Fishing Victoria Forum

Gday. I thought I'd try a thread here before resorting to a Facebook page or whatever. I am a land based fisho (got a few years of working ahead of me before I can get my hands on a boat). I fish jetties and estuaries a bit, but my bread and butter is long rod fishing: surf/beach and rock. I don't h...

Great report and pics, thanks.

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I use a Led Lenser that was about $150 from a hunting store (after having also gone through my share of lamps). I don't know how many lumens, but it can be either a wide beam or a focussed spot and it has does an amazing job over 24 months in unforgiving and wet conditions. It runs on 4 AAs and chew...

This guy is high level. Im gona search your posts and read every single one of them. I haven't caught a decent fish in ages haha... I'm mostly an armchair/keyboard warrior at the moment. I didn't even own a digital camera etc when I was living in WA so I haven't really got any evidence that I can c...

Hey Steve, surf fishing can be a very personal thing...people have their own set ups and will swear by them. One thing I would say about fishing gear is the same about any activity that requires tools: anything that is "general purpose" means it is a compromise. If you want a surf set up, then get a...

Thanks! One of the reasons I used to prefer the bridge was for bigger baits and lives under a float to avoid tangled rigs and excess big flat bastards.

What did you used to get from the bridge? Salmon, occasional squid at slack high water, unwanted flat bastards of various shapes/species, mullet, the odd trevally, mate got an elephant one time. Hooked and lost two jews, landed a smallish 7gill in my jew hunt. I've still not landed a jew in Vic. I'...

I love fishing the Barwon, a lot of anticipation and the occasional great session. Does anyone know if you are allowed to fish from the pedestrian bridge? I used to fish the bridge a lot in the winter months many years ago.

Great effort! Very jealous!