Herald Fishing: Entries invited for Paddock compo
Most of the river mouths have opened and the brown water flowing into the sea attracts a lot of fish. Cracker shrips (mud prawns) will be your best choiceof bait to use in the discoloured water to target bream.
The popular annual Paddock Fishing Compo is due to take place at 30 fully stocked dams from March 29 to 31.The briefing will be at the Paddock Farmers’ Club on Friday, March 29 at 7pm.
The focus is on it being a fun-filled family weekend. Camping is available. For more info, contact 083 2935265.
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The weather has been fairly favourable for all the facets over this last week and everyone has been able to get out and enjoy their favourite pastime.
The sea has been flat and the sun has been out, but the reports have been slow to filter in meaning that either the guys are too busy catching fish to let us know or they are too embarrassed to say they caught nothing.
Most of the river mouths have opened and the brown water flowing into the sea attracts a lot of fish. Cracker shrimps (mud prawns) will be your best choice of bait to use in the discoloured water to target bream.
The bronze bream are still feeding well (to everyone’s surprise). We have spoken endlessly about how to target and what to use, so look through our previous reports.
There have also been a few kob, pompano and some very nice stump-nose coming out.
The baits that have been producing the pulls are pink prawn as a base mixed with sea lice or chokka. This is a very versatile bait for any edible fish and will work from way down south to the Mozambique border and beyond.
The offshore scene has been fairly active with the arrival of the shoal couta and the ever-present tuna keeping all the offshore guys busy no matter their vessel of choice.
We have had a phenomenal dorado season that doesn’t seem to be coming to an end.
The water temperature and currents have not made a difference to them.
Tight lines and screaming reels.
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