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The wind has been howling again the last several days. We've had another minor front hit us though it isn't very cold yet. The temperatures have fallen nicely though into the lower 70s at times. The water temps are right there too which is g

The bait has been insane this summer! Plenty of pilchards and greenies have been easy sabiki baits to catch at Bullshark Barge three miles south of the inlet. While out there you can always cast a lure or fly for a bonito or drop a bonito for a goli

While many anglers are starting to gear up and chase the snapper around the whiting fishing has been starting to pick up in both bays. There aren't as many anglers fishing for the whiting yet but the number is steadily growing each year and espe

While the snapper run is about to get most Melbourne anglers excited here is a good reason to keep all options covered! Customer Steve was out fishing just offshore from Westernport recently in search of some snapper moving in when he scored a rippe

Springtime Sailfishing is a lot different than winter where we do a lot of trolling ballyhoo kite fishing or slow trolling live baits to cover water and hopefully find fish. In the spring the fish are on the color edges and more often than not up an

The fishing for KGW at the minute is excellent and many many anglers are making the most of it. With many corners of both bays producing fish both boat and landbased they are well worth targeting. Westernport has been the main targeting grounds of l

Some nice snapper have been slowly making their way into the catches of local anglers.With some warmer weather on its way the fish should be making their presence felt around the Eastern shores of the bay. The top end around Brighton and Port Melbou

With the recent warm weather fishing in the IRL has continued to be good with numbers and size available for those targeting Snook with live Pilchards doing most of the business on the larger fish. Redfish are also around in good numbers taking soft

Wahoo are one of my favorite fish to catch in blue water. They’re fast they’re mean they get pretty darn big and they’re really good to eat so there’s not a lot not to like about wahoo. July and August are two of the best mon

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 19/01/24 Heading west of Rottnest? Make sure you have some lures out the back because monster marlin were hooked this week. The FADs are also red hot at the moment

At present the snapper bite has been good but has also had some inconsistency over the last week or so. As water temperatures heat up more in about 2 weeks the fish should go off the bite as they spawn. At the moment though they are still being caug

The winds had laid down nicely the last several days and it look to continue to be more of the same coming up at least for the next few days. This has been a welcome change after the almost 3 weeks of 20 mph winds we had sustained since early March.

There has been no secret that the bluefin tuna fishing locally has been exceptional and with awesome weather over the long weekend there should be a few anglers out amongst them. There have been tuna caught from Torquay through to about Cape Woolamai

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 08/03/24 Ever think about a location to fish that you just find so fascinating? Personally the Buccaneer Archipelago is just one of those places I'd die to fish

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 29/09/23 A staggering 1 125 competitors wet a line during last weekend's Apex Kununurra Barra Bash which is by far the most in the competition's history! A

Coming in to Autumn there has been plenty of action for land based anglers around both bays. Many people think they should be putting the gear away as we edge into colder weather but in many cases the fishing can be better with the onset of Autumn a

We had some great weather the last few days of October while fishing in Islamorada. Today we entered the month of November and we have our first strong cold front coming through this afternoon/evening. We really had a mixed bag of fish the last week

We've still had a mixed bag of fish in the backcountry this september. A handful of guides are still getting out and things have still been fairly productive. Often times the better fishing is early morning with the heat. The past several days h

NAVARRE Today is the first day of the recreational red snapper fall season for Florida waters. It will be open until the 21 st of October in State waters within 9 miles in the Gulf and the 14 th of October in Federal waters. The weather is absolutel

Again this week the beaches have been firing for Australian salmon. With some less than ideal weather for boat based fishing coupled with northerly winds beach fishing has been ideal. All beaches have been worth a look from Lakes Entrance in the far