Thursday 17th November 2022
Lakes Entrance
The Footbridge, around the islands, Kalimna Jetty and up to Nungurner for whiting. Trevally can be found in the North and Cunningham Arms. Surf beaches for salmon, tailor, gummy shark and the odd snapper. Offshore at Pipeline and Six Mile Reef for a good mixed variety
Lake Tyers
The entrance has finally reopened. Sand Banks and in the main lake for bream and flathead. Give the surf beach a look for tailor, gummy shark and salmon.
Mitchell River
The river has become a bit dirty with the recent rains, the best spots for bream are the river mouth, and into Lake King, using spider crab, prawns and soft shell. There are also some tailor chasing silver lures in Lake King.
Tambo River
With recent rains the river is quite dirty, as a result try around the river mouth for bream with spider crab, soft shell and local prawn.
Nicholson
Again, the river is muddy with all the recent rains, with the river mouth being the best spot for bream at this time, taking spider crab, cut crab, local prawn and softshell.
Metung
For whiting give Shaving Point, Nungurner Jetty, around Flannigan’s, and Fraser Islands, Barrier Landing and Hopetoun Channel a go, best bait’s being pipis, mussels and worm.
Paynesville
Around the mouth of the Mitchell River for bream on spider crab, and soft shell. There has been some tailor about the entrance and into Lake King taking silver lures.
Holland's Landing
Latrobe River, entering Lake King and through to the Strait’s, Plover’s Point, Seacombe Landing and into Bull Point are the best spots for bream, also try Cameron Point down to Storm Point.
Marlo
Town jetties and Lake Corringle for bream, there has been some perch around as well. Surf Beaches for salmon and tailor on the usual baits.
Bemm River
In the river and lake for bream taking local prawn and plastics, the channel is best for salmon, tailor and trevally biting on plastic’s and metal lures.
Tamboon Inlet
Lake for bream on local prawn, Tamboon South on the incoming tide have bream taking lures. Flathead are biting on blue bait.
Mallacoota
Top and bottom lakes, town jetties and Harrison’s Channel are showing good results for bream and flathead.
Omeo High Country
With the recent rains the rivers are running hard, so floating baits are the best for landing trout with earth worms and plastics.
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