Such is the scenario shaping up this June long weekend with the Lake Macquarie Game Fishing Club pointscore.

Gun young angler Shalea Townsend, 22, fishing on Awatea, has the champion lady's angler crown sown up, but is a mere marlin away from claiming the overall club champion angler crown.

Standing in her way is that old salt and crafty sea dog Jason "One For" Nunn, of Fisherman's Warehouse fame, who has fished the year aboard the mighty Fifi.

Adding spice to what shapes as a potential ocean showdown is the friendly sibling rivalry bubbling between the two boat owners, brother Lucas (Fifi) and Marcus (Awatea) Stansfield.

"Shalea's currently leading tag and release for Lake Macquarie in the lady division and is one point behind Jason "One For" Nunn for champion angler overall," Mark said

"It all comes down to this final weekend - a two-horse race."

And what a lottery it will be out there after the big stir last week - 12m seas, 50 knot winds and who knows what the current will be doing?

"It's been very average but we will go out there and have a crack," Marcus said.

"Shalea goes out anytime she can - rough days, calm days, she doesn't care. She's fished all the tournaments this year and will be keen."

Most game fishos acknowledge it has been hard work this season and indeed a lot of guys have fallen off because it has been so slow.

But the classic rules of fishing always apply - you never know if you never go, and you don't catch marlin fishing on the mooring.

Jason "One For Nunn was still basking in the glow of his recent holiday to Malaysia when contacted about on Thursday.

Indeed, there was a suggestion the fishing cue was firmly in the rack because he may be celebrating his birthday this weekend.

But with guantlet thrown down ....

"It's hard for me this weekend as it's my birthday and I probably won't fish and I think Luke's in Sydney," he said.

"However, I know there is a big rivalry between the Stansfield brothers and if the gauntlet's down I may have to make a call.

"Shalea is a very good fisherperson and if I had a boat I'd have her on my boat as she doesn't take a backward step.

"The beauty is the long weekend. You can fish Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

"No one is going to know what's gone on after the big blow.

"There may be fish around or there may be absolutely nothing

"It's been a poor season overall, a lot of hard yards, and a lot more trips for nothing than for something.

"It's not often it comes down to people still being interested in trolling for marlin in June.

"But I may have to make a call and get the FiFi crew on standby.

"The fat lady hasn't exercised the vocal cords yet."

The long weekend certainly looks promising for fishing after the Pasha Bulka overtones of last week.

Reasonably sunny days, light-ish nor-westerlies and abating seas promise some accessibility and reasons to be optimistic.

"If the swell backs off it may well be very interesting," Jason said.

"After significant blow is when you want to start fishing.

"You'd have to think there'd be snapper everywhere.

"Beaches have been wrecked and pulverised and the make-up of gutters will be up and down.

"In closer to shore and up the estuaries there's lots of bream and tailor about.

"The birds are going nuts in Salts Bay at the moment as salmon bigger than Ben Hur take refuge.

"There's a good run-in tide this weekend about lunch time and with no sport scheduled over the long weekend, it might well be worth a shot.

"There's also been some really good flathead about too and some decent jew."

This week's Fish of the Week winner is an Orange-based fisho who works a kilometre underground at the gold mine when he's not boating big jew.

Joel Fahy is also an accomplished freshwater fisho and is currently running 8^th in the Australian Yellowbelly Championships.

He likes to get on the saltwater whenever he can and took the opportunity two weeks ago when visiting his parents who live at Swansea.

He hit the water with the radio on just as the Knights kicked off against the Roosters, and anyone who witnessed that match would know Newcastle were up for it.

Twenty-five minutes into the game, so was Joel, as his reel started screaming.

"Mate it was unbelievable, my first jew," Joel said. "I was stoked and got on the beer pretty well after that."

Speaking of seasons, the annual trout season closure starts Tuesday, June 11 and re-opens midnight Friday, October 4.