Challenging weather again this week has not made it easy for anglers to get out for a fish and with very limited reports coming through there isn’t a heap to report on.
However this week the weather is looking brilliant and the fish should be pretty fired up after a week or so of very little pressure.
With school holidays underway and whilst the weather is still pretty warm now is a great time to get the kids and family out and wet a line. The Geelong waterfront is a fantastic location just about all year round when fishing with kids as it’s a great location to simply catch a fish and when out with the kids, that’s super important.
A simple paternoster rig with a bit of bluebait or squid is a lethal combo for landing a whole variety of species including silver trevally, pinky snapper, salmon and flathead. Soft plastics are another great option to throw around as all mentioned species will eat them and this area is a great spot to try them out.
In the boats, the spoil grounds are still offering a great variety of species to anglers casting both soft plastics and dropping baits. King George whiting, pinky snapper and flathead are all in great numbers and chewing quite well.
Calamari have been a little tricky due to the wind and murky water, but to some anglers finding small patches of better water are certainly pulling in some great hauls. Size 2.5 jigs are proving to be the standout for these anglers.
Around the corner towards St Leonards and Swan Bay the King George whiting are still holding in fantastic numbers with anglers finding some great numbers of whiting in the area. The average fish is around that 35cm mark with plenty of fish either side and some getting well over 40cm.
Strong tides and quality baits are key to success. Gummy sharks have been in good numbers again with Aston Stavropoulos boating a cracking gummy in the kayak on a chunk of salmon. Aston also managed a few nice pinkies whilst chasing the gummies.
Stoney Creek reservoir was stocked with estuary perch two and a half years ago and now those fish have grown to a catchable size. Anglers venturing down there have been landing EPs on a variety of lures such as soft plastics, hard bodies and surface lures. Although the fish aren’t at a massive size it is fantastic to see this fishery growing with these epic fish.
Peri Stavropoulos, from Trelly’s Fishing World at 105 Shannon Avenue, Manifold Heights, has a wealth of knowledge about local fishing.
