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March is still a hot month for fishing
Gary Brown | First Published: March 2017 » Area Articles / New South Wales / Sydney / Sydney South /
The weather may have started to cool down a bit from those scorching hot days in the latter part of January and in the early weeks of February, but the fishing will still be hot in Southern Sydney.
March mixed bag mayhem
Greg Clarke | First Published: March 2017 » Area Articles / New South Wales / Illawarra / Illawarra /
With so many options available, where do you start? You could fish in a puddle on the side of the road this month and catch fish.
The hot places to throw some fish a line
Anthony Coughran | First Published: March 2017 » Area Articles / New South Wales / Far North Coast / The Tweed /
The warm currents and southerly winds have finally arrived. With water temperatures between 26-28°C pushing right down the East Coast, the arrival of the pelagic species into our area has begun. Plenty of rain has seen the rivers flushed, dams cleaned up and freshwater streams and creeks flowing. This means that most systems will be firing in the next month.
Stout trout worth shouting about
Rhys Creed | First Published: March 2017 » Area Articles / New South Wales / Freshwater / Wagga Wagga /
Summer is slowly on the wind down and the days will begin to cool off. March is a brilliant time to be out fishing because the days are more comfortable with high 20s and low 30s. Even better, the water temperature begins to drop and the fish switch on!
Good fishing despite the winds
Ross Deakin | First Published: March 2017 » Regular Features / Area Report /
We have experienced a fantastic holiday period with awesome weather. Maybe it was a little too hot on some days, but nonetheless we had great fishing conditions. The spotty macks have been playing the ‘now you see me, now you don’t,’ but that is pretty normal with the water temperature all over the place, due to northerly/southerly changes.
Reddy to finish off the summer heat
Wayne Dubois | First Published: March 2017 » Area Articles / New South Wales / Freshwater / Batlow /
It’s been a few years since I’ve been able to report that redfin in Blowering Dam are well and truly on the chew. There have been thousands of these tasty critters about lately and although the majority of these fish are fairly small, there are still plenty of big ones out there. And there’s the odd trophy-sized one to keep spirits and expectation levels high.
Bottom bouncing for golden perch
Wayne Dubois | First Published: March 2017 » Feature Articles / New South Wales /
Golden perch might not have the prowess and cult following that their bigger cousins the Murray cod have, but they are way more common, regularly encountered, targeted more, caught more and most importantly, they are more widely spread around the country.
Can’t step into the same river twice
Gary Earl | First Published: March 2017 » Area Articles / New South Wales / Central Coast / Hunter Coast /
This summer the searing heat has been nearly unbearable. Waters that have seen some problems have made for hard fishing in our river systems. Luckily offshore, beach and rock fishing has saved us on the days we couldn’t get out on the rivers.
Start of autumn but still basically summer
Dave Gaden | First Published: March 2017 » Regular Features / Area Report /
For most, March is the start of autumn, but in reality it’s still well and truly summer on the north coast of New South Wales. February is by far our hottest month of the year and that flows on for us for the whole month of March. With such a late start for the pelagics this year, here and all the way north to the Sunshine Coast, we can conceivably expect that this month should be the hottest bite for the year.
Warm and quiet start for autumn
Kevin Gleed | First Published: March 2017 » Area Articles / New South Wales / Far South Coast / Eden /
The town has quietened down after a hectic holiday break. The end of the school holidays sees many visitors leaving and another few months of warm weather. Plenty more visitors to the area will enjoy the quieter times along with the good fishing this area can offer. Good fishing has been abundant over the past month with plenty of opportunities for boats to get offshore and chase a feed of fish. Early starts made the fishing pleasant before the summer northeasterly winds got blowing.
Falling for flatties this autumn
Kevin Gleed | First Published: March 2017 » Area Articles / New South Wales / Far South Coast / Mallacoota /
With great weather and no surf visitors, locals have enjoyed great offshore fishing conditions with only the odd day too windy for comfortable fishing. And with the great conditions has come some excellent fishing. Good catches of big tiger flathead have been common with fish caught at around the 60m mark at a number of locations. In a bit closer, there have also been good bags of sand flathead caught. It’s pretty hard to beat a good feed of offshore flathead!
Most species are playing the game in March
Stuart Hindson | First Published: March 2017 » Area Articles / New South Wales / Far South Coast / Merimbula /
Merimbula has finally seen some hot weather hit its shores. It took a while to get here and with it the fishing has really picked up, especially in the estuaries.
The holy all-chewing species
Stuart Hindson | First Published: March 2017 » Area Articles / New South Wales / South Coast / Narooma /
Narooma is blessed with the amount of different world-class estuaries that sit on its doorsteps. The beauty is if one of them isn’t firing, there’s always another nearby that is. That’s the case at the moment. Wagonga Inlet is a little slow, but the estuaries within a 30-minute drive either north or south are fishing exceptionally.
Taking the boat off the trailer at home in five steps
Wayne Kampe | First Published: March 2017 » Regular Features / Boating /
Boats are meant to go on and off trailers – at the ramp, that is. And while the boat is in the water, it’s pretty easy to give the trusty trailer a once over to see that all is well.
Checking out the Mahindra seven-seater XUV500 SUV
Wayne Kampe | First Published: March 2017 » Regular Features / Camping and 4WD /
Mahindra have a pretty tough proving ground for their line of heavy duty 4x4 utes and SUV people movers – India, where the vehicles are manufactured. Before we have an in-depth look at Mahindra’s seven-seater XUV500 all-wheel drive, here’s some interesting background.
Awesome sessions on bass
Brent Kirk | First Published: March 2017 » Area Articles / New South Wales / Mid North Coast / South West Rocks /
The early season pelagic run was a lot quieter this year than it has been in the last few seasons, although there is still plenty of time and good water to hit our shores, so don’t put away the gear just yet. The juvenile black marlin that we usually encounter on our close grounds in large numbers have only been a smattering of fish so far this season. The word from up north is much of the same.
Still time for a jack assault
Tim Latter | First Published: March 2017 » Regular Features / Area Report /
March really is a great time for fishing on the Tweed River and its tributaries. The change of season brings about a crossover period in target species, so you can really be spoilt for choice.
A strange summer season is over
Peter Le Blang | First Published: March 2017 » Area Articles / New South Wales / Sydney / Pittwater /
Over the last month, fishing along our part of the coast has been somewhat sporadic. Still, for those that have been willing to drag themselves away from home and spend a day on the water there have been a few fish to catch. It hasn’t been a normal summer this year. Funnily enough, I think we are going to have a great time catching fish during autumn.
The most exciting month offshore!
Paul Lennon | First Published: March 2017 » Area Articles / New South Wales / Mid North Coast / Port Stephens /
It’s that time of year again when the fishing becomes that red-hot in Port Stephens that the biggest problem we have is deciding just what species to target! The options are vast, offering everything from big mulloway inside the estuary to longtail tuna off the stones to inshore black marlin.
Few fish short of a cod fishery
Rod Mackenzie | First Published: March 2017 » Area Articles / New South Wales / Freshwater / Robinvale /
We’re more than two months into the cod season and local captures along the Murray River can be counted on a single hand. Three small Murray cod have been caught so far and two of them were landed in the Wentworth Weir pool. I’m sure as the months roll on, other cod captures will come to light. Perhaps even a few big fish will show as they make their way back out of the lower Darling River and other pockets of water that have given sanctuary.
Sussing out the cycle for our favourite fish
Craig Mcgill | First Published: March 2017 » Area Articles / New South Wales / Sydney / Sydney Harbour /
One of the outstanding features of this season is the massive horde of baitfish in the harbour. On some days, at some of the well-known fishing spots in the Middle and North harbours, sounder ‘blackouts’ have been common. A blackout is when your entire sounder screen is filled with baitfish – that is, the entire water column, from top to bottom. To give you an idea of the magnitude of some of these schools, we have seen blackouts in 60ft of water over the area of a quarter acre.
Rivers flowing and hot fish are easy-going
Adam Mears | First Published: March 2017 » Area Articles / New South Wales / Freshwater / Tamworth /
The searing heat has plagued us all summer. Mercury rising above 38°C has been a regular occurrence. While this is draining on anglers, I have some great news despite the heat. The afternoon storms have kept the rivers flowing nicely and looking very healthy.
Changing techniques for South Coast success
Johnny Nolan | First Published: March 2017 » Area Articles / New South Wales / Illawarra / Nowra /
A long hot summer was just what the doctor ordered! There was plenty of sunshine, warm water and awesome fishing experiences shared by tourists and locals.
Water cools and fish feed
Peter Phelps | First Published: March 2017 » Regular Features / Area Report /
Autumn is finally upon us after some hot summer roastings. It’s been one of the hottest on record and the dam levels have suffered. March’s weather should be fairly predictable, with consecutive glassed out days and hopefully some steady rain coming.
Good catches around the mountain rivers
Bryan Pratt | First Published: March 2017 » Area Articles / New South Wales / Freshwater / Canberra /
It’s pleasing to be able to report good catches of trout in the big mountain rivers at this time of year. Normally by now, stream levels have dropped significantly and the majority of the fish have retreated to the relative safety of the deeper water in the big reservoirs, namely Tantangara, Eucumbene and Jindabyne.
Best possies to pop a March mixed bag
Gabe Quercigrosse | First Published: March 2017 » Area Articles / New South Wales / Sydney / Botany Bay /
As predicted last month, plenty of blue swimmers have been taken, with many anglers catching bag limits of these delicious crustaceans. The contours of weed patches in approximately 3m of water have been ideal and the outgoing tide is the best option.
Currently waiting for the currents to bring the marlin
Darren Redman | First Published: March 2017 » Area Articles / New South Wales / South Coast / Bermagui /
Last year January saw an extremely good current settle off our East Coast. This current swirled and eddied off Bermagui for some time, bringing with it the baitfish and predator fish like marlin. This produced some of the best game angling for many years.
Prawns in abundance
Darren Redman | First Published: March 2017 » Area Articles / New South Wales / Far South Coast / Tathra /
This season has seen an abundance of prawns in the Tathra area, which not only has the fish fired up, but humans as well. We’re cashing in on the good stocks both for food and for bait.
A welcome reprieve from the heat
Jamie Robley | First Published: March 2017 » Area Articles / New South Wales / Central Coast / Central Coast /
Over the coming weeks we’ll be noticing a sharp decline in daylight hours, with mornings just starting to become a bit cooler. While this reminds us that autumn has arrived, it also signals a month of great fishing ahead.
The Golden Lure Tournament was a golden success
Mark Saxon | First Published: March 2017 » Area Articles / New South Wales / Mid North Coast / Port Macquarie /
The Port Macquarie Game Fishing Club’s thirty-third annual Golden Lure will go down as one of the most successful tournaments to date. More than two hundred anglers and 47 game boats all made Port Macquarie their home for a week. The marina was packed with boats from up and down the coast. The fishing was good with 128 marlin, one sailfish, 31 mahimahi, one yellowfin and 28 sharks, all tagged and released. Well done to all on a tremendous comp.
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