Reservoir yields trout and redfin

Wurdee Boluc Reservoir produced for local anglers last weekend.
Wayne Trewin cast a frog pattern Tassie Devil around the shallow edges in calm conditions on Saturday afternoon to land a well-conditioned brown trout.
Michael Evans also put in a few hours at the reservoir, catching redfin to 45cm on Fish Arrow soft plastics.
Further down the road, Lake Purrumbete produced brown and rainbow trout reaching 2kg on shallow-diving hard-body lures cast over the vast weed beds. Daiwa Double Clutches, Rapala F-7s and Pins Minnows accounted for the most fish, with colours such as black and gold or Spotted Dog working well.
Lake Bullen Merri continued to produce Chinook salmon to 1.8kg for anglers fishing deep with bait and lure. The odd rainbow trout to 2kg was also taken while flat-line trolling pink number 55 Tassie Devils.
Anglers caught lots of hard-fighting carp in the Barwon River around Queen’s Park. Although these fish don’t have the best reputation they certainly make up for it in the fight. Some of the fish were up to 8kg.
Upcountry, Lake Toolondo continued producing rainbow and brown trout to 2kg on hard-body lures cast among the trees. Floating weed has made trolling the lake difficult.
Anglers caught squid in calm conditions on Saturday and Sunday. The area of Hermsley Rd, near Clifton Springs, hosted larger squid at day break.
Other anglers fishing nearby on the Clifton Springs channel edges caught gummy shark to 8kg on fresh squid baits.
Geelong’s waterfront continued producing pinkies, with casting soft plastics still the best method.
The spoil grounds at Stingaree Bay were also worth fishing for snapper and flathead, with the odd bigger fish taken.
Anglers fishing Swan Bay in the evening caught gummy sharks to 10kg on pilchards and fresh squid, although they had to pick through a lot of unwanted species.
Australian salmon of 1.5kg were taken on 25g lures at Bancoora’s surf beach. Casting distance was the key to success, along with covering plenty of ground
This weekend should be idea for spinning surf beaches between Barwon Heads and Apollo Bay if the weather holds out.
Boaties should try searching for winter snapper around the Geelong inner-harbour or over the spoil grounds.
Freshwater enthusiasts should find Lake Purrumbete ideal for trolling or casting around the weed banks for monster brown trout.
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