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Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula On the water before daybreak on the weekend, Darcy Scott anchored up in around 8 metres of water near the Nine Foot Bank off Avalon, hoping for a snapper. All was quiet until the tide began running … Continue reading →

Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula Snapper are still about off Clifton Springs, and among those to catch them last week was Zavier Anthony. Zavier was fishing with his father Ray, mother Melissa and sister Zara when he caught a beauty of 6 … Continue reading →

Offshore With a break in the weather, Andrew McKenna, his 15 year old son Jamie, and Jamie’s friends Jesse Thomas and Ryder Benson were on a mission to find those tuna off Port Phillip Heads, and for Jamie to claim … Continue reading →

Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula Making an early start off the Mountain View Quarries on Friday morning, Andrew Phillips and Tony Greck were hopeful of catching a snapper or two, which – from all reports – have been a bit scarce lately. … Continue reading →

Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula An early start last Monday, to the east of the Nine Foot Bank off Avalon, paid off for Andrew Phillips and Tony Greck, who – after mooching around for a while with the sounder going – got … Continue reading →

Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula Last week’s strong onshore winds and their discolouration of the water, created ideal conditions for land-based anglers seeking snapper from St Leonard’s pier and each of Portarlington’s breakwaters. Among those to take advantage was Martinus De Lange … Continue reading →

Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula Murray Stewart and wife Linda did well on the snapper last week, and over the weekend. They were easy enough to find on Friday, with plenty showing up along the edge of the old access channel to … Continue reading →

Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula An early start off Point Richards on Wednesday paid off for Andrew Johnson and Dennis O’Brien, their first snapper coming aboard around 5.10 am. That was just north of the Point Richards channel where they caught five … Continue reading →

Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula Snapper are about, and – as usual – it’s the early birds getting the proverbial worms. Paul Rahman and Goran Nedic were at anchor off Clifton Springs by 4.00 am on Wednesday, and – using the heads … Continue reading →

Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula An early start on Wednesday morning saw Andrew Phillips and Tony Greck at anchor by 4.00 am at a previously productive spot just south of the Point Richards Channel where they didn’t have to wait long for … Continue reading →