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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...

This past week provided some of the best Australian Salmon fishing I can ever recall. I caught them everywhere and in prolific numbers. Catching them at Mallacoota towards the entrance, Gunamatta and Torquay in the surf and locally around Melbourne between Port Melbourne and Altona. The sizes were also...

We had some fantastic weather this past week, with Tuesday through to Friday being excellent for fishing, and the weekend wasn’t too bad either, although you might mind the windy conditions. We can’t help but continually raise concerns about low water levels in our freshwater fishing reports. As most...

Last week was a reminder that winter has arrived, with some cold, windy, and rainy days in the mix, limiting our time out on the water. However, mid-week we fished hard and got stuck into some pleasant fishing action, catching plenty of king george whiting, squid, garfish, flathead and...

We start the week with the King’s birthday holiday, and it looks to be a cold, wet and rainy day. However, the remainder of the week seems ok with low winds. It will be chilly, but mid-week, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday look great to hit the bay for a...

Cold, wet, and windy conditions made land-based fishing pretty challenging last week. There was also a massive dip in outdoor temperatures and water temperatures, so now is the time of year to get smart by rugging up with thermals, jackets, beanies, face shields, and gloves. But there is still...

This week starts with a public holiday and some abysmal weather, unfortunately. Thankfully, things clear up mid-week. It was a similar story last week, with really poor conditions; it was very challenging to get offshore and chase tuna. Therefore, not much has changed this week compared to the previous...