THERE have been some great catches out of Narooma and Bermagui on the weekend with a hint of tuna.
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There were reports going into the weekend of a yellowfin tuna caught off Tuross Head and then off Bermagui too.
There were rewards for the few game boats that were able to head out from Bermagui.
The Baron at Bermi Bait & Tackle reports there was a very interesting little patch of water for those guys pulling lures on Sunday, with quite a few yellowfin from 10-15kg and reports of one nice one around 35kg.
Local game boat Mr Hooker got nine of the small yellowfin pretty much due east of Bermi in 500-1000 fathoms of water.
“Also incredibly we have had a few good dolphinfish up to about 18kg show up as well as a small handful of albacore and the odd mako shark. Great signs for things to come.”
There was also a report of a 40kg yellowfin caught at the Moruya Canyons.
Closer to shore there continue to be good snapper off Tuross Head and also plenty of sand and tiger flathead out of Narooma and Bermagui.
Be aware the new bag limits of 10 fish for all flathead other than dusky flathead comes into effect on November 3.
Narooma charter boat Playstation got some more great snapper off Tuross Head on Sunday before heading out for a troll at the continental shelf and Narooma local Tim Watson has able to pull in a nice dolphinfish.
Montague Island also produced some smaller snapper and the odd rat kingfish, but things could come good for the bigger kings any day now with the water temp around 19 degrees.
On the estuary front, there continues to be some great flathead caught on Wallaga Lake and John Buzz of Narooma got a great 81cm dusky flathead on Sunday.
The bass are also starting to fire on Brogo Dam and also probably on the local rivers that hold them.
Young Noah Mccue and his dad Josh from Bermagui were able to get a few bass finding the evening best.
Alan Rigby of Narooma meanwhile got what he initially thought was a garfish on Tuross Lake. The 86cm fish turns out to be stout longtom.
The stout longtom is a long slender species, coloured blue to green or grey above and silvery below. The snout and fins of adults are usually dusky. The species is more common in the tropical north, however is encountered on the Far South Coast occasionally.