Jan reports

[Cortinaboy]

Thought I’d try and revive this thread name.

Went fishing at Bournda Lagoon, which is a small estuary at the back of a surf beach near Merimbula on sth coast of NSW. Water is still, weedy bottom, brush along edges. Great spot for kids, who hav3 previously caught lots of bream here but this day went swimming instead. I tried a few SPs and got a few hits, but mostly curious mullet and whiting. Decided to join the kids and put on a mask and saw a lot of interesting fish. A few school mulloway, occasional salmon, 8 large eels all living in branches of a fallen tree and some big bream on opposite bank to where my fishing gear was. Decided to commandeer a surf mat and paddled across to other side holding rod and tackle box above water line. Got over there and dropped lure in amongst the hole I’d seen, but no luck and eventually lobbed the lure into an overhanging tea tree, which ended that trip. So no fish there, but later in week headed further north an did a bit of snorkelling with the lids and took along my Hawaiian sling. Got a nice yellow fin, which became dinner. Not the most spectacular catch to start the thread, but beautiful part of the world and thought this was something a bit different to report and easily topped to inspire others to contribute.

[Breamtim]

Couple of my bream from Dec-Jan. Mostly on surface pencils (Tiemco Trout Trick), pink grubs (Ecogear Grass Minnow M), OSP bents and slim swims. Heaps of smaller bream around in the Hoppies at the moment, plenty of big fish around too but tough to fool. Still getting a 40 or two most sessions land based or in the boat

[Breamtim]

Few more

[Breamtim]

Been getting the odd brown or two as well

[Breamtim]

Clear water making the fish spooky but more fun to sight cast. A mix of fish arrows, td95s and nymphs doing the damage.

[Breamtim]

And heres a Hopkins bass from a couple of months back, something you don't see everyday but they were getting around after the floods. Went 46cm and towed the yak all over the river.