Twenty-degree days followed by a run of wintry weather means the fishing for natives and redfin is unpredictable at best.

When it's on, Yerrabi Pond has been among the hottest local fisheries, dishing up golden perch and big reddies.

Baits and lures are well worth a try.

It's hit-and-miss fishing, though, with turbid water and frequent cold snaps putting the fish off the bite.

Other waterways on our doorstep worth checking out are lakes Tuggeranong and Burley Griffin, Gordon Pond and the Molonglo River.

If you can't raise a native or redfin you'll probably be able to find a few large carp willing to test your tackle.

The Snowy dams are filling fast and the trout are revelling in the conditions.

As predicted, the trout have moved into water less than a metre deep to feed and are falling for bait, lure and fly.

Eucumbene has risen sharply to 33.7 per cent capacity and is playing host to plenty of foraging browns and rainbows.

Best areas are the wind-affected bays and inlets, which fish well when the breeze stirs up the water, providing cover and flushing out food.

I know the flathead are biting on the South Coast because my dad, who's lucky enough to live there, keeps sending me photos of fish he's caught.

They're biting on the last half of the run-out tide in many systems, with soft plastics worked on or near the bottom proving effective.

Sadly, those photos are as close as I'm likely to get to a flathead for some time!