Fishing Victoria Forum

Locals like re-tired and Tackleberry might care to comment on this. At present, depending on the tide, the water close to Lakes Entrance is either very or a bit dirty or fairly clean - and a lot more dirty water to come. Not that there are a lot of KGW around so far this season but is this likely to...

I see on FB that Lakes Charter had a pic of a decent KGW catch inside the Lakes system yesterday - time to go looking again!

Sorry about your boat insurance issues Tackleberry. Well fish and chips for supper and I must admit I was pleasantly surprised by the Salmon fillets. Admittedly the original owner was bled properly and was very quickly filleted, dark meat cut out, and in the fridge. If treated properly it is quite t...

Not really offshore or inshore! Checked the Lakes web cam early this morning and the channel next to Bullock Island was alive with birds. Grabbed a rod and went down and under the birds it was equally alive with small to medium salmon. Was a fish a cast for a few minutes until the seals showed up. T...

My 2 recent trips West of The Pines resulted in a few decent Flatties among many smaller ones. Also a few large Gurnard. Anchored up in 10 metres and put out a burley bomb for an hour and finally hooked a large Gummy - which spat the hook next to the boat. Also made a quick visit to the local KGW sp...

Go for it Tackleberry!!!!!!!! I fish from Lakes in a 4.25 m Ally Craft (much smaller than my previous boats but easy to handle on my own) - OK outside on a nice day but a bit limited. Am thinking of something around the size of your new boat. Not just for sea keeping but also space.

A sign or wishful thinking??????? At the ramp yesterday a legal KGW was being cleaned. The angler told me they had a school of small KGW in one of the usual haunts close to Lakes Entrance and caught several undersize plus the legal one.

He posts regularly as follows:

www.strikehook.com/index.php?/profile/12811-meppstas/

Visited the usual haunts yesterday and, apart from another strong welcome from the Toadfish, no sign of any KGW. An hour casting lures and plastics did result in one decent hit but was equally fruitless in terms of catch. The KGW should be with us soon hopefully!!!!

For a long time I fished (inshore, offshore, lakes) from a 5m Quintrex Fishmaster - which was a cuddy cabin and provided good protection - and would fish 3 adults. Something around the 5.5m range should achieve what you want You should consider the hull thickness and if you can get a plate boat with...