Tasmanian Fishing Report 11/02/2022

11 Feb

Written By Samuel Shelley

Fishing Report

Saltwater

With the long weekend here and very good numbers of fish to be caught now is the time to fish.

Kingfish

With water temps on the Rise the kingfish have been on the move and starting to be caught.

The Key to this species is to keep at it, looking for current, structure, depth changes and bait.

Trolling to find the Kings seems to yield the best results. The Halco Laser Pro 120DD is the perfect lure for the job with “Electric Storm” having the most consistent results.

The Derwent has just started the fire in the last week with captures being made from North West Bay to above the Derwent bridge.

Coles Bay and below has been very reliable the last week.

Sand Flathead

Have been really good with good numbers and sizes getting caught in all the usual spots.

Australian Salmon

Large Salmon in the 2-3kg range have been in good numbers from the Channel right up the East Coast. A metal slice in the 20-30gr is proving to be the most effective way of catching these fish.

King George

Good numbers and sizes are being caught up the east coast, with Georges Bay still being the “Go To” spot. A stealthy approach and fresh bait is the key to taking home a good feed.

Snapper

They have been turning up pretty much everywhere with a lot of weird captures from around the Derwent estuary, so a well-presented bait may get the job done.

Calamari

Still some good numbers about in the channel and Bruny, East Coast has slowed a little.

Arrow Squid

Have been in very good numbers, from South Port up the coast. One customer reporting they were so thick around the passage and Maria they were hitting a trolled lure.

Striped Trumpeter

In close has been a little quiet, try out in the deeper water as that is where the majority seem to be getting caught.

Tuna

Have so far been a little patchy. Small Bluefin and the odd Albacore are being caught off the shelf but albacore have proven to be a lot quieter than they normally would be for this time of year.

Reports have been made of Bluefin seen breaking the surface in and around Storm Bay and down south but there was even one randomly caught in Coles Bay.

Mako Shark

This year has been a bumper year for the Mako with large numbers of mako sightings being reported, the best spots to try are from the 150m mark out towards the shelf.

Deep Dropping

Good numbers of Blue Eye, Rays Bream, Gem Fish, Pink Ling, Blue Grenadier all being caught out of Eagle Hawk neck.

Mackerel

Large numbers have been widely reported in the lower Derwent and up the entire east coast. Very Large schools are been seen breaking the surface on calm days.

Silver Trevally

Georges Bay has still been holding good numbers. Norfolk bay has also been holding a few good fish.

Estuary

Bream

Have fired up big time and they are moving and feeding on most of the shores in the Derwent. Good numbers and sizes have been caught in the last week.

Couta

The toothy critters are out and about in large schools of small fish. Be prepared to lose a bit of tackle if fishing up the east coast atm.

Freshwater

Highland areas have been suffering from high water temps and this has made the fishing in lakes very difficult and slow. The rivers are proving to be a better option with large numbers of fish-eating dry flies and small Mapso lures.

With the salt water fishing being in its prime and such a strong variety of species firing now is the time to get out and give it a try.