But those that did tackle the sleet, wind and rain were rewarded.

Vertical jigging in the main basin of Lake Burley Griffin and also the mouth of the Molonglo River caught some very nice goldens and some large reddies.

Cold early morning sessions on the Murrumbidgee have been strong with good numbers of small Murray cod playing the game.

Spinner baits have been the best performer but a few surface boofs have been reported.

Bait anglers are smashing it in the river.

Unweighted or lightly weighted yabbies drifted down some deeper faster moving rapids or faster moving pools has been an extremely consistent way of landing natives and noxious species - especially around undercut banks where the fish are waiting to ambush the next pray.

In the mountains all this rain is doing fabulous things for the spawn run trout.

Some really nice fish have been caught this weekend and things should keep picking up.

Tangtangra is still the place to set up for a nights' bank fish.

And if you're looking for a trophy Atlantic salmon, 300 have been released into Jindabyne and are ready for a tassle.

The last week has seen a pretty good bite of kingfish at Montague; jigs and livies worked best.

Just remember to keep hooked fish around your boat (seals permitting) as this can be the best way to keep the bite hot.