FISHING REPORT – March 21, 2019

ANGLESEA
» Salmon are still being reported off local beaches
» Pinkies continue to be caught by those who are getting out
» Reports of a few flathead being caught
» Some small tuna have been caught
» Also reports of some kingfish
» Some whiting are being caught but in general are still scarce

BARWON HEADS
» Reports from Barwon Heads are snapper and pinkies off shore
» The occasional gummy
» Reports of flathead catches as well
» The usual reports from the river of whiting, trevally, and salmon
» Salmon still being caught off most Local beaches

TORQUAY
» Reports of King George whiting being caught in close
» Reports of pinkies and snapper continue offshore
» Reports of flathead are still being received
» Reports that squid are also still being caught offshore
» Still reports of some gummy shark
» Salmon being caught off local beaches
» Bream being caught in Spring Creek.

QUEENSCLIFF
» St Leonards has reports of King George whiting – flathead, pinkies and calamari continue
» Clifton Springs has plenty of really small baby pinkies being reported, catches of whiting and flathead and Calamari continue along with the occasional gummy shark catch
» Queenscliff has reports of whiting, flathead, salmon, calamari as well as a few pinkies continuing
» Outside the heads, reports of bluefin being sighted are still coming in
» The creek has reports of trevally, salmon along with some mullet
» The mouth of Swan Bay continues to produce calamari, salmon, flathead and some small whiting
» Point Lonsdale has trevally, some whiting along with some nice salmon as well as a few pinkies, snapper and calamari
» The White Lady; has reports of Whiting, Pinkies and Calamari and the odd Gummy shark
» Indented heads has reports of Snapper, Pinkies, Gummy shark, Flathead, King George Whiting, and some Squid as well

PUMP UP THE BASS
For those interested in a trip to Sale you will now find that Lake Guthridge has a substantial more bass in the lake than previously held after a Restocking of the lake via fisheries giving a real boost to the number of bass present,

Lake Guthridge has been stocked with an extra 875 Australian bass fingerlings to provide more freshwater fishing opportunities for families keen to cast a line.

This new additional stocking complements 15,000 Australian bass that have been released into Lake Guthridge since 2017 and regular second and third term school holiday stockings of ready to catch rainbow trout.

Victorian Fisheries Authority chief executive officer Travis Dowling said the stocking was funded by recreational fishing licence fees and the State Government’s $27 million Target One Million plan, which aims to get more people fishing, more
often and boost participation to one million anglers by 2020.

“A recent survey of the lake has shown that stocked bass are doing well, with some fish reaching 20cm in just a few years,” Mr Dowling said.

“We want to build on this success and provide mums, dads, and kids with even more opportunities to spend quality time together chasing bass.

“Last year we stocked a record six million fish and thanks to the government’s ongoing commitment to recreational fishing, we’ll be increasing that to 10 million fish by 2022.

“This is good news for everybody who loves fishing in Victoria.”

Mr Dowling said the bass fingerlings stocked in Lake Guthridge will take about three years to reach a catchable size of 27cm.

“Lake Guthridge has what it takes to become a great mixed fishery that provides year-round angling. It’s already providing great trout fishing in the cooler months and it won’t be long before kids will be catching good size bass in the summer too!”

CLUB CORNER
If you are an Angling Club and wish to let people know what’s going on within your club as well as help promote your club, please email [email protected] and we will post your club news here. Also, if you see or suspect illegal fishing activity any time, please call the 24-hour reporting line 13 FISH (13 3474).

PHOTOS

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