Pinkie Snapper have been on the chew around the Docklands and lower Yarra recently in big numbers. Customer Liang has been fishing for them in the Docks and has been catching some quality fish. Using pilchard and prawn he has caught fish to 3.5kg, with late afternoon being the prime time. At the same time using these methods you can also be a good chance of a Bream or Mulloway also.
If you're pretty keen to land yourself a Mulloway or Jewfish, head down to the Glenelg River for a few days. This river is a leisurely drive from Portland, and famous for it's large numbers of school Jewies, and they can be caught right through winter. Times of heavy fresh normally keep the fish down lower in the river, where they can be caught on baits of Squid and Mullet and also on lures. Customer Phil sent us a report from down there, where he managed 4 nice Jewies up to 82cm in one session, fishing small vibes down in the lower section of the river. What better way of spending a cold winter's day, catching fish like this! If you're lucky you could also hook a few Bream as well!
If you're into Bream fishing, with bait or lures, now is the time to get out and catch that bigger one. While lots of local rivers are looking more like chocolate milk, the Bream will be about and feeding. The excessive freshwater washes lots of food into the systems are gives the fish an easy meal. If you're going to fish for Bream while the water's dirty, just make sure you use a bait that has a strong scent - or lures that put off a bit more vibration. Customer Cam went down and got a few in the Patto over the weekend, using a curltailed style soft plastic. Using the same lures can also result in a surprise Mulloway hookup as well.
Customer Mick has been chasing the Jewies around Melbourne lately with good results, his latest fish however has been one well worthy of bragging rights. Estimated at around 12kg, this fish was caught bumping a Halco Scorpion along the bottom and was released after a few quick pics. Now is the time to target Mulloway around Melbourne with the large number of Mullet in the rivers, this attracts the larger predators.
