The snapper has come on the bite just before the closure of the snapper fishery for a month from the July 15 to August 15.
Reports of anglers catching their bag limit of snapper are always good news, but what is pleasing is the fish in the 60-70cm range.
Hopefully, they will still be around after the end of the closure. With only a week left and the conditions not the best until midweek when this report is published, I am sure a few dedicated snapper anglers will take a few days off work to catch a few snapper before the closure.
Mud Island produced snapper in the 60-80cm range. The artificial reef systems also paid off for anglers who managed to get out very early before first light. The grinners are making a nuisance of themselves and seem to be assembled around Peel Island.
I spent most of last week at Yamba and was envious of their great rock-fishing platforms. As it was our wedding anniversary celebration, I took no fishing gear. But a happy wife is a happy life, so I must treat my withdrawal symptoms this week with lots of therapy.
My fishing mate was kind enough to drop off two tailor into an esky while I was tucked up in bed on the evening of my return from holiday. Anglers make the best mates.
Ray Kennedy fished the eastern arm of Lake Hinze by himself and caught 39 bass between 20-45cm on live shrimp in three hours of fishing.
The fish were scattered on the edge of the tree line. A couple of days later, he fished in the western arm of Lake Hinze with Rick and Joy Hughes and their granddaughter Amelia Harris.
They fished upstream and had a good day boating 80 bass and one tandanus. Amelia was happy with 15 fish, with the day’s best fish going 45cm.
If you have any fishing questions or photographs of your catch or would like a fishing session, please get in touch with Michael at desdavidmichael@gmail.com.
