It is great to see the local systems still churning out the fish with winter now firmly upon us.
Lakes Entrance: Angling in the lake system is still producing great results, with estuary perch chasing soft plastics, bream schooling around the river mouths and decent-sized mulloway being landed throughout the system. Flathead are still active around the drop-offs and deeper channels. On the surf beaches, nice-sized salmon are chasing slugs, mainly in the deeper gutters.
Lake Tyers: Bream are showing up in good numbers throughout the Main Arm and right up toward Nowa Nowa. Anglers are finding success using lightly weighted baits and soft plastics around the deeper edges and structure. Flathead remain active across the shallow flats, particularly around the Glasshouse area, where anglers working soft plastics and hard-bodied lures are finding some quality fish.
Mitchell River: Good numbers of bream are being caught from Shadoof Lodge through to the Two Bells on local prawns, shrimp and shell bait. Flathead are also active in the river, eagerly chasing prawns.
Tambo River: Bream are biting well from Clues Bluff, Burns Flat and the Blue Hole right through to The Cliffs. Soft plastics and lures have been the standout performers.
Nicholson River: Plenty of bream action is being reported between the two bridges, with fish taking spider crabs, prawns and soft plastics.
Metung: For bream, try fishing around structured areas using lures, prawns and crab, especially where moving water flows into slower pockets.
Marlo: Bream and luderick are biting well around Second Island, with sandworms and local prawns proving to be the standout baits. Salmon are active near the entrance, chasing laser lures and soft plastics. Offshore at Cape Conran, gummy shark and flathead are providing consistent action, with bluebait, local squid, and fresh fish fillets all producing results.
Bemm River: Salmon are active around the entrance, providing solid action for those casting lures and baits. Bream are also biting well throughout the system on local frozen prawns and sandworms.
Mallacoota: Trevally continue to show up around the town jetties. The Harrison Channel is producing both flathead and luderick, particularly on soft plastics worked through the deeper runs. The Top Lake and river system are fishing well for bream, with squid and soft-shell baits getting the best results.
High Country: Anglers are reminded that the trout and salmonid season in Victorian and New South Wales rivers and streams is currently closed. The winter closed season runs from Tuesday, June 9 to Friday, September 4, with the open season for rivers officially regularising on Saturday, September 5.
