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Locating Snapper One reason that may have contributed to snapper being constantly on the move around the bays, would have previously been the scallop and mussel dredging in Port Phillip and other bays. Now that that has come to somewhat of a halt in recent years, it will be interesting to see the future behaviour of snapper in the bay.  Based on this, it is hard to predict where snapper might show up at the same time each year. Perhaps with the banning of netting in the bay, it might just bring some consistency in the movement of these mysterious...

Whiting Land Based Strategies   Whiting can be caught from a range of land locations including beaches, jetties rocks/rock walls. The tackle required for fishing from a jetty is pretty much the same as fishing from a boat. Your sinker size should be sizable enough to ensure that you can cast out to your desired patch of ground. The hook size can be anywhere between size #4 or #8 depending upon the hook pattern chosen. Whiting are sort after not only because of their great eating capabilities but also their fighting capacity, they can be a lot of fun to...

Most whiting anglers will tell you that the most effective bait for them is mussels or pipis and that nothing else if effective. Although mussels are undoubtable one of the best whiting baits it really comes down to what food is available in the area that you are fishing. For example if you are fishing up on the shallow flats, where bass yabbies’ (nippers) are prominent, then it stands to reason to use bass yabbies. The reality is that whiting will grab a variety of baits from sandworms, most molluscs to squid.   A lot of dedicated whiting anglers will...

Fish at Dusk Although whiting will happily bite throughout the daylight hours, the best time to fish for the silver submarine is just as the sun is setting, right up until dark. Your time is best spent collecting fresh quality bait during the afternoon. When fishing for whiting during the day it is best to be frequently on the move, until you locate the fish. The best strategy when fishing for whiting on dusk is to actually stay in the one location and burley hard from sunset until dark. If you find the fishing slow using this strategy, you will...

In Victoria it is illegal to anchor up in a shipping channel, as they can be very busy and big cargo ships cannot manoeuvre as quickly as a modern conventional power boat. You will be putting yourself and your crew members at risk by doing so. As we have discussed snapper like reefs and they also particularly like the edges and drop-offs of channels. Many old time anglers believe that the thrust of a power boat zipping by will dislodge morsels off the banks or edges of these channels, therefore these areas can make good feeding grounds. The running sinker...