Wild winds are still making it challenging to find a good window of opportunity to get stuck into the local fishing, but if you’re keen enough to stick it out there is some great fishing on offer.
Alcoa Pier is holding fantastic numbers of salmon and pinkie snapper with fish holding tight against the structure.
Sounding up the fish has been key to success, simply dropping soft plastics and bouncing them on their heads is working a treat.
Three to four inch gulp or Zman soft plastics have been ideal in natural or white colours.
The snapper bite continues and Clifton Springs to Portarlington remains the hot spot with fish to 5kg showing up in good numbers.
Along the channel and just off it have been holding better numbers of fish.
The other side of the channel towards Point Wilson has got a good snapper bite going, with plenty of fish to 3kg.
When fishing this area you’re a chance of a genuine monster. Fresh baits are key.
Offshore, Barwon Heads is showing no sign of slowing down with the snapper run still resulting in plenty of quality fish hitting the deck.
Gone Fishing Charters has been slamming the snapper lately off Barwon Heads getting his customers on to some fantastic fish with plenty of bi-catch such as gummy shark and nannygai.
Wurdi Buloc Reservoir has attracted some fishing attention lately allowing anglers to get out of the wind and get stuck into some quality fish.
Redfin and trout both chewing quite well at the moment, with hard body or spoon lures working a treat.
The 2020-21 Murray Cod season opened last week with hundreds of anglers rushing up the highway in search of this fish.
Most anglers had good success. Bryce from Trellys Geelong fished the King River up towards Wangaratta, finding cod to about 55cm with natural colour spinnerbaits proving deadly.
