Whales remain active as they continue their travel northwards for their breeding season. An estimated 30,000 whales have passed by and with a 6 to 10 per cent breeding rate about 32,000 should return during October and November.
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The newly developed sand bar near Mitchies has engulfed the original port (red) marker and almost reached the starboard (green) marker buoy so Maritime services have re positioned the channel markers to show the new channel.
Boaters leaving and entering the Merimbula Lake need to know that the previous green marker buoy has been replaced by a red one and the green buoy moved across towards Spencer Park. This change in the Merimbula channel reflects the vast amount of sand movement in the entrance area which has resulted from the main sand bar, from Mitchies towards Bar Beach, being breached and a second "false channel" developed.
We warn that some boaters have mistakenly tried to exit the lake using the false channel only to become stuck in shallow waters. When leaving the lake travel northwards in the channel until near the MBGLAC fish cleaning pontoon before turning towards the entrance.
Offshore a few snapper and morwong have reported from local reefs; Haycock and Hunter in particular, with best bait pilchards and squid. Good snapper are reported from Boyds Tower and Mowarry. In the shelving waters off Mowarry some good ocean flathead have been taken otherwise they remain elusive but as waters warm should be back on the chew by October. Off Haycock a few gummy shark have been taken on fresh baits.
Anglers fishing our headlands and beaches have taken salmon and tailor and congratulations to Jim Clarke of Pambula for his great Australian salmon angling off Haycock Beach. A few calamari have been taken from the Merimbula Fishing platform using No.3 slow sinking jigs.
Pambula River remains the stand out fishing spot during the past week with ubiquitous salmon, tailor and trevally. Try the channel between the Shark Hole and Broadwater. Best bait pilchards with good trevally and bream on the chew.
There are some nice Australian salmon in the Merimbula front lake channel near the entrance with tailor and trevally in the channel. Luderick have become active at the bridge responding to stringy weed. There are lots of "chopper" tailor in the Merimbula Top Lake plus some occasional bream and trevally.
Everything you need to know about local fishing is on the MBGLAC Website www.mbglac.com.au
