Warm temperatures with the chance of thunderstorms into Sunday and showers into Monday shouldn't perturb anglers.

Let's hope they get some rain where its needed.

The October prawn run has fired up estuaries, with big tailor, bream and whiting moving in to feed on the squid that moved in to feed on the prawns. And kingfish feeding on whatever they like. Circle of life.

Although water temps in close off shore are a little down, the prevalence of kingfish and some good snapper should whet the appetite.

Also too reports of an early season striped marlin off Port Stephens this week, a short-billed spearfish boated on the Central Coast and dolphin fish out on the Shelf.

"It's all coming together," Jason "One For" Nunn, from Fishermans Warehouse at Marks Point said.

"Guys have been pouring in this week buying worms, so everyone's starting to make an effort.

"Another thing I heard last night was the first cicada.

"This tells me it's on - talk about trigger events.

"First cicada, summers' on it's way and the fishing is going to get interesting."

Things got interesting for Jason and son Pat in the lake midweek.

The pair went jigging after work for a squid dinner and did alright, gathering four or five decent ones.

Jason noticed birds smashing something in the shallows and decided to rig up a lure.

"Couple of casts and 'clank', thought it was a salmon and was intending to bust it off," he said.

"Noticed the fight was a bit different and when I got it to the side of the side of the boat realised it was a bloody good tailor - 66cm.

"Not the 72cm PB that Patty holds, but I'm still happy with 66cm."

Other anglers report encountering good-sized tailor hitting on surface lures inside the lake.

There's been some very nice jew on the chew in the lake and up the bay.

Meanwhile, in the Hunter River, Patrick 'Berto' Bertoss and John Beale have been getting some nice flathead.

The prawn run offered a few lessons this month.

It appears the beginning of the run was fickle and guys who got despondent and left too soon missed out.

"Guys that caught prawns got them at the back end of the run," Jason said.

"Just shows, if you have a plan, stick to it.

"There is no riddle or rhyme, but they go on the run-out tide.

"Once you know that, you just have to allow a bit of time for the tide to do a bit of a push."

The run ended up producing good numbers of nice, clean Eastern king prawns.

"The next go on the prawns will be approximately November 24," Jason said.

"That will be the key indicator for the season and I'm tipping we'll see an increase of squid move into the estuary along with whiting and bream.

"There's been some great reports of bream in the channel this week. Real quality.

"Beaches have been a bit slow, with water temps a bit average and the water a shite-green colour."

Aaron Porter (aka "Murray Beach's Best Fisho') was on hand to witness Fish of the Week winner Scott McGrath catch his king in Swansea Channel this week.

"He got that one-metre exact, plump kingfish on 10kg line after 10 minutes late last Wednesday afternoon with squid baits drifting off Swansea Bridge to the pleasure of a modest RSL balcony and bridge staff crowd," Aaron reported.

"Pros at the Swansea king caper, the only two boats hooked 10 but could only land four in strong wind and current, the fish simply dominated terms!"

Aaron also has a tip for catching kings: use an "A Porter Special" sinker rig.

"Its a sinker rig using perfectly weighted ice cubes to get to the bottom in the strong current and floating squid back to surface under their noses after it melts!"

Whilst out there Aaron reports they witnessed a squid squirt itself out of the water a conservative 40ft to get away from some very aggressive kings, with the aid of a strong breeze.

Jason reports the kings have been lurking at Swansea Bridge for some weeks now ambushing whatever they choose.

"They may be escapees from Port Stephens," he theorised, referring to the failed kingfish farm that came unstuck last year. "There is quite a difference in girth from natural fish to those that have been force fed.

"In general there has been a real resurgence in kings over the last couple of years, with them showing up in numbers offshore and throughout estuaries.

"They've been getting them in the lake, off Norah Head, in the channel, up around Allmark.

"Its a great thing because they are good eating and fantastic fighting fish."