce fish in the 0.8kg bracket. Any flashy lure such as a Hawk Sniper in Killer Wasp or King Cobra in 60Y will take fish. An Ashley 14D spun off the shore proving deadly as well.
Thats it for this week ... good luck over the weekend !
Kelly Oakley’s - local Mariton Design boat –“ Done A Mischief “ – solidly hooked up off Dart Bank at 5pm Tuesday evening.
Braden Jennings still battling his SBT at around 8pm as the sun sets over Storm Bay.
Braden Jennings eventually winning out over his fish in the pitch black after a massive team effort – the fish going 167cm and 90kg on 24kg tackle.
Kingfish – Local angler Ollie Shugg with a Yellowtail Kingfish he caught on Tuesday morning trolling in the Coles Bay area.
