There is plenty of excitement among anglers for the winter holiday junior fishing competition hosted by the Merimbula Big Game and Lakes Angling Club and Tackleworld Merimbula.
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With the increased focus on fishing for locals and visitors, anglers are reminded once more to maintain social distancing.
Weather permitting game fishing anglers are reporting both yellowfin and bluefin tuna together with albacore and striped tuna all well offshore. Try the second drop off. Closer in about our local reefs; Long Point, Haycock, Lennards and Boyds Tower there remain good snapper and morwong, with the big snapper preferentially taking large pink soft plastics. Ocean flathead are best in the deeper waters off Tura Headland, try 20-22 fathoms.
The club advises that the Merimbula Lake channel has moved significantly westwards and many boats are hitting shallows where there was once the main channel. Aim for the western side of the MBGLAC fish cleaning pontoon as your turning mark. The bar is shallow and potentially dangerous and due to the shallow conditions Marine Rescue Merimbula is restricted to crossing the bar to only between 3 hours before high tide and 2 hours after.
The club is reporting some excellent results so far in the winter holiday junior fishing comp, with good tailor in the Bega River near Mogareeka as well as in the Merimbula Top Lake. Generally best results are achieved with soft plastics as swarms of smaller fish will attack baits, making it hard for the larger fish to have time to bite. There are some large trevally as well as luderick in the lower Merimbula channel and a few flathead, bream and trevally are available from shore near the Top Lake boat hire. Australian salmon can be taken in the lower Pambula River and near Bar Beach at Merimbula. Salmon are also travelling our local beaches.
The competition has support from the club and Tackleworld with $400 in prizes and is open to all anglers under 16 with five species targeted - flathead, bream, trevally, tailor and Australian salmon. Entry is free, just photograph the fish length on a DPI brag mat (available from Tackleworld Merimbula) together with some record sheets. Full details from Tackleworld or the club's website at www.mbglac.com.au. The competition is open until 3pm Saturday 18 July.
The club's Salmon Sunday is scheduled for Sunday with members to meet for a great early morning fish before a social barbecue.
The club is also pleased to advise that the Club Room has been re-opened for Friday Evenings. We are currently limited to 20 persons.Memberships and renewals on the website or for inquiries call Peter Haar 0417 021 066.
