Fishing Victoria Forum

Well my last boating project was a strip built kayak and not really some one that work with wood I'm happy to say it both floated and paddled really well IMG_1437.JPG this was my first go at building something that floats So time for a new project so this time one with a motor and so I sketched up a...

Those succulent Blue Swimmer Crabs are starting to fire here in South Australia, so Wednesday afternoon, evening looked the goods for a session on the planks of Semaphore Jetty. A friend who has come Crabbing with me a few times has asked if I could make them a simple trolley with trays/compartments...

Hey all, Was visiting my cousins who live up that way, headed to the pier at around 6pm, me on the lure and my cousins on bait. At around 6:15, third cast in, as I was reeling in my lure to recast a massive snook came out of nowhere and smashed it on the surface, it looked like it was as long as my ...

"The fish were safely returned after photos and a small sample from a fin were taken" Not for long, some hungry trout ,red fin or Cormorant will come along and scoff down the last of the species. Before they were disturbed they probably had a great hiding spot avoiding the predators. Now they are du...

Hello. So finished work at 4pm and with forecast being correct decided to go for late fish. . Hit Altona ramp only to find every man's and his trailer at Altona....so kept driving n hit Newport ramp, ripper only half full carpark at ramp.. Hit the water around 6 and started sounding just outside Yar...

HI guys, Im on the search for a kayak, and im looking to spend about 500$ on it. Are there any decent yaks in this price range? And if i do get a yak, where do I go to use it? Are there gps marks available on your phone, or do I just find a place to drift (flat sand for flatties, weed beds for squi...

Have had a bad run but finally got on to some, I'll put a report up today

Back 5 years ago this was pretty much the only active place to discuss Victorian fishing. Now days you have 25 FB pages dedicated to Vic fishing not to mention another 25 on Instagram. I follow a bunch of people on Insta who fish and post regularly, the amount of content they put online I don't even...

Hi guys, how are you all? I hadn’t been for a fish in ages and so I decided to head out for a fish on Wednesday with a mate of mine looking for a feed of kgw. We met up at the ramp around 2 pm and launched out of st kilda and headed first to get a squid for some fresh bait. First location and my mat...

"The Aboriginal word Mulloway means 'The Greatest One' and Mulloway have long been a popular fish in Australia. This popularity led to a drastic decline of Mulloway stocks in the 80's, when it was a popular species to use for fish and chips." I read this on some random site so I don't know how accur...