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There has been plenty of talk of bluefin tuna over the last week or so which is good as most anglers only assume tuna season is May-June. Yes they are certainly about during late autumn and winter but some of the best tuna fishing can be had right n

I had a great day with Randy and Lu today! We had a swarm of Kingfish (a.k.a King Mackerel)  show up and and with a quick scoop of freebie pilchards we had them crashing our baits all around the boat! We also caught a variety of great eating Sn

As the days slowly start to get longer here in Melbourne the one thing that is on many angler's minds in the crimson tide of snapper that have slowly started to infiltrate the bays. The fish that enter Port Phillip at this stage of the season ar

August florida keys backcountry fishing has still been fairly good even though we are getting into the dregs of summer. The weather is definitely hot but most days we've had a bit of a breeze so it makes it much more bearable. Rain has been arou

Fishing the 36s east of the Gold coast can produce some quality fish when the right techniques are used. Float lining with lightly weighted pilchards is generally the best method for catching the bigger Snapper that lurk deeper in the water column.

The snapper have been actively feeding out from Mornington through to Mt Martha over the past few weeks with fish to over 7kg out there to be caught. Fishing depths of 17 - 22m have been the best bet and you pretty much have to be out early as the b

The past week has brought the snapper on the chew a bit better in Port Phillip. Water temperatures have risen to between 15-16C and when this stabilizes the fish will bite even better. Earlier in the week the fish went well off Carrum over the mud w

Most anglers don't realize but the winter fishing for both pinkies and snapper can be excellent. While numbers of fish aren't as thick as say October the rewards are certainly there for anglers braving the cold conditions. There have been fi

Reports from Westernport have showed that all species are well and truly on offer at the moment. The next lull in weather should see plenty of anglers tangling with both snapper and whiting with a few gummies thrown in to the mix also. The shallows

OFFSHORE: Sailfish season is now upon us! The first few fronts of the season have blown past and the release flags are getting some fresh air flown over them again. Most boats flying gogs and runners under the kite(s) are getting at least a few chanc

There are skeptics out there but Port Phillip is still producing some good snapper fishing. Some could say it is as good as during October or November but without the boat traffic. Fish to 5kg aren't a scare occurrence if you're out doing th

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 17/06/22 Rankin cod: Credit - Marco Fraschetti Our contributors Austin Brightling John Dempsey Peter Fullarton John Curtis G'day > Welcome to WA's biggest a

Westernport has become the more popular bay for the fisho's recently as the attention has swung towards the shallow banks and grass beds in search of King George whiting. There haven't been any real hot spots for the whiting as many anglers

Most people know that the Western district is the place to go if you're chasing SBT but it is also the place to go if you're a freshwater fisherman. The district is fishing well at the moment if you enjoy your trout fishing in both rivers an

February starts tomorrow and right now it feels like winter down here in the Keys. The last week we had the tail end of the winter weather from up north chill us down. We had several nights that got into the 50s plus some wind to boot. Though fishin

While the phrase "it's still too early" is commonly being uttered among snapper fishing talk - we're now mid September and the fish have been hanging about for a while and anglers have been catching them. Sure water temperatures are

Westernport bay has been producing lots of elephants and pinkies recently along with a few table sized gummies. The elephant fish have been fairly thick throughout the 'triangle' over the last few weeks with fish to 5kg being caught. Custome

The fishing in October has started off red hot! With big schools of redfish starting to show up down south we decided to  load up the boat with some live bait  and head south to the chatem river area to get into some great redfish

The crate lakes out towards Camperdown are still fishing well for trout and salmon at present. Although we have had some seriously rough conditions the resident trout push right in close to the shore where they can find food stirred up in the cloudy

While many anglers have had their sights set on snapper out in Westernport there has been plenty of by-catch to actively target. The gummies have been fishing well whether you're out along the offshore ledges or fishing some of the deep channels