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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...

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...

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...