But if you're looking for a reason to wet a line, put this Sunday, October 20 in your fishing calendar.

This Sunday is national Gone Fishing Day, an initiative designed to encourage people across the country to take part in one of the nation's most popular pastimes.

Gone Fishing Day activities are being held around the region. Look up Gone Fishing Day on Facebook or visit www.gonefishingday.com.au to find something to suit you.

If you can't make it to any of the planned events, just go fishing - anywhere! That's what I'll be doing.

If you do dangle a line this weekend, you'll probably find a fish or two willing to oblige.

Locally, redfin and a few golden perch are moving in the urban lakes. Burley Griffin, Ginninderra, Tuggeranong and Yerrabi Pond are all worth prospecting. Googong Dam is also producing some solid goldens.

The local fishing should only improve as air temperatures rise.

On the coast, estuary fishing is improving every day.

Flathead are on the chew in the Bermagui River and Wallaga Lake. Look upstream for water around the 19-20 degree mark and you should find fish.

Flatties are also moving in the Moruya River, above the bridge. There are plenty of chopper tailor in the river, too, including some solid fish. The flathead are feeding underneath the tailor schools.

There's a finger of warm ocean current over the 20 degree mark making its way south, which should see water temperatures climb even more over coming weeks.

Bluewater fishing will improve as a result. In fact, looking at the sea surface temperatures, it mightn't be too long before we see the first marlin of the season on the south coast.

Trout fishing in the rivers has been hit-and-miss. The Thredbo River is fishing better than the Eucumbene; it's flowing nicely and has yielded a handful of large spawn run rainbows on lure and fly since the season opened.