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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Lagoon Pier Snapper Port Melbourne

Middle Spit Whiting Western Port

Altona Snapper Fishing Report

Mornington Pier Snapper Fishing

Moorabool Reservoir Trout Fishing Report

Aire River Fishing Report

Lake Eppalock Cod

Werribee River Murray Cod

Port Phillip Bay South Snapper

Barwon River Carp Fishing

Wyndham Rockwall Mulloway fishing

Steve with a 35cm EP from werribee River

Werribee River Estuary Perch

Werribee River Estuary Perch Fishing report by Steve Vessy ( Fishing with Steve ). Well, it’s been a long time in lockdown, but this past month we have been released with a 5km radius from our homes or workplaces, after having a look at Google maps I figured the only… Read More

Mornington Peninsula Garfish Fishing Report

Mornington Garfish Fishing, Rob Wortho has kindly sent us through a fishing report from Mornington Peninsula. Rob launched from the Mornington Boat ramp with his Hobie Outback kayak. A morning on the water with some close mates in search of garnish. Once reaching water depths of around 3 meters deep… Read More

Princess Pier Snapper Fishing Report

Princess Pier Snapper report. Finally, Melbourne was allowed to go fishing once again. Dan Andrews had finally loosened the reigns on level 3 COVID-19 restrictions. Alan and Mark headed straight towards Port Melbourne. Starting their session near the ever-popular princess pier pylons. The guys anchored up around 20 meters away… Read More

Lake Wendouree Trout Fishing Report

Luke Hynes went for a trip up to Ballarat for some Lake Wendouree Trout Fishing. Was a cold a drizzly day and Luke was armed only with his ultra-light spin rod paired with a 2004 Daiwa GEKKABIJIN reel spooled with 6lb braid and 4lb fluoro leader. Battling the 20-kilometre winds… Read More

Werribee South Gummy Sharks Fishing Report

Steve Vessy from Fishing with Steve has had some exciting times targeting Werribee South Gummy Sharks. on Friday 15th launched from Werribee South at 3 pm. It was low tide making him have to drag the kayak over 50 meters of sand. This was made much worse as he had… Read More

Limeburners Lagoon Fishing Report

Limeburners Lagoon Fishing Report. In December 2019 I ventured out to the Geelong Grammar country and fished the quite popular Limeburners Lagoon. This is a great place to launch a kayak and close reach to species such as whiting, pinkies, trevally, flathead and snook. The day started quite challenging with… Read More

Clifton Springs Squid Fishing Report

Clifton Springs Fishing Report. This week I ventured up to Clifton springs. The decision to do this was after having 20 kilometre southerly winds all week. This looked like the most protected location for fishing from strong southerly winds. It was a 90-minute drive from Melbourne. I was fishing in… Read More

Kerferd road pier pinkie snapper fishing report

Kerferd pier fishing report. It can be tough for many land-based anglers. Often long and unrewarded hours. Jeremy Ang is a local around Port Melbourne and has been fishing princess pier, port Melbourne pier, the west gate bridge and stretches of the Yarra river a lot lately. However, he has… Read More

Campbells Cove Whiting Fishing Report

Campbells Cove Fishing Report courtesy from Steve Vessy from Fishing with Steve. Do make sure to check out his YouTube channel and Instagram page. You can see more about fishing Campbells cove here. So Wednesday started at 5 am, The weather gods had finally started to play nice. The kayak was… Read More

Williamstown snapper fishing report Port Phillip Bay

Williamstown snapper fishing report. Its been a slow start to the snapper season this year. Water temperatures which are well below normal for this time of year have the season a little delayed. Generally when the water is around 17 degrees is optimal for snapper fishing. However, we are almost… Read More

Werribee River entrance Snapper

Fishing report for Werribee River entrance Snapper. Kevin this week ventured out fishing the afternoon around Werribee. The winds were still quite high so instead of seeking deeper water near the spoil grounds. He instead choose to fish in quite close to shore in 6 meters deep. The areas had… Read More

Altona Snapper Fishing Report

Mark recently launched from Altona boat ramp due to a persistent strong northerly breeze. Which hadn’t let up for nearly a week we were forced to stay in close. Rather than heading to usual stomping grounds such as P2, Fawkner beacon, or the spoil grounds. We stayed in only fishing… Read More

Wyndham Harbour Mulloway Fishing

Wyndham Harbour Mulloway Fishing. Stephen Vessey from “fishing with Steve” had planned a day out on the water kayak fishing with his son Logan at Campbell’s cove. But the weather changed nasty without warning despite the pleasant forecast and forced them to ditch their beloved kayaks. Logan suggested that they… Read More

Bostock Reservoir

Bostock Reservoir fishing report. Bostock is a scenic fishing destination located past Ballan heading towards Daylesford. In this fishing report, we venture up to Bostock Reservoir to target some redfin and stocked trout. This reservoir has recently been stocked with 7,000 rainbow trout fingerlings as part of the state governments target… Read More

Wedge Spit Squid fishing

In this fishing report, we launch from the Werribee boat ramp during cold but calm conditions. We venture Geelong way straight towards Wedge Spit and drop squid jigs targeting the ever tasty calamari. The fishing was a little slow require several position moves and continually redrifting over patches that were… Read More

Ferntree Gully stocked trout

I ventured up to Ferntree Gully quarry and managed to catch 10 stocked rainbow trout in 90 minutes fishing from the very scenic reserve. It’s a beautiful location with breathtaking views, active bird life, crystal clear waters and freshwater fishing. Victorian fisheries have stocked this system heavily with rainbow trout and… Read More

Canning Reserve Bream

I took my kids fishing for 45 minutes at Canning Reserve. This is a great location on the Maribyrnong River for fishing and playgrounds for the kids. We caught 6 bream in that short session. Several bream around 36cm in length. We were fishing with scrub worms on a small… Read More

Upper Stony Creek Trout and Redfin

For this fishing report, we headed towards Anakie and fished Upper Stony creek. A cold and windy morning and I started casting metal lures for extra casting distance. I was using Pontoon21 paco spoons and Nories Wasaby spoons. Only a few casts into the day I went head to head… Read More

Portarlington squid

This fishing report comes from Portarlington. We launch from Werribee boat ramp at 6.30am in glass-like waters and red skies. We shoot across Port Phillip Bay to Portarlington to target squid. We started fishing on first light and the action was frantic. Surprisingly after only a couple of drifts and… Read More

Black Rock Fishing Pinkies Salmon

Black Rock Fishing Pinkies Salmon. Its the start of April and I teamed up with Rob Kriz from Robs fishing adventures. We had an amazing fishing session on Port Phillip bay around Black Rock. We launched in Robs runabout boat from Altona in some choppy conditions on day break and… Read More

Mornington bronze whaler shark

Local young gun angler Kurtis Campbell headed out to Port Phillip Bay with Brett Reed from Reedy’s Rigs. The guys launched from Mornington and decided to do a night session. Something different to spark some interest and see if they can land something big. Using 6-8 kilo snapper rods and… Read More

Phillip island Ryhll pier

Mark ventured down to Phillip island for the labour day long weekend. Hoping to sneak in a fish Mark packed light only taking his ultra light spinning rod and a packet of soft plastics. On Monday morning he ventured out to Ryhll pier with his brother. Mark was using the… Read More

Port Phillip Bay Squid and Flathead

It was the labour day long weekend in Melbourne. Alan launched from Altona with a couple of close mates, Mark, Michale and Nahid. The weather was perfect, and the fishing was great. We first headed to shallow squid grounds towards point cook fishing depths between 3-6 meters deep. We fished… Read More

Altona fishing on a Seadoo Fish pro

March the 3rd Alan teamed up with many other local jet ski and fishing enthusiasts. All this for the Melbourne Seadoo fishing competition held at Altona. Unfortunately the conditions were 40k northerly winds which made the going really tough. Because of the high wind and swell the guys took off… Read More