Fishing Monthly Magazine | April 2023

Page 89

VIC

East Coast

Tracking down the bait schools MALLACOOTA/EDEN

Kevin Gleed captainkev@wildernessfishingtours.com

It has been great to see some nice warm days as we head into Easter. Before you know it, the winter months will be on us once again, so let’s savour the

warmth while we can. The Easter period will see the town busy once again before the quiet winter period sets in. Over the past month there have been some great reports on the local fishing, with those anglers who fish here regularly having some excellent results on a

variety of species. Still, the fishing in the lake is always challenging, even for regular anglers. You may need to do a bit of searching to find the fish, and once you’ve done that you can focus your efforts there. The best approach is to use your sounder to find the bait concentrations, and

Greg McEachren with one of two mulloway caught while fishing bait schools. salmon and tailor are coming into the estuary on the incoming tide, giving anglers using metal lures lots of action. Other common captures in the estuary are salmon, trevally, small snapper and a lot of eels. The surf beaches are nearly always a great place to fish, and this past month was no exception. The land-based gamefishing

the bigger fish won’t be far behind. Some of the regular fishos to the area have been doing just that and having a ball – sounding up the baitfish in an area and then bagging out on eating-size flathead. They have also been catching some great yellowfin bream, with the stand-out lures being black vibes. On a recent trip they picked up two good jewfish (mulloway) of around 70cm, both caught on the vibe. An added bonus was turning up the next day at the same time and catching another jewfish – a tactic that often works. The entrance is still flowing well, and Harrisons channel out to the John Bull marker has seen numbers of flathead caught along with some sand whiting and yellowfin bream. Good fish are being caught through into the Top Lake and up to Gypsy Point, but once again, finding the areas to catch fish takes time. Fishing above Gypsy Point into the rivers is a good option on those windy days. Just remember that this area is shallow, and navigating can be tricky. Fishing offshore for flathead, both tigers and sandies, has been good, with regular fishers bagging out.

anglers have been having a great time catching plenty of big sharks. Most of the sharks have been bronze whalers. The big ones are catch-and-release, but the smaller ones can be great eating, so naturally these anglers occasionally keep a bronzie for the table. For the rest of the surf fishing fraternity, the beach is also producing plenty of salmon, tailor, flathead,

Lachy with a great yellowfin bream caught in the Bottom Lake. Gummy sharks are still on the cards, with fish being caught out around Gabo Island and down towards the Aerials.

The local beaches have seen some good fish caught, with the entrance area fishing well for whiting and yellowfin bream.

Estuary perch can’t resist a live prawn.

Estuary perch are schooling on the snags.

stingray, and gummy shark. Offshore is fishing well, with plenty of flathead, salmon, gurnard, squid, octopus, pinkie snapper, barracoota, morwong and gummy shark. For the anglers who prefer a little

more action, the kingfish are still here in good numbers, with the occasional bluefin tuna swimming past. As long as the baitfish remain plentiful, the predators will stay and the good fishing will continue.

Luca Cruz, 7yo, got this fantastic squid while fishing Geographe Bay, WA. Luca had a great time fighting with the squid while he was trying to bring it into his kayak. The squid hood measured 30cm.

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pages 126-127

Stessco Albacore CC560 with Yamaha F130 4-stroke

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pages 124-125

AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST National Fishing Challenge

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pages 122-123

Langford pips Johnson for Glenmaggie title

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pages 116-120

Johnson claims maiden BASS Pro win at Blue Rock

3min
pages 114-115

DUO Vukic achieves Hollands Landing heroics

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pages 112-113

Tight bags and tarwhine on the Swan

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pages 110-111

Now is an exciting time to be on the water

8min
pages 108-109

All eyes on Karratha blue swimmer crab season

3min
page 106

The new Stacer package deals

2min
page 105

Exciting Easter action on tuna

2min
page 105

Impact of regulation changes

2min
page 104

Fishers eager to get back out

3min
page 103

Demersal options are back

2min
page 102

Salmon sightings tempt fishers

6min
page 101

Launching a land-based assult

4min
page 100

Savouring the calm autumn weather pattern

2min
page 100

Good fishing continues into the cooler months

4min
page 99

The good, the bad and the ugly: Tassie offshore

4min
page 98

The WIRF Leaders are making lots of waves

1min
page 97

Decisions, decisions: which bank shall we fish?

2min
page 96

Making the most of Gippy during the cold months

2min
page 96

Crackdown on fishing offenses

3min
page 95

Consistent results for fresh salmonid fishers

1min
page 95

Autumn fishing is firing up

4min
page 94

Trolling up some solid autumn Murray cod

3min
page 93

Prime time to go chasing cod

1min
page 92

A great month for trout in northeast Victoria

2min
page 92

Great angling opportunities in Bendigo region

2min
page 90

Tough going on the Murray

1min
page 90

Tracking down the bait schools

2min
page 89

Hot fishing in local estuaries

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page 88

Bream and flathead from the Bemm channel

1min
page 88

Super snapper from the surf

4min
page 87

A constantly changing fishery

1min
page 86

Flat out dusky flathead fishing

3min
page 86

Your fishing licence fees at work

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page 85

Local advice is the key to catching bluefin tuna

5min
page 84

Get ready for seasonal changes

4min
pages 82-83

Last chance for good PPB snapper sessions

4min
page 81

Impressive catches in estuaries

3min
page 80

Decent bream catches in the Hopkins River

1min
page 79

Anglers are still on the lookout for big tuna

2min
page 79

Get out there and catch a nice feed this autumn

2min
page 78

Autumn arrives with redfin catches everywhere

3min
page 77

The DPI needs your fish frames

2min
page 76

Perfect time to be walking banks

1min
page 76

Smooth flows ahead for April!

2min
page 75

The importance of water temps

1min
page 74

Anglers enjoying some excellent trout fishing

3min
page 74

School holiday fun for the kids

3min
pages 72-73

Anglers enjoying the long awaited seasonal change

1min
page 72

The autumn fishing is on fire

5min
page 70

A better class of fish on offer

5min
page 69

Anglers are enjoying more moderate weather

5min
page 68

Inshore anglers get into action

3min
page 67

Decent catches are increasing as autumn begins

2min
page 66

Getting the small things right

3min
page 65

Mackerel fever spreads

2min
page 64

The pelagic fishing is at its peak

3min
page 63

Coffs is right in the middle of the mackerel run

1min
page 62

Tagging Tales

1min
page 61

Keep moving to find the fish

4min
pages 60-61

Sydney flathead are still taking bait and lures

7min
pages 58-59

A transition period for all the Sydney waterways

6min
pages 56-57

Range of pelagics in harbour

4min
pages 54-55

Spectacular fishing on the surface schools

2min
page 54

Gary’s Marine Centre

5min
pages 50-51

We’re spoilt for choice

3min
page 50

National Recreational Fishing Survey 2019-21

10min
pages 46-47

Glorious rain is flowing throughout Cape York

2min
pages 44-45

Crabs are under the spotlight

1min
pages 42-43

Autumn adventures abound

2min
page 42

Promising prospects ahead for autumn bags

2min
pages 40-41

Clean tropical waters make for great catches

2min
page 40

Hungry autumn barra are not fooling around

2min
pages 38-39

Bright lures in dirty water

4min
pages 36-37

Transition through the month

3min
pages 34-35

Baits take centre stage

4min
pages 32-33

Why donating your fish frames to science provides valuable data

1min
page 31

What’s a holiday without a bit of fishing?

1min
page 30

Flathead just keep on coming!

4min
pages 28-29

Transitioning from the summer to winter species

2min
page 26

Unseasonable species settle

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pages 24-25

Cool conditions bring stability

2min
pages 22-23

Return of the Spaniards

4min
page 18

Big autumn wahoo offshore

3min
page 16

The Great De-Bait

2min
pages 14-15

Used Boat

3min
pages 9-10

Bolstering bait tactics

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