ON THE BITE with Peri Stavropoulos
Local fishing continues to improve each week with more species coming on the chew and starting to be in bigger numbers.
Starting inside the bay and King George whiting seem to have come back on the chew with areas like Stingaree Bay, Leopold and Clifton Springs all holding a few fish. Most fish have been on the smaller side, however there seems to be a few getting around with some bigger ones thrown into the mix.
Calamari are still being caught in good numbers with Clifton Springs to Portarlington fishing well and some reports from Bird Rock/Avalon. Size 2.5 – 3.0 jigs are a great size to run with natural colours and white the standouts.
Calamari have started to show up in better numbers at Queenscliff with anglers putting in work getting rewards. The deeper water is one of the more popular locations.
Anglers dropping jigs down on a dropper rig or baits on a squid spike have been accounting for a few. They aren’t going crazy yet, but over the course of this month they should only get better and better. Size 3.5 jigs are pretty much a must for chasing the squid here and size 4.0 jigs also work exceptionally well.
Barrel tuna have been fishing very well right along the coast with some popular locations being Apollo Bay, Portland and Port Mac. Most anglers have been finding success trolling skirted lures between 8-10 inches with colours such as Evil, Lumo and Paris all finding themselves tangled with a few fish.
It’s September and that means trout season is open. Right across the state anglers bolted to their favourite streams and rivers in the hope of tangling with a few and it’s safe to say most were very satisfied.
The Otways remain a popular location for locals as lots of the best action is less
than a two-and-a-half hour drive from Geelong. It’s a great place to fish as the scenery is as good as it gets, lots of great access and rivers to fish and of course loads of fish. Although not massive in size they make up for it in numbers.
