Tasmanian Fishing Report - 16 February 2022
by Spot On Fishing Hobart 17 Feb 2022 08:02 UTC
16 February 2022
Saltwater
Kingfish
The Kingfish are here with good numbers now being caught through the Derwent River, North West Bay and Blackmans Bay producing good numbers of fish over the weekend. Coles Bay and Triabunna really starting to be reliable spots to catch the mighty Kings.
Keep trying for this fish as they are a lot of fun on light gear. Time on the water will be rewarded.
Sand Flathead
Have been good with good numbers and sizes getting caught in all the usual spots.
Australian Salmon
Salmon have been in good numbers from the Channel right up the East Coast.
The upper reaches of the Derwent have been teaming with smaller models.
The East Coast and lower Derwent have still been holding bigger fish.
King George
Continue to be caught on the coast, The Hayabusa Whiting Rigs and Reedy's Rigs have been the standout for quiet some time for this species.
Snapper
Storm Bay on the deeper reefs and structure should be worth a look in the coming weeks. Get the burley started and try an unweighted bait suspended in the trail to avoid bi catch.
Calamari
Still some good numbers about in the Lower Derwent around Blackmans Bay, South Arm and Bruny, East Coast is still worth a shot.
Striped Trumpeter
In close has been a little quiet, try out in the deeper water as that is where the majority seem to be getting caught.
Tuna
Now is the time to get the tuna tackle sorted for the upcoming season. Tuna still a little patchy but seem to be gaining momentum, small Bluefin and Albacore are being caught off the shelf, but Albacore have proven to be a lot quieter than they normally would be for this time of year.
Mako Shark
Keep turning up to a good burley slick with one customer reporting raising 6 Mako's for the day. The best spots to try are from the 150m mark out towards the shelf.
Deep Dropping
Good numbers of Blue Eye, Rays Bream, Gem Fish, Pink Ling, Blue Grenadier all being caught out of Eagle Hawk neck.
Mackerel
Large numbers have been widely reported in the lower Derwent and up the entire east coast. Very Large schools have been seen breaking the surface on calm days.
Silver Trevally
Georges Bay has still been holding good numbers. Norfolk Bay has also been holding a few good fish.
Estuary
Bream
For the freshwater fly people, the humble bream can fill the void of little trout action at the moment. They are in the shallows feeding and just like the trout can be spotted with their tail high out of the water. This makes for incredibly fun fishing.
The lure and bait will work just as well. Most shores in the Derwent and lower Huon are holding fish over the weekend.
The Lost Fly's Brent Bowerman and Rivulet Fly Fishing's Simon Ellis, fished the Derwent over the weekend, going fish for fish until they hit triple digits, Brent only used one fly for the day The Brent Minnow.
Couta
The toothy critters are out and about in large schools of small fish. Be prepared to lose a bit of tackle if fishing up the east coast at the moment.
Freshwater
Lake Levels are low, clear, still and warm only producing fish for the most dedicated of anglers.
Small urban creeks, rivulets and streams are a lot of fun this time of year providing small trout for those keen to explore.
Lake Pedder
Has been producing good numbers and quality of fish, both on lure and fly.
The fish have been seen feeding in the wind lanes on small Caenids.
Western Lakes
Reports have been coming in of some good fishing in the Western Lakes, conditions have been fantastic for sight fishing between cloud cover. There has been odd trout moving around the edges.