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Preparation is the key to consistent dolphin action. Before you leave the dock you want to rig your rods and trolled baits. You’ll want at least one spinning rod with a 60 pound monofilament leader and 4/0 to 6/0 hook and one rigged with a lur

Capt. Joe Ward/Capt. Joe’s River Charters March 5 2014 INSHORE – “ The inshore fishing has been good the last 10 days with plenty of speckled trout and redfish being reported. Try places like Jack Island Queen’s Cove and t

Port Phillip's snapper bite has picked up over the last few weeks and even moreso this week. The fish have been more active and bites have been occurring around first light and also in the afternoon. The northern section of the bay has been more

  One thing most anglers have noticed over the last year or so has been the lack of garfish being caught from the piers and rockwalls. A lot of regular pier fisherman have pretty much given up on fishing for them as numbers just didn't seem

The salmon fishing continues to provide entertainment along all of the beaches in the state from local peninsula beaches through to south and east gippsland. While the gippsland beaches have been producing good quality fish beaches like Gunnamatta ha

Westernport bay has been producing snapper this week for anglers. The fish have moved about a bit as the water temperature in the port shifts but there are still good numbers to be caught. The main areas to concentrate on have been from Stony Point

While most anglers would not assume that Autumn is 'snapper time' - from late February through to April the snapper fishing in Port Phillip bay can be very good. The best part about this 'late' season fishing is that normally there i

  Tuna reports from western Victoria have been a bit wish-washy over the past few weeks mainly due to on and off again weather. When the conditions have been good there have still been school fish caught right through from Port Fairy to west of

The surf beaches around the region have really been producing some quality salmon of late. With some nice calm winter weather and moderate swell it has made for good beach fishing conditions and salmon to over 1.5kg just top it off. While there have

On our way south toward the Rogers river area to fish for snook and redfish we came across this beautiful  triple tail who couldn’t resist a live pilchard for bait. Triple tail are a great fighting fish and are one of the best fish to eat

Venus Bay has really been on fire this winter for the salmon. We have had some excellent salmon fishing around the state this season with plenty of fish in the bays and along the beaches - but Venus Bay has been a real stand out. While the fish numb

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 28/04/23 Barramundi cod are located throughout WA's northern waters and based on their appearance it's clear how they received their names! This species is

The snapper in Westernport Bay have moved about a bit and while the Corinella area has been quiet reports coming from Stony Point through to the Corals have been good. The water temperature in this section of the port has become optimum for the snap

  Westernport Bay has experienced a normal Autumn run of elephant fish and although they have been relatively quiet last year numbers are better so far this season. Many anglers crossing over between whiting and gummy water have found the eleph

In this podcast I talk about the upcoming labor day holiday weekend and windy day fishing options. I also talk about a live bait that works very well this time of year(it is not a pilchard). The post Labor Day Weekend Fishing-Windy Weekend Forecast

Just today as I was sitting down to write my forecast the phone rang and a potential customer was calling us for information on fishing in september and whether or not it was a good time of year to bring his son down to fish. As he asked if there is

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 24/02/23 If you ever see a whale shark or large ray cruising past your boat...this image might convince you to throw a lure (or eight) around to entice a cobia stri

Tuna reports have been a been quiet but mainly due to the fact that there haven't been many anglers out in search of them yet even though there have been fishing hanging around parts of the west coast for a few months now. Most reports have been

The summer started with some serious rainfall in early June causing lots of freshwater runoff in the river. Luckily lake Okeechobee was very low after a super-dry spring season so they haven’t been draining the lake which we all know is never

Reports from Port Phillip bay have been a little slow over the last few weeks. Water temperatures in the bay have reached a level where a lot of the snapper will start to spawn so the bite has slowed down especially from Carrum north. The better are