The spring and summer game fish yellowfin tuna and albacore have started to show on the South Cast.

Simon Newcombe, Tony Zakowski and friends tried The Banks, north-east of Jervis Bay, testing out a new boat and had a superb trip trolling feather and other lures. They landed a heap of albacore and a small yellowfin tuna.

They said the fishing was the most exciting they had ever seen with double, treble and even four-way hookups. Colleagues fishing slightly south of them found albacore as well as 30 yellowfin.

Bagging out Bermagui

Bait fishers drifting offshore also found good fish. Almost every boat at Bermagui bagged out on good-sized sand flathead as well as morwong and snapper.

George Cygan had a good day off Durras in 19 degree water, landing a bag of big snapper. The next day he tried the same spot but the temperature had fallen to 15 degrees and all he could manage were two barracouta and a pike.

Hurly Burley

Warmer temperatures have brought the golden perch on the bite in the local lakes, especially Burley Griffin. There were numerous reports of fish on yabbies, scrub worms and three different types of lures bibless minnows, spinnerbaits and Burrinjuck Specials. Most of the fish weighed around 1.6 to 1.9kg but occasional larger specimens were reported.

Lake Ginninderra fished well with big redfin taking lures near the boat ramp on the western side.

Carp have also become active.

Jamie fished Burley Griffin, near Blundells Cottage, with bread for 26 big carp, all of which were filleted and salted for bait.

A bout of good trout

Fly anglers have found the crowds have gone and there are plenty of rainbows and a few browns in the Thredbo and Eucumbene rivers. Small wet patterns fished on intermediate-sink or sink-tip lines were effective.

A big family group of 18 fished Kalkite at Lake Jindabyne for a bag of fish including browns, rainbows, two brook trout and an Atlantic salmon. The fish were taken on bait and trolling with lead-core line.

Tip of the week

If you want to try for albacore and yellowfin this weekend, look for 18 to 19 degree water in depths anywhere from 70 fathoms out.

Try saltwater trolling flies, Gladiator feather lures and Bluewater Classic F18 lures in 160 and 200mm length.

Source : Canberra Times