Thursday 16th of February 2023
Lakes Entrance
There is still good-sized garfish, bream and flathead in Cunninghame Arm and up towards Kalimna Jetty, Whiting are around Rigby and Fraser Islands. Surf beaches for salmon, tailor, trevally and gummies. Offshore at Six Mile and Pipeline have gummies and good-sized flathead.
Lake Tyers
The shallow banks for flathead, The Glasshouse and main lake are producing good sized fish on the usual baits. Nice sized bream are to be had using local prawn and soft plastics.
Mitchell River
Best spot for bream is around the river mouth with lures, prawn, and soft shell. Lindenow still has bass, biting on lures, hard bodies and soft plastics.
Tambo River
For bream try The Cliff’s, The Blue Hole, down to the Power Lines and Howlett’s Flat on drifting prawn, cut crab, soft shell and plastics.
Nicholson
Garfish are active around the Fishing Club boat ramp, with good results using sandworm or cured worm.
Metung
The town jetties and Shaving Point for bream and whiting, Nungurner and Boxes Creek have whiting and garfish biting on mussels. Tailor are active taking lures.
Paynesville
Whiting and tailor are through the system taking lures, sandworm, mussels and pipis.
Holland's Landing
Point Wilson for whiting, bream and mullet. Along the Northern Banks for salmon with lures.
Marlo
Bream, luderick, salmon and tailor can be found on the incoming tide. Surf beaches for salmon and tailor, offshore for a mixed bag.
Bemm River
The entrance is closed, bream are in the lake and river, biting on local prawn. Tailor are chasing metal lures.
Tamboon Inlet
The Sandhill, Peter’s Rock and the river mouth for bream on prawn, the football ground has pinkies and trevally using blue bait, Egan’s Bank for flathead.
Mallacoota
Top and bottom lakes have a good mixed bag, also give Mallacoota Wharf and the boat ramp a go, surf beaches for salmon and tailor. Offshore for a mixed bag.
Omeo High Country
For best results with catching trout try fly patents, floating earthworm, metal lures and spinners.
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