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Thomas with a nice school mulloway from the rocks at Ballina.
Winter weather making Hit challenging to fish
ELLO all and welcome to the second month
Ballina Bait & Tackle
by BRETT HYDE
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back running a print ver- sion of the magazine.
certainly been difficult to say the least.
one of the weed flies available on the market. Bream have been fair- ly happy to munch on most baits put in front of their noses, but green prawns and mullet fil- lets have been popular
I must say I’m defi- nitely enjoying the new layout.
At this time of year it is usually fairly dry and conditions are much calmer.
I hope all of you like the new size and style as well.
Unfortunately, it hasn’t been the case this winter.
It has certainly made it easier to read when you are hanging onto it, and I’m sure many of you are appreciating the larger print.
We have had plenty of strong wind, swell and a steady stream of rain.
options.
As is usually the case
As for fishing over the past month, it has most
This inclement weath- er has meant that fish- ing has been tough to access from day to day.
at this time of the year, curl tail soft plastics and metal blades have been working very well for bream.
Bream and luder- ick have been in good numbers in the lower reaches of the river, and while the run-in tide has been a good bet for both species – apart from a couple of spots around the rock walls – the run-out tide does work a little better with luderick.
With water quality be- ing quite good, more natural colours have been working a lot bet- ter than a few of the alternatives.
However, green weed has been difficult to find in the cane drains, so it may pay to head over to one of the local rock platforms and grab yourself a handful of cabbage, or maybe try
Smaller tides over the last month have meant that most anglers have been forced to use lighter weights to make the lure offerings ap- pear more realistic to wary bream.
Better numbers of mulloway have contin- ued to be compressed in the lower reaches of the river.
The breakwalls and
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