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Lake Illawarra anglers are finding flathead in healthy numbers frequenting the chanel at Windang with boat fishers concentrating on the sand flats north of Bevans Isd for best results. Take pearl coloured soft plastics along with whitebait to these sites on the top of the tide for good chances. Alan Adamcic of Dapto and his mate Paul Murray fished the chanel at Windang in their boat on Sunday to take three nice Flathead over 50cm, one measuring in at a whopping 80cm. They targeted the lizards with whitebait and minnow imitations on the early run out tide.
Other lake catches include Garfish at the drop off site with a small float and peeled prawns working best. Whiting are still present in the chanel with worm baits fished from the northern chanel foreshores best. For those who have not tasted some blue swimmer crabs this season should get into the lake to enjoy the fruits of a bumper crab season. Witches hat nets are working at Primbee and Boonera Pt Mt Warrigal for these.
Beach fishers are seeing Bream and Flathead at Fairy Meadow and Windang south beaches at present with worms and whitebait working well. Those after a Whiting could try MM beach Port Kembla and Mystics beaches Minamurra for good chances.
Rock hoppers are still be entertained with Bonito and Trevally along the coast, with prominent sites such as Hill 60 Port Kembla, Blowhole Pt Kiama and Bellambi Pt seeing fish. Use pilchards and ganged hooks for best results there.
Outside anglers are targeting shallow reef structure with pilchards and strip baits for Reds to 3kg and Trevally to 1kg. Fish the run up tide at Coniston reef, Red sands Bass Pt and Flagstaff Pt wollongong for best chances.
FYI: Fisheries NSW recently contacted me to inform that the Mullet Ck fishway and weir upgrade has been funded through fishing licence trust monies.Work is expected to begin in July this year.
Fisheries are exploring the possibiliity of installing an artificial reef into the Greater Lake area. Consideration is being given to the southern foreshores of the lake toward Mt Warrigal area at this time.
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