ON THE BITE with Peri Stavropoulos
This week we have seen one of our favourite species come back and in some pretty good numbers by the sounds of it: the garfish!
Land-based anglers have been finding some good success this past week with good numbers getting around.
Some locations that have fished well and are well worth having a suss at are Grammar School Lagoon, St Helens Rocks, Geelong Waterfront, Lineburners, Clifton Springs Jetty and Swan Bay Jetty.
As mentioned many times, when fishing for these critters use a solid and consistent burley trail with tiny baits suspended under a pencil float.
King George whiting remain a hot topic this week with the Bellarine Peninsula continuing to offer some great fishing for them.
The usual areas we have been mentioning over the past few reports are still proving to be the go to locations. Fishing the stronger tides and late in the afternoon are the prime time to be chasing a feed of them.
Offshore Barwon Heads has been the talk of the town this past week, with barrel tuna arriving in good numbers. The fish are fairly spread out from Cape Schanck all the way along the coast to Torquay.
Most fish have been sitting in around 50 to 60 metres of water feeding on pilchards so your more natural and blue-coloured lures are sure to be the wise colour choice.
The fish could go as quickly as they have showed up, so best try to get out there if you’re chasing one. Please be careful when heading offshore as the passages to get out there can be dangerous.
Gummy and School Sharks are still fishing very well offshore with Gone Fishing Charters AGAIN getting amongst them. Fishing that 30-metre line on anchor has been productive with a few welcomed pinky snapper along the way also.
The Barwon River has offered some nice fishing this week with carp on the chew. A great option if you want to avoid weather, take the kids out or only have limited time. Fishing with a very lightly weighted running sinker rig with corn kernels or bread will put you in for a great shot at some of this action.
