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out towards Warrenup, you can encounter good flathead, plenty of herring, and salmon. Boat fishing in town and around the bay will continue to produce the occasional squid and plenty of sand whiting. There is also the possibility of bluefin tuna coming back. Some schools have been spotted but they’ve been further out; hopefully they will migrate in closer this month, as they often do. Mixed in with them are bonito and some good size snook. Opportunities still exist
big numbers. You can also encounter bigger mulloway up to 40kg, plus plenty of salmon and big tailor to 3kg. The best time to target these beach species is the around full moon or new moon with the peak tide movement. As the water moves higher up the beach, it creates more food sources and feeding opportunities for predators. Closer to town, salmon will continue to school this month, and the herring will continue to get into bigger schools. With the rising water temperatures, we’ll probably see squid slow up
Here on the south coast it feels like we’ve had an extended winter, with not a lot of sunshine, a fair bit of wind and also rain, which is always good for farmers but not fishers. Now that summer is here we will start to see warmer weather and rising water temperatures, and with that comes a change in the types of species we tend to catch. Herring will come in bigger numbers and bigger sizes, with the bull herring appearing. The best places to fish for them in town this month will be the Tanker Jetty, Taylor Street MELBOURNE ALBERTON and local beaches at Fourth MELBOURNE MARINE CENTRE ALBERTON MARINE Beach and Stockyards. The 39 Johnson Street Alberton 92 Hallam South Road Hallam best approach off the jetty is P: to (03) use 5183 a float 2344and fish P: (03) 9703 2003 theF: surface, using small (03) 5183 2219 W: melbournemarine.com.au long-shank no. 6 hooks W: albertonmarine.com.au and prawn or squid for MORNINGTON PENINSULA bait. 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There 5482 2133 of the going up to 40kg, F: (03) 9747 3999 small bronzies. the opportunity to chase are plenty of opportunities W: xtrememarine.net.au themarineshop.com.au Heading out of town, yellowtail kingsW:around the to throw small stickbaits or one of the best places will 20kg mark. Nannygai around slugs at them too when they MELBOURNE be BRAESIDE Thomas River, which the 50-60cm mark should come around the boat. Good JV MARINE WORLD should see good numbers also be in good numbers. options for this include the TRIPLE M MARINE of 878 salmon, the Road occasional plenty of Drive Halco Slidog and the Ocean’s Springvale BraesideThere are still117 Northgate Thomastown mulloway, bronze harlequin Legacy Slingshot. P: (03) 9798 8883whalers, queen snapper,P: (03) 9465 8787 and skippy around the 2-3kg and breaksea cod too. • Established in 1986, F: (03) 9798 7554 F: (03) 9466 mark. 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