With the price of day-to-day necessities growing with every tick of the clock, recreational sporting anglers are turning towards not only cost effective, but also environmentally friendly alternatives when it comes to tackle.
Enviroweights are a relatively new solution to one of the worst pollutants that fishing introduces into our local waterways, lead.
Lead poisoning in humans is linked closely to cancer, and also effects reproductive health, and when lead is introduced into a marine environment it also has detrimental effects for aquatic life. Fortunately we now have an alternative.
Enviroweights are fishing sinkers made from 100 per cent biodegradable materials so that if they are lost they degrade safely into the aquatic environment.
Enviroweights are an Australian invention and are becoming quite popular in tackle shops across the country. They are available in a variety of sinker shape sizes and there are lead-free jig heads being made as well.
They are fast becoming the choice of anglers who care about the environment and the condition of their favourite river.
If every sinker ever caught on a snag, or broken off by a large fish was to be piled in the main street, there would be a pile several metres high, so all anglers are encouraged to move to enviroweights next time they stock up on sinkers so that down the track, three-eyed and two-headed fish don’t start appearing.
After all you get more of them in a packet and they are cheaper than the toxic lead alternative, so why not change your collection of sinkers to the lead-free alternative today.
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Steve Day reported some good fishing on the Macquarie River, as he has been picking up yellowbelly left, right and centre in past weeks.
With water temperatures crashing to what would be expected to be the bottom of the scale for the winter period, the goldens are moving into the shallows and are feeding quite vigorously.
For dropping a report to Dubbo Catches Steve picks up a hardcover fishing publication entitled The Fly Fisherman, and a selection of Jaz Lures including two half-ounce spinnerbaits in skirts No. 8 and No. 6.
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Dubbo catches caught up with Leah from Copeton Waters, who witnessed a 53-pound Murray Cod being caught off the bank on a handline this week.
With frost encrusted on their beanies, the lucky anglers picked up the monster on a grub with a very small hook at 1am and were reportedly overwhelmed by their catch.
The occasional yellowbelly is still coming to the net, with the average size a whopping six to eight pounds.
Thanks to Leah from Copeton waters for her report.
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Spinning, bait fishing, and surface popping are all methods that are catching Murray Cod in the Peel and Namoi Rivers of the Tamworth District in the past week.
Anglers at Splitrock and Keepit are working pretty hard for fish at times, but the resident Yella’s at Splitrock are moving into the warmer shallows just on dark, with one angler reporting six fish banked in a little more than half an hour.
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Trevally seem to be the fish to target but they are moving about Botany Bay and a little effort is needed to find them some days.
Slimey mackerel are all over the bay and they’re a top size for live bait if you are heading off shore.
Burleying with pilchards and floating cubes of pilchard down the Burley trail is a sure fire recipe for success.
Spinning with squidgies for flathead has been producing the odd ‘flatie’ to 60cms, and trolling about the bay of late has proved to be a good option to pick up tailor and salmon. Salmon should now start to show up in the bay quite regularly.
Luderick is another fish worth targeting with the container wall being the hot spot in the bay at present.
Thanks to Scotty Lyons at Southern Sydney Fishing charters for his report.
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Jarrod from Reel Screamin’ Barra Fishing dropped Dubbo Catches a report this week, and the billabong fishing is quite good at present.
Big Saratoga and other species such as tarpon and large catfish are providing plenty of action for those venturing to the top end to wet a line.
Fly fisherman stripping large flies across the surface, and also those choosing to cast poppers on spinning and bait-caster outfits have been having a ball at Corroboree Billabong and Shady Camp.
Soft plastics fished with a weed guard among the lilies have been getting a fair touch up from barra at the 80cm mark, as the water in the shallows early in the mornings is marginally warmer than the deep water.
Anglers have been targeting the larger fish in the deep around midday as the temperatures climb.
With the barra expected to come on the chew as the build-up gets underway, it looks like being another top season to experience fishing in Australia’s top end.
Reel Screamin’ is now taking booking for groups of up to six anglers so those who are keen should get in quick to avoid disappointment.
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