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28th January, 2021

Lakes Entrance

Barrier Landing, Hopetoun Channel and Rigby Island for King George Whiting taking pipi and small pieces squid. From the rock wall up to Kalimna Jetty for Luderick biting on weed. Cunningham Arm for King Fish, best results using large white soft plastics. Eastern Beach for Salmon and Tailor. Offshore at Six Mile Reef for Snapper, “Gummies” and Flathead closer to the beach. Good size Flounder can be found at “the pines”.

Lake Tyers

At the top end of Nowa Nowa for Bream around 26cm – 32cm taking prawn as preferred bait. In the main lake for Tailor taking lures. The surf beach has Salmon and Tailor taking pilchards and poppers. Also try Bunga Beach.

Mitchell River

Highway bridge for Perch. Bream are about “the cut” and down to the Mitchell River entrance. Some Flathead have been taken with best results using crab, soft plastics and prawn.

Tambo River

From the “three gums” and down to the “snags” for Bream on live shrimp and prawn.

Nicholson

The Strait Six and “car bodies” are worth a look for Bream. Try the swimming hole and down to the mouth of the river with drifting bait of prawn for best results.

Metung

There is still a good number of King George and Sand Whiting around town jetties and the back side of Lake King. Give Nungurner and Rigby Island a look using pipi, mussel and small pieces of squid.

Paynesville

Newlands Arm and Progress Jetty for Flathead with prawn as best bait. Around Raymond Island ferry jetty for Bream taking prawn. At the back of Raymond Island for Whiting taking pipi, mussels and small pieces of squid.

Holland's Landing

Still plenty of Whiting about. The Strait has Bream taking prawn. There is the “odd” Flathead cruising about taking prawn.

Marlo

Luderick about the second island and Ross Bank. Plenty of Bream are throughout the system taking prawn. Surf for Salmon and Tailor biting on pilchard and poppers. Off-shore, King Fish at the Marlo Reef, check weather conditions before going out.

Bemm River

The entrance is closed. The lake and channel for Bream taking worm, prawn, soft plastics, surface lures and metals. Surf for Salmon taking metal lures.

Tamboon Inlet

From Furnell Landing to the river mouth for Bream on cut crab, shrimp. Western Bay for Flathead on blue bait and lures. Surf beach for Salmon taking blue bait and poppers.

Mallacoota

Bream and Flathead are in the Top and Bottom Lakes. Best bait being prawn and soft plastics. Surf beach and the entrance for Salmon taking pilchard and popper.

Omeo High Country

Mitta Mitta and Livingstone Rivers and streams around Omeo for Trout. Best results using worm, hopper and fly patterns. Also try surface and sinking flies a go.

For the latest information on the current Algae situation and ‘do not eat shellfish’ advisory, please refer to the DEWLP Water website: https://www.water.vic.gov.au/waterways-and-catchments/rivers-estuaries-and-waterways/blue-green-algae and the DEWLP Customer Service Centre on 136186.

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