Saltwater down East continues to be productive, certainly in Georges Bay at St Helens where King George whiting are still about and have been joined by garfish.
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In spite of fresh water inflows, plenty of hefty trevally and bream are still being caught too and some squid also remain in the bay.
Just to the south, anglers in the Scamander River are hooking plenty of bream although many are small. From the surf nearby, however, have come good numbers of sizeable trevally.
Most surf anglers in the Bay of Fires area are catching feeds of flathead and black back while bluefin tuna are still being boated farther out.
Saltwater anglers down south too have been pleased with good catches of flathead so far this winter.
Off the Tasman Peninsula, game fishers are still taking some good-sized bluefin, although catches of the smaller bluefin schoolies have fallen away.
Freshwater anglers who anticipate fishing several popular lakes will welcome developments there.
Those visiting southern Lake Leake next brownie season will appreciate the upgrading of the Kalangadoo Bay boat ramp, thanks to involvement by stakeholders and individuals.
Then advice from the Inland Fisheries Service will please fans of Four Springs Lake, where cumbungi or bulrushes will again be monitored and treated at control sites next January. Recent inspections indicate that the treatments last January were successful.
Those trout anglers who can’t wait still have 14 fisheries remaining open. Among these, Great Lake is only 29 per cent full but Meadowbank Lake is at 98 per cent and Lake King William has risen 3.7 metres. Lake Barrington is 95 per cent full and is up three metres.
