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Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula With the installation of a new sounder on his boat, Warren Jankowski – along with his 7 year old daughter Sophia – took it for a test run off St Leonards on Saturday. With everything ticking over … Continue reading →

Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula My suggestion last week that squid numbers were improving, could have been a trifle optimistic, given that these tasty cephalopods were a bit harder to find than usual; the whiting were even scarcer. But as usual, flathead … Continue reading →

Another record Geelong fly fisherman Frank Bluch has just returned from New Zealand where he fished the opening of the Ohau River and associated waters with yet another world record capture pending. On acceptance, his tally of world records will … Continue reading →

Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula Fishing the ebb tide for whiting, in around 5 metres of water off the Swan Island grass beds at Queenscliff on Friday morning, was Anthony Saric. Not only did he finish with a bag limit catch, but … Continue reading →

Freshwater Last week I mentioned that Kevin and Amber Wild visited Talbot Reservoir, which is about halfway between Ballarat and Avoca. That was after fellow Maryborough Angling Club member Neil Perry caught both a brown and rainbow trout from here … Continue reading →

Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula Launching at St Leonards on Saturday morning, Andrew Phillips and Tony Greck headed up past the Indented Head abalone farm in search of squid, which as it turned out, were well and truly on the bite. The … Continue reading →

West of the border Another run of barrel size tuna along the west coast, and just over the South Australian border in particular, have attracted anglers, despite recent unsettled weather. With big fish busting up on the surface among bait … Continue reading →

Offshore Making an early start last week, before the foul weather rolled in, Kevin McLoughlin, Andrew Moffat and Brian Nolan headed out off Torquay where, in around 30 metres of water, they caught several gummies and a school shark that … Continue reading →

Portland Southern bluefin tuna remain present off Portland, but those being caught are invariably juveniles of 12 kg or so, responding to lures of the appropriate size. However last week, Geelong anglers Steve Arthey, Nathan Forrester and Jack Jarvis – … Continue reading →

Freshwater Soaking a pilchard fillet from the northern bank of Lake Bolac, along the Glenelg Highway during office hours on Friday, Murray Scott was intrigued by a large splash just out from the bank before noticing one of his lines … Continue reading →