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Snapper season is apon us! No the fish aren't going red hot but they are out there to be caught! Water temperatures in the bay are hovering around 11.0 - 11.7C so things are happening but not as mental as they will be! A few weeks of milder weat

  The top end of he bay has been overrun with small pinkies at present from Williamstown through to Frankston. Virtually every section of reef has got loads of these ferocious fish on it. The main trouble has been getting through the small fish

Port Phillip has had mixed fishing recently. With on and off weather the reports have also been the same. Most of the late afternoons have been calm and cool which has been perfect for some squid fishing. Customer Stefan fished down near Blairgowrie

Snook  season has finally open after being closed for 4 years so when we left my dock today out of Everglades city we headed south to lostsman river to try our luck in catching a snook for tonight’s  dinner. The bait we wher

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 18/11/22 I doubt you'll ever top a fishing snap like this if you manage to head out with any of the the billfish charters out of Exmouth. Here is the crew from

Spring Time is the Best Time... The spring fishing season is in full effect. The bait schools, including pilchards and threadfins, are starting to move in large numbers and along with it are the fish. The bait has been plentiful and most

March Madness is upon us and we’re not talking college hoops. The waters are warming both Bayside and Oceanside which is spurring on some serious fish movement. Sailfish kingfish and wahoo We’re seeing an upswing in the sailfishing. Live

April is almost over and it already feels like summer time! We've had some record setting heat the last few days. With light southwesterly winds it's been very muggy but the fishing has remained pretty good. The tarpon have been active throu

  Westernport's murky depths have been producing some nice bread and butter options for anglers at the moment. Squid reports are still filtering through and some crackers have been caught like customer Lee found out. Lee was fishing along T

While Western Port has been fishing well for good variety it seems a fair bulk of anglers out doing most of their snapper fishing have been out in Port Phillip so reports are less than normal. There have been decent reports of snapper coming from ar

Whiting season is apon us! While not the norm for many at the time of year the whiting fishing has been excellent for the past 5 weeks or so. At the moment there are plenty of whiting about to be caught and while they are still a bit of work in the

Well it's mid December and while many anglers are still trying to make the most of the snapper season that has been a bit sporadic others have been giving the whiting a real hit in the port. The port has been producing some quality whiting fishin

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 26/04/24 The 69th National Spearfishing Championships have taken place in Dunsborough this week from 20-26 April and Recfishwest are proud to be supporting and fund

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 14/10/22 International professional photographer @hannesribbner takes some of the best aerial dolphin fish and billfish snaps we've ever seen. Make sure you che

The last couple of weeks there has been a good run of school sized snapper moving around the bay which excellent numbers being caught from the shore. Most of the fish have been in the 1 - 3.5kg size but there have still been a good amount of fish fr

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 02/02/24 You know the water is crystal clear when it looks like your boat is levitating. This awesome snap from @indepthangler_josh on the Ningaloo Reef showcases j

Now is a great time of year to be fishing locally especially in Western Port. The large gummies on offer around the Western entrance and inside the port are excellent with some seriously-sized females moving in to pup. Fishing fresh baits along the b

Port Phillip has been fishing well for anglers who can get a break in the weather with snapper squid and bream being caught by the patient anglers. Customer Dave has brushed up on his luring skills and has been getting stuck into some quality bream

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 26/01/24 This underwater snap of a dolphinfish fiesta paints a picture of what happens immediately after one smashes your lure near the FADs. We've heard report

The run of snapper continues to fire for anglers with reports coming from both bays and Welshpool too. The hot fishing should continue for the next month or so before the fish slow up a bit. Customer Donna landed a lovely fish of 7.1kg out from Sand