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HomeSportTesting times for fishos

Testing times for fishos

Very inconsistent weather has certainly made it testing to get out and get amongst the action but those that did managed to find some impressive fishing on offer.

The bay has continued to produce snapper reports, not as consistent as what it was a few weeks ago but there is still fish about for sure.

Some fish have been reaching up to 8kg, but it’s just a matter of putting some time in and doing all those little one percenters.

Well worth sussing out are the channel, spoil grounds, Old Channel off Portarlington, Mussel farms and just off Clifton Springs Ramp in 8 metres.

The outer harbour has had a hot bite of bronze whaler sharks as this time of year they come into the bay to breed and they are in thick numbers. Many anglers are losing fish to them, hooking them and getting smoked or for some that have come prepared, landing them.

Pretty crazy fishing for our area with some sharks getting over 2.5 metres in length.

The Bellarine beaches have been producing some fantastic results for anglers kayaking baits out with game setups. Well worth getting down there and having a crack.

Offshore has seen some good numbers of snapper and gummy sharks still hanging about, the snapper aren’t huge in size at the moment but sure are making up for it with numbers, there are HEAPS. The 40 metre line is proving to be the standout area as of late.

As for pelagics the tuna are starting to roll through with some reports starting to circulate with anglers finding a few schools kicking about, mostly small fish but great to see.

There have also been a few makos kicking about in quite close. The water is looking very good out there.

The Barwon River has offered some great fishing fun for families with carp on the bite across most of Geelong. Breakwater and Queens Park have been popular locations with anglers finding plenty of fish to 5kg with the odd mirror carp thrown into the mix. Corn kernels and bread are both working very well at the moment.

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