Fishing in this HOT WEATHER

[Deepak]

Hi guys just wandering if this Extreme hot weather is OK for fishing for snapper, squid, flattie and so forth.
Thinking of going down to the Warmies this PM or tomorrow AM but not to sure.
Any ideas or tip??????

[fishnut]

Wouldn't bother with warmies unless warm water flowing or livebaiting for jews

[Sebb]

Hi guys just wandering if this Extreme hot weather is OK for fishing for snapper, squid, flattie and so forth.
Thinking of going down to the Warmies this PM or tomorrow AM but not to sure.
Any ideas or tip??????

There should still be some pinkies around in Warmies, mostly be undersized though. Use small plastic for a bit of fun.
Breams will mostly be on top water level, can be tricky but its fun when you catch.
I found squid not too fussy. When they're hungry they'll hit anything regardless the temperature/tide/etc.

[Lightningx]

Shouldn’t be too bad once the sun goes down. Do you fish much after dark or more mainly during the day mate?

[j_pap]

I gave up on the Warmies, shocker of a joint.

[Deepak]

Hi guys just wandering if this Extreme hot weather is OK for fishing for snapper, squid, flattie and so forth.
Thinking of going down to the Warmies this PM or tomorrow AM but not to sure.
Any ideas or tip??????

There should still be some pinkies around in Warmies, mostly be undersized though. Use small plastic for a bit of fun.
Breams will mostly be on top water level, can be tricky but its fun when you catch.
I found squid not too fussy. When they're hungry they'll hit anything regardless the temperature/tide/etc.

Cheers will give it a try

[Deepak]

Shouldn’t be too bad once the sun goes down. Do you fish much after dark or more mainly during the day mate?

I usually stay till about 9pm, some time I am on the Williamstown pier

[Sebb]

Shouldn’t be too bad once the sun goes down. Do you fish much after dark or more mainly during the day mate?

I usually stay till about 9pm, some time I am on the Williamstown pier

Clear water and hot day means the fish usually shut during the day and become hungry. Soon the sun sets, they'll feed! And hungry as!

I remember went to Hepburn Lagoon once in hot summer day. Literally dead a whole afternoon, but soon the sky went orange, hundreds of trout rising and feeding everywhere. As far as my eyes could see.
Not sure if it works the same with other species, since trout do rise a lot eating bugs on surface, and those bugs are active when the sun sets.

I guess you just need to find the right depth. Top water is warmer and after few metres down, the water gets colder. The fish will sit in their ideal temperature. Each fish has different temp preferences.

I read once on a book of the author fished for trout in a 8 degree water and not catching. Soon he moved into shallower warmer water around 12 degrees, he started catching. And vice versa for the hot temp.

[Lightningx]

Shouldn’t be too bad once the sun goes down. Do you fish much after dark or more mainly during the day mate?

I usually stay till about 9pm, some time I am on the Williamstown pier

Ah ok that’s when I usually start catching them. If you’re after snapper lb I usually don’t have too much luck during the day. More after dark

[Bugatti]

Yeah, Deepak, I ditto the general advice.

In the cool of the morning before the warmth kicks in, especially for squid but they can be caught during the heat just not in great numbers.

I found squid not too fussy. When they're hungry they'll hit anything regardless the temperature/tide/etc.

But the best would be Dusk on wards, once the Sun goes down, they seem to become more active.

Good luck,
Cheers, Bugatti