FISHIN’ TIPS

Queenscliff Harbour

Strong tidal flows mean the harbour is best fished around high tide, which is two to three hours after the advertised daily high tide for Port Phillip Heads. Anglers enjoy fishing from the jetties for trevally and snapper, although salmon, mullet and squid are frequently present, too.

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Leonards And Portarlington Piers

Renowned locations for large snapper during rough weather and sometimes after dark. Whiting, squid, mullet and salmon are also frequently caught. Baits such as pippies, pilchards and squid are the most popular. Artificial and baited jigs work well on squid when fished under the lights and night.

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Springs Jetty

A great option when south-westerlies blow since the wind is at the angler’s back. Flathead, snapper, whiting, garfish, mullet and squid are regularly caught from the jetty. After dark also presents opportunities to catch gummy sharks. The same baits as used at the nearby piers work well, although pieces of whitebait fished on a small hook about a metre under a float amid a berley trail works well on the garfish.