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Well it's no secret that the whiting fishing has been 'the go' for many anglers at present. Both bays are fishing well for the tasty and slimy fish, but Westernport has been the go if you want these guys. For the guys fishing Port Philip, they have been caught all round the bay but in much patchier numbers. The southern end of the bay from Rye across to Queenscliff is the best bet if you're after them.
The top end of the Port has seen numbers of KGW increase over the warmer weather but average size has dropped from what the fish were through late spring, with plenty more fish in the 30 - 35cm mark making their way into the scaler bags. Customer Colin fished the top end around Tooradin and Gentle Annie and pieced together a bag of fish, actively moving about when the fish went off the chew and re-locating. Mussel and pipi were best.
Customer Rocky has been getting amongst the whiting but around the middle spit and it's channels. Rocky fished with mate Nick around the spit and managed a feed of lovely whiting, with most of the fish taken during the run out tide. Fishing the main edge during the stronger part of the tide was good, while the slightly deeper 'bumps' and holes were able to be fished once the run slowed off. Customer Steve also had some good whiting fishing with a few mates, launching from Hastings and fishing similar areas. Steve found that pipis were the most effective bait, with fresh squid getting a few larger fish as well. The bottom of the ebb tide was when most of the fish were taken.
Along the middle spit customer Aaron has been catching the whiting also. Aaron has found the most effective baits to be evenly spread across mussel, pipi and squid. The larger fish have seemed to have a slight preference towards strips of fresh squid, especially when fished out towards the 10m+ holes and ledges. Good snapper frequent this same area, so they are still worth a shot even while having whiting gear out during the slacker stages of the tide.
This Fishing Report was submitted on 1/19/2020 3:41:33 PM by Seamus and last updated on 1/19/2020 3:41:33 PM.
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