Fishing Report 23/08/2019

Southern Bluefin still plentiful in the south east around Eaglehawk Neck and Fortescue Bays with two confirmed captures as breaks in the weather have occurred in recent weeks. Bluefin earlier this week have been as close as 500m offshore at Bicheno.

Striped trumpeter like the SBT have been targeted when the weather permits - good captures have been made in the SE at the Friars at the bottom end of Bruny Island.

Trout fishing at Penstock Lagoon has been very productive with many fish falling from both boat and shore based anglers …. Woolley Bugger patterns very successful.

Woods Lake although windy last weekend was producing good fish mainly to those trolling the lake.

Great Lake has produced fish but at a higher altitude trout that we have seen are in lean condition most probably not having recovered from the recent. Some fish have been in very good condition and just under 2kg.

Sea trout have been caught in all reaches of the Derwent River best catches have been higher toward New Norfolk by those fishing at night with soft plastics. With rains this week and flooding in both the Derwent and Huon occurring 4 Inch Gulp minnows fished slow across the bottom will work well.

One local angler Matt Risely catching 2-3 good fish on his comercially tied “ game changer “ pattern.

Bream have been slow but available in the clearer edges of larger estuary systems.

Flathead were caught throughout the south east and east coasts - again weather allowing boaters to get out over the grounds. A capture of very early Tiger flathead appearing on Facebook earlier in the week.

With wild weather forecast for the remainder of this week the earliest opportunity for offshore boaters would be Sunday ….. while eastuary fishing will remain quiet until the murky water subsides … further inland flooded lake margins and river edges will provide good opportunities to those stalking the bank

A recent capture of SBT in Peninsula waters …..photo courtesy of Steve Cooper - Pirates Bay Charters.