Diamonds are sparkling up north

THE weather has not been the friendliest of late but the fishing has been firing.

The offshore fishing has been a bit bumpy with the winds we’ve had recently. This being said, the fishing has been very good!

The central coast has been productive. The river mouths have done well for the snoek anglers. These fish can be frustrating, but as long as you fish light and make sure your lures/baits are swimming straight, you should fool a few.

Going slightly deeper to the wrecks and reefs has seen anglers get some couta. Purple flashers as well as chartreuse have been the most reported colours.

The deeper drop-offs have produced good-sized tuna for those trolling skirted lures and high speed lipped lures.

If you see any floating structure, take a few minutes to fish around it. This debris can often hold dorado.

For the shore anglers, the fishing has been good when the weather’s allow it. There have been edibles and drag-peeling inedibles.

The North Coast has seen a lot of fish, even though the fish have been patchy. Try to fish and move to find the fish.

Bloody and fleshy baits are the way to go. The banks have produced diamonds recently but you need to find them.

Most of the North Coast has seen good fishing off the points with sandies and honeycombs being the main bigger fish caught.

There have been plenty of grey sharks on the lighter tackle. There has been an influx in reports of pompano caught, so get your sea lice and smaller prawn/chokka baits out.

The central coast has also seen some big pompano landed. Chokka and prawn is a great combo bait for these fish.

The shad are still around but the catches have dropped. Try making your hook snood a bit longer to increase your chances of getting the few bites.

There have been plenty of grey sharks around the beachfront as well as some decent-size diamonds. Float your bait if you are after the greys, and make it bigger with no foam if you are after the diamonds.

The South Coast has seen mostly scratching fish in the last few weeks.

The rougher seas have made it difficult to fish on the open beaches so most edible anglers have opted to fish in the protection of the gullies and ledges.

This has seen them landing some good fish. The spadefish and pompano have been on the bite. Both species prefer a smaller bait and are good fighters.

Try your hands at a prawn and chokka combo bait and try to put it into the white water.

The bigger fish have been hooked off the deep water points when you can get a bait into the deep. Mackerel has been the bait of choice.

Tight lines and screaming reels.

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