TUROSS HEAD COUNTRY CLUB FISHING CLUB
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THE weather is such an important factor in any fishing experience and it’s fair to say that it has dampened many outings this summer.
Luckily, it was kind enough for the club’s anglers to get in a full weekend of fishing and they made the most of it.
Members were chasing blackfish (luderick) on the weekend for the February goblet competition and the number of anglers had almost doubled from the January competition.
Twenty-three members reeled in a total of 74 fish across the weekend and Bruce Kennedy edged out 10 other blackfish brought to the weigh in to win the goblet with a 775-gram catch.
Natalie Beileiter won the ladies’ lake and estuary with a 2.35kg mulloway, Jo Starling won the ladies’ rock and beach with a 1.67kg salmon and the women’s outside was not awarded.
The winner of the men’s lake and estuary was Paul Brown who caught a 2.8kg mulloway.
Brown also won the men’s rock and beach with a 1.92kg salmon.
The men’s outside award went to Gavin Robinson with a 1.54kg morwong and Mathilda Brennan was the champion junior with a whopping 2.42kg salmon.
Competition organisers were rapt with the club’s representation across all categories - 14 men, six ladies and three juniors, were successful in landing qualifying fish.
In February, two club records fell, with Max Castle landing a 630-gram flounder and John Suthern pinning a monstrous 2.2kg bream.
It should be noted that the bream was released safely back into the water, so it’s an estimated weight based on the official fisheries table.
The bream boasted a fork length of 45cm, which the table converts to 2.2kg whole.
Outside of the club’s monthly fishing competition, anglers have been lapping up the calmer conditions of the last week.
Kingfish are running in good numbers around Montague Island, with tales of captures coming in every day.
According to reports, they are taking everything from trolled lures, jigs, poppers, squid and live baits, even pilchards have accounted for a few nice fish.
Plenty of marlin yarns have been flooding in from the deep blue and these prized monsters continue to be caught in excellent numbers, with most fish in the 70 to 110kg range.
Striped marlin is proving to be the most common captures with a few blue marlin thrown in.
Dolphinfish up to 15kg have been caught along the edge of the shelf, with one boat catching 10 dollies up to 12kg after they found a large piece of a tree branch floating just wide of the kink.
Any floating debris is always worth a pass, if you come across it.
Mulloway are still on the job in various estuaries, with Tuross accounting for a good number of jewfish in the past week.
Flathead numbers continue to be strong, which is great news for the annual Tuross Head Flathead and Bream Tournament hopefuls as they count down to March 7.
Whilst spots are filling fast, there are still positions available.
Visit the tournament’s page on Facebook - www.facebook.com/flatheadandbream - or the club’s website for information.
To connect with other keen anglers in the region, join the Tuross Head Fishing Club’s page on Facebook or visit www.turossheadfishingclub.org.