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The inshore reef areas around Frankston/Oliver's Hill have been loaded with pinkies and salmon over the last few weeks. There have also been a few squid and whiting in the same areas for anglers looking to persist. Staff member Dylan fished from

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 04/10/24 Credit: Western Wanderers Our contributors Sam Bock Sam Russell Jarrad Lawford Sedin Hasanovic Want to know the best tips for taking great fish photos and

There have still been plenty of good snapper caught from the piers and shoreline of the Bay over the last week especially with the wild weather. There have been a few rippers caught from the shore at Mordialloc and Sandringham along with Port Melbou

  There have still been a few nice pinkies coming in from the shore for anglers. The areas around Mordialloc and Brighton piers have been producing the odd fish to around 3kg on baits of squid and pilchard. Off the rocks around Mt Martha and fu

Black Rock has been fishing well for pinkies during the week with days of onshore winds being the pick - if you can get out. The most productive stretch seems to be the area from the Black Rock boat ramp South to the Ricketts Point Teahouse. Fishing

While the weather around Melbourne has been very rough over the last week there are still fish to be caught - if you can get out. Landbased options have been difficult with most of the Eastern side of Port Phillip getting smashed by waves and wind d

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 10/01/25 It's marron mania time! The marron season officially opened on Wednesday from 12 noon 8 January to 12 noon 5 February. We love these critters and so do

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 12/07/24 Now that the fresh waterways are flowing a little more there's good numbers of rainbow and brown trout in the shallows get out there and start chasing

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 06/09/24 Troutfest returns this Saturday 7 September to Drakesbrook Weir from 9am-1pm and all families are invited to come down and help us enjoy the unique experie

There has been plenty on offer around Westernport Bay recently whether from the shore or the boat. Around the full moon the gummies were good with anglers up around Stockyard Point and also across at Balnarring getting into a few. Staff member Dylan

Port Phillip has produced some nice snapper this Winter for anglers out targeting them and there should still her a few more caught right through until Spring. While they are not as common during the colder months groups of fish make their way in an

The winter pinkies around Black Rock have still been getting caught throughout the week however they have been a touch slower. Most of the fish this week have been on the smaller side 27 - 35cm with a few bigger fish mixed in but more inconsistent.

  It’s been a blur with trips and adventurous fun since my last report. I think this could be the busiest I’ve ever been during the winter season. I’m pretty dedicated too getting up at 3am to keep up on answering emails and f

  The mixed bag fishing continues out in Westernport bay with whiting pinkies salmon squid leatherjacket and sweep commonly caught by anglers recently. Customer Ryan has been fishing from the shore and piers targeting squid and he has caught go

  Westernport Bay has been producing a few good size pinkies during the week. While snapper reports from the Port have slowed right down most of the fish still caught by everyday anglers have been in the 1.5 - 2.5kg mark. Most of the fish have

  Black Rock has been popular lately as the snapper spread out and start chewing off the rocks. There have been good fish caught both in shallow as well as out deep at the moment. Customer Nick bagged reds to 5.5kg out from Black Rock on Sunday

With the rough average weather we've had lately there have been some opportunities to land a snapper from the shore. Customer Ahmad has been fishing from the shore after a few pinkies during the rough weather over the last week. Pinkies to aroun

Port Phillip is starting to see a few boats out searching for early season snapper. From lots of reports there are good numbers of fish starting to school up from 14m through to 21m of water. Most of the early season fish will hold on structure for

The good thing about Westernport Bay is the variety it offers and the fact that you don't have to zoom all over the bay to catch a few different species of fish and most of the year round a few different fish can be caught. The whiting have been

  The snapper reports from out in Port Phillip have been very slow the last few weeks and while there are still anglers getting amongst them most people aren't. The majority of fish being caught have come from out wide in 20 - 23m of water.