The fishing really ramped it up this week, snapper were the talk of the town. Both bays fired and many anglers bagged a brace. For those that are yet to turn a reel, dont despair the season is young and the days are getting longer! This week the schools of fish moved quite quickly, the aim was to find ground with multiple schools of fish and burley up. Consistent burley was the key and smaller bait sizes were the go. Personally this week I found strips of squid and whole small pilchards were the go. Snapper snatchers were effective, especially when sweetened with squid rings! Running sinker rigs with single and double 4/0 hooks accounted for most fish. James Rodgers of Unreel Fishing charters has been getting amongst the Snapper off Cowes, sweep in Bass Straight and squid from the North end of the bay. Over in Western Port anglers hitting cat bay have been getting a few snapper and squid, while Lysarghts, Eagle Rock and Cowes are producing snapper. Port Phillip this week has seen some great catches. For the best results fish from 19m in front of Mt Martha and gradually move it shallower till you get 6m off Williamstown. For those land locked and in search of the Red Fish all land based structures from Mt Martha Rocks to Kerford pier are worth a crack. Fish times of low light and be patient! After a strong change and on a rising barometer are prime times ! This week Yaringa Boat Harbour boats have returned with some lovely snapper, flathead and gummy sharks. However an incident involving a gurnard required an ambulance intervention, so a reminder to all those that hook one of these spiky critters......Be careful, they hurt! If you are ever spiked rinsing the sting with as warm a water as you can tolerate will break down the enzymes in the sting, you my just have to sacrifice that coffee or tea thermos! Till next week play it safe on the water. Tight lines and calm seas Paul Mornington Boat HIre Bait & Tackle Pic Stuart Simpson landed this 6.5kg snapper from Mornington Boat Hire Pic2 Cathy Zhang caught this great squid in Western Port bay fishing with James Rodgers (+61 416 322 155) of Unreel fishing charters.
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 10:58:31 +0000
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