All things considered, it was probably another good week to be locked down.
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It's fitting that August is ending on a wet and miserable note - it typifies the winter we've had across the region.
More than 200mm has fallen in Canberra since the start of June - well above the winter average.
As I write this, the rain continues to tumble down.
While it's made winter gloomier than usual, it's laid the foundations for what should be some excellent springtime fishing, especially in the local freshwater rivers and impoundments.
September and October should see some outstanding trout fishing.
Lake Eucumbene is rising fast, and the advancing water should accelerate once the snowmelt sets in.
The lake is up to almost 30 per cent capacity and the trout will be patrolling the edges as we speak looking for drowned worms and the like.
It's a great time of the year to soak a lightly weighted bait from the shore, with most fish hooked less than 10 metres from the bank.
Of course, you can't go wrong with a fly or lure from the shoreline either.
Dams that are renowned for outstanding fishing for natives are also looking healthy.
Burrinjuck is 89 per cent, Wyangala is 93 per cent and Blowering is 94 per cent.
Close to home, Googong Dam is 100 per cent full and should fire for perch this season.
Let's hope we can get out of lockdown soon and give it a red-hot go.
There has been very little saltwater fishing action to speak of this week, with an intense east coast low whipping up enormous seas and winds over 100km per hour.
Before the weather turned foul, anglers were catching snapper over the inshore reefs and the occasional early season flathead in the estuaries.
