Last season, locally, I caught two snapper (one undersized) when targeting rays. He or she must have been a hungry little beggar.

I have always sworn by anchovies as bait, but this year I will be using other options. I fish a rocky area so both prawns and mussels will be given a go, also a tippet of squid strip. I have just purchased a shorter rod that I have converted to have a detachable butt section, this for casting no further than fifty metres from the shore.

If it is believed fish are scarce then it's important to try different methods, hoping to find the formula that suits.