East Gippsland Fishing Report
Looking for the latest fishing action across East Gippsland? This September 2025 fishing report brings you up-to-date insights from Lakes Entrance, Lake Tyers, Metung, Mallacoota, Marlo, and beyond. Whether you’re chasing bream on the Tambo River, salmon off 90 Mile Beach, or flathead around the Gippsland Lakes, we’ve got the tips you need for a successful trip.
From the ever-popular Lakes Entrance fishing report and local updates from Lake Tyers, to what’s biting at Metung, Mallacoota, and Marlo, this East Gippsland guide covers the region’s top fishing spots. You’ll also find detailed information on the Tambo River fishing report, plus conditions for anglers around the Nicholson, Mitchell, and beyond.
Whether you’re planning a weekend getaway or just want the latest East Gippsland fishing report, our on-the-ground updates make it easy to know where the fish are biting right now.
Hook line and sinker, we’ve got you covered with this September East Gippsland fishing update, packed with expert tips and the best spots from our local guides.
Fishing around Lakes is a bit quiet at the moment. For flathead give Eastern Beach a go, salmon on the smaller side are coming into the entrance on the run in tide, chasing lures.
Bream, trevally, mullet and perch are in the lake system biting on metal vibes and lures.
As water levels have dropped, give the river mouth a try for bream or flathead with live sandworm. The Old Butterfactory is also producing some nice sized bream.
From the Rough Road to the river mouth for bream casting out with cut crab, one arm bandits and sandworm.
Bream are biting from the Car Bodies down to the river mouth using one arm bandits, live sandworm and hard-shell crab. Good catches are also being reported around the jetties as well.
Along the Boardwalk and around the town’s structures are proving to be the best choice for bream, using peeled prawn, mussel and live sandworm.
Paynesville & Holland’s Landing
Salmon are still running along the 90 Mile Beach at Loch Sport, chasing pilchards. From a boat or off the jetties, bream are biting well on prawn and live sandworm. Give the mouth of Tom’s Creek and Springberg Lane / Perry Bridge a look.
The Vic Bream Classic was a huge success, with over a hundred anglers hitting the water, catching and releasing some nice sized bream. Salmon are in the channel, biting on lures and pilchards. For bream give ultralight gear and lightly weighted soft plastics a go.
Anglers are having great results landing salmon using metal lures.
The salmon & trout season officially reopens on Saturday 6 September. Please continue to check the weather forecast before heading out, as conditions can change without warning. Large Brown trout (40cm) chasing trolling Tassie Devils have been recorded in Lake Dartmouth.
Tamboon Inlet
No report.
Recreational Fishing License
A Recreational Fishing Licence is required when fishing in Victoria between the ages of 18-70 years (exemptions apply).
You can buy a licence by visiting the Victorian Fisheries Authority website.
More to Explore
Fishing in East Gippsland is just the beginning. East Gippsland is full of extraordinary adventures, charming towns, and natural wonders waiting to be explored. Dive into our other “Top Things to Do” guides, suggested itineraries and uncover even more reasons to make your next escape truly unforgettable.
Visit the enchanting Buchan Caves or take a scenic drive up the iconic Great Alpine Road to East Gippsland’s High Country.
Find a beach to yourself in the spectacularly rugged Croajingolong National Park in the Coastal Wilderness or take an awe-inspiring walk to the Tulloch Ard Lookout across the mighty Snowy River.
Catch a bite to eat in the waters around Marlo and Cape Conran Coastal Park and boast about “the one that got away” in the Marlo Hotel.
These adventures and more await you in East Gippsland.
