Tasmanian Fishing Report - 14 December 2022

by Spot On Fishing Hobart 15 Dec 2022 09:50 UTC

Jonah Yick on one of his best Pedra tuna trips to date: “We first landed an approx. 90 to 100kg fish (172cm fork length). In the early afternoon we put out three lures and within minutes we had a triple strike on big bluefin.` © Spot On Fishing Hobart

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Freshwater

Craigbourne Dam: Inland Fisheries have just stoked the dam with Atlantic salmon for anglers looking for a close to home option and perfect timing for Christmas.
Lake Crescent: Big fish continue to be caught with trolling bibbed minnows proving the most effect at the moment.
Bronte Lagoon: Good numbers of fish continue to be caught. Dawn patrol on tailers is very popular at the moment with 007's accounting for a lot of fish. Fish continue to be active in the middle of the day, fish can be seen eating gum beetles and caddis off the surface. Trollers and drift spinners are doing will in the middle of the lake with a few really good-sized rainbows being caught.
Arthurs Lake: Arthurs continues to be a standout with good numbers of fish being caught all over the lake. Drift spinning small minnows through the trees is resulting in large bags of good-sized fish. Evening rises have been proving very productive for the fly fisherman.
Little Pine Lagoon: Reports from the pine have not been good. There has been little to no surface activity and a few small under-conditioned fish been caught on the wet fly.
Penstock: Dry fly action has been patchy with anglers forced to turn to stripping wet flies or slow fishing nymphs to catch fish. The fish that have been in excellent condition and the average size is very good.
Lake Burbury: Burbury has been fishing well lately if you can find some still weather. Some of the hardest fighting rainbow trout around are being caught. Trolling and drift spinning is the most popular option, with fly fisherman finding the early morning midge feeders an exciting challenge.
Dee Lagoon: Rumours of some good mayfly action and some nice sized browns and rainbows being caught lately. Trolling early morning is proving to be most productive for the lure fisherman.

Salt Water

Australian Salmon: Large schools have been present in most systems over the last week. Bait in the Derwent is in abundance and the Salmon have been feeding on most days. Cremorne has been fishing well on last light and with a flowing Tides.
Tailor: Still the odd Tailor getting caught, most caught as a bi-catch while fishing for Australian Salmon.
Bream: Good numbers of smaller bream have been caught along most shores of the Derwent and Huon over the last week. Large schools in the upper reaches of both rivers have been in spawning mode, this presents an opportunity to catch large numbers of fish. Please remember catch and release is the best practice for future fish numbers.
Tuna: Pedra and the South coast have still been red hot for Bluefin, the East coast by all reports has been very slow. The Fish have ranged in size from small school fish to 100kg plus.
Snapper: A few Snapper are starting to be caught around Betsy Island and the channel area.
Striped Trumpeter: Stripies are fishing well when the weather allows boats to get out with reasonable numbers of good-sized fish being caught in all the regular haunts. Vexed continues to be a popular option for catching the bigger fish.
Mako: Makos have shown up all down the east coast with anglers reporting good encounters on the shelf at Eaglehawk, Maria and Schouten Island.
Blue Eye Trevalla: Blue eye have been going very well lately. It is currently the best time to go out and get a feed of these tasty fish. Paternoster rigs with fresh bait are the most popular option but a few people have been trialing the heavier vexed with good results.
Crayfish: Have been potting well with anglers seemingly not struggling to find crays over the new size limit.