Western port

[fishingvic]

As all the other blokes mentioned, Don't go anywhere flat out unless your 100% sure your in a shipping channel/deep water. Otherwise you might end up buried head first in French Island.
As for the winds anything under 10 knots is fine, 10-15 can be messy and 15+ forget it.
Stony Point is a good ramp for beginners, right in the middle of the action.
Hope it helps!

Great advice here :thumbsup:

[Wolly Bugger]

As all the other blokes mentioned, Don't go anywhere flat out unless your 100% sure your in a shipping channel/deep water. Otherwise you might end up buried head first in French Island.
As for the winds anything under 10 knots is fine, 10-15 can be messy and 15+ forget it.
Stony Point is a good ramp for beginners, right in the middle of the action.
Hope it helps!

One day I headed over towards French Island, watching the sounder, the depth goes from around 80 feet, to 2 foot in a matter of a few metres. Well maybe around 6-10 metres.

Another spot to watch is Joe's Island, where more than a few boats have come to grief.

Interestingly though, when I travelled the Tooridan Channel a few blokes deliberately put their boats on the mud on falling tide and then fish the incoming tide.

But the point is that if you do run aground, is not to panic, that's why it is a good idea to have a few drinks (non alcoholic) and some nibbleys and wait until the tide comes back and floats you off.

[Brett]

If you want some good advice and an endless amount of info, give Gawaine Blake a buzz and find out when he is going to do guided trips again. He comes out on your boat and helps you out with everything, might be a little pricey, but the info you will have access to isn't in any books, that I know of.

[slinga]

If you want some good advice and an endless amount of info, give Gawaine Blake a buzz and find out when he is going to do guided trips again. He comes out on your boat and helps you out with everything, might be a little pricey, but the info you will have access to isn't in any books, that I know of.

Him or Brendan Wing probably know WP better than most, and they know alot about the fishing too!!

[Brett]

Winga was doing guides also, but I'm not sure if he is anymore or not. Could be worth giving him a buzz also though.

[Fish-cador]

GPS is a must or you will eventually hit a sand bar!

Bring yabbie pump and start pumping as soon as the hull hits bottom. I hope they serve cold beer on that bar. :roflmao:

[St3vil]

Thanks heaps guys. I will try to get on to one of those guides and go from there.
Best idea by far i think and i don't mind spending the money for good info that you can't find in books.
Worst case might be that i catch a $700.00 whiting. Bloody expensive fish and chips.

[Bartnmax]

If you want some good advice and an endless amount of info, give Gawaine Blake a buzz and find out when he is going to do guided trips again. He comes out on your boat and helps you out with everything, might be a little pricey, but the info you will have access to isn't in any books, that I know of.

Definitely +1 on that.
The experience & knowlege ya can pick up in one session with Gawaine is worth at leats 10 years (if not more) by yerself I reckon. Might be pricey but IMO it's cheap at double the price.

Also, with regards to running aground in Western Port I'm on Worsteling's side when he says there's only two types of boat owners that fish Western Port - those that have run aground & those that will.
Might not happen for quite a while, but sooner or later, if ya fish there enough, it will happen.

Bill.

[Brett]

I forgot to mention Dale McClelland, he also offers a guiding service and knows western port very well.
He's away in singapore until tomorrow(catching sailfish) He's a great bloke and very easy going.