Die-hard anglers make most of secret spots
Some rough seas are expected this weekend.
Fishing has not been fantastic over the last week with only the die-hard anglers with their secret spots producing catch reports.
Bottoms are the order of the day down south. The reports from last week were filled with some very nice bottom fish.
These have included most of the ‘reds’ along with decent-sized rock cod.
There have been a lot of couta and tuna reported as the main catch coming out.
Slow trolling live baits or drifting over likely reefs is the best method to cover a lot of water and to find out if the fish are feeding or not.
For the rock and surf anglers there hasn’t been much happening excpet for some reports of bream being caught along the coast.
For the edibles, scratching in any of the rocky gullies has proven to be the best bet. One of the best spots to fish on the south coast, when targeting edibles, is Trafalgar.
This area consists of a series of rocky ledges and gullies that hold a myriad of species.
With the sea looking a bit nasty for the next few days and the prospect of catching big inedibles off the table, try your hand at catching some stumpies.
A 4/0 hook on some 0.6mm nylon or fluorocarbon is just the trick for any size stumpnose.
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With the rougher sea conditions, the best bet to avoid tangles will be to use an anti-tangle sleeve. If you don’t have these, shorten your hook snoot length and this will drastically reduce the amount of time spent untangling or retying traces.
The best bait for these hard-fighting fish is undoubtedly a seal ice (mole crab). Second to this is a small ghost crab or a pink prawn.
The bass season is nearing its end. The feeding frenzy that is summer is starting to fade out but the smaller fish are still feeding very aggressively, especially in the shallows where the water remains nice and warm.
Remember that as the water temperature begins to fall, the fish will stop attacking everything that moves and will become more selective with their meal choices.
Changing from small worms with curly tails to larger profile lures fished slowly on the bottom will increase your chances on hooking a bass.
Tights lines.
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