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Over the past month the weather has had everything from calm winds and sunny conditions to the complete opposite, with rough seas and overcast skies. On those calmer days the shallow edges around Mt Eliza and Mornington have been yielding King George whiting in reasonable numbers. I managed to get out on a mate’s boat in late May and snag a few myself. I was once told by a predecessor in the industry and a Mornington local that good-sized flathead are more often caught during the cooler months around this area, and this has proven to be the case; during our whiting BUNBURY session we had some flathead BLUEWATER eat our baits. We usedMARINE squid and mussels as bait, which 18 Hawkins Street BUNBURY some reasonable sized bluespot flathead a liking to. P: (08)took 9791 1499 The bigger models we put on F: to(08) 9791 1497 the tape get an idea. While the better fish were only E: bluwater@bigpond.net.au 36cm, it was evident they had Ollie with Rosebud squid and whiting.
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ALBANY been indulging on food. RUSTY’S MARINE on my way out fishing there Snapper up to 73cm have was an angler filleting salmon Road been U2/205 caught off Chesterpass Mornington at the cleaning station, and I Pier, with the majority of fish was impressed at the sheer size ALBANY around the 1-2kg mark. The of these speedy torpedos that morning bite has seemed to swim around the local waters P: (08) 9842 1022 be the best. of Mornington and Mt Martha. E: rustysmarine@bigpond.com Calm conditions have Australian salmon may grow enabled fishos to target garfish larger in other states, but we with W: greatwww.rustysmarine.com.au success, although get some decent sized fish in
up and down the system. Like most fishing, targeting the right species at the right time of year will ensure your best chance at getting some results. Having said that, often it’s persistence and making the effort which makes up the majority of the battle. Accessing the main river to fish land-based is extremely easy, and all of the species listed above are available to catch. If you’re looking for bream and perch, scrub worms would be a fantastic bait. All the other species can be caught on a lot of bait that you can buy from your local tackle store. If this location is where you are thinking of fishing, imagine a muddy bottom and 2m of water for the best part, with some areas showing weed patches below. Tide will vary on your sinker weight, but generally using a running sinker rig with different hook sizes and bait is best suited to this fishery. What doesn’t matter is whether you’re into the lure or bait fishing side of things. Take the time to fish as much of the system you can, and hopefully you get a taste of what’s on offer, as there’s some great fishing to be had.
there have probably been a our local waters. The angler lot more tough days in the was using soft plastics to Mornington area than good catch them. days. WANGARA Those anglers who have Patterson River holds a been HI further on the mixture of species and can be TECHsouth MARINE Peninsula have achieved great a great fishery or simply hard results12 on Uppill some rather chunky work, which can deter people Place WANGARA models, or alternatively fishing from returning. It’s no secret (08) 9309 2888 closerP: to Frankston and then the that mulloway, mullet, bream, mouthF: of (08) the Patterson River. 9309 2397 estuary perch, salmon, flathead Fishing for calamari and pinkie-sized snapper move has E: beensales@hitechmarine.com.au fantastic around Frankston, Mornington, Mt W:andhitechmarine.com.au Martha all the way south to the tip of Port Phillip Heads. There haven’t been many slow days for anglers. Dropping the jig sizes to 2.5 and even 1.8 at this time of year around Mornington seems to get the best results. However, the further south you go, sticking to the 3.0 size is much more suitable, and the calamari caught are consistently bigger in those areas. The author caught this Patterson River At Mornington boat ramp mulloway on a soft plastic.
