OFFSHORE: The continuing lack of swell may have seriously disappointed the local surfing fraternity but the blue water brigade were more than happy with the calm conditions on the river mouth bar (as pictured above) and at the local reefs.
Low tide was a bit tricky but for those who timed their trips correctly it was all plain sailing.
And although the cool south westerlies tended to be a bit blustery around daybreak, on most days they dropped below the 10 knot mark before the sun was too far over the horizon.
Unfortunately, it was a bit quiet this week with most anglers having to put in a bit of overtime to get a good feed.
Moses perch and pearl perch were pretty much the common catch at all visited reefs.
In addition, out wide, 'The Hards' produced hussar, squire and amberjack, as did the Barwon Banks but with the added bonus there of quality snapper.
A little closer in, Massoud's Reef yielded railway perch while at North Reef the bonus species were teraglin jewfish and parrot fish.
Sunshine Reef was worth a look this week with quality snapper being the main attraction. Chicko Vella and his family were out there last Sunday and youngsters Moet and Jett (above) welcomed this 4.8kg 'Knobby' with open arms.
In Laguna Bay, sweetlip were on the bite at Little Hall's Reef and also at Jew Shoal where squire were an added bonus.

ONSHORE: The coastal surf beaches were hard to pass up this week with the North Shore again being the standout. The waters 4km's to 6km's above Teewah were good for tarwhine, bream, whiting, flathead and plenty of chopper tailor in the 1kg to 1.5kg range. Across the bay, whiting were in good numbers around all of the National Park coves while further south the only reports of note were of dart, bream and a few whiting at Marcus and Castaways beaches.

In the river, the luderick continued to attract the faithful although the activity at the main hot spot, the river mouth car park rocks, tapered off as the week progressed. Local 'Blackfish' enthusiast John 'Cobby' Cobb (above) got best results in the afternoons earlier in the week and is seen here posing with one of his typical captures. He was armed with a 10' 6" SnyderGlas blackfish rod and an Alvey 475 blackfish reel loaded with 12lb line to a 6lb leader. His bait? 'Cabbage'.