Luderick fishing this week has resulted in impressive catches, with Henry Kendall reserve and the breakwalls proving to be highly productive locations.

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Turning to rock fishing, Crowdy Head and Perpendicular Point have delivered a mixed bag of catches this week, including tuna, drummer, and the occasional cobia.

For those exploring beach fishing, both Lake Cathie and Grants Beach have been consistently producing numbers of school-sized mulloway, providing anglers with rewarding catches. For the boaties heading offshore, reports that the inshore reefs off Lake Cathie and Bonny Hills have been providing catches of cobia, mackerel, and the occasional longtail tuna.

Further out, the FAD produced a few good catches of mahi mahi for midweek anglers.

In the Hastings River region, the southern breakwall, particularly at its ocean end, has been popular this week with luderick action, with several reasonably sized fish being landed.

As the river continues to clear following the recent rainfall, it is anticipated that catch rates will increase.

Bream remains a popular target, with the boat ramps at high tide proving to be particularly productive locations. Anglers using fresh bait from other anglers cleaning fish have been rewarded with great sized bream.

On the flathead front, results have been somewhat variable, but perseverance is the key to success.

Beach fishing has yielded abundant numbers of bream and tailor with the best action reported from Shelly and Miners beach.

Offshore, Plomer Bay witnessed a surge in mackerel, tuna and cobia catches last weekend, although a significant number of fish were lost to sharks.

With a promising weather forecast for the upcoming weekend, anglers can anticipate further opportunities to target mackerel and to gather more detailed reports on the offshore fishing scene.

Further north to the Macleay River region, bream populations remain healthy, with anglers using lures around rocky ledges during daylight hours reporting successful outings.

Offshore, the waters surrounding Grassy Head and Hat Head have been hot and cold with mackerel.

Snapper and reef fish are expected to be a prime target over the weekend if the current isn’t too strong.

Off the rocks around Hat Head and the Gaol have also yielded impressive catches, with anglers landing spanish mackerel of significant size.

By Kate SHELTON