IT FEELS like the weather has completely bypassed Spring and launched right into full Summer conditions, and the fishing action is absolutely heating up across the Mid-North Coast. If these recent stellar, warm conditions hold, we are clearly in for an absolute cracker of a season. The water temperature is perfect, and the fish are […]
Indi Garvey with her impressive 83.5kg striped marlin! Landing a fish of this size on a 10kg line is a phenomenal effort. Port Macquarie Game Fishing President Matt Hobbs with a striped marlin just before successfully tagging and releasing it. THE Macleay River remains a prime location for flathead enthusiasts, with reports of excellent catches […]
THE fishing is heating up in the Hastings River. Bream are active, with good results coming from the breakwalls and Settlement Point using mullet strips and brined prawns. Flathead numbers are consistent, with anglers having success using lures and whitebait. For whiting, focus on Limeburners, Blackmans Point, and the back channel where surface lures are […]
Enzo Micallef had a fantastic weekend fishing with his dad, landing everything from mulloway to snapper. Enzo Micallef had a fantastic weekend fishing with his dad, landing everything from mulloway to snapper. A PORTION of the Port Macquarie northern breakwall has recently collapsed, and offshore boaters are advised to exercise extreme caution in the area. […]
The late Peter ‘Russell’ Collins (centre) surrounded by family.
A MEMORIAL fishing competition and community weekend has been organised to honour the memory of much-loved local Peter ‘Russell’ Collins, one year after his sudden passing. All proceeds from the weekend will be donated to men’s health charities Beyond Blue and the Black Dog Institute. The event begins at 12pm on Friday, 19 September at […]
OVER the past week, the coast has been drenched again – a downpour accompanied by a consistent swell and a welcome hint of Spring’s warmer weather. The combination of these conditions has been a bit of a mixed bag. In recent weeks, I’ve noticed a couple of notable boating incidents, from a vessel stranded high […]
THE weather is shifting, and there’s a definite change in the air. After a few spectacular days this week of warm sunny days that felt like a glimpse of spring, another wet weekend is on the horizon, anglers should prepare for another rainy weekend. Down in the Camden Haven River region, the fishing has been […]
The anglers that fished last weekend's Snapper Classic.
LAST weekend saw the successful launch of the first-ever Annual Camden Haven Snapper Classic 2025, proudly presented by Plasmann Soft Plastics and Fishin4Pics. Despite challenging blustery winds on both Saturday and Sunday, 29 teams, totalling 85 anglers, hit the water with high spirits. The event focused not just on the catch, but on fostering community, […]
The Port Macquarie FAD - Fisheries Aggregating Devices, or FADs, are strategically placed along the NSW coast during the warmer months.
THE 2024/25 NSW FAD (Fish Aggregating Device) season is drawing to a close. NSW DPI reported that this was one of the most successful seasons for anglers in over two decades with incredible dolphinfish (mahi mahi) catches reported all the way from Tweed Heads down to Eden. Now, all FADs will be removed for their […]
Brice with one of his latest catches. Photo: supplied
Brice with one of his latest catches. Photo: supplied Brice sharing his love of the ocean. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. CAMDEN Haven’s Brice Hayward has personal experience of the power of fishing and the ocean to change lives. A primary school teacher and facilitator of Indigenous cultural camps, Brice believes that fishing has the potential for […]
