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Re: garfish season
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 9:57 pm
by Kimtown
skronkman wrote:I chatted to a fella that has lived and fished the Mornington peninsula for 60 years and he reckons they are a vanished species. Early days you could pick up a feed of gars on any of the whiting/squid grounds as they would just be hanging around the boat. Now he can't find a school for love nor money in the bay.
A mate up at lakes reckons he frequently gets a few around the boat when offshore chasing gummies in about 20m.
They always pop up at night under lights in WPB
I just net them though lol
Re: garfish season
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 10:55 pm
by STriplett1997
Was out the other night on WP having a Squid up on Quail Bank for some bait. Lights on water. Heaps of them at the back of the boat. Never fished for them myself, but thought it was cool to see.
Re: garfish season
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 5:15 pm
by dazz999
skronkman wrote:I chatted to a fella that has lived and fished the Mornington peninsula for 60 years and he reckons they are a vanished species. Early days you could pick up a feed of gars on any of the whiting/squid grounds as they would just be hanging around the boat. Now he can't find a school for love nor money in the bay.
A mate up at lakes reckons he frequently gets a few around the boat when offshore chasing gummies in about 20m.
yeah the gars vanished for awhile but the last 3years has been good pickup 30 odd in a couple of hours last season was awesome nice big ones