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    Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula Catching the last of the outgoing tide off Curlewis on Wednesday morning. Andrew Johnson and Dennis O’Brien plucked around 20 whiting from five metres of water at one of their previous hotspots before the bite … Continue reading →

Offshore Heading out off Breamlea at daybreak early last week, Rici Hedditch, Matt Cooper and their captain, Ian Tipping, first tried their luck in around 25 metres of water where they caught several slimy mackerel for bait, and using same, … Continue reading →

  Dartmouth Fishing Classic The Dartmouth Fishing Classic, held over the weekend, attracted some 450 entries, and was won by a Geelong team consisting of Selin Rahman, Paul Rahman, Goran Rahman, Matthew Ribcak and Wally Ribcak, their best ten fish … Continue reading →

  Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula Shane Handley, a proficient angler over a wide spectrum of piscatorial pursuits, releases most of the fish he catches, but – approached by brother Matt who wanted to catch a pinkie or two for the table … Continue reading →

  Offshore Adamas Fishing Charters’ deckhand Simon Werner, reports that on Saturday, clients finished with a great mixed bag of fish off Port Phillip Heads in around 40 metres of water.   It included snapper to at least 5 kg, … Continue reading →

  Off the Beach After their successful outing described in last week’s report, Ray Millman and Kalon Stavris made a daybreak start along the Great Ocean Road at Spout Creek on Friday where they caught several nice salmon immediately, but … Continue reading →

Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula With a break in the weather and calm seas early last week, Garry Ridgeway headed out off Clifton Springs after the whiting, and anchored up in just over 4 metres of water by 1.30 pm, just out … Continue reading →

  Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula Taking a run out off Avalon on Wednesday, Andrew Phillips and Tony Greck began a pre-dawn patrol with the sounder running, eager to pick up any hint of a snapper, but without success: So, it was … Continue reading →

  Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula Taking another run to the southern end of the Wilson Spit from Clifton Springs, Chris Stamalos – whose catch we featured last week – picked up yet another snapper of 5 kg, this time just on … Continue reading →

  Corio Bay/Bellarine Peninsula With the whiff of snapper in the air, Chris Stamalos was well prepared, and with undying faith in the use of fresh bait, he first launched on the Barwon estuary where small, but legal-size salmon came … Continue reading →