Peri Stavropoulos
The local fishing has still proven to be quite good over the past week with reports coming from all over the region.
The inner harbour of Corio Bay has still been having yellow tail kingfish reports come through with anglers picking them up as bycatch fishing for other species – chicken breast is yet again doing the damage.
St Helen’s Rocks has been the most popular spot with reports of anglers picking up multiple kings up to 80cm.
There is still plenty of ‘targeted’ species being picked up such as pinky snapper and flathead.
The outer harbour right through to Queenscliff is still continuing to produce some fantastic squid and whiting fishing and this is a great time a year for both species.
The squid have been holding in about three metres of water with red jigs working well and the whiting have been sitting out a little bit deeper with the outgoing tide proving the standout time to fish.
Offshore has remained a shark zone this past week with mako sharks still being caught anywhere between 50-70 metres right along the coast.
Drifting with a solid steady burley trail with a few baits under balloons has been working a treat.
Anglers dropping bottom rigs have been picking up plenty of tasty bottom species such as pinky snapper, tiger flathead and gummy sharks.
Yellow tail kingfish have been chewing well offshore this past week, jigging has been a standout tactic when the fish have been marked on and around the reef structure out there.
On the warmer days the fish can be seen cruising the surface and casting lures into them is an effective and extremely fun way to catch them.
Bluefin tuna reports have slowed a little more out there but boats are still sighting them and the odd few are also getting a few on the deck too.
Wurdi Buloc Reservoir has been fishing very well over the past few weeks with reports of trout and redfin biting quite well on the rock walls and should only get better as the cooler months roll in.
Anglers casting shallow diving jerk baits have been working an absolute treat for the trout and the redfin have been responding well to spoon lures as they allow you to cover a large amount of water.
