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The gummy shark fishing has been over the past few weeks for both table sized fish in both bays along with the larger females that move into the bays to pup over this time of year. The smaller table fish have been caught frequently from Tenby and St

The annual snapper run is just about to kick along with warmer bay temperatures only a matter of weeks away. While Westernport has been producing a few more fish than Port Phillip that is generally the case earllier in the season. For those looking

This past 10 days have been action packed down in Everglades National Park days of 30 Redfish and 40 Snook have been common. Timing the tide which has been extremely high and low around the full moon was important. On the high tides they were way ba

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 23/06/23 Landed yourself a rainbow trout with a full tail lately? It means it has likely grown up in the wild rather than in a hatchery. Many trout that are bred in

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

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 03/05/24 Dhufish can live up to 41 years and take 20 years to grow close to their maximum size. Taking this long to grow means it takes longer for their numbers to

Well it's mid December and while many anglers are still trying to make the most of the snapper season that has been a bit sporadic others have been giving the whiting a real hit in the port. The port has been producing some quality whiting fishin

The western crater lakes and surrounding waterways have been fishing well of late with a good number of people interested in Bullen Merri in particular which has been fishing well for the chinook salmon and trout. Many anglers catch both fish on var

October is here and so far the fall fishing is still very good overall. Hurricane Matthew is currently looming out in the Atlantic affecting the islands but we appear to be out of the 'cone' and may experience some stronger than normal wind

Australian salmon have really been on the go this past week with heaps of anglers getting amongst them - whether it's been on the surf beaches or from many of the local piers and rocks. With the more recent weather the fish have slowed off a bit

Fishing in the Naples and Marco Island backcountry and coastal near and inshore areas is excellent. We’re catching a variety of species with the biggest catches of late being sharks. Bait fish of all kinds have invaded the coastal waters of SW

The weather finally warmed up and the water temperature is now in the mid 70’s and climbing! Consequently I’m starting to use live bait live minnows (pilchards) again which sometimes catches bigger better quality fish than shrimp or jigs

I was out of town for the past 10 days so just now getting a chance to update everyone on the recent offshore fishing in Islamorada in September. It sounded like some windy and rainy weather last week for a few days but the last couple have been ver

It’s time to Spring into action after a long windy winter. The bait has been scarce through March but we’ll hopefully see more in April. Be on the lookout for pilchards along the causeways and Sailfish Flats. The threadfins can be along

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 18/11/22 I doubt you'll ever top a fishing snap like this if you manage to head out with any of the the billfish charters out of Exmouth. Here is the crew from

Westernport's whiting fishing continues to impress. Most anglers out there and working towards a bag of fish and the seasoned whiting fisherman are finding the fishing excellent. Most areas of the port have numbers of fish about with pinpointed

The last 2 weeks have been really windy and rainy from either big systems or a really wet Tropical Storm. The couple weeks prior the bite was pretty good with a decent Mullet run and plenty of Pilchards.The Snook and Tarpon bite was fun while it las

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

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

While snapper reports from Port Phillip have still been a touch on the quiet side due to the weather there were some quality fish caught over the weekend. The best bite from the fish was over Sunday afternoon and into Monday morning and then the win