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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

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

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

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

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

Well fishing has been very good as we get near the end of october fishing islamorada. Bait has still been plentiful with some balls of mullet found near islamorada as well as in the backcountry waters. Pilchards have been around many spots too. The

Capt. Mike Anderson and Capt. Billy Nobles/Reel Animals Fishing Team Report April 16 2016 The inshore fishing has been on fire for weeks and shows no sign of slowing down. Things are good when 25-30 snook days are average and 40 -50 snook days are th

As we settle into March let’s hope the weather levels out and we’re finished with the temperature swings and severe wind. Sailfishing has definitely improved of late. Pilchards and live ballyhoo are the go-to baits although a goggle eye o

Not that many people realize but the snapper in the bay have been worth fishing for whether you're landbased or from the boat. Winter sees some snapper hang around but many angler associate Spring with snapper fishing. At the moment there aren&#

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 18/10/24 How many species of fish can you see in this great King Reef snap courtesy of Violeta J Brosig from @bluemediaexmouth? Our contributors Sam Bock Sam Russel

The snook fishing in the Everglades has been good in the shallow run offs and also up on the flats when sight fishing. Useing live pilchards or D.O.A. Airheads seem to be the bait of choice to hook up with a strong fish. Also up on the flats the perm

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

You can have some success catching grouper in my region by trolling lipped plugs in some of the deeper channels and holes around Tampa Bay as well as along some of the nearshore hard bottom areas but the majority of anglers who target these fish cha

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

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

Absolute Florida Flats Fishing  a fishing guide service serving the West central Florida gulf coast area of Tarpon Springs New Port Richey and Clearwater reports the inshore fall fishing season is about to bust open.  The migratory spawn b

October is winding on and the fishing in the backcountry has been pretty good. We were starting to get a little feel of fall at the end of September however the last 10 days or so it's gotten down right hot and muggy again. We've had a predo

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 21/06/24 Now that our South-West regions have copped a bit of rain the redfin perch have taken a good spike in catches with some hefty catches turning up from deepe