Fishing Victoria Forum

Persistence wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 24, 2020 1:02 pm

Awesome!
Do you net them at night?

Yes, they are spooked easily when it’s not dark.

Long reef reds n wedge spit ting.
Anchored at 7 pm .2 moves.

Just a quick flick after work during slack tide at the Nong around Footscray. Water was clear enough after the heavy rain we had few days ago. 1-3 rod, 2000 reel, 6lb braid, 4lb fluorocarbon leader. A mate armed with crank crab, and I had strike tiger 2 in grub in black with 1/16 jig head. I blame t...

Went to Newlyn early morning. Forecast was like early clouds turning sunny with low north wind, thought would be perfect to fish the sunrise and cloud clearing. But of course the reality gotta be totally different. Fog, strong cold wind, etc. Got there 7am for the first light, fished on 5wt fly gear...

Hey guys, A couple of weeks ago I took my boat down to Lake Eildon for my first proper trip fishing off it, up until now I had just taken it out for a couple of quick runs more so to get the hang of launching, retrieving and general boat use. We had 3 days camped down at the lake and were treated to...

I've ensured I've got the battery wired directly to an isolator with no other connections on the line side. So when the battery is isolated there can't be any parasitic draw. I also bought a retractable hose reel style electrical lead that I've installed above where the boat lives. So I can just pul...

Hi All, I am Malaysian working in Singapore and have most of my family in Melbourne. I have spend a few years in melbourne during my school days but only fish here for roughly 2 hours. When my school mate trying to sell me his fishing setup near footscray with a bag of frozen peeled prawn. I do boat...

On the water again 40 hp
Console prob to far forward

6am launch at Roadknight with a couple of mates in one of their boats. Headed towards the FAD, drifting in 40 - 50m in a brisk and cool NW wind. Soaked a range of baits for consistent patches of pinkies, swarms of mackerel, a cuttlefish, too many gurnard, a few good flatties and some wrasse. With pl...

Out at 0500 in at 0800
20 in the bucket at St leonads green stick coles channel No3