WHAT’S BITING
1 NSW MID NORTH COAST: Snapper inundation
he silver lining to our recent flood conditions is an exceptional run of snapper. When the seas settled and water cleared, snapper were feeding actively everywhere from rocky headlands to reefs in 100 metres, producing bags full of quality of fish for anglers slow jigging or using soft plastics or baits. The fish pictured hit a live slimy on a wire mackerel rig set two metres below the surface in 20 metres of depth. Fishing floating baits in a berley trail is the best method, with a soft plastic ‘speculator’ sitting in the rodholder often
