Fish Wise Blog RSS

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...

Read more

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...

Read more

Snapper -

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...

Read more

Snapper -

Understanding Snapper Behaviour will Improve your Catch Rate? Snapper Behaviour Snapper can be found dwelling in and around shallow and deep reefs, with a particular liking to rubbly grounds, within the sheltered bays and also in the deeper offshore systems.  A snapper’s diet consists of octopus, mussels, crustaceans, squid and small fish like bluebait, whitebait and pilchards.  Additionally, Snapper have a special taste for prawn. This is a very inexpensive and accessible bait for all anglers around Australia. Snapper are a grazing fish and usually feed whilst they are on the move. This principle is true for both their feeding...

Read more

Fishing Victoria, Snapper -

Snapper Season in Victoria Australia  Snapper can be captured right around the southern mainland coast of Australia. It has been identified from years of research by Victorian, South Australian and Western Australian state government authorities that there are five separate subspecies, which carry different genetic makeup.  Western Australia’s snapper inhabitants are made up of two separate species. South Australia has one distinct group, whilst Victoria has a subspecies to its western side and the fifth species stretches from eastern Victoria right up to the central coast of Queensland. Snapper typically migrate in a slow pattern, they may inhabit the same...

Read more