Fishing Report 19/6/2020

19 June

Sunshine and mild days early winter see anglers catching good bags across the board with both fresh and salt water fishers venturing forth since the lifting of restrictions.

Saltwater

Flathead
Have started to pick up again in the last few weeks with good numbers of fish starting to be caught a direct this may be the last chance before this species goes into a semi hibernation for winter.

Marion Bay has traditionally produced good numbers of fish during winter.

Reports from further north around Bicheno have filtered in of “King” or Tiger flathead being caught.

Calm days during the last few weeks saw drift fisherman being able to hold well over offshore beds.

Mullet
Are still present in the Derwent River. A bit a burley to bring them in and some bread soaked in fish oil as bait should result in good catches. Catch these before winter flooding makes them hard to find.

Bream
Continue to be caught in various tidal inflows like Browns River near Kingston and the Jordan and Huon rivers in the South.

Calamari
Continue to build in numbers as the water cools and are going well around Bruny Island and the outside of Maria Island.

Eagle Hawk Neck and Margate piers have been popular with anglers recently.

Watch the swell and try to fish low swell days.

Both medium and small sized Barracouta have been caught this week. In the Derwent River and surrounding Huon estuary fish size is relatively small.

Larger more palatable specimens have been encountered this week around Fortescue Bay on the Tasman Peninsula and The Friars on south Bruny Island.

Australian Salmon
Have been very slow. “Cockies “have been encountered at Cremorne and along the South Arm beaches including South Arm itself and Opossum Bay.

Tailor
Have also gone quiet. Good spots to try are along the Tranmere and Tasman bridge areas.

Striped Trumpeter
Did fish well over the last weekend. South of Bruny Island seemed to do better than further north around the Tasman Peninsula.

Southern Bluefin
Have been blazingly active at Eagle Hawk Neck - colder water and a lack. Plenty of school fish and bigger available at Pedra Blanca and further to the north around eastern Maria Island.

Seatrout
Good Seatrout are available and taking lure and fly readily in the Derwent and Huon estuaries.

Sand Whiting
Have been caught in the Derwent off Little Howrah and further downriver at Opossum Bay and Lewisham.

Freshwater

Great Lake
Has been a quietly kept secret by many after the lifting of restrictions, with good browns and the occasional rainbow being caught by anglers spinning and fly fishing the shore. Boaters also catching fish flat lining with Cobra lures. Rug up though it has been cool.

Good luck out there this weekend!