Sawtell's Inlet, Tooradin
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Sawtell's Inlet, Tooradin
Fished the inlet above the South Gippy Hgwy today from about 1.00pm until 6.00pm.
The inlet is chock full of baitfish. Plenty of mullet, trevally and salmon. Size varies from about 10 to 20cm. They are biting like crazy on pipi's, just small bits of pipi on a small hook.
A couple of times this afternoon I saw a couple of bust ups of small poddy mullet, followed by a big splash and swirl. The most likely culprit would probably be an EP.
I had a livebait out and also gave lures a hard workout but no takers.
With so many baitfish in the inlet it's London to a brick that the big predators are also there.
The inlet is chock full of baitfish. Plenty of mullet, trevally and salmon. Size varies from about 10 to 20cm. They are biting like crazy on pipi's, just small bits of pipi on a small hook.
A couple of times this afternoon I saw a couple of bust ups of small poddy mullet, followed by a big splash and swirl. The most likely culprit would probably be an EP.
I had a livebait out and also gave lures a hard workout but no takers.
With so many baitfish in the inlet it's London to a brick that the big predators are also there.
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Re: Sawtell's Inlet, Tooradin
I fished there a fair bit and experienced similar things. *something* silver and long jumps at sunset and will not take anything i put in front of it. I can't tell if it's a big mullet or possibly a jewie but everytime i go the first reasonable mullet i catch i slap back out on a live bait hook and have never had it touched.
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Re: Sawtell's Inlet, Tooradin
From what i've seen the jumping fish are typically large mullet, see it a fair bit in gippslandDougieK wrote:I fished there a fair bit and experienced similar things. *something* silver and long jumps at sunset and will not take anything i put in front of it. I can't tell if it's a big mullet or possibly a jewie but everytime i go the first reasonable mullet i catch i slap back out on a live bait hook and have never had it touched.
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Re: Sawtell's Inlet, Tooradin
Yeah....except the fish jumping is about 60cm and the biggest mullet i've pulled out of there is 29
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Re: Sawtell's Inlet, Tooradin
sea mullet not yellow eye, not sure why but they seem way harder to catchDougieK wrote:Yeah....except the fish jumping is about 60cm and the biggest mullet i've pulled out of there is 29
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Re: Sawtell's Inlet, Tooradin
Yeah, no idea.
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Re: Sawtell's Inlet, Tooradin
Sea Mullet usually eat diatoms and other near microscopic food items - hence, pretty damn hard to catch!
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Re: Sawtell's Inlet, Tooradin
Stupid jumping mullet. Did my head in last time I was there haha.
Apparently you can get those big sea mullet on small poppers. But yeah hard to stick a hook into
Apparently you can get those big sea mullet on small poppers. But yeah hard to stick a hook into
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Re: Sawtell's Inlet, Tooradin
Which side? Is the footbridge side still sawtell?
Fished many times under and near the foot bridge and few times off jetty and wall...but not for awhile now...
Fished many times under and near the foot bridge and few times off jetty and wall...but not for awhile now...
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