Fisho's weekly fishing report
by Fisho's Tackle World 13 Sep 2021 15:21 UTC
It seems as though a few fishos missed our weekly fishing reports over the past two weeks. Our apologies for not supplying reports, but as anyone who dropped into our store during our big annual Garage Sale or Father's Day Sale can attest, we have been way too busy to find the time.
A huge thank you to our regular customers and new customers alike for your patronage during this busy sale period. We trust you all scored some great bargains and found some new goodies to test on the fish this spring.
For any of you that might have missed out, or for those that just love a bargain, we have decided to maintain clearance pricing on a huge range of stock storewide. We need to clear this stock to make way for all the exciting new products landing in the next few months. So, drop in and look for the pink signage for your last chance to buy a heap of tackle at never-to-be-repeated prices.
What sort of weather we can look forward to in spring?
Now, before we suss out this week's weather, just a quick summary of what to expect over the months of spring for all the new fishos that have moved to the bay. In a word - northerlies. Just as southerlies, then westerlies dominate the majority of our winter period, spring time sees northerly winds dominate our local scene.
There will still be periods of southeasterly winds, and also spurts of easterly, westerly or southerly weather, but onshore northeasterlies and periods of north or northwesterly wind should prevail at times. This will frustrate bay fishos stranded onshore due to our north-facing bay, but the beauty of living in this part of Qld is that our geography and proximity to other locations means that we can still fish elsewhere when the north wind blows.
With the north wind will come a rise in temperature. Not nearly enough to unsettle the newcomers from the south just yet, but enough to put a spring back in the step of the locals. Whilst we haven't seen much storm activity for years now, the months of spring can potentially see big thunderheads rolling in from the southwest, riding the troughs and low-pressure systems as they approach our coastline.
Be wary of these storms if boating in open waters. You may not get drenched, as many are "dry storms", being more of a noisy light show than drenching events, but they can be dangerous all the same. It might be wishful thinking, but the simple fact that our lawns are green right now (from unseasonal rains during winter), and that there is moisture locally that can evaporate in the heat that precedes and builds the storms - we might just return to some form of normalcy this spring. Well, here's hoping anyway.
So, what weather can we look forward to this week? It looks as though we can expect light winds in the morning, both tomorrow and Saturday, tending to a typical northeast sea breeze of 10-15 knots in the afternoon. The north wind will build Sunday into Monday, before turning southerly and stiffening during the night Monday. A moderate southeasterly of around 15-20 knots will dominate much of the coming week, tending southerly at similar strength in the early mornings.
There won't be any rain, but we might see a little fog preceding the cool change. A waxing moon and the first quarter moon phase next Tuesday leaves little to be desired tides-wise for a few days, but plenty to look forward to next week.