FISHING REPORT – April 18, 2018

ANGLESEA
» Report of salmon off the beaches continue
» Reports of small pinkies offshore
» The occasional flathead out deep
» Occasional gummy shark reports
» A small number of whiting are being caught
» Reports of small bream in the river.

BARWON HEADS
» Offshore reports of snapper, pinkies and flathead
» Reports of a few gummy shark
» King George whiting and some pinkies have been caught in the river
» Trevally and salmon and still the odd report of elephant fish
» Salmon and sand whiting are being caught off the beaches.

TORQUAY
» Some good size King George whiting have been caught in close
» Offshore reports of snapper and pinkies continue
» A few gummy shark are being caught offshore as well as some flathead
» Salmon catches continue off the beaches
» A few mulloway are showing up
» Reports of bream in Spring Creek as well as mullet.

Remember Torquay Tackle and Sports. For all the best available advice in Torquay on tackle and bait, drop in at the store and see Ross or Josh to ensure you get the most up-to-date information available. Phone 5264 8207.

QUEENSCLIFF
» St Leonards sees reports of King George whiting, flathead and squid continue
» Clifton Springs has reports of whiting, flathead, squid and some pinkies being caught
» Queenscliff is still seeing, whiting, flathead, pinkies and squid
» In the creek, reports of trevally continue
» Swan Bay has pinkies, flathead and squid still being reported at the mouth with reports of good size garfish continuing
» Point Lonsdale is seeing reports of trevally, King George whiting, salmon, with squid at night being caught
» The White Lady continues to produce whiting, squid and flathead
» Indented Head is seeing flathead, King George whiting, squid, with snapper and gummy shark still being caught out wide.

MORE catchable-size native fish were stocked into Casey Fields Lake to further improve recreational fishing opportunities in suburban lakes.

Six large golden perch, weighing 2kg and measuring 50cm each, were released into the lake having been salvaged recently from Lake King, near Rutherglen, which is being decommissioned.

Stocking more native fish into urban lakes around Melbourne delivers on a key commitment of the State Labor Government’s $27 million Target One Million plan, which aims to get more Victorians fishing, more often.

The six golden perch released into Casey Fields Lake join 13 catchable size silver perch and golden perch released there recently following another salvage effort at Rawson Crater Lakes, near Walhalla, which was suffering from drought.

More stockings of catchable-size Murray cod and silver perch are planned for Casey Fields Lake and will complement releases of rainbow trout for the June and September school holidays.

The combination of native fish and trout in Casey Fields Lake will mean year-round fishing opportunities for everyone wetting a line, which is great news for families and youngsters living nearby.

Target One Million will be releasing more catchable-size native fish into other urban lakes around Melbourne including Roxburgh Park, Rowville, Navan Park, Melton Reservoir, Lilydale and Karkarook lakes.

Learn more at vfa.vic.gov.au/urbanlakes. The timing of these native fish releases aligns so well with the school holidays and provides youngsters with a golden chance at a great fish.”

Target One Million will deliver a suite of improvements including ending commercial net fishing in the Gippsland Lakes, increasing fish stocking to 10 million, improving angler access to rivers and lakes, getting more kids into fishing through free events, and abolishing parking and launching fees at boat ramps.

CLUB CORNER
If you are an angling club and you wish to let people know what’s going on within your club as well as help promote your club, email [email protected] and we will post your club news here.

Meanwhile, if you see or suspect illegal fishing activity any time over summer please phone the 24-hour reporting line 13 FISH (13 34 74).

PHOTOS

I would also like to remind everyone to keep those photos coming in of your big catch! Please forward them to [email protected], with type of fish, weight, length, location and your name. I am more than happy to place your photos in My Big Catch.