Three anglers, out from Bridport and fishing towards Waterhouse, boated 52 nice flathead and four gummy sharks near Sanderson Rocks last Monday.

Other sizeable flathead and more gummy sharks are being caught from the Waterhouse-Tomahawk area too.

Round the corner, tiger flathead have been reported off St Helens and Bicheno.

In the Tamar estuary, King George whiting are appearing more often in bags from lower reaches, although catches of squid out from the estuary mouth have been patchy and more reliable near the Pilot Station.

Inland, anglers in a recent competition at Arthurs Lake were impressed by the number and size of brown trout caught.

The biggest measured 58cm and few were under 47cm. One angler also found nearby Woods Lake very productive.

Four Springs Lake continues to attract, although fishing to trout seen moving has often been spoilt by fresh northerly breezes which prompt fish to hunt in the depths.

Yet one fly fisher afloat on a southern stretch made the most of wind by drifting with it and searching with a large nymph to finish with his bag of brownies.

Averaging a kilogram, they had been feeding on tucker like snails, mudeyes, stick caddis and drowned damselflies.

Although boats have often been handy here in reaching trout usually rising well out, a keen local angler fishing a nymph he prospected from shore near the dam was delighted to land a brownie of two kilograms.

Talbots Lagoon is another prime fishery with many believing it fishes better between October and March