The estuaries, where most holidaying anglers will focus their fishing, are looking sensational, with just a little bit of colour left in them - perfect conditions for a plethora of species.

The post-flood bream action has been electric at times as fish hunt schools of baitfish and prawns.

Try surface lures, hard-bodied divers, vibes or small plastics - they don't seem to be fussy.

The best spots over the past few weeks have been Wagonga Inlet, Tuross Lake, Mogareeka Inlet, Merimbula Lake and the Moruya River.

Flathead are biting hard in every system and it's not too difficult to rustle up a feed of 40cm fish. Soft plastics around the 100mm mark are doing the trick.

Schools of salmon are increasing as they tend to do in autumn. These fish move fast - you can intercept them by throwing lures or pilchards from just about any beach or headland on the coast.

Someone recently described the river and stream fishing for trout in the mountains as "insane" - and I'm inclined to agree with them.

READ MORE:

Conditions could not be more perfect for fly or lure fishing, with mild temperatures, healthy flows and frenetic insect activity.

Grasshopper-pattern flies are scoring plenty of little browns and rainbows in all the creeks and rivers, although there are some kilo-plus trout there for the taking.

It won't be long before we're talking about trophy browns entering the rivers, with April traditionally heralding the start of the annual spawning migration.

Of course, it all depends on the weather. But from we've seen so far in autumn, I don't think it will be long before heavy rains coax the first waves of fish into the streams.