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end. The Bureau of Meteorology tells us to expect more of it though – which doesn’t bode well for the upcoming holidays. However, if the weather allows, the fishing will be good. I did a little fishing over the past month but nothing offshore. And while there were some days that allowed boats to get out, I didn’t get to take advantage of them. This month, anglers will be starting to think about mackerel. As the warm licks of current start to flicker into the coastline, there will always be a few mackerel taking advantage of them, especially
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towards the end of the month. The bigger numbers of mackerel don’t usually arrive until summer at least, though if the water is warm and there’s bait around, mackerel are a definite possibility. Out wider, there’s a good possibility of wahoo and mahi mahi cruising the current lines and deeper ledges from the 32s to the shelf. Nearing the end of the month, a few juvenile black marlin could even begin to show up. Now that would be a fun Christmas present. Traditionally, I’ve been lucky enough to find a few snapper on the closer reefs leading up to Christmas. Baked snapper for Christmas lunch is always high on my agenda. Speaking of Christmas foods, mud crabs are a bit slow but will continue to improve each week.
For the most part, they seem to be fairly empty at the moment, but they can fill out quickly, which would also be a nice Christmas present. For most, the beginning of the warm water season is exciting. We all hope for a great mackerel season, red hot mangrove jack sessions, feeds of crustaceans and lures getting smashed by anything hard and fast. Mangos, mud crabs, mangrove jack and mackerel. You’ve got to admit it paints a rather nice picture. Back in the river, mangrove jack are definitely on the move and taking bait and lures. I scored one on a recent trip to the Tweed River. It was a bit of an accident because I was chasing trevally well away from any snags. The trevally were thick * continued P27
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