Peri Stavropoulos
The local fishing is still going pretty good at the moment with plenty of reports still rolling through from all around the region.
Inside Corio Bay has continued to fish well for pinkie snapper with Stingaree Bay holding good numbers of fish.
Anglers bait fishing have been having great success in landing fish to 40cm with pilchard fillets proving irresistible.
Point Henry has been fishing well for anglers casting soft plastics picking up good numbers of flathead and pinkie snapper. Andrew Orchard had a great day out there landing numerous fish with natural coloured plastics working best.
The outer harbour is still fishing very well for King George whiting with plenty of reports rolling through.
Clifton Springs through to Portarlington still seems to be the current hot spot and where the majority of the reports are coming from.
Fishing the outgoing tide continues to be the best time to have your baits in the water with bag limit captures on offer and fish up to 42cm.
Calamari still remain in close with natural jigs working best.
The Rip has been a bit hot and cold lately with the kingfish bite but when it’s on, it’s been crazy.
There have been reports of fish well over 12kg along with plenty of rats thrown into the mix also.
Dropping jigs (200-300g) down has been working very well and so too has live baiting with calamari and yakkas.
Offshore Barwon Heads has slowed a little more with the tuna bite out there but anglers are still heading out and finding success.
The fish are being seen cruising on the surface quite often and when spotted casting poppers into the schools has yet again proved to be a lethal tactic.
Down along the coast there has been some fantastic shark fishing on offer with mako sharks in fantastic numbers from Port Phillip Heads right through to Portland, with a variety of size from 20kg-150kg.
Peri from Trellys Geelong alongside Owen Westwell went out in search for one over the weekend, landing a mako around 60kg in weight as well as gummy shark, school shark and a variety of other reef species.
Port Fairy has been fishing very well for bluefin tuna in close to shore with the 40m line holding plenty of fish to about 15kg.
Casting small stick baits into the surface commotion has been working very well and so too has trolling skirts with the aid of a spreader bar.
