Fishing Victoria Forum

re-tyred wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 18, 2022 5:40 pm

https://www.gippslandports.vic.gov.au/b ... d-weather/

Thanks for sharing mate!

Does the wind direction and speed etc. make a difference for prawning?

Ok a seperate note, if you are surf fishing down at lakes entrance, you would want north winds?

Joker91 wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 19, 2022 1:18 pm

re-tyred wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 18, 2022 5:40 pm

https://www.gippslandports.vic.gov.au/b ... d-weather/

Thanks for sharing mate!

Does the wind direction and speed etc. make a difference for prawning?

Ok a seperate note, if you are surf fishing down at lakes entrance, you would want north winds?

North northwest.
My biggest salmon and tailor caught was from Eastern Beach. Was in winter though.

The less wind the better prawning.
Salmon fishing you want northwesterly and calm sea.
There has been salmon in the lake around Kalimna jetty. They are generally smaller in the lake
You have a chance for a kingfish around the highway bridge and the footbridge at this time of year

Are these the two bridges you mean.

Packed and got all the rods and tackle ready now for the weekend

Yes that's them

Hey Joker91, how’s the fishing going we’re heading out to do some today and seeing where the best spots are?
Thanks

Fisher28128 wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 20, 2022 10:10 am

Hey Joker91, how’s the fishing going we’re heading out to do some today and seeing where the best spots are?
Thanks

Well you are going to find out how the fishing is before me then. I am heading down on Saturday.

So let me know how you go, good luck mate!!!

Hey there

Fyi - best time to go is new moon (not full moon). Ideally after moonset. Warm nights (ie: not cold days when wind coming from south) makes it a better proposition.

Haven't been prawning at the lakes in the last few years, but i have tried some of retyred's yellow lines places about 4 years ago and you can find prawns there.

I also find that you have to go deeper to get the bigger prawns.

Hope this helps.

Let us know how you go and all the best.

How’d you go? Got a trip booked for the early March new moon. Interested to see where you found Em.

ducky wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 26, 2022 8:10 pm

How’d you go? Got a trip booked for the early March new moon. Interested to see where you found Em.

If you mean how I went with the prawning, terrible hahhh.

Don’t get me wrong I am happier then ever as I got a few prawns so I accomplished what I set out to do. But they were bait size.

The prawns aren’t in yet, even the trollers are saying there aren’t any prawns for them to catch. the one boat selling prawns were alright but the size were not as big as what they would normally be their.

I was just out walking the beach in front of the esplanade resort. Bucket loads of crabs, but seemed a bit small in my opinion. The holes in prawn net I was using from anaconda were too big for the prawns I was catching. It was dumb luck that I had this other throw around net with me which worked out perfectly for me.

Is this your first time going for prawn?