Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 17.03.2025
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 17.03.2025 Water temperatures are still really high in Port Phillip Bay, so we have yet to see a second run of Snapper. There have been a few odd ones caught out deep, but for this time of year, it has been very slow. It’s… Read More
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 17.03.2025
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 17.03.2025 It’s been a strange few weeks of fishing in Western Port. The water temperatures are still very high, often around 21 degrees, and because of this, we haven’t seen a 2nd run of snapper as we usually do this time of year. However,… Read More
Land Based Fishing Report – 17.03.2025
Land Based Fishing Report – 17.03.2025 I have done so much land-based fishing over the past week and thoroughly enjoyed it. This has included a lot of metro land-based fishing around Melbourne, all around Port Melbourne, including the station pier, web dock, Lagoon Pier, Kerferd Road Pier and Princess Pier,… Read More
Offshore Fishing Report – 17.03.2025
Offshore Fishing Report – 17.03.2025 This past week, the volume of kingfish caught at the Rip ( Port Phillip Bay entrance ) was incredible. Seeing so many boats jam-packed into one small, isolated area is amazing. You get short windows to fish in here with strong tidal flows as a… Read More
Estuary Fishing Report – 17.03.2025
Estuary Fishing Report – 17.03.2025 Gippsland Lakes has been smaseh with fishing competions this month. It started with the ABT at the start of the month, followed by the Hobie Classic, and later this week, it will be home to the Vic Bream Classic. This will see an additional 60… Read More
Freshwater Fishing Report – 17.03.2025
Freshwater Fishing Report – 17.03.2025 It has seemed like late Summer, as we have had almost 10 days straight above 30 degrees. Thankfully, this week, we will have weather that resembles this time of year, with predicted cooler conditions. Freshwater fishing is consistent right now, and many species and systems… Read More
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 03.03.2025
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 03.03.2025 Kingfish in Port Phillip Heads around the rip is still the standout target species in Port Phillip Bay. With water temperatures slowly declining, these big schools of kingies will likely only be around for a few more weeks, so get stuck into them… Read More
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 03.03.2025
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 03.03.2025 Once again, there was some great King George Whiting action this week. Much of this was from Hasting fishing up and down the spit, which we will detail below. There have also been some great sharks caught with good gummies around Point Leo… Read More
Land Based Fishing Report – 03.03.2025
Land Based Fishing Report – 03.03.2025 It’s a great time of year for land-based fishing. This week, I had so much fun landing a stack of Murray Cod at Lake Mulwala using simple household groceries as bait right next to the bridge in the main township. There will be a… Read More
Offshore Fishing Report – 03.03.2025
Offshore Fishing Report – 03.03.2025 We’re at the offshore fishing sweet spot right now, with many productive options. Kingfish are still on the bite locally outside Port Phillip Bay heads, aswell as the school tuna, and it’s a very similar story around Port Fairy and Portland as the school tuna… Read More
Estuary Fishing Report – 03.03.2025
Estuary Fishing Report – 03.03.2025 It’s so hard to believe we are in March already. Esturay fishing has been all the talk in 2025, with Bemm and Tyers entrances opening, an abundance of massive dusky flathead catches, and great volumes of bream and even kingfish. It’s been chaotic since December… Read More
Freshwater Fishing Report – 03.03.2025
Freshwater Fishing Report – 03.03.2025 Wow, what a week I had! I spent 3 days at Lake Mulwala chasing Giant Murray Cod, and the trip did not disappoint. I’ll discuss this in more detail below under our weekly Murray Cod write-up, but I caught three cod around the meter mark,… Read More
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 24.02.2025
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 24.02.2025 The weather this past week made things quite frustrating as the kingfish and school tuna were fishing exceptionally well in the rip and just outside Port Phillip heads; however, our time fishing this area was quite limited thanks to strong winds and swells…. Read More
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 24.02.2025
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 24.02.2025 The fishing has been really consistent in Western Port the last month. There are good runs of tuna outside the heads, particularly through the eastern arm and in the bay, and continual good runs of King George Whiting, Squid and Gummy Sharks. In… Read More
Land Based Fishing Report – 24.02.2025
Land Based Fishing Report – 24.02.2025 The mornings are starting to get cooler, which is welcome as water temps have been so high in recent weeks which has made fishing slow at times. There are lots of great land-based fishing options right now. The piers around Port Melbourne are fishing… Read More
Offshore Fishing Report – 24.02.2025
Offshore Fishing Report – 24.02.2025 Last week, the Rip was a standout choice. This week, it was Portland, with school tuna caught in amazing numbers close around Portland Harbour, Julia Reef and Lawrence Rocks. Trolling shallow and mid-diving hard body lures such as X-Raps and Nomas MadMacs were standouts. Some… Read More
Estuary Fishing Report – 24.02.2025
Estuary Fishing Report – 24.02.2025 Timing is an incredible thing. In last week’s report, I wrote about how I suspected it wouldn’t be long before Lake Tyers and Bemm River opened, bringing in needed oxygenated saltwater. Later that night, both systems opened. Now, by all reports, Bemm River opened naturally,… Read More
Freshwater Fishing Report – 24.02.2025
Freshwater Fishing Report – 24.02.2025 This week’s beautiful weather is prime for great fishing. I’m heading off to Lake Mulwala for a few days to chase some big cod and test some new lures and baitcasting combos. I’ll have much more to report on in next week’s report. That being… Read More
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 17.02.2025
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 17.02.2025 This week, all the excitement for Port Phillip Bay was right on the edge of the heads as the Kingfish were on fire. Right in the middle, as you could draw a line directly between Point Nepean and Point Lonsdale, and there were… Read More
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 17.02.2025
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 17.02.2025 I can’t help but feel we were a short window away from Snapper coming back on the bite in Western Port; this week, we also caught a few elephant fish around Grantville, which was pleasing. Its been very consistent fishing this system in… Read More
Land Based Fishing Report – 17.02.2025
Land Based Fishing Report – 17.02.2025 Water temps searched this past week thanks to some extremely hot weather; however, the mornings are starting to look a bit cooler, with most mornings predicted to be a few degrees cooler than last week. Already, we’re seeing a few snappers back on the… Read More
Offshore Fishing Report – 17.02.2025
Offshore Fishing Report – 17.02.2025 Offshore fishing in the Rip was exceptional this week. We had several sessions launching from Queenscliff, catching some squid early and then fishing the rip. I have detailed some really helpful information fishing the rip which i’d encourage you to read. There are some critical… Read More
Estuary Fishing Report – 17.02.2025
Estuary Fishing Report – 17.02.2025 Peak water temperatures have caused much debate this past week; whilst the weather temperatures soared in the mid-40s last week, we saw the water temperatures spike. This made the fishing challenging and chaotic at times, and we will touch on that in our report. Much… Read More
Freshwater Fishing Report – 17.02.2025
Freshwater Fishing Report – 17.02.2025 Cooler starts in the mornings have been noted for the week ahead, meaning water temps will slowly decline. So we should expect some excellent freshwater fishing ahead. This is usually great for a wide variety of species across the state. Weekly Reminder ( Giveaway/Catch… Read More
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 10.02.2025
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 10.02.2025 King George Whiting continues to fish so well in Port Phillip Bay right now, and squid, flathead and gummy sharks are also fishing well. This time of year, the bay is plagued with small pinkies, which can make fishing a tad frustrating; however,… Read More
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 10.02.2025
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 10.02.2025 Fishing in Western Port has been really consistent the past few weeks. With water temperatures well up, King George Whiting, Gummy sharks, and squid have been the primary focus and fishing quite well. We have also had small frantic windows of Kingfish inside… Read More
Land Based Fishing Report – 10.02.2025
Land Based Fishing Report – 10.02.2025 There is such a wide variety of land based fishing action for you to choose from right now. Prawns and Dusky flathead are fishing well in the Gippsland regions, Melbourne Metro bream, Offshore sharks and kingfish as well as bread and butter squid, king… Read More
Offshore Fishing Report – 10.02.2025
Offshore Fishing Report – 10.02.2025 Kingfish were back on the bite this week inside the Rip. Unfortunately, the weather conditions, in particular the strong wind and large swells, have limited our time out there. Midweek should provide some opportunities to get back into action. Live baits and jigging have been… Read More
Estuary Fishing Report – 10.02.2025
Estuary Fishing Report – 10.02.2025 With all the different forms of fishing and systems, estuary fishing is a top choice right now. The prawns are here and the volume of big dusky flathead and bream being caught is exceptional. There are also some nice silver trevally and rat fish going… Read More
Freshwater Fishing Report – 10.02.2025
Freshwater Fishing Report – 10.02.2025 We start February with some great freshwater fishing around the state. This past week, I had success with cod, yellowbelly, and bass, which has been really pleasing both locally and with some travel. Let’s get stuck into this week’s report. Weekly Reminder ( Giveaway/Catch… Read More
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 27.01.2025
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 27.01.2025 With water temperatures soaring in Port Phillip Bay, it really is the time of year when you need to be satisfied catching bread-and-butter species. For me, this past week, there’s been no shortage of King George Whiting, Pinky Snapper, flathead, Squid and occasional… Read More
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 27.01.2025
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 27.01.2025 The heroes of Western Port this week were King George Whiting. Some huge ones are being caught right now, and the volumes are slowly increasing. As reported in last week’s report, we are getting some very nice-sized ones around the entrance at Flinders… Read More
Land Based Fishing Report – 27.01.2025
Land Based Fishing Report – 27.01.2025 Land Based fishing certainly has its ups and downs at the best of times. It’s a challenging form of fishing that requires so much patience, but it can also be the most rewarding. This time of year can be very up and down as… Read More
Offshore Fishing Report – 27.01.2025
Offshore Fishing Report – 27.01.2025 The kingfish really fired up this week outside the rip of Port Phillip Bay, and finally, some really good-sized ones, with many landing around a meter in size. They were actively taking a variety of live baits and lures, such as stick baits and poppers,… Read More
Estuary Fishing Report – 27.01.2025
Estuary Fishing Report – 27.01.2025 The flathead fishing continues to be exceptional, which is excellent considering competitions like the flathead fishing challenge are just around the corner. This week, we again managed multiple dusky flathead to 85cms around Bemm River, Lake Tyers and Gippsland Lakes in shallow waters. Keep an… Read More
Freshwater Fishing Report – 27.01.2025
Freshwater Fishing Report – 27.01.2025 As we approach the end of January, we’re in the middle of some great fishing action. Our major lakes, such as Eildon, Eppalock, and Rocklands, are fishing well, and closer to Melbourne, there are many systems, such as Albert Park and Melton Res, which also… Read More
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 20.01.2025
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 20.01.2025 Some creativity is required at the moment when fishing in Port Phillip Bay, as it has been slow in some areas and sensational in others. This week, we had massive schools of Australian Salmon turn up in the shallows around Altona, which was… Read More
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 20.01.2025
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 20.01.2025 Water temperatures are high right now, and it’s the time of year fishing in Western Port for massive King George Whiting. This week, many whiting between 44 and 52cms were caught around Flinders, which is fantastic. Not massive volumes, but really big-sized ones…. Read More
Land Based Fishing Report – 20.01.2025
Land Based Fishing Report – 20.01.2025 There is genuinely some excellent land-based fishing to be had right now. I spent the week in Portland as a stage presenter for the annual “Hooked on Portland Festival” ” which is a yearly fishing and food festival with stalls, stage presentations, food, demonstrations… Read More
Offshore Fishing Report – 20.01.2025
Offshore Fishing Report – 20.01.2025 I spent the week in Portland as a stage presenter for the annual “Hooked on Portland Festival”, Which is an annual fishing and food festival with stalls, stage presentations, food, demonstrations and live music. I did some stage presentations with the local tackle store Complete… Read More
Estuary Fishing Report – 20.01.2025
Estuary Fishing Report – 20.01.2025 It’s a remarkable time of year for estuary fishing. For me, the lure of chasing tuna and kingfish offshore has been trumped by the sensational dusky flathead, bream, and trevally fishing that has been occurring in recent weeks. Gippsland Lakes is unbelievable right now, with… Read More
Freshwater Fishing Report – 20.01.2025
Freshwater Fishing Report – 20.01.2025 It’s an exciting time for freshwater fishing, with many species on the chew and many local and rural systems fishing well. Right now, it is close to peak warm water temperature, and species like yellowbelly, redfin, estuary perch, Australian bass and even carp thrive in… Read More
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 13.01.2025
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 13.01.2025 It’s been a strange couple of weeks fishing in Port Phillip Bay; with water temperatures soaring above 20 degrees, we have seen the snapper really slow down, but the king George whiting, squid and flathead become a lot more consistent. This week, we… Read More
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 13.01.2025
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 13.01.2025 Western Port has finally settled into a routine now but with some surprises thrown in. King George Whiting, Gummy Sharks and Squid are consistently fishing well. The odd snapper is being caught; however, most have gone off the bite or offshore. The pleasant… Read More
Land Based Fishing Report – 13.01.2025
Land Based Fishing Report – 13.01.2025 There are some great land-based fishing options right now. Around the state, the water temperatures are at peak height, which means many fish species are active. I would certainly put dusky flathead on your radar as a must-target species right now. That being said… Read More
Offshore Fishing Report – 13.01.2025
Offshore Fishing Report – 13.01.2025 The school Tuna and Kingfish were on fire this past weekend locally in the rip and outside the rip before the storms came through on Sunday afternoon. Trolling small skirts accounted for school tuna, whilst live squid and jigging metals accounted for some nice kingfish… Read More
Estuary Fishing Report – 13.01.2025
Estuary Fishing Report – 13.01.2025 This week, I ventured up to Gippy Lakes. It was such a good trip. Fishing in the very shallows, as little as 1 meter deep, we caught 20 dusky flatheads up to 80cm in size. We also caught good volumes of bream and the occasional… Read More
Freshwater Fishing Report – 13.01.2025
Freshwater Fishing Report – 13.01.2025 The fishing is excellent right now, and gee, the yellowbelly action has been unbelievable these past few weeks. I had another two sessions on them this week, catching up to 30 fish a session. There will be a YouTube episode on one of those sessions… Read More
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 06.01.2025
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 06.01.2025 It was a strange week fishing in Port Phillip Bay, the full moon really shut down the fishing for 48 hours over the New Year holiday break which was a tad frustrating however king george whiting fishing has started to fire once again…. Read More
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 06.01.2025
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 06.01.2025 Right now in Western Port, it’s all about King George Whiting which thrives in these warmer water conditions. We’re catching them in good volumes and some huge ones. Launching from Hastings and fishing around the middle spit seems to be about the best… Read More
Land Based Fishing Report – 06.01.2025
Land Based Fishing Report – 06.01.2025 The volume of land based fishing possibilities right now is through the roof. Dusky Flathead are fishing well in the Gippsland region particularly around Gippsland Lakes and Lakes entrance, Yellowbelly are fishing well at Melton Reservoir, Kingfish are fishing well offshore and in the… Read More
Offshore Fishing Report – 06.01.2025
Offshore Fishing Report – 06.01.2025 Kingfish and School Tuna are here and starting to fish well. Some of the best offshore fishing has been outside the eastern entrance of Western Port through the San Remo channel producing many school tuna up to 30 kilos towards Cape Patterson. Outside the Port… Read More
Estuary Fishing Report – 06.01.2025
Estuary Fishing Report – 06.01.2025 The volume of big dusky flathead and small kingfish being caught right now in Gippsland Lakes around Lakes Entrance is unbelievable. Fishing around Metung, Pansville and closer the the entrance when the tidal flow allows is providing some exceptional fishing. With many dusky flathead being… Read More
Freshwater Fishing Report – 06.01.2025
Freshwater Fishing Report – 06.01.2025 It was a great start to 2025 I found myself back fishing several lakes and reservoirs armed with live scope and catching countless yellowbelly as well as a good volume of estuary perch, Murray cod and redfin. Catching 21 yellowbelly in one session at Melton… Read More
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 30.12.2024
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 30.12.2024 Happy New YEAR to all FishingMad Members, I can’t believe just how BIG 2024 has been. When I look back and recall all the amazing adventures around Port Phillip Bay and far and wide it’s been incredible and 2025 is shaping up to… Read More
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 30.12.2024
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 30.12.2024 As I write this we are less than 48 hours from the start of 2025. Wow, what a big year 2024 was and I will go on record saying that it was one of the best years fishing in Western Port that I… Read More
Land Based Fishing Report – 30.12.2024
Land Based Fishing Report – 30.12.2024 Merry Xmas to all of our FishingMad Members. This week I headed to Lake Eildon and fished around the wier wall and landed a few beautiful Murray Cod. A good friend who was fishing with us landed one around 96cm land-based fishing in the… Read More
Offshore Fishing Report – 30.12.2024
Offshore Fishing Report – 30.12.2024 That’s a wrap for 2024 and what a year it was. We caught everything offshore from barrel tuna, kingfish, snapper gummies and more. 2025 looks to be a massive year ahead and it all starts in January as this is generally when the Kingfish start… Read More
Estuary Fishing Report – 30.12.2024
ESTUARY Fishing Report – 30.12.2024 The Etsuray Fishing is so good right now, take your choice of Bass, Estuary Perch, Dusky Flathead, Bream, Tailor, Salmon and more which are firing. It’s a brilliant way to finish what has been an insane 2025 and to start what should be a massive… Read More
Freshwater Fishing Report – 30.12.2024
Freshwater Fishing Report – 30.12.2024 Happy New Year FishingMad Members. What a massive year it’s been in 2024. It’s been a historic year in the freshwater scene around Victoria and Melbourne with a record stocking of fish again this year which will continue to provide excellent fishing opportunities into 2025… Read More
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 23.12.2024
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 23.12.2024 I wish you a very Merry Xmas, hopefully, the festive season will provide you with some time to wet a line over the holiday season. The fishing right now in Port Phillip Bay is really good. The snapper bite has gone quiet which… Read More
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 23.12.2024
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 23.12.2024 Merry XMAS to all FishingMad Members !! The fishing in Western Port continues to be amazing. The snapper has slowed down a little although we did have a couple of great sessions on them this week, but the whiting, squid and gummy sharks… Read More
Land Based Fishing Report – 23.12.2024
Land Based Fishing Report – 23.12.2024 Merry Xmas to all of our FishingMad Members. This week I headed to Lake Eildon and fished around the wier wall and landed a few beautiful Murray Cod. A good friend who was fishing with us landed one around 96cm land-based fishing in the… Read More
Offshore Fishing Report – 23.12.2024
Offshore Fishing Report – 23.12.2024 Well, the time has arrived!! The water temp in the Bay at Portland has reached that 18 to 19 mark and the first school tuna and king fish have been caught in close! Although it’s early days yet with a long hot summer ahead it’s… Read More
Estuary Fishing Report – 23.12.2024
ESTUARY Fishing Report – 23.12.2024 It’s hard to believe it’s Christmas time already !! The good news is the dusky flathead are firing right now so that will be a perfect target species should you have some time off over Christmas. In fact, there are lots of good fishing opportunities… Read More
Freshwater Fishing Report – 23.12.2024
Freshwater Fishing Report – 23.12.2024 Merry Christmas to all members, hopefully, you get some well-deserved time off with your family or friends and hopefully some time for fishing. This week I ventured up to Lake Eppalock and had very mixed results. On day one we caught plenty of redfin and… Read More
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 16.12.2024
PORT PHILLIP BAY Report – 16.12.2024 What a week on the King George Whiting it was, with multiple bag-out sessions around the bay. I’m now stocked up on whiting fillets ready for a Christmas feast. Snapper this past week was much quieter which is either a sign of the full… Read More
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 16.12.2024
WESTERNPORT BAY Report – 16.12.2024 We start this week with a heat wave with temperatures soaring over 40 degrees on Monday its going to be quite windy too. Later on in the week, we will have some great conditions for fishing and by that stage, the full moon will be… Read More
Land Based Fishing Report – 16.12.2024
LAND-BASED Report – 16.12.2024 It’s going to be a hot and windy start to the week which can provide excellent snapper fishing offshore and closer to the heads in both our bays. This time of year with the water temps getting above 21 degrees in both our bays many snapper… Read More
Offshore Fishing Report – 16.12.2024
Offshore Report – 16.12.2024 Great offshore fishing for snapper this past week around Apollo Bay which has perfect water temperatures. As many snapper leave Port Phillip and Western Port targeting them offshore is a great option and will provide some excellent fishing in December and January. It’s also a great… Read More
Estuary Fishing Report – 16.12.2024
ESTUARY Fishing Report – 16.12.2024 There are so many good options right now for estuary fishing around Victoria and closer to Melbourne. The Warrnambool and Gippsland regions are fishing so well right now for bream and even a few Mulloway. However big dusky flathead are on the bite and thrive… Read More
Freshwater Fishing Report – 16.12.2024
FRESHWATER Report – 16.12.2024 Summer has kicked into full swing as we start the week with Monday’s forecast over 40 degrees. This spike in water temperature will see bass, estuary perch and redfin on the bite in good volumes. The Grampians region right now is a great spot for fishing… Read More
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 09.12.2024
PORT PHILLIP BAY Report – 09.12.2024 Port Phillip Bay was amazing this past week. We had strange weather conditions that were cold then hot, then still then windy but the snapper and King George whiting fished very well. The snapper were out deep this past week with many fish caught… Read More
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 09.12.2024
WESTERNPORT BAY Report – 09.12.2024 Western Port has fished so well for several months now. Every week we keep saying it will slow down soon and it just hasn’t. The volume of snapper has been unbelievable and the squid, gummy sharks and King George Whiting have also really started to… Read More
Land Based Fishing Report – 09.12.2024
LAND-BASED Report – 09.12.2024 The hot spell that came through this past weekend has seen water temperatures spike in both our bays and even offshore. This is providing some really interesting fishing around our metro systems and far and wide around Victoria. The snapper fishing landbased has been a bit… Read More
Offshore Fishing Report – 09.12.2024
Offshore Report – 09.12.2024 This week we got our first glimpses of Kingfish as some were caught offshore in the Gippsland region in Mallacoota. We are also starting to see a few pop-up around Wilsons Prom and Portland. The snapper fishing offshore is still fantastic and no shortage of gummies… Read More
Estuary Fishing Report – 09.12.2024
ESTUARY Fishing Report – 09.12.2024 The warmer conditions from this past week have helped to create some exceptional estuary fishing far and wide around Melbourne and Victoria. The Gippsland region is producing some excellent fishing for bream, dusky flathead and tailor and the Warnabmool area is also fishing well. Locally… Read More
Freshwater Fishing Report – 09.12.2024
FRESHWATER Report – 09.12.2024 Pleasant conditions ahead this week should provide plenty of opportunities to hit up some lakes, rivers or streams around Victoria. These are great conditions for redfin, yellowbelly, cod in the high country for trout and the EPs and Australian Bass are finally back on the bite… Read More
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 02.12.2024
PORT PHILLIP BAY Report – 02.12.2024 It was another very strong week of fishing for snapper in Port Phillip Bay and with the water temperature rising we also saw King George whiting, squid and flathead coming back onto the bite providing very productive days on the water and a freezer… Read More
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 02.12.2024
WESTERNPORT BAY Report – 02.12.2024 The fishing hasn’t slowed down yet in Western Port if anything it’s getting better. King George Whiting and gummy sharks are on the bite adding to the already remarkable snapper fishing. We had several days this past week walking away with a bag of whiting,… Read More
Land Based Fishing Report – 02.12.2024
LAND-BASED Report – 02.12.2024 This past week was amazing for Estuary Perch in our metro systems including the Yarra and Maribyrnong Rivers. Fishing on evenings with surface lures and shallow divers accounted for many EPs between 30 and 40 cm. They are also firing at Devilbend Reservoir and even Melton… Read More
Offshore Fishing Report – 02.12.2024
Offshore Report – 02.12.2024 The water temps this week offshore remained very similar hovering around 17 degrees which is optimal for snapper and gummy sharks, but still a tad too cold for Kingfish and school tuna. It won’t be too long before we start to see frequent catches of them… Read More
Estuary Fishing Report – 02.12.2024
ESTUARY Fishing Report – 02.12.2024 This past week was amazing for Estuary Perch in our metro systems including the Yarra and Maribyrnong Rivers. Fishing on evenings with surface lures and shallow divers accounted for many EPs between 30 and 40 cm. They are also firing at Devilbend Reservoir and even… Read More
Freshwater Fishing Report – 02.12.2024
FRESHWATER Report – 02.12.2024 On Sunday we celebrated the opening of Cod season in Victoria. Cod fishing has come so far in recent years and these freshwater giants are growing as one of the most popular targeted fish. In Victoria, we are lucky with over 3 million cod stocked annually… Read More
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 25.11.2024
PORT PHILLIP BAY Report – 25.11.2024 The fishing in Port Phillip Bay this past week has been incredible. Straight back from my NZ trip I hit the bay 3 times and bagged on each occasion. My network of anglers also had incredibly productive sessions all week. As mentioned in my… Read More
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 25.11.2024
WESTERNPORT BAY Report – 25.11.2024 It’s been an incredible 2-3 months for fishing in Western Port and the fishing here continues to fish really well. The volume of quality fish being caught is amazing. We had a few sessions in the evenings and late into the night and the bite… Read More
Land Based Fishing Report – 25.11.2024
LAND-BASED Report – 25.11.2024 No doubt the land-based fishing has slowed down a tad this past few weeks as the water temperature gets warmer many of the snapper start to head for deeper waters. However, there has still been plenty of great land-based fishing action and it is also a… Read More
Offshore Fishing Report – 25.11.2024
Offshore Report – 25.11.2024 Kingfish and schoolies are not far away and already offshore we are seeing a few pop up here around Wilsons Prom, beyond Port Welshpool and further towards Sydney near Narooma, Bemreagui, Merimbula and Eidon. Around those waters there have even been a few mahi mahi (dolphin… Read More
Estuary Fishing Report – 25.11.2024
ESTUARY Fishing Report – 25.11.2024 It’s an amazing time to hit many estuaries around Melbourne and Victoria. This past week we have seen more big dusky flathead on the bite which was highlighted by this past week’s Reel it in fishing challenge held at Mallacoota with many flathead over 80cm… Read More
Freshwater Fishing Report – 25.11.2024
FRESHWATER Report – 25.11.2024 After this past weekend of hot weather, the outdoor and water temperatures are rising and we are seeing our first signs of estuary perch and Australian bass starting to come onto the bite. This will get better and better over the coming weeks and come into… Read More
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 18.11.2024
PORT PHILLIP BAY Report – 18.11.2024 Wow, the snapper fishing in Port Phillip Bay has hit the peak and the fishing this past week was exceptional. Now we have noticed some important changes in fish behaviour in the bay finally starting to see snapper head deep and found around the… Read More
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 18.11.2024
WESTERNPORT BAY Report – 18.11.10.2024 The snapper fishing has become more consistent and widespread across Western Port now. With water temperatures as high as 19 degrees we have seen snapper move from the top end and spread into notorious areas including the corals, observation point, Cowes, and even closer to… Read More
Land Based Fishing Report – 18.11.2024
LAND-BASED Report – 18.11.2024 After a frantic start to the season, the land-based fishing for snapper has started to slow down. This is due to the water temperatures rising between 17 and 19 degrees and the fish heading to deeper waters. But don’t worry there are still plenty of good… Read More
Offshore Fishing Report – 18.11.2024
Offshore Report – 18.11.2024 The fishing offshore has been excellent this past week around the Portland region with good volumes of snapper, gummy sharks and King George whiting. Let’s get stuck into this week’s report to help get you into a few fish. Thanks, everyone, as mentioned in our last… Read More
Estuary Fishing Report – 18.11.2024
ESTUARY Fishing Report – 18.11.2024 Some excellent estuary fishing this past week in our estuaries locally around Melbourne and across the wider state. The Gippsland region is firing right now with some excellent fishing for land-based anglers around Marlo, and for boaters and kayakers at Gippsland Lakes and Lakes Entrance…. Read More
Freshwater Fishing Report – 18.11.2024
FRESHWATER Report – 18.11.2024 Freshwater fishing around the state is excellent right now with water temperatures and conditions that will provide terrific fishing. We are seeing a healthy volume of catches of yellowbelly and redfin in particular and are only a week or two away from cod season opening which… Read More
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 04.11.2024
PORT PHILLIP BAY Report – 04.11.2024 The Melbourne Cup long weekend historically signifies that Snapper Season is here. Right on cue the snapper went crazy this past week which is very pleasing news as the snapper bite had been very inconsistent and slow until 2 weeks ago. Now it’s firing… Read More
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 04.11.2024
WESTERNPORT BAY Report – 04.11.10.2024 Wow, what an amazing week we had fishing at Western Port once again. The volume of fish being caught and the quality and size of the snapper have been nothing short of remarkable. We fished here several times this week catching many snapper and even… Read More
Land Based Fishing Report – 04.11.2024
LAND-BASED Report – 04.11.2024 The Melbourne Cup long weekend is the perfect time for some land-based fishing. Those prepared to travel this past week got into some amazing snapper action at some tricky locations like Venus Bay, Punchbowl, Kilkunda and Half Moon Bay. Do be very cautious as these can… Read More
Portland Fishing Report – 04.11.2024
PORTLAND Report – 04.11.2024 Finally the Melbourne Cup long weekend is here which is generally a productive time for fishing around the greater Portland region. So many good options from Portland, Port Fairy, Port Mac and plenty of good freshwater fishing in the region too. a great time to wet… Read More
Estuary Fishing Report – 04.11.2024
ESTUARY Fishing Report – 04.11.2024 It’s been excellent fishing this past week across many of our estuaries around Melbourne and Victoria. The Gippsland region is starting to fire with good volumes of bream and some large dusky flathead. While locally around Melbourne the bream and pinky action has been brilliant… Read More
Freshwater Fishing Report – 04.11.2024
FRESHWATER Report – 04.11.2024 The Melbourne Cup long weekend is a great time to wet a line and thankfully the weather has been excellent. The water temps have risen across the board and the volume of fish being caught across our rivers, lakes and streams has been really good. Increased… Read More
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 28.10.2024
PORT PHILLIP BAY Report – 28.10.2024 Finally, Finally, Finally, the snapper went crazy this past weekend at Altona and Black Rock. It’s been a slow start to the season in Port Phillip Bay frustratingly watching amazing snapper fishing at Western Port and waiting for the water temperature to rise but… Read More
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 28.10.2024
WESTERNPORT BAY Report – 28.10.2024 It was another amazing week fishing at Western Port with big snapper in huge volumes caught at Hastings and Corinella. This might be the best snapper season I can recall. We landed many snapper this week mainly in shallower water up to 85cm and plenty… Read More
Land Based Fishing Report – 28.10.2024
LAND-BASED Report – 28.10.2024 What an amazing snapper season it has been already. Land-based anglers continue to dominate the catches in this early stages with many snapper of great sizes remaining in the shallows. This week we saw places like Altona and Black Rock come alive but for land-based anglers… Read More
Portland Fishing Report – 28.10.2024
PORTLAND Report – 28.10.2024 As we wait for the school tuna and kingfish to arrive we can report that the snapper fishing in the shallow reefs around Portland has also been excellent. Taking a variety of baits and also soft plastics hoped along the edges of reefs. Julia Reef, inner… Read More
Estuary Fishing Report – 28.10.2024
ESTUARY Fishing Report – 28.10.2024 Big dusky flathead are back on the bite in regional areas across Victoria with Mallacoota producing some amazing size catches up to 92cm and Gippy Lakes also producing some quality duskies too. This will only get better as the outdoor and water temperatures rise. The… Read More
Freshwater Fishing Report – 28.10.2024
FRESHWATER Report – 28.10.2024 With a spell of warmer weather the freshwater fishing was excellent this week. We saw good catches of yellowbelly, redfin and cod ( in permitted areas ), this will likely be the start of some great fishing ahead and soon it won’t be too long before… Read More
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 21.10.2024
PORT PHILLIP BAY Report – 21.10.2024 With a small increase in water temperature Port Phillip Bay is finally starting to pick up and with Tuesday predicted to be 29 degrees that should help to kick things into gear. I had to take a small moment away from fishing the bay… Read More
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 21.10.2024
WESTERNPORT BAY Report – 21.10.2024 Western Port right now is the gift that keeps giving. The fishing is unbelievable with big snapper catches in good volumes all over the top end. I had to take a small moment away from fishing the bay this week to get involved in the… Read More
Land Based Fishing Report – 21.10.2024
LAND-BASED Report – 21.10.2024 It was another chaotic week for land-based fishing with the snapper still on the chew far and wide. There were some great catches towards the end of the week in the Geelong region from St Helens, Point Lillas, Limburners and Wangim with catches up to 70cms…. Read More
Portland Fishing Report – 21.10.2024
PORTLAND Report – 21.10.2024 Great King George Whiting fishing this past week around Portland which has been very welcome while we wait patiently for the kingfish and school tuna to arrive with the warmer weather. There was some great size King George Whiting caught in Portland Harbour around the corner… Read More
Estuary Fishing Report – 21.10.2024
ESTUARY Fishing Report – 21.10.2024 Bream fishing in our regional areas has been excellent this past week. The Warrnambool region is producing excellent fishing land-based and by boat and yak at the Hopkins and Nelson Rivers. The Gippsland region is starting to fire with the Mitchell, Nicolson and Gippy Lakes… Read More
Freshwater Fishing Report – 21.10.2024
FRESHWATER Report – 21.10.2024 It was a bit of a mixed bag this week for freshwater fishing, despite the rising temperatures trout were arguably the best option with many caught far and wide in our rural lakes and rivers aswell as metro systems. We’re in a transition period right now… Read More
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 14.10.2024
PORT PHILLIP BAY Report – 14.10.2024 The past few weeks of fishing at Port Phillip Bay have been super frustrating, especially if you have been following just how good the fishing has been in Western Port. Port Phillip has been more about hours on the water and isolated fish here… Read More
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 14.10.2024
WESTERNPORT BAY Report – 14.10.2024 Wow, Wow Wow I’m not sure how else to start the Western Port fishing report other than saying Wow, how good has the fishing been? Every day snapper up to 80cm are consistently being regardless of the weather, winds, water clarity and water temperatures. It’s… Read More
Land Based Fishing Report – 14.10.2024
LAND-BASED Report – 14.10.2024 The snapper has started to spread out this past week around Port Phillip Bay as we saw more catch far and wide with hotspots being Mt Martha Rocks, Sandringham Rockwall and Webb Dock. There were still good catches at Portarlington and St Leonards but certainly not… Read More
Portland Fishing Report – 14.10.2024
PORTLAND Report – 14.10.2024 For the first time in a while, the water temperature offshore and in the bay are pretty much the same. Offshore is also fishing similar to the bay with Snapper a prime species that’s fishing well along the shallow reefs, and the gummy and school sharks… Read More
Estuary Fishing Report – 14.10.2024
ESTUARY Fishing Report – 14.10.2024 The Vic Bream Classics was held at Marlo this past weekend and the results were nothing short of spectacular. We saw some massive bags up to 5.9 kilos which is brilliant and the biggest fish landed was a whopping 1.6 kilos. Now it wasn’t easy… Read More
Freshwater Fishing Report – 14.10.2024
FRESHWATER Report – 14.10.2024 The freshwater fishing has been up and down just like the weather in recent weeks. Some days are brilliant on the yellowbelly, redfin, cod and trout and others are very quiet. It’s a familiar pattern at the moment until we get some consistent warm weather which… Read More
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 08.10.2024
PORT PHILLIP BAY Report – 08.10.2024 The refreshed website goes live this week, please bear with us as we transition thousands of articles, images and videos to the new format. The members area will take on a heap of new features and enhancements and we are busy working through them… Read More
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 08.10.2024
WESTERNPORT BAY Report – 08.10.2024 The refreshed website goes live this week, please bear with us as we transition thousands of articles, images and videos to the new format. The members area will take on a heap of new features and enhancements and we are busy working through them right… Read More
Land Based Fishing Report – 08.10.2024
LAND-BASED Report – 08.10.2024 The refreshed website goes live this week, please bear with us as we transition thousands of articles, images and videos to the new format. The members area will take on a heap of new features and enhancements and we are busy working through them right now…. Read More
Portland Fishing Report – 08.10.2024
PORTLAND Report – 08.10.2024 The refreshed website goes live this week, please bear with us as we transition thousands of articles, images and videos to the new format. The members area will take on a heap of new features and enhancements and we are busy working through them right now…. Read More
Estuary Fishing Report – 08.10.2024
ESTUARY Fishing Report – 08.10.2024 The refreshed website goes live this week, please bear with us as we transition thousands of articles, images and videos to the new format. The members area will take on a heap of new features and enhancements and we are busy working through them right… Read More
Freshwater Fishing Report – 08.10.2024
FRESHWATER Report – 08.10.2024 The refreshed website goes live this week, please bear with us as we transition thousands of articles, images and videos to the new format. The members area will take on a heap of new features and enhancements and we are busy working through them right now…. Read More
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Report – 01.10.2024
PORT PHILLIP BAY Report – 01.10.2024 Hi everyone, I’m excited to announce that a major refresh of the FishingMad website and Members area will go live next week. This will include a refreshed look and feel for the website but also improved functionality for members. This has been many years… Read More
Western Port Bay Fishing Report – 01.10.2024
WESTERNPORT BAY Report – 01.10.2024 Hi everyone, I’m excited to announce that a major refresh of the FishingMad website and Members area will go live next week. This will include a refreshed look and feel for the website but also improved functionality for members. This has been many years in… Read More
Land Based Fishing Report – 01.10.2024
LAND-BASED Report – 01.10.2024 Hi everyone, I’m excited to announce that a major refresh of the FishingMad website and Members area will go live next week. This will include a refreshed look and feel for the website but also improved functionality for members. This has been many years in the… Read More
Portland Fishing Report – 01.10.2024
PORTLAND Report – 01.10.2024 Hi everyone, I’m excited to announce that a major refresh of the FishingMad website and Members area will go live next week. This will include a refreshed look and feel for the website but also improved functionality for members. This has been many years in the… Read More
Estuary Fishing Report – 01.10.2024
ESTUARY Report – 01.10.2024 Hi everyone, I’m excited to announce that a major refresh of the FishingMad website and Members area will go live next week. This will include a refreshed look and feel for the website but also improved functionality for members. This has been many years in the… Read More
Freshwater Fishing Report – 01.10.2024
FRESHWATER Report – 01.10.2024 Hi everyone, I’m excited to announce that a major refresh of the FishingMad website and Members area will go live next week. This will include a refreshed look and feel for the website but also improved functionality for members. This has been many years in the… Read More
