Fishing Report 30th January 2026
Moruya River.
With a good flush out 2 weeks ago the river is starting to settle down nicely at the moment. There are good reports of big schools of both salmon and Trevally in the lower reaches of the river all the way up to the quarry wharf. The salmon have been reported up to 60cm, and on light tackle are a lot of fun to catch. Small metals, suited to the cast weight of your chosen rod, soft plastics and bait have all been accounting for fish the last few days. The run in tide seems to be the preferred time period for the fish to come into the system with the cleaner warm currents currently pushing down the coast.
The rest of the system is also fishing well, with flathead and bream both being encountered through out the system.
Up in the fresh reaches of the system, the Bass are aggressively hunting with the cleaner freshened flows from last fortnight’s rains. You can start exploring further upstream, as the flows are again allowing fish to move further upstream.
Tuross River.
Salmon seem to be the word on everyone’s lips that have fished this system this week. Tonnes of fish are reported to be in the lower to middle reaches of the estuary this week. So thick you can walk across them was one report. They are no doubt chasing the whitebait that concentrates itself with in the system this time of year, and this amount fish allows for most anglers to get into some hard pulling fun.
The boss lost a nice sized bream two days ago, when a much larger flathead decided that she wanted it more than Graham. It took the whole fish from off his lure. It’s a fish eat fish world down there.
The Potato point side of the river has been fishing well for flathead and bream, as well as salmon.
The upper reaches around Bumbo are starting to clear up and the fish activity is on the increase.
Further up, the Bass are also very active at the moment, just like Moruya, taking advantage of height river levels to move upstream and fatten up, before they move down to the salt to breed later in the year.
Rick and Beach.
Salmon, bream, whiting and the odd mulloway have been working the dirty water edges that the previous rains have created. Saturday is looking the best time to fish the beaches this weekend as the swell is forecast to hit 4m by Sunday evening. Along with an ENE wind as apposed to the southerly forecast for Sunday.
Offshore.
The Mahi Mahi have finally turned up this week, along with continued Marlin and Bonito action for those heading offshore this weekend. Get out early on Saturday and make the most of the weather window before it shuts on Sunday. There have also been a few reports of Yellow Fin tuna this past week.
For those not game oriented, the snapper and flathead have all been available also. Start checking the 30-40m mark.
The bait freezer has been restock with salted pilchards, mullet fillet and hawksbury prawns. So we have your weekend fishing covered, whether it be estuary, beach or offshore.
We still have 30% of all Joybee’s foot wear, while stock last. So if you want a comfy pair of footwear, come in and check out the range. We have kids, ladies and men’s styles available.
Stay safe everyone and remember, “ Every day’s a good day for fishing…”
Team Tackle World Moruya.
