Fishing Victoria Forum

Spotted a gap in the weather on Sunday morning so decided to make haste to Inverloch Jetty for sun-up and the turn of the bottom of the tide at 6am. Armed with Pillies, Pippies, and a small amount of squid, I pretty quick found that the pippies were flavour of the morning. Squid barely got touched (...

Jasonfish1234 wrote: ↑

Mon May 06, 2019 12:32 pm

Is the pier finished?

I walked past the Kerford Rd Pier two weeks ago and to me it looked like they had another six months of work still to do.... It looked like they still had half the pier to re-plank(?) .

So yeah umm, it'll be a while yet.

A late'ish report... but better late than never I guess. It has been more than several weeks since my last trip to Apollo Bay, and with the cooler weather settling in I thought to try for some salmon off the break-wall. I left home around 3am to time my arrival an hour'ish before sun-up. The last 40...

Mattblack wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 11, 2019 12:50 pm

Can anyone tell me why you bleed so much after getting jabbed by a flathead?

Never been spiked myself, but had heard you'll get some relief by having somebody pee on it ( the puncture wound , not the fish) . ...and everyone knows you don't go wasting decent alcohol on a flesh wound.

If it comes with a kitchen then where is the ... oh never mind I'll just cook it myself....

Earlier on Saturday morning I took a beach walk past Princes Pier and further along to Webb Dock. The spot looked to have some promise even though the few fishos I stopped to chat with were all pulling donuts. With the missus working late that night I thought I could spare a few hours at sundown to ...

In my experience there is no 'one size fits all' solution... some days I will juggle a few different weights till I find what works for the location, tide, wind, and swell/conditions. My rule of thumb(s)... 1. Avoid using star sinkers where the sub-surface terrain is rocky/snaggy 2. Avoid using ball...

Yup! Here!

...and in honor of the roll call I offer my most favorite of all roll calls!!!!


https://www.youtube.com/embed/zRpsRKuyi3Y

....my favorite Ay Ay Ron ....

Yeah.. as Hornet says.. Gunnamatta needs careful prep, its a long way to go for to find its blown out. but kudos to you for making the drive and giving it a go when plenty of others didn't. ..... and stopped by a favourite Pine Mushroom picking spot which was still producing this late into the seaso...