By JACK MANGROVE
IN the river, the mangrove jack mayhem is continuing with anglers reporting that this is looking like one of the best “jack” seasons for a long time.
One such location that appears to be full of jacks at the moment is the stretch of water between the lake and it really has to been seen to be believed. The edges are lined with fallen trees and deep drop-off which all add up to an excellent jack spot.
But this is not the only place to capture a jack, anywhere there is good structure you will more than likely find a jack waiting for a passing morsel of food, the trick is to make that morsel your lure.
Elsewhere in the river, the mouth has been producing some nice whiting and bream as well as a good array of trevally species, the trevally follow the bait in on the tide, so best to plan your attack in line with the incoming tide.
For the offshore anglers, the mackerel and tuna are in good numbers with some of the best pelagic fishing occurring on the closer reefs – there are some great baitfish schools around at the moment and as is always the case, “find the bait, find the fish!”
Small shiny metal slices and soft plastics are always productive in this situation and it definitely pays to have a few in your tackle box for when the fish start to feed.
For the bottom bouncers, coral trout, and sweetlip have been plentiful with other tasty odds and ends are being caught.
As always having a “floated” bait out the back of the boat can be really effective, all manner of thing such as wahoo and bill fish fall to this technique.
On behalf of Jack Mangrove, best of luck on your fishing adventures.
