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PORT PHILLIP NE Jared Standish

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 WA MERCURY DEALERS the cooler months around this area, and this has proven to be the case; during our whiting BUNBURY session we had some flathead eat our baits. We used squid BLUEWATER MARINE and mussels as bait, which some reasonable sized blue-18 Hawkins Street BUNBURY spot flathead took a liking to. P: (08) 9791 1499 The bigger models we put on the tape to get an idea. While F: (08) 9791 1497 the better fish were only 36cm, it was evident they had Ollie with Rosebud squid and whiting.E: bluwater@bigpond.net.au

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A nice catch of Mornington garfish. been indulging on food.

Snapper up to 73cm have been caught off Mornington Pier, with the majority of fish around the 1-2kg mark. The morning bite has seemed to be the best.

Calm conditions have enabled fishos to target garfish with great success, although there have probably been a lot more tough days in the Mornington area than good days. Those anglers who have been further south on the Peninsula have achieved great results on some rather chunky models, or alternatively fishing closer to Frankston and then the mouth of the Patterson River.

Fishing for calamari has been fantastic around Frankston, Mornington, Mt Martha and 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.

on my way out fishing there was an angler filleting salmon at the cleaning station, and I was impressed at the sheer size of these speedy torpedos that swim around the local waters of Mornington and Mt Martha. Australian salmon may grow larger in other states, but we get some decent sized fish in our local waters. The angler was using soft plastics to catch them.

Patterson River holds a mixture of species and can be a great fishery or simply hard work, which can deter people from returning. It’s no secret that mulloway, mullet, bream, estuary perch, salmon, flathead and pinkie-sized snapper move

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 ALBANY would be a fantastic bait. All the other species can be caught RUSTY’S MARINE on a lot of bait that you can U2/205 Chesterpass Road buy from your local tackle store. If this location is where ALBANY you are thinking of fishing, imagine a muddy bottom and P: (08) 9842 1022 2m of water for the best part, E: rustysmarine@bigpond.com with some areas showing weed patches below. Tide will W: www.rustysmarine.com.au vary on your sinker weight, but generally using a running sinker rig with different hook sizes and bait is best suited to WANGARA this fishery. What doesn’t matter is HI TECH MARINE whether you’re into the lure or bait fishing side of things. Take 12 Uppill Place WANGARA the time to fish as much of the P: (08) 9309 2888 system you can, and hopefully you get a taste of what’s on F: (08) 9309 2397 offer, as there’s some great E: sales@hitechmarine.com.au fishing to be had. W: hitechmarine.com.au