Fishing Victoria Forum

Not cool keeping prawns on ice for a week if you intend to eat them (pun intended)!

Kimtown, if you are having trouble with storing fish, I used to store mine at the Marlo General Store in their commercial freezer when I was camping down that way. Then you can just pick up your catch (and some ice in the esky) when you drive back to Melbourne. The proprietors won't mind as long as you repay their generosity by purchasing some goods from the store (particularly at this time of year when it's not too busy down there).

Lightningx wrote:Congrats on your biggest tailor!
How big did it go?

tailor 34cm flathead 38cm
lots of tailor ave 20cm

silloth wrote:just got back today from my annual mallacouta trip, 4 days land based fishing
fished the wharf caught my biggest tailor, also garfish and a flounder
fished gypsy point for 3 small bream, 1 nice flattie up the narrows
entrance closed non tidal also the betka river entrance closed

Nice mate

I would love to load up on tailor and salmon for the freezer for winter in western port

bilby wrote:Kimtown, if you are having trouble with storing fish, I used to store mine at the Marlo General Store in their commercial freezer when I was camping down that way. Then you can just pick up your catch (and some ice in the esky) when you drive back to Melbourne. The proprietors won't mind as long as you repay their generosity by purchasing some goods from the store (particularly at this time of year when it's not too busy down there).

Thanks very much for the useful advice mate, that's really handy.

Speaking of Marlo, is it a bar crossing there or an open entrance?

Kimtown wrote:

bilby wrote:Kimtown, if you are having trouble with storing fish, I used to store mine at the Marlo General Store in their commercial freezer when I was camping down that way. Then you can just pick up your catch (and some ice in the esky) when you drive back to Melbourne. The proprietors won't mind as long as you repay their generosity by purchasing some goods from the store (particularly at this time of year when it's not too busy down there).

Thanks very much for the useful advice mate, that's really handy.

Speaking of Marlo, is it a bar crossing there or an open entrance?

I wouldn’t dare crossing the bar at Marlo. People do cross it though. But it’s shallow and can be unpredictable. Head down to salmon rocks and launch there. No bar to cross just need to avoid some rocks.

I don't own a boat, but from what I know of the Marlo entrance, crossing it would be a very bad idea on most days.

That's a great trip ahead there Kimtown :thumbsup:

If you set foot in NSW territory - please be careful with their "possession limit" rules.

Not sure how they will view the catches you have made in Vic waters though - usually just a straight 7 hours drive to Merimbula for me, with a pit stop at Lakes Entrance.

Pretty sure many on here can clarify that situation for you.

Look forward to see your reports from the trip

Mmm tamboon the home of monster bream! Sounds like a ripper trip mate. Good luck and hopefully you hook some quality fish. Very jelly!!!

Sounds like a great trip, enjoy & I look forward to your reports
Cheers Gra