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Offshore With a break in the weather last week, Keith Fry, Gary Mayr and John Porter headed out off Barwon Heads with the squid they’d already caught off Clifton Springs, for bait. Slimy mackerel were on the bite, and they … Continue reading →

Freshwater John Clements of the Lake Purrumbete Holiday Park reports brown trout are on offer and that 10 year old Rylan Hogan of Leopold, who was fishing on Lake Purrumbete with his father Shane, caught one weighing 2.9 kg. Others … Continue reading →

Offshore With a good weather forecast for Sunday, Chris Stamalos was out through Barwon Heads and at anchor in 30 metres of water by daybreak, his berley trail soon attracting a shoal of slimy mackerel; great bait for the bigger … Continue reading →

Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula Making an early start, Darcy Scott was on the water off Avalon by around 4.00 am on Saturday, hoping for a snapper. He caught five as it turned out, three just over the 40 cm mark, and … Continue reading →

Off the beach With a high tide during the early hours of Friday morning, Ray Millman was rigged and ready near the BBQ area just south of 64W at Torquay by 1.30 am, his first reward being a 3 kg … Continue reading →

Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula It was all-aboard for Jo and Anthony Catanzaro of Kilmore, who – along with daughters Hannah 14, Hayley 13, Emily 9 and Dusty the Kelpie – hired a boat from Rod Ludlow of Beachlea Boat Hire, Indented … Continue reading →

Record catch Geelong fly fisherman Frank Bluch recently returned from New Zealand after adding yet another pending world record to the several he already holds. On this occasion it was a 13.3kg rainbow trout that he caught from Lake Ruataniwha … Continue reading →

Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula With a break in the weather on Sunday afternoon, Warren Jankowski took a run out from St Leonards with 7 year old daughter Sophia, and they caught several pinkie snapper as they’d done on their previous trip. … Continue reading →

Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula Making an early start on Wednesday morning, Andrew Phillips and Tony Greck were at anchor just east of the Nine Foot Bank Pile off Avalon by daybreak, and they didn’t have long to wait for their first … Continue reading →

Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula Making an early start off Clifton Springs last week, Andrew Phillips and Tony Greck had snapper on their mind, and by 5.00 am were at anchor on the north, or Point Wilson side of the Wilson Spit … Continue reading →