Fishing Victoria Forum

Full moon is a definate for pelagics.
A lot of the Portland barrels are caught around the full moon.

Love chasing Salmon on the backbeaches in the surf.
Winter time is Salmon time.

Thanks for the advice guys about getting out through the Rip ... very helpful. What I was really trying to get info about was your experiences of what it's like out in Bass Strait AFTER getting through the Heads. I have a 7 metre Merry Fisher. Anyone care to share their experiences? Cheers Kestrel ...

John Dory- simply fantastic.
Kingfish -Sashimi or fried, bloody awesome.
King George whiting.
Flatty
Garfish-bizarrely, best sashimi I've tried.

Be next season before we head out again I reckon. It's a very technical form of fishing, there's a shitload involved, but it is very exciting. I reckon one of the main issues is simply how bloody far from land it us. When you're a hundred nautical miles from land, you are a long way from help. We w...

We went out there on Wednesday. It was ridiculously calm. Ended up east of Halibut rig in 500mtrs. Didn't do any good. Still a steep learning curve for us. That is out thrid trip in 2 years. We had a few trips out last year, hooked up twice first was a monstrous thing. 5 and a half hours on the rod...

How about a Sabre 37kg bent butt, with alps hardware especially put together for chasing swords.? And a tiagra 50w loaded with Jerry Brown hollow, and a 37kg momoi top shot.? Have never fished for Swords but have read up and watched a few videos about the methods used to catch them off Mallacoota a...

How about a Sabre 37kg bent butt, with alps hardware especially put together for chasing swords.? And a tiagra 50w loaded with Jerry Brown hollow, and a 37kg momoi top shot.? Have never fished for Swords but have read up and watched a few videos about the methods used to catch them off Mallacoota a...

You need to carefully select your moon phases when fishing for toadies, watch for a full moon, and aim for the temprature breaks, with a degree or two difference.
Burley hard, and make sure the moon is in front of you as you cast.

Nice work Stevie, that looks like a cracker trip mate.