Luke from Leisure Coast Bait and Tackle at Corrimal reckons the weather doesn't get any better than what we have just had for the school holidays and the Easter long weekend.
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Out wide there have still been some good yellowfin tuna about.
They have been widespread which is a good sign that they are not schooled up.
Many crews have fingers crossed that it signals a great start to the tuna season.
Eddie Mamo and Grant Mitchell from Shellharbour Game Fishing Club were fishing down south and bagged out on good sized dolphin fish before putting the lures on for yellowfin.
It wasn't too long before they were hooked up to a barrel of a fish before eventually getting it boat-side for gaff shots.
On board it measured an exciting short length of 1.79 metres and was estimated at 85 kilograms. That definitely has everyone pumped for the season.
Locally there were a couple of tuna about the 50 kilo mark and a heap of legal dollies on various FADs off our coastline.
Those fishing for snapper unfortunately did it tough with very few fish about.
Most anglers put this down to the current moon phase with the full moon being last Thursday.
Many reported lots of big blue mowies about.
Some were thinking they were on a good reddie bite before seeing the distinct colour of the big mowies rising from the deep.
The better fishing was on the reefs over the 50-metre depth line but the majority of fish were only in the pan size range.
Flathead fishos have been getting some excellent catches but alas the green toads and jackets are making it frustrating with the amount of gear they are biting through.
However, with a couple of moves and a lot of patience there were some great bags of fish coming in.
Off the beaches, there have been plenty of whispers about the old silver ghost aka mulloway with rumours of a couple of big fish in the mix.
Getting any details of location, bait etc is like getting blood from a stone and rightly so with these magical fish.
