Moruya River
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The water temperature in the river is still cold, so there's not much action on the surface this week. We're still waiting for the sun to kick the flats into action.
There are good schools of both bream and luderick holed up towards the breakwall area. Live nippers or unweighted prawns on long leaders have been doing the trick.
There are good numbers of whiting working the holes under the Moruya bridge, with live nippers again your best bet. Flathead are also a potential catch on soft plastics.
Tuross River
The Tuross River is similar to Moruya in that the sun is yet to kick the system into action.
Plastics fished slow and deep will account for some flathead in the meantime. Remember to fish your lures with the current to target these fish, who usually have their noses into the current waiting to ambush unsuspecting prey.
The oyster racks are an ever-present option for both lure and fly fishers wanting to try and tempt the resident bream population at high tide. Lightly-weighted soft plastics and shallow-running hard bodies are both good options, while lightly-weighted prawns or live nippers will work if you prefer bait.
The tough estuary perch can be found holed up deep in the snags around the middle and upper sections of the system at this time of year. Hard-bodied lures, soft plastics, and live baits all work to tempt these brawlers out of their cover.
The start of the wattle blooming each year is a good sign that the bream are on the move to the upper sections to start their breeding cycle.
Rock and Beaches
You'll find the ever-present drummer and luderick around the headlands and rocky areas this week. Peeled prawns and cunjie are your best options.
Snapper is also an option off the deeper ledges, with whole pilchards or squid best to tempt out these great eating fish.
Salmon continues to be a bit hit-and-miss at the moment, although there have been good reports on the southern headlands. Pilchards on gang hooks is one of the better bait options when salmon are around.
Offshore
The snapper are back on the chew this week with the abating swells, with great reports of full bags in 90 metres of water. The trusty pilchard on a paternoster rig will also account for its fair share of fish.