Kayak Fishing Werribee From werribee river
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Re: Kayak Fishing Werribee From werribee river
Thanks mate. Also thanks to everyone for their comments.
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Re: Kayak Fishing Werribee From werribee river
Most boats (shed owners) that go from Campbell's Cove head to "off the Point Cook jetty".andrewskayakfishing wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 4:02 pmAlso I'm thinking I might head out on Tuesday for a fish if the weather is OK
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Hi Andrew, a good place to launch in the altona area is the small ramp where Millers Road meets The Esplanade. This is an all tide launch with firm sand, though the bottom of the ramp can have a small drop of about 30cm to the sand. This area is littered with reef that holds good snapper around late spring, as well as squid year round and flathead over any of the sand.
If I launch from the Apex Park end of the esplanade I just make sure there is 0.4m or higher tide height on “fishranger” website/app. If you launch from the river mouth there is a narrow channel about one meter wide that can be paddled along if you do have to return on a low tide
If I launch from the Apex Park end of the esplanade I just make sure there is 0.4m or higher tide height on “fishranger” website/app. If you launch from the river mouth there is a narrow channel about one meter wide that can be paddled along if you do have to return on a low tide
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Hey Tim thanks for that. I actually checked that spot out and the area there looks a little rocky. So I assume that there isn't any hidden rocks to worry about if you launch from there? Also is the reef straight out? And how far?
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Re: Kayak Fishing Werribee From werribee river
just thinking here a 1.25 km paddle ( about 8 meters ) with no wind and no tide to talk of was a work out - you must be doing something wrong
just a thought
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Re: Kayak Fishing Werribee From werribee river
Yup, same, still trying to figure that out. Paddling with the tide is easy, but I'm struggling paddling against the tide. I was trying to go fast though.cheaterparts wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2019 7:25 amjust thinking here a 1.25 km paddle ( about 8 meters ) with no wind and no tide to talk of was a work out - you must be doing something wrong
just a thought
Either I don't have much upper body strength and poor hand paddling technique or my kayak isn't great.
Hence, I'm pretty cautious kayaking in the bay.
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Re: Kayak Fishing Werribee From werribee river
Any time. There are a couple of rocks in front of the launch area, if you check it out at a low tide you will be able to see them easy enough and they are easy to navigate around. However I believe this beach access ramp is being renovated any time now with a finish date before spring. Through consultation and input from kayakers the renovation been designed to be more kayak friendly too. The below link has the design and more informationandrewskayakfishing wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2019 6:17 amHey Tim thanks for that. I actually checked that spot out and the area there looks a little rocky. So I assume that there isn't any hidden rocks to worry about if you launch from there? Also is the reef straight out? And how far?
http://www.vyak.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=25058
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Re: Kayak Fishing Werribee From werribee river
I’ve never really noticed tidal flow at altona seb, however the river mouth at Apex Park can have a bit of flow as the tide drops but this flow is not noticeable once passed the last sandbar where it drops to 1m. Are you using anything like a gps or sounder to measure what speeds you are paddling at? Seeing your actual speed measured against your effort to gain ground can be a good indicator of if your technique is getting sloppy toward the end of the day or if you are tiring out. Unfortunately most plastic fishing kayaks are wider to allow more storage, etc. which creates a lot of drag when underway. Once a headwind is added to the mix it takes a considerable amount more effort to make the same ground as when on a dead calm day.Seb85 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 1:21 pmI went out Altona on a flat day (5kmh wind) and I think it was 60% moon. I went out pretty far to around 7-8m water. Paddling back against the run out tide was a work out, and that was on 5kmh wind day. Same with Campbell's Cove.andrewskayakfishing wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 10:54 amSeb have you ventured out much further? Or down the river? Where else have you taken the kayak?
Anything around river mouth usually has some sort of current.
And nah, usually 200-300 metres from the shore is more than enough. Often less.
Paddle into the Werribee river is also nice.
I have hand paddle kayak, not those hobbie foot drive thing.
Mostly I use the kayak to lakes, been to Goulburn river around Nagambie-Murchison couple times.
I'm pretty cautious kayaking on the bay.
Try Clifton Springs, plenty of squid grounds within 100m off the shore.
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Re: Kayak Fishing Werribee From werribee river
you should slide over to my backyard Westernport - a normal day on the water would be a 20 km paddle some time many more and with real tide flowsSeb85 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2019 8:38 amYup, same, still trying to figure that out. Paddling with the tide is easy, but I'm struggling paddling against the tide. I was trying to go fast though.
Either I don't have much upper body strength and poor hand paddling technique or my kayak isn't great.
Hence, I'm pretty cautious kayaking in the bay.
and im getting old and feeble
I've only fished the top end of PPB a couple of times and really the only way I knew which way the tide was going was to look on the tide chart
sounds more like poor technique and maybe the kayak is hard work it self - or a bit of both
My kayak PBs
Gummy shark 128 Cm - Elephant fish 85 Cm - Snapper 91 Cm - KG Whiting 49 Cm - Flathead 55 Cm - Garfish 47 Cm - Silver Trevally 40 Cm - Long Tail Tuna 86 Cm - snook 64 Cm - Couta 71 Cm - Sth Calamari 44 Cm hood - Cobia 117 cm
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Gummy shark 128 Cm - Elephant fish 85 Cm - Snapper 91 Cm - KG Whiting 49 Cm - Flathead 55 Cm - Garfish 47 Cm - Silver Trevally 40 Cm - Long Tail Tuna 86 Cm - snook 64 Cm - Couta 71 Cm - Sth Calamari 44 Cm hood - Cobia 117 cm
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Re: Kayak Fishing Werribee From werribee river
I have sounder but no gps to measure my speed. Never been on any other kayaks either, so I cant tell the difference.Tim399 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2019 10:03 amI’ve never really noticed tidal flow at altona seb, however the river mouth at Apex Park can have a bit of flow as the tide drops but this flow is not noticeable once passed the last sandbar where it drops to 1m. Are you using anything like a gps or sounder to measure what speeds you are paddling at? Seeing your actual speed measured against your effort to gain ground can be a good indicator of if your technique is getting sloppy toward the end of the day or if you are tiring out. Unfortunately most plastic fishing kayaks are wider to allow more storage, etc. which creates a lot of drag when underway. Once a headwind is added to the mix it takes a considerable amount more effort to make the same ground as when on a dead calm day.Seb85 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 1:21 pmI went out Altona on a flat day (5kmh wind) and I think it was 60% moon. I went out pretty far to around 7-8m water. Paddling back against the run out tide was a work out, and that was on 5kmh wind day. Same with Campbell's Cove.andrewskayakfishing wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 10:54 amSeb have you ventured out much further? Or down the river? Where else have you taken the kayak?
Anything around river mouth usually has some sort of current.
And nah, usually 200-300 metres from the shore is more than enough. Often less.
Paddle into the Werribee river is also nice.
I have hand paddle kayak, not those hobbie foot drive thing.
Mostly I use the kayak to lakes, been to Goulburn river around Nagambie-Murchison couple times.
I'm pretty cautious kayaking on the bay.
Try Clifton Springs, plenty of squid grounds within 100m off the shore.
But yes, there are a lot of factors.
Also Andrew, you can launch a kayak new avalon boat ramp.
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A fish is a fish
No fish is worth a life, stay safe
A fish is a fish
No fish is worth a life, stay safe