Although summer is over, our ‘summer species’ are still hanging around in good numbers and are still very hungry – tuna biting seems to get better and better.
Tuna are still in fantastic numbers right along the coast in and amongst the 40-metre mark, with Torquay being the current hot spot.
The fish seem to have turned their diet to pilchards, small blue skirts or pilchard-coloured divers, all working very well .
Of course stick baits are still getting a good chunk of fish.
Kingfish are still going well in similar areas to the tuna, once again casting lures into the schools of fish on the surface or jigging on the schools holding deep has been very effective.
The Rip has still been fishing quite well for the kings too, with most anglers jigging them up or dropping live baits
Queenscliff has been on fire this past week with some fantastic reports of whiting in big numbers and big fish.
Some boats have been finding bags of whiting with all fish over 40cm.
Fishing the grass beds has been a very popular location.
There are still plenty of reports coming in right through all the way as far as St Leonards.
Clifton Springs has still had some good reports of whiting right along the Curlewis Bank.
Although the numbers and size quality isn’t like Queenscliff, with some patience and persistence there is still some quality captures to be had.
Snapper are still biting well just off the boat ramp in 7-9 metres of water with pilchards and squid proving to be deadly in landing a feed.
The inner harbour has been producing quite a few pinkie snapper reports for both land-based and boat anglers with plenty of fish to be getting up to 45cm.
The new Yarra Street Pier has only recently been opened to the public and anglers casting small worm-style soft plastics have been having great success in landing a variety of different species.
