lots of Aussie salmon around

[rafei1]

Just excited to know if anyone is having more luck on the Australian salmon. Especially near Paterson lakes and mordialloc.
Yesterday managed to hook 6 at mordi in the afternoon , 3 got away as i didnt have a net, and as i lifted them up consider ing they were quite decent sized, between 30 and 40cm on a light rod some got loose, biggest i caught was 39cm, definitely put a great fight on a light rod
As ive been heading for salmon recently ive always had at least a hookup some of which are undersize and so they live to fight another day. :water: and also noticed dolphins chasing them down at some point, so good luck all. Not much luck on any other fish

[mattsoccerfish]

bait or lure?

[AVG_Fisho]

been pretty quiet for me at frankston..

we'll see if that changes tonight though!

[AE092]

What time in the arvo roughly? They seem to be more prevalent and on the chew closer to late arvo/sunset last 'season'. I did well off Blairgowrie around May-July but it was hard to predict when they would come. Once I got 12 around 10pm - there was a mass school just sitting there!

[adamk]

there around the yarra too.
AE092 you would be correct between 6pm an 9pm.

[rafei1]

i caught all mine on lure but someone did manage to catch a few on pilchards , they were most active just before the sun set, probably between 7:30 and 8 i got there

[Allan tarr]

if there 30 to 40 cm and your losing them your leader is not strong enough to pull them in you should not even need a net at that length just pull them in

[rafei1]

Thx for the tip i thought the hook got loose just before i pulled them in, and i replaced the treble hooks for a stronger brand cause the original ones are weak.

[shazdoggg]

Cheers for the report rafei! Did you catch the salmon off the pier or in the creek?

[rafei1]

I caught the fish off the start of the pier on the right side opposite the mouth of the creek.