"This time of year"

[Sebb]

Bowl's reply to my post (this time of year I'd look for gars) got me thinking.
We all have or at least heard of people saying it, but either we don't follow or we have our own preferences.

So what is your usual target fish?
Be interesting to share and see what the others usual targets.

Me:

Dec-Feb (summer): river trout, pinkie, flatty. Occasionally bass, murray cod and yellowbelly.

Mar-May(autumn): river trout, bream, snapper, squid. Maybe flatty too.

June-Aug (winter): lake trout, aussie salmon on surf, squid.

Sept-Nov (spring): lake trout, snapper, squid.

Landbased during rough weather, and kayak when it's nice and calm.

[fisho999]

all year round, anything that swims. carp, trout, cod, yella, redfin, salt fish.

[rb85]

Bowl's reply to my post (this time of year I'd look for gars) got me thinking.
We all have or at least heard of people saying it, but either we don't follow or we have our own preferences.

So what is your usual target fish?
Be interesting to share and see what the others usual targets.

Me:

Dec-Feb (summer): river trout, pinkie, flatty. Occasionally bass, murray cod and yellowbelly.

Mar-May(autumn): river trout, bream, snapper, squid. Maybe flatty too.

June-Aug (winter): lake trout, aussie salmon on surf, squid.

Sept-Nov (spring): lake trout, snapper, squid.

Landbased during rough weather, and kayak when it's nice and calm.

Nice list Seb

Dec-Feb (summer): King Fish Occasionally Whiting, Trout on Fly, Bass

Mar-May(autumn): Season change Kings & Estuary Perch

June-Aug (winter): Normally too busy but occasionally Estuary Perch or Trout

Sept-Nov (spring): Normally too busy haven't fished for snapper in a few years.

Squid all year round when I can get out I occasionally target other fish when I get the chance...

[bowl]

Landbase right now big red 70cm plus gars n salmon/ mullet at Geelong.
St leonards pier right now , squid gars,yakka.
Barwon River trivially, salmon
Boat base ,werribee squid right now
Boat base squid kgw St leonards

[Andrews]

Usual targets for me are normally squid, I do enjoy my EGI game.
N winds have kept it pretty quiet on the squid front.
Keen to diversity once this weather gets a bit better, enjoyed chasing salmon early winter and after stocking up on plastics - keen to chase them again + trevs + flatties.

[Seniorfisho]

Winter for me is pretty much just trout.
In the next couple weeks I will start on the Bass and EP's
Spring will be Bass, Yellowbelly, Redfin and EP's
Summer is just open slather on the surface Bass bite

[fishnut]

For me this time of year squid whiting gars and bait collecting for snapper
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[fishnut]

In February/march to Lakes entrance area for prawns and luderick fishing (which I love)

[Sebb]

In February/march to Lakes entrance area for prawns and luderick fishing (which I love)

Never caught or targeted luderick before. I thought it's more like NSW thing.
How do you do it?
Is it like off the rocks with seaweed as bait like they do in NSW?

[fishnut]

Yes off the rocks with seaweed
There's reasonable numbers there and black drummer as well at the rocks near the entrance, both species pull hard especially the drummer head straight for the bottom
There's luderick available in Queenscliff harbour,have caught a couple about 15 years ago