ON THE BITE: Peri Stavropoulos
Once again we have just come out of another lockdown and unfortunately it has been difficult for most anglers to get out for a fish due to the restrictions.
Anglers that have been able to wet a line and those who have fished after the lockdown have found some good fishing across the region.
The inner harbour has continued to fish well over the past week with once again Garfish being the most popular target species and yet again St Helens has been the hot spot.
Pinkie Snapper have also been biting pretty well off the rocks from St Helens with reports of fish to about 3kg.
After a few days of strong winds and horrid weather we can expect the rocks to fish well for a little while longer.
Anglers fishing in boats have also been boating some good snapper with a bit better average size and fish to 6kg.
Snook and pinkies have been in reasonable throughout the waterfront with soft plastics proving to be very effective, bouncing turtleback worms along the bottom have been working a treat.
Offshore Barwon Heads has had some reports of gummy sharks starting to chew quite well out there on the 40 metre line, it’s been quite a slow winter for them out there so far so it’s great to see some fish starting to get caught in reasonable numbers.
Fish have been ranging in size anywhere from 8-15 kg with fresh baits like salmon and squid working best.
There has also been a few whispers getting around of Tuna out the front and towards Lorne so it’s well worth taking some tuna gear if you plan on heading offshore anytime soon.
Portland has had some reports of Barrel Tuna coming on the chew towards cape Bridgewater over the past week or two with fish to over 100kg hitting the deck.
Lumo coloured skirts have been the most effective as of late trolling between 40-60 metres.
There also seems to be a few school tuna cruising around with the barrels aswell, only small but could be a potential donut saver having a few smaller lures in the boat.
Lake Purrumbete and Bullen Merri have been fishing well for trout and chinook salmon with anglers trolling hardbody lures along the edges of the lakes picking up some nice fish to over 4lb.
Purrumbete has been offering some good trout fishing near the boat ramp with Mudeye under a bubble float Woking a treat.
