Tasmanian Fishing Report 21/07/23
Jess Bartles with a big winter cal.
Fishing Report
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Calamari – a few calamari throughout the channel but generally pretty patchy with better fish being caught up the east coast.
Mackerel – large numbers of good size mackerel have been caught in the Derwent lately with bait or small metal lures working well
Mullet – lots of large mullet in the Derwent estuary at the moment, good burley and small baits working well.
Sea run trout – sea runners have been firing lately with most anglers finding fish. Small bibbed minnows like Daiwa Pressos or Luckycraft flash minnows are working very well fishing around the shallow margins on high tide. A few anglers are doing well deep trolling with Double Clutch Lures on low tide targeting the edges of channels.
Bream – are going very well in the Derwent and Huon systems, large numbers of good-sized fish are being caught with the Bream seemingly schooled up in large numbers at the moment. Panish 70sp seems to be the popular lure of choice.
Striped Trumpeter – now is the perfect time to get out and target striped trumpeter on some of the inshore reefs. Bigger fish have been reported in closer to shore in 50-70m. Vexed Bottom meat jigs have been very effective as well as traditional paternoster rigs with fresh squid.
Craigbourne Dam – good numbers of brown and rainbow trout are being caught with most methods working well. Powerbait dough is the favoured choice for catching the rainbow trout while people spinning lures and flicking small wet flies are doing well on the brown trout.
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Recent Photos
Sal Bartley hooked up
Sal Bartley with very solid blue caught on a black ledge 70g flare popper
Andrew saggers with another good winter calamari
Bream on panish 70sp caught by Isaac Harris
From Jonah Yick: Some schoolies from Eaglehawk Neck recently. Fish ranged from 12-20kg in weight, the stand out lures being the Flaming Squid and Jack Mack Black Magic Tackle Flea XTs. Tagged 10 fish, kept 3, and lost one to the locals. Fishing with Mark Hoey (black Hoody) and Chris Wright.
Some small squid can be found around Bruny but you have to work hard for them.
A pair of sea eagles at North Bruny
