There looks to be some good land-based Snapper weather coming up later in the week, with strong South-Westerlies bringing the fish in close. If you're a keen landbased angler Friday through to Saturday night look the best for you. Customers fishing the Northern section of the bay are doing well on Snapper up to 5kg.

Customer Jose has been fishing for Snapper landbased around the northern end of the bay and has caught some nice Snapper to 4.5kg. He sent us a photo of the couple he caught from Williamstown during the week on pilchard and squid baits. He has been using Snapper Snatcher style rigs because of the flash they put out in the murky water and says that they're working a treat for him.


Schools of Salmon have been frequenting Beaumaris Bay, and lots of anglers are catching them from Mordialloc Pier.  Customer Yassar has also been catching Pinkies up to 1kg and Salmon up to 700g off Mordialloc Pier on salted Pilchards, during a run out tide.

Customers Justin is catching fish averaging 400g during the run in tide, with baits of salted Pilchards and Whitebait working well.  For the lure anglers, Sea Rocks in 7g-14g in white and dorado colours are working well.

Customer Jamie sent us a report during the week fishing in close off Black Rock where he got 2 Snapper at 6kg each, both on Black Magic Snatchers in ‘Pinky’

Robert has still been catching Pinkies and Pike while trolling Jackall Tranzams from his kayak.  The Mullet and Pilchard Colours have been the best.

Customer David has been catching Flatties up to 55cm along the shores of Brighton and Sandringham lately.  David has been catching all the fish on 100mm Wrigglers in lava colour. 

Whiting are in good numbers and excellent size in both bays.  The Newhaven area has good numbers of whiting around the 43cm size with most taken on squid and pippies.  Hayden reported using frozen whiting berley which kept the fish around without attracting ‘rubbish fish’.   

Team member George tried his luck off Mornington and Mt Martha, landing whiting up to 38cm on pipi/squid ‘cocktails’, and using prawn based berley pellets to keep the fish in the area.  Mornington Pier over Christmas also proved successful for Andre, who reported landing whiting up to 37cm and Salmon to 42cm.  The whiting have been best on mussel and pilchard fillet and the Salmon preferring the whitebait.

Customer John and two friends launched off Hastings at the change of tide and landed 40+ whiting up to 50cm, with the average around the 35cm on squid and pippies.  John’s tip – if you have not got onto the fish within 15minutes – move onto a new spot.

Whiting are also in good numbers around Beaumaris Bay in 7 metres of water with reports of fish up to 41cm being taken on pipi/mussel combo. 

The Entrance to Gentle Annie Channel is also starting to fire with customer Simon reporting taking whiting up to 40cm on pippies.  Also good sized Rock Flathead taken on pippies.