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Barwon Estuary Fishing upstream from the Sheepwash with fresh squid for bait he’d caught previously, Garry Ridgeway was after mulloway, but by 3.00 pm and after some 7 hours on the water, he was about to give it away when … Continue reading →

Offshore With good weather on Friday, Dave Batty and Josh Marshall took a run out off Barwon Heads, and – once anchored up in 47 metres of water – were hopeful of catching a snapper or two, or perhaps a … Continue reading →

Portland Following the six week ban on fishing in Victoria, this immeasurably healthy activity resumed, effectively from midnight on Tuesday May 12. From then – and blessed with good weather – anglers have made up for lost time. Tuna are … Continue reading →

Freshwater Farrugia is a common name among the successful anglers on Camperdown’s Lake Purrumbete, and on Saturday, Chris Farrugia, his brother Will, along with their eleven year old sons Jye and Charlie, took a run out onto the lake for … Continue reading →

Queenscliff Queenscliff continues to produce excellent whiting, and among those to catch them on Tuesday evening – after first catching some squid off the entrance to Swan Bay – were Ivan Bereza of Geelong Boat Hire and Fishing Charters, and … Continue reading →

Barwon estuary Despite an ominous forecast for Tuesday, Garry Ridgeway launched at Barwon Heads and was anchored upstream from the Sheepwash by 8.00 am. The tide began running out around 10.30, but initially there wasn’t much doing and the weather … Continue reading →

Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula Last Tuesday, following the strong easterlies experienced lately, Andrew Phillips and Tony Greck fished just east of Point Lillias in 6 metres of water – which was still heavily discoloured from the rough weather and ideal for … Continue reading →

Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula Whiting are about, and Ivan Bereza of Geelong Boat Hire and Fishing Charters found a good patch for John Irvine and his mates who took 18 to 40 cm off Curlewis last week. They would have caught … Continue reading →

Offshore Darcy Scott and his father Murray were confronted with a heavy ground swell on the way out through Barwon Heads. And, although a good many were out looking for the tuna, they’d gone. However, they did catch a couple … Continue reading →

Offshore Darcy Scott made an early start in 30 metres of water off Barwon Heads on Sunday morning but had no response from either the gummy shark or snapper he was seeking. But at around 8.00 am, a boat trolling … Continue reading →