Snapper time!

[TheGreatestGoat]

Hey Guys,

So after a few unsuccessful trips, hoping to land a red tonight! Going to launch at patterson lakes after work and put in a solid session.

Any last minute tips that may result in some success? Any ideas on where I should start the search, what depth? Been hearing a lot of good reports coming from out wide but also conscious of the fact that the fish tend to move closer in at night?? So maybe not so deep?

Any ideas greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Goat

[smile0784]

People either been getting them in shallow 8mt or deap 22mt of water

[Mattblack]

looking forward to another entertaining report from you...(they were talking up Edithvale (17mts) on 'Talking Fishing' on C31 last night.

[frozenpod]

Best of luck.

Keep in mind water temp is still too low roughly 14 deg and snapper don't normally turn up until the temp hits 16 deg.

There has been no warm water pushing in from the SA/bite recently which normally brings snapper in.

I would try sounding in the shallows first if you don't find any them head out deep.

[bowl]

I'd try shallow..... If I was heading out..

[Lightningx]

If after dark I'd stay shallow

[8BALL]

How did you go?

I got back in 4pm - when boats were going out.

Got plagued by pinkies

[purple5ive]

How did you go?

I got back in 4pm - when boats were going out.

Got plagued by pinkies

where were you trying and how deep?
were the pinkies legals or matchbox sized ones

[TheGreatestGoat]

On the water about 5.30 straight out from Patto. Sounded along the 14/15 metre line down past bonbeach, chealsea, aspendale etc, after about an hour had seen nothing. So plonked on some GPS mark i had out from Chelsea. Burleyed hard till dark but no luck. Must have been 200 boats sitting around the Outer Artificial.

Then moved to the inner artificial, fished that until about 11pm, nothing. Started getting freezing so called it a night.