Tag: Fishing
Phil’s flaked out
By CHRIS PITMAN
GREETED with calm conditions Sunday morning, Phil Walters and Ray Beeden made a daybreak start and headed out from St Leonards.
They anchored...
Huge snapper in late appearance
CHRIS PITMAN
SOME of the best snapper of the season were caught over the past week.
Graeme Spence capitalised on ideal conditions at Portarlington to make...
Fine time for fish
Persistent wind disappointed many anglers after a long-awaited forecast for fine weather last weekend.
Desperate for a fish on Sunday, Fishing World's Reece Pitt tried...
Snapper, flatties, whiting bagged in ‘shelter’ of bay
by CHRIS PITMAN
CORIO Bay was a real asset for anglers last week as it provided shelter from strong winds.
Pinkie snapper were abundant for anglers...
Fighting gummies off the Heads
Chris Pitman
THIS past week saw some exceptional whiting captures along with some huge gummy sharks.
Clifton Springs is still proving the place to be as...
Kingfish hold court on peninsula
By CHRIS PITMAN
A FANTASTIC start to the year for anglers saw mighty kingfish to beast bream and anything in-between finding its way into fishing...
Angling: Mixed bags with as summer begins
CHRIS PITMAN
THE START of summer has brought a mixed bag for local anglers.
Clifton Springs was again productive for anglers seeking all kinds of species.
Karl...
On the bite: Snapper, squid fill angler bags
CORIO Bay offered protection from strong winds over the past week for anglers to catch snapper.
The bay off St Helens produced fish to 5kg...
Snapper season kicks into top gear
Snapper season really kicked in over the past week, with anglers catching fish from Corio Bay to Queenscliff.
The bay’s sheltered waters were particularly popular,...
Big snapper keeping local anglers busy around the bay and offshore
FINE settled weather over the past week allowed anglers to put in some productive sessions, with most seeking solid snapper high.
Michael Kennedy and son...
Fishing heats up
WARMING weather fired up the fish over the past week, especially the snapper.
Steve Prior, Nick Albutt and Nick Panozzo set out from Clifton Springs...
Backers buoy Corio Bay anti-netters
By NOEL MURPHY
CRITICS of commercial netting in Corio Bay have enlisted new political support in their campaign to replenish the city’s whiting, snapper, calamari...
Protesters against Bellarine hunting
Wildlife rescuers are continuing to oppose the state’s duck hunting season following a protest outside a Bellarine MP’s office.
Geelong Duck Rescue (GDR)...
