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Off the Beach An early start by Michael Levett and Christina Kemp at Johanna Beach – which is about halfway between Port Campbell and Cape Otway – Initially seemed fruitless with nary a bite. But just before 9.00 am, and … Continue reading →

Corio Bay Bellarine Peninsula Taking a run out from Limeburners boat ramp in their relatively newly acquired 4.8 metre Quintrex, Mark Sears and 9-year old son Lachlan were soon in catch and release mode, with undersize pinkie snapper taking their … Continue reading →

Corio Bay Bellarine Peninsula Despite a howling southerly, Andrew Johnson and Dennis O’Brien went after whiting on Friday Afternoon, but their usual hotspot at the Point Richards end of the mussel farm proved just too uncomfortable. So reluctantly, they raised … Continue reading →

South Oz trip Melissa and Raymond Anthony of Bell Park, along with their 13-year-old son Zavier, visited Kingston in South Australia last week where Zavier entered the annual Kingston Lions, surf fishing competition. He’d already caught and released several small … Continue reading →

Offshore Beau Ely was on the water off Barwon Heads by 5.30am, and would have been out even earlier except for the fog; even so, the visibility was so poor he had to concentrate on avoiding the cray pot buoys … Continue reading →

Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula Whiting catches have prevailed over the past week with little else gaining attention. However, Andrew Phillips and Mark Sesar took a mixed bag of pinkie snapper to 1.2 kg, a couple of gummy shark, and several snook … Continue reading →

Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula The large flathead presently in Corio Bay have created some interest, and among those to catch them were Paul Raduka and Scott Edgar The pair caught eight larger-than-usual fish among their flathead catch on Thursday evening while … Continue reading →

Western District Berleying up for a shark in 80 metres of water off Cape Bridgewater on Saturday were Drysdale anglers Reece Holwell, Jim Clay and Trent Booth. And, as you can imagine, they were delighted at the arrival of a … Continue reading →

Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula While depth-sounding technology helps anglers find fish, it doesn’t help catch them; something all too familiar to those who fish for snapper during the winter when water temperatures drop to the point their metabolism is barely ticking … Continue reading →

Corio Bay Bellarine Peninsula A fishing information network is good to be part of, especially when fishing for snapper; something clearly demonstrated the week previous when Murray Stewart’s friend Shane called him over to a really hot bite off Curlewis. … Continue reading →