Fishing experts in the Eurobodalla Shire say now is the perfect time to get out and bag yourself a big game fish off the coast.
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Marlin, blue and yellowfin tuna, and dolphinfish are all biting off the coast, and local fisherman Matt Hardy took advantage to snare his first marlin east of Broulee last week.
Andrew Turner, president of the Batemans Bay Game Fishing Club, said the catch was indicative of what fishers could expect off the coast.
"In the last week there been plenty (of game fish) caught off Batemans Bay and Moruya, and there was a really hot bite off Tathra as well," he said.
"The fish move down with the East Australian Current because it brings down all the small bait fish, and the marlin chase them.
"Dolphinfish and tuna are also readily available off the coast - you may also see a short-bill spearfish, but they're a rarity - only usually one or two catches per year."
Mr Turner said fishing was good all throughout the Shire, not just offshore.
"The fishing has been generally good so far this summer," he said.
"There's good bream, whiting, and flathead in the estuaries, there's good deep-sea flathead, snapper and mowong offshore. I've seen lots of good catches down at the local boat ramps.
"I was speaking to someone down in Bermagui and he was raving about how good the bream and whiting had been down there recently, so it's all along the coast."
Les Waldock, president of the Narooma Sport and Gamefishing Club, echoed Mr Turner's statements, saying the warmer waters offshore was leading to a "hell of a season".
"The hot waters off Sydney, Jervis Bay, and Batemans Bay will mean we see lots of marlin off Narooma, Bermagui, and all the way down to Eden," he said.
"They say the water this year is unbelievably warm, and it's going to bring a whole range of species.
"We've been out there, and there are millions of bait fish, so it'll be a hell of a season."
Despite the good amount of gamefish off shore, Mr Waldock said kingfish had been quiet so far this summer off Montague Island/Barunguba.
"They turned up about a month ago, and everyone thought that was the start of it, but the last three weeks they've almost been non-existent," he said.
"There are schools around, but not in the same numbers we'd usually expect at this time of year.
"You do have nice sand flathead, snapper, and mowong which have saved everyone going after the kingfish - you just revert to the snapper and mowong and the get some flatties on your way home."
Mr Waldock said the best way to have a go at gamefishing was to hire a charter boat.
"It's a specialised thing where you'd have to book a charter specifically for those fish," he said.
"The normal charters just run out to Montague or Tuross for the shore fish, but you'd need to commit to a full day with three or four other guys.
"You're in for a hell of an experience when you do hook one, it's fantastic to see them jumping around and performing."