Denise Lidbury claims another bowls Championship

The Tuross Head Women’s Bowling Club held their consistency final last Thursday.

Denise Lidbury and Chris Roxby, having gained their place in the final by winning previous games, played each other on a bi erly cold morning on the green.

They played some excellent bowls for over two hours. Denise was the eventual winner of the game a er 25 ends with a score of 154 to 104.

At the conclusion of the game, President Jenny Madden presented Denise with the championship star which she will add to her stash of medals. Congratula ons Denise on another win. You are a joy to watch on the green. Special congratula ons to Chris Roxby on claiming the well -deserved runner-up posi on.

The ladies thanked their friends and supporters who braved the cold to watch the final. The Consistency compe on has been a popular one with some of the ladies entering into it for the first me. Their enjoyment and concentra on in this par cular game format was evident as bowlers understood the need to be very consistent “draw bowlers” with the aim of being closest to the “Jack”, without moving it or promo ng the opponent’s bowls.

Moruya River.

Well the forecast for the weekend, isn’t looking too bad. Warm day me temps, not too much swell and a bit of wind on Sunday, makes for a reasonable weekend to get out and wet a line.

The river itself, is star ng to cool off, with the front half of the system si ng around 16-17deg as a result of the current ocean temps. There will be a few flathead to be found down around the back of the hole in the wall and across the river at the airport flats. The southern side of the river from Preddy’s wharf down behind the hole and down towards Shelly beach will be holding a few bream deep in the holes along the southern breakwall. Metal blades fished and hopped slowly along this stretch can account for a few nice winter bream. Luderick will also be a fairly common by catch with this technique, as they will readily take a bladed style lures also. For the baits guys, whitebait ganged on small hooks lightly weighted and allowed to dri down along the wall will account for bream, trevally salmon and tailor that will be in same areas.

While the top half of the system will see fish ac vity star ng to slow down, there are s ll fish to be caught up here, you will just need to fish slower and deeper to find the fish. Look at the deeper holes, the outside bend of Yarragee has been known to hold large schools of estuary perch this me of year, while the hole in front of the hospital will hold bream, trevally and the odd winter whi ng.

Tuross River.

With iden cal condi ons in Tuross, the lower sec ons of the river will see the majority of the fish ac vity this weekend. Four ways, the boat shed hole, and the flats around the potato point side will be areas to look at this weekend to find a feed of fish.

Don’t be surprised to find schools of salmon that have made their way into the river this me of year. They can be huge amounts of fun on light tackle, with the fly rod guys enjoying them when they enter the system.

Bream and estuary perch will be available in amongst the snags throughout the system, but will require a more stealthy approach to get a bite as the water both cools and as a result becomes gin clear. Longer fluorocarbon leaders, smaller lures or so plas cs become the norm this me of year, as will blades fished deep.

Rock and Beach.

Salmon con nue to be the mainstay along the beaches, with good reports of bream, trevally, drummer and the odd mulloway coming from the rocks this week. As we move more into the depths of winter, the guys that like to chase snapper from the stones will become more ac ve. Carefully rigged and prepared squid or cu lefish baits will become the norm, with visible signs of snapper ac vely feeding on cu lefish carcasses triggering these guys to breakout their rock gear. The mixed ground where the rocks finish and the beach starts can also be a produc ve area to prospect for both bream, snapper, mulloway and salmon.

As the waters con nue to cool, travelling reds will start to take up residence along the rocky coastline, and those that don’t mind ge ng wet will start to target a nice crayfish of three.

Offshore.

With fairly stable condi ons offshore this last week, there were several games crews that le from the bay that had success on the bluefin this week. Ini al reports had the fish out wide, but several have been taken in from the 151 line, saving travel mes and fuel associated with a long trip out wide.

For the inshore crews, snapper and flathead have been readily available in around the 20m mark out to the 50m mark, so there is plenty of ground to explore if you are planning a trip out this weekend.

As I posted earlier in the week, our bait freezer has be restocked with all the usual suspects, mullet fillet however con nues to be unavailable.

Now is the me to sock up on some hardbody lures, with 20% off all Atomic branded hard bodies ll the 30th of June. Come in and stock up for both winter bream and summer fishing.

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