Fishing Victoria Forum

It's been so long between drinks it's easy to forget just how exciting a hot surface bite is. Every cast for 30 odd minutes was boofs, swirls, splashes, pulled hooks, flying lures and a handful that actually stuck.

Dustin Martin - 3 Norm Smiths from 3 GF appearances - Legendary status indeed :nw: Once upon a time was glad to see your back when you went shopping with other clubs but gee I am glad you hanged around and we kept you !!!! In the process you have became a matured human being and a leader of man :gj:...

Hi Graham, We have just received authority from the department to go in and undertake work at the cemetery to clean it up and spray where needed. I will advise when the work is completed.  The cemetery is currently within the oversight of Macedon Ranges Council. Thanks for the instructions on access...

Double figure trout day. Unpredictable weather was forecast again today and with the major rivers still running high it was back to what's turning out to be my most reliable trout water, that's the tannin waters. Rain, wind and thunderstorms are what's on the forecast and I'm never all that happy be...

Launched around 10am. Headed to wedge spit,anchored and could not get a kgw or squid . Around 11.30 head to channel of portarlington pier. Found school of snapper off channel marker 3. Anchored and within 10 mins had a nice red on board. Waited for tide to change and fish went quiet . Lot of 30cm fi...

Out at 0400 in by 0700 to beat the mad rush
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With the resumption of “covid normal” life , the city has truly woken up again. While some may prefer the quiets of Gippsland or the high country, there are some experiences that can only happen to you in the 3000 postcodes . This is such a tale. I pitter pattered down to Albert park, as I have on m...

Fished a little backwater this evening. Plenty of bream on the chew but nothing of any size. Things got interesting when the bait fish schools were being chased by something, namely Estuary Perch. Managed to get three, all about 40cm long and all on a curly tail grub. Man they go hard on light tackl...

With my brother in law over from WA we lucked in with a day off Torquay, probably the only day you could reasonably get out over Christmas/new year, on the 29th December. Approximately 9.30am launch into glassy conditions, and we were at the artificial reef with another half dozen boats in 5 minutes...

Spent a couple of hours in the river today, had four hits for just the one solid rainbow (approx 600 gms) hooked which I finished up losing while messing around getting the camera out much to my disgust.. That rainbow had I landed it would have been a season best rainbow too but it wasn't to be. On ...