Fishing Victoria Forum

Its much easier to justify hunting than fishing on a cost basis in my experience. No change out of $1000 after servicing the boat and updating some fishing tackle, then after buying a ramp pass, some bait & fuel to get to ramp, all I have to bring home from the first fishing trip of the season is a ...

Been out a few times since GF weekend and caught jack sh*t expect one smallish gummy, need helps like tides, times, areas. We have been using fresh caught salmon and mullet and have had one buckle on it. Should we be heading out before first light and when does snapper season roughly slow down. We ...

Hi, just wondering if anybody has experience of finding a sheltered spot to anchor up overnight in the top end of Westernport? I have a 4.6m Quintrex, I have tucked in close to French Island when fishing off Corinella and done an overnighter, just wondering if there are any good spots near Warneet t...

The spot claimed a life in 2011. Take care fishos. https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/empty-boat-bad-sign-for-missing-fisherman-20110510-1eg4u.html Crikey!! Might go try somewhere a bit less troublesome next trip. Maybe turn right out of the boat ramp when I launch, and go north. Thanks fo...

The spot claimed a life in 2011. Take care fishos.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/vict ... 1eg4u.html

I have never been one for going between pelican island and snapper rocks I had a bad experience there one day so I always go around snapper rocks to access that side. What kind of bad experience? About 30 years ago I had a 4.8 mt half cab with a 60 hp mariner my 1st boat we loved westernport drove ...

Nude up wrote:I have never been one for going between pelican island and snapper rocks I had a bad experience there one day so I always go around snapper rocks to access that side.

What kind of bad experience?

Kenle wrote:Went out this morning to try get some salmon action off Anglesea surf beach.

Which beach at Anglesea did you fish? Looks almost productive as at Point Addis! Nice haul....

Imagine if the fire had happened in Elsternwick and the pollutant plume had flowed down the Elwood Canal and out towards Brighton - what would the response have looked like then? Latest I read suggested the contamination could extend to Brighton Beach anyways. Personally I'll keep my local boat fis...

The article was scant on detail but I suspect there is no law that specifically prohibits consuming alcohol while fishing. More likely that the area he was in had a general prohibition on consuming alcohol during certain times, probably as a result of people getting drunk there previously and causin...