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    Offshore Bottom fishing offshore from Barwon Heads in 30 metres of water last week were Kane Ardiri, sons Ashton and Joseph, and granddaughter Phoebe.   They were off to a good start taking some reasonable pinkie snapper and … Continue reading →

  Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula Fishing for whiting near Coles Beacon (off the mouth of Swan Bay at Queenscliff) on Wednesday afternoon, Roger Lewry found the fishing slow, as many others have lately, and only caught four whiting.   However, he … Continue reading →

    On hearing of sharks being caught from the Point Lonsdale Pier, Melbourne angler Rohan Mandad – suitably equipped with game-fishing tackle and a bonito he bought from the Preston market for bait – drifted his line out from … Continue reading →

  Swan Bay Historically, we’ve seen a good many tailor in Queenscliff’s Swan Bay, and they’d often take baits intended for the large flathead this water sometimes produces. We’ve even caught them from the jetty when they’d round up bait-fish … Continue reading →

    Off the beach Fishing from the beach at Torquay on Thursday evening, Ray Millman caught a good size whiting just on dark, but nothing else for some time after that.   Ray’s next fish stripped metres of line … Continue reading →

    With a favourable weather forecast for Sunday, a good many were out off Barwon Heads in search of tuna. Among them, Justin Burns and Simon Williams who caught one each with the challenging technique of casting lures (stick-baits … Continue reading →

Offshore Kingfish are on the bite inside Port Phillip Heads, and among those to catch them last week was Bernard Abrams and his mates, Karl, Ben and Wayne. And, judging by the photos Bernard send me, there were some beauties … Continue reading →

Offshore Tuna remain the main attraction off Port Phillip Heads where on Sunday morning, Justin Burns and Simon Williams plucked four fish, each around the 20 kg mark, while trolling lures in around 30 metres of water. Naturally, a good … Continue reading →

Masterclass On Wednesday evening, Ray Millman set up his tackle on the beach just north east of the Torquay boat ramp. From then on, he caught a number pinkie snapper – some of which were undersize and returned – along … Continue reading →

Offshore On Wednesday afternoon, Simon Werner, along with Chris Cole, Shay Doherty and Jemma Thorpe, headed out from Barwon Heads to have another crack at those bluefin tuna currently schooled up off Port Phillip Heads. Locating a good patch out … Continue reading →