Corio Bay held a wide variety of species over the past week.
Anglers who cast soft plastics while drifting the spoil grounds boated pinkie snapper to 50cm, flathead around the same size and pike to almost 80cm.
The rocks at St Helens were a popular land-based option.
Flathead and pinkies were the main captures although one lucky angler hooked into a kingfish just over legal size.
Indented Head’s reefs fished well for squid to 800g on artificial jigs.
Barry Wood fished off Indented Head on Monday morning, boating numerous flathead to 35cm and some mackerel.
The mouth of Swan Bay held lots of squid and whiting along with gummy shark taken in the evenings on baits such as squid and trevally fillets.
Tackleworld Geelong’s Adam Van Der Luht was surprised to catch a 50cm break while casting soft plastics at Queenscliff on Sunday.
After a short but intense fight, he banked the big bream, took some photos and released it in excellent health.
Silver trevally held in Queenscliff Harbour’s main channel, with anglers catching fish to 40cm on bait and lure around tide changes.
Offshore from Torquay last Monday afternoon
Jevvy Carr boated a 14kg bronze whaler shark off Torquay on Monday afternoon, which was lucky given he was using monofilament line.
Jevvy also encountered large numbers of slimy mackerel in the vicinity of the shark.
Rici Hedditch and daughter Chloe fished off Breamlea in 20m on Sunday morning, with the youngster boating a gummy shark of 17kg on a 6kg set-up and a fresh squid bait.
Those who spun the Surf Coast’s beaches and rock platforms caught Australian salmon.
The platforms between Lorne and Apollo Bay were best, producing fish of 2kg.
The Western District again hosted exciting action on kingfish and tuna taking.
Portland produced southern bluefin tuna to 50kg and most averaging 15kg to 20kg.
Port Fairy had consistent action on kingies and tuna around Lady Julia Percy Island.
On the freshwater side of things, Wurdee Boluc Reservoir produced redfin and rainbow trout on Strike Pro Bob N Spoons cast around the weed beds at first or last light. Mudeyes fished under floats also worked well on rainbows to 1kg.
Lake Bullen Merri began firing up, with Chinook salmon and rainbow trout falling to lures trolled deep around bait schools located on depth sounders.
Next week anglers should try Corio Bay for a variety of species on the chew while Queenscliff will be worth fishing for whiting on the grass beds or kingfish and salmon in the Rip.
Lake Bullen Merri should produce Chinook salmon, while a drive down to Portland or Port Fairy should be worthwhile for anglers seeking quality pelagic fish.
