WINTER FISHING FAMILY OPTIONS Janet Lambert tells....
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o winter is upon us and it’s time to pack the boat in the shed, reflect upon the season past and start focussing on the warmer months ahead right?...Wrong. Although trout may be off the menu for my family over this period, things are just warming up for us in other areas and it is now we turn our attention to the salt water fishing scene. In this article I hope to highlight some options that remain readily available to those that aren’t discouraged by a bit of cold weather and have invested wisely in some quality thermal clothing, after all, the days are often calmer over winter and the fishing can still be superb. I am mindful that I have focussed on boat- based fishing in this article and haven’t gone into any detail regarding fishing rigs to use, this is story is purely aimed Fishing News - Page 14
at highlighting my family’s favourite area’s that we frequent over the winter months in Tasmania. I hope you also find them successful for you and your family.
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Without doubt, at the top of my list is Great Oyster Bay, when fishing here we prefer to launch our boat from the Saltworks road boat ramp which is situated some 15 minutes east of Swansea on the way to Triabunna, launching is easy and access to productive fishing remains only minutes away once on the water. The boat launching facility here remains second to none in my opinion and once you navigate a reasonably shallow barway, opportunities await everywhere.
Often we pull up around the 21 metre mark on the sounder and let the current take us where it will, a bit of movement is vital so as to keep the boat and baits moving over fresh ground, once we find a good patch of flathead, it’s as simple as marking the waypoint and once the action gets quiet, return to the mark and start the same drift all over again. If the day is sensationally calm, we head straight for Schouten Island and target jackass morwong or school bluefin tuna that are often found close in by the shoreline on your left as you head out of Schouten Passage, why not throw some lures out next time you’re in this vicinity, you may well be surprised! We have also caught kingfish whilst trolling for the blueys, not a bad sort of bycatch!
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