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  From the Beach Early last week, Ray Millman had his lines out from the beach at Jan Juc by midnight, and – within 20 minutes or so – pulled the hook on a good-size fish that felt like a … Continue reading →

Port Phillip Heads Kingfish have made a welcome re-appearance at Port Phillip Heads, and among those to catch them was David Kramer of Tackle World Cranbourne who took several – the biggest measuring over a metre in length – using … Continue reading →

  Off the Beach I suppose parking near the Torquay boat ramp shortly after 1.00 am was reason enough to attract the attention of our finest, two of whom were on patrol at that hour, but Ray Millman was going … Continue reading →

  Cod Nationals Kevin and Amber Wild of the Maryborough Angling Club fished the Cod Nationals comp, held over four days at Lake Mulwala last week. The pair did well, Amber coming 23rd overall; she and Kevin also coming 21st … Continue reading →

  Off the Beach Dedicated beach fisherman Ray Millman prefers freshly caught Australian salmon for bait when seeking large gummy shark, mulloway or snapper from the surf, but as we mentioned last week, salmon have been hard to come by … Continue reading →

  With bronze whaler sharks presently plentiful along our coast, it’s no wonder the Point Lonsdale Pier – a traditional hot-spot for catching them since the mid-1960s – has received some attention from shark fishing hopefuls of late.   On … Continue reading →

      Offshore Taking a run offshore from Barwon Heads on Sunday, Daniel Gallop had tuna in mind, and didn’t have to go very far to find them.   His first hook-up of five, was in 27 metres of … Continue reading →

  On Wednesday night, Shane Handley tried his luck from the Point Lonsdale Pier once more where he’d previously caught a bronze whaler of probably 160 kg, and which we featured on February 8.   His luck was in, and … Continue reading →

Freshwater Maryborough Angling Club members, Kevin and Amber Wild, participated in Go-Fish Nagambie, a competition that attracted numerous entries at $160.00 a pop.   And, no-wonder, given the prize-money on offer that included $80,000 for the largest Murray cod, and … Continue reading →

    The February new moon, which occurred last Tuesday, has always been a prime time to catch a decent shark from the Point Lonsdale pier.   So, it was no surprise that three hopefuls; Shane Handley, Grazio Dalli and … Continue reading →