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Once again, the Australian Salmon were crazy this week. I have caught them in prolific numbers now for 4 weeks straight. This past week was no different; I got them on my kayak and boat, and was immersed in some massive bust-ups that were a fish a cast for...

What a fantastic weekend we just had, and the fishing in Western Port was excellent. The week ahead is expected to be similar, with a wet and windy start; however, the weather looks promising for the weekend and the days leading up to it. The water temperature has dropped...

It will be a wet and windy start to the week; however, the weather looks promising for the weekend and the days leading up to it, which is very pleasing. Land-based fishing has been excellent in recent weeks. Good volumes of Australian Salmon are far and wide. Great to...

The water temperatures in our bay are plummeting; however, offshore water temperatures are significantly warmer, which is why they are fishing well. Here, it’s still excellent conditions for tuna, snapper, gummy sharks and swordfish. This past week, there was some great sword action near the Vic border and just...

Fishing competitions were held this week on the Glenelg and Nelson rivers, and overall, the fishing was really solid. The volume of impressive bycatch, including estuary perch and even mulloway, was brilliant, and thankfully, the bream finally came on the bite. The trophy-sized bream were nowhere to be seen,...

The weather was beautiful this past weekend, and the fishing was great. Despite the cold conditions, there are plenty of options right now. Big Murray Cod are on the bite, with trophy-size reddies. Trout are on the chew. Target freshwater crayfish in the Murray, and there are still catches...

The Australian Salmon were thick this past week. I caught a large number of them fishing around Altona, Williamstown, and Port Melbourne, and also got caught up in a massive bust-up around Mount Martha and Rosebud. This week, they were all bigger sizes, and at times, it was a...

Well, we are now deep into winter, and the water temperatures have dropped significantly. We typically experience our lowest temperatures in early August. Fishing can be a bit slow this time of year, and I always focus on the bread-and-butter species that can still be caught in good volumes...

Wow, what a crazy week it was chasing Australian Salmon far and wide around metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria. I caught so many of them, and it was cool to test out some new gear that will be released at AFTA 2025. I lost count of how many I...

It’s a great time of year for offshore fishing with big tuna on the bite. Did you know that the water temperature offshore is a few degrees warmer than in the bay? This is why some great snapper and gummy sharks are also being caught offshore. The variety of...