08-03-2010
 
Sadly the game fishing dropped off a bit this week with marlin rarely sighted, baits disappearing and only a couple of small Yellowfin caught on the shelf. This is not all bad though as maybe we have just gone through the quiet time of the month.  Great news for the bottom bouncers fishing the sand flats over the last week with sand and tiger flathead caught in reasonable numbers.  Fishos that fished late in the afternoon instead of early morning also found gummy sharks on the sand but the best spots were on or near the inshore reefs and headlands as plenty of bonito; kingfish and salmon have also been on the chew. Even better news is the appearance of morwong and snapper in our waters around Merimbula but these fish can be a bit choosy and at times take baits intended for other species. Beach fishing is still at a premium with plenty of flathead, bream and whiting keen to take beach worms and the ever present salmon great on a high tide taking pilchards, surf poppers and small metal slugs. Estuary fishing has been a bit slow with all the fresh water over the last month but this should work in our favour for these weekends Dusky Dash for Cash competition to be held in the Merimbula Lake 13-14th March. Teams (minimum of two) can register at the Spencer Park clubrooms this Friday night. Team entry is $50.00 plus extra individual angler fees $25.00.All anglers have a chance at taking out the $500 cash for the longest flathead. Other prizes include a rod and reel combination retail over $200 for second longest flathead, also great prizes for a secret  length flathead caught by an angler and another for the  team that has the highest  total combination length of flathead caught over the duration of the competition.  This competition is open to not only club members but to any visitors that would like two participate. Tackle World Merimbula are our sponsors for this and many other tournaments and we thank them for there support and also ask people to visit them for tackle and information. Spencer Park  6.30 pm Friday  Darragh Reynolds and Mark Smith  will be busy serving drinks and nibbles to all that attend so come on down for  a fun night with family and friends.

 May your reel scream, Mex.
 

Fishing Rep March 1.

 
Gamefishing is at its best at the moment with bonito, kingfish, striped tuna, yellowfin tuna, marlin and sharks all caught over the past week. Bonito, sharks and kingfish have been taken close to shore on lures and livebaits whilst the majority of striped tuna, yellowfin tuna and marlin have been taken  between the 40 to 60 fathom line. The weekend proved to be a cracker with over a dozen marlin hooked up by anglers fishing out of Merimbula and Eden. The bottom bouncers fishing on the sand flats and  inshore reefs are still doing it tough and unfortunately the estuary fishing isn't much better.  This years Dusky Dash For Cash competion will be held March 13th and 14th in the Merimbula Lake. Entry forms will be at the clubhouse and the lucky angler that catches the longest flathead will walk away with $500. More details can be found at the clubhouse Friday night so come on down to the Spencer Park clubhouse and register for this fun event. Rob Wood and John Whittaker are on bar duty starting at 6.30 pm with happy hour and as usual a raffle will be held after the local fishing report.    
 
May your reel scream, Mex

25-01-2010

 Fishing at sea turned out to be a bit tougher last week through high winds and the disappearance of the hot water encountered over the last few weeks. Its not all bad news though as the warm water is now back and with it marlin have been hooked as close to shore as 40 fathoms in with the schools of striped tuna and mackerel. Kingfish are also on the chew with Mowary and Greencape being the most consistent  but fish have also been taken from the local Merimbula headlands.  The big numbers of tiger flathead have moved on but anglers fishing in close to shore still managed to catch plenty of sandys up to a kilo. Gummy sharks are still being caught regularly and are a welcome bonus to all anglers when fishing for flathead or on the reef edges. The inshore reefs are also patchy with morwong and leatherjackets being the main species to take a bait and the estuaries are still firing with dusky flathead, trevaly,whiting and bream all keen to a bait or lure. Don't forget the grudge match coming up between Eden, Pambula and ourselves on February 13th &14th. We are the host club this year and will need as many people as possible to help on the Sunday afternoon to feed all who attend and everyone to fish over the weekend to show our southern peers how to catch a fish or two. Dave Stewart and Darragh Reynolds will open the Spencer Park clubrooms 6.30 pm this Friday with happy hour to start the night off.Plenty of drinks and nibbles on offer and  a raffle will be drawn after the local fishing report.

May your reel scream, Mex.

11-01-2001
 
Fishing is great with heaps of flathead on the chew caught in waters north of town and if anything has improved on last week as the inshore reefs are now starting to fire with reports of snapper hitting the decks when fishing Haycock and further south. Game fishing is starting to get into top gear as marlin have started to be seen in numbers and plenty of striped tuna and the odd mahi-mahi have been caught. Estuary fishing is great with all species on the bite and beach fishing is still firing with salmon and tailor on lures and pilchards and bream, whiting and flathead keen to take worms and cockles. This Friday Shimano in association with Merimbula Tackle World will present the Shimano Road Show at Spencer Park Merimbula. It starts with a Junior Catch and Release Fishing Festival from 11am-4pm. 12 Shimano Combos and winning sashes are to be won plus plenty of mystery prizes. Age Categories are sub juniors, girls and boys up to 10 years and junior girls and boys 11 years to 16 years.  $3.00 entry forms are now available at Merimbula Tackle World or from the fishing club Friday morning 9.30 am. The actual Shimano Road Show runs from 5.30pm-7.30 pm with raffles, fishing clinic, BBQ, refreshments, prizes and lots of give aways. Top anglers Bushy, Brett Wilson and Chris Wright will also be present so a great night is guaranteed. The clubhouse will also be open to members and visitors and both Darragh Reynolds and Andrew Buckland will be on duty serving nibbles and drinks.

May your reel scream, Mex.?
 

04-01-2010
 
Our 2010 Gala Weekend was held last weekend and thankfully the weather was picture perfect on the Saturday with boats finding quality sized tiger and sand flathead north of Merimbula from 20 metres to 80 meters of water. Gummy sharks, gurnard and whiting were very quiet but the biggest downer was the presence of the gear pinching Chinaman leatherjackets. Everyone lost plenty of sinkers, hooks and trace gear once the sun lifted over the horizon and again I will say that you must be early to not lose the gear as the mongrel pinching guys don't seem to come out till 7am or later. The reefs are still much hit and miss with only a few snapper caught but morwong, nannygai and leatherjackets were all keen to take bait. Estuary fishing is still on fire with plenty of dusky flathead, bream, trevally and tailor on the chew and yes the beaches are still producing salmon and tailor. Game fishing was a little quiet with the kingfish only turning up on the odd occasions down south and marlin and Yellowfin were scarce. Striped tuna were caught from 40 fathoms to over the shelf and plenty of small Mako sharks were found by anglers when drifting for bottom fish. The weekend was a success and the Pambula District Hospital will receive a donation from the proceeds of the fish auction held on Sunday afternoon. A very big thankyou to the 65 local sponsors, without them this weekend would not happen.  The Shimano Road Show in association with Bluewater Sports Tackle world Merimbula will be held on 15th January 5.30-7.30. It’s a great afternoon with a fishing competition for all juniors 16 years of age or under. Plenty of activities happening for all others including, raffles, BBQ, refreshments, prizes to be won and plenty of give aways. Gun anglers Bushy, Brett Wilson and Chris Wright will be there so there's no excuses, hop on down to the Spencer Park clubrooms for a great time. This Friday night 6.30 Darragh Reynolds and Mark Smith will start the night’s proceedings with happy hour followed by the local fishing report and raffle. Members and visitors are all invited so come on down to the Spencer Park clubrooms for a refreshing ale or soft drink and enjoy the fellowship while taking in the views of our great lake and town.

May your reel scream, Mex.

December 28th 2009
MBGALAC. 
 
Both visitors and locals alike are happy with the fishing here in Merimbula over this festive season.
Flathead fishing is as good as it gets on most of the sand areas North and South of town and gummy  shark, gurnard and whiting on the chew is a bonus.
Kingfish are still about in numbers and can be found on any of our local reefs, wharfs and headlands but as usual the best grounds are to the South at Greencape and Mowary.
Gamefishing is firing with striped tuna taking small skirted lures but anglers should be dragging bigger lures on heavier tackle as marlin have been hooked on light gear over the weekend.
Reef fishing is probably the toughest way to catch a feed but with an early morning start, plenty of patience and burley a feed of snapper, morwong, nannygai and leatherjacket isn't out of the question.
Beach fishing is still great with salmon and tailor keen to take lures and pilchards whilst Main Beach, Merimbula is normally the best if targeting bream and whiting on beach worms.
Estuary fishing is brilliant with dusky flathead, bream, trevaly, whiting, snapper, flounder and tailor all on the bite.
As you can see all is looking great for our Gala Weekend this Saturday and Sunday and we are hoping for a big roll up of  anglers. Over 30 prizes are on offer and the weekend will finish with the fish auction held on the Sunday afternoon. Net proceeds from the auction will go to the Pambula District Hospital. Entry forms can be found any time at Merimbula Tackle World or at the clubhouse this Friday night. Rob Wood and John Whittaker will open the Spencer Park clubhouse  doors 6.30 pm and start the night off with happy hour.  A raffle will be held after the local fishing report and all members and visitors are invited to attend. Shimano in association with Merimbula Tackle World  presents the Shimano Road Show in Merimbula on the 15 th January. Its all happening at  Merimbula Big Game and Lakes Angling Club at Spencer Park 5.30pm-7.30 pm. A kids fishing competion, raffles, fishing clinic, BBQ, refreshments, prizes to be won, lots of give aways. Don't miss out on this great afternoon as there will be something for all ages.   
 
                                              May your reel scream, Mex.  

MBGALAC.  

Fishing over the last week has been generally good with anglers reporting catching fish everywhere even though the wind made it tough on some days. The crew on Billfisher had a great day Sunday coming home with blue-eye trevalla and harpooka fishing beyond the 100 fathom line. Plenty of striped tuna about but unfortunately no yellowfin sighted. The flathead are still on the chew on all the usual grounds north and south of town and still a few gummy sharks, gurnard and whiting hit the decks. The inshore reefs can be a little unpredictable but most crews found leatherjacket,morwong and snapper most days. Beach fishing is still good with salmon found most days and estuary fishing is getting better each week with all species on the bite. This Friday night Tom Scott and Bill Pryor will open the clubhouse  6.30pm in readiness for our children's Christmas party. Parents need to  speak to Shane 0428424496 regarding gifts from Santa to ensure all the kids and adults have a good night. Members and visitors are welcome and a beer and seafood raffle will be held after the local fishing report. 

May your reel scream, Mex

 30-11-2009
 
Fishing slowed down outside with reef fishing coming to a stand still over the weekend. Luckily the flathead still had a go although they weren’t as easy to find as in earlier in the week. The other factor was the wind and the change of weather and hopefully when this settles the fish will be back on the chew. One interesting point was that the Chinaman leatherjackets weren’t thick north of Long Point on Saturday but were thick as thieves south of Long Point and found both over the sand and reef areas. Game fishing can be a bit hot and cold but the crew on the boat Sea Mode had a great day Sunday catching Yellowfin and striped tuna north of Merimbula in 1000 fathoms of water.  Estuary fishing is still a great option with all species on the chew in most of our local waters. Plenty of whiting, dusky flathead, trevally, salmon,tailor,bream and snapper all keen in taking bait and lures. Beach fishing is great with plenty of salmon and tailor and I'm sure that beach worms will produce whiting, flathead and bream this time of year. Our  children’s Christmas party will be held December 11th and all parents going are asked to contact  president Shane 0428424496 to ensure that all kids receive a gift from Santa and we all have a feed on the night. This Friday Darragh Reynolds and Barrie Francis will open the Spencer Park clubhouse with happy hour starting 6.30 pm. Plenty of drinks and nibbles on offer to members and visitors and as usual a raffle will be held after the fishing report.

May your reel scream, Mex.