Fishing Victoria Forum

Hey Guys,

So I have found out from a few people that apparently when there is a westerly wind blowing (Fishing landbased from Hampton) it is meant to be great fishing for pinkies.

I rugged up tonight and braved the 20-30knt west north westerly and didn’t get one touch for 2 hours. It was super hard to cast and to even detect a bite. Does anyone else fish for pinkies when it’s windy ? If so then how on earth do you do it ? Would love to hear from you.

Thanks,
Walker

I have fished many times from Hampton in the past mate in all conditions.
Have found the best for pinkies a Sw. Doesn’t have to be blowing a gale. Even just a light Sw can be great.
Having said that have had a lot of success when Fishing a Nw as well
A strong straight westerly is t worth it in my opinion as the waves pretty much crash over the rocks can be quite dangerous.

Yea I was going off the beach because the groynes were completely swamped. Have caught them off the beach before but yea way too windy to be comfortable, that’s for sure

They are still around when it’s windy but I have caught just as many on nights that haven’t been too rough. Much easier to fish those conditions