Thursday 8th December
Lakes Entrance
Footbridge for trevally, whiting, the odd kingfish, barracoota and snapper. Bullock Island and up to Kalimna Jetty for salmon and tailor taking metal lures. Eastern beach for salmon, gummies and tailor. Offshore at Six Mile Reef has snapper, flathead and gummie.
Lake Tyers
Main lake for flathead and bream with the odd perch around the timber structures. Flathead measuring approx. 85cms are around the banks, on plastics and hard bodies. The entrance is still open, with the water temp around 20⁰.
Mitchell River
Best spots for bream are the river mouth, into Lake King and Eagle Point Bay. Lake King for tailor. WyYung football ground area for bream and perch using spider crab, soft shell, worm and prawn.
Tambo River
From Clues Bluff down to Marshall’s Flat and The Snag’s, also give Swan and Tambo Bay’s a go with prawn and crab.
Nicholson
The river is finally starting to clear up a bit, so try The Swimming Hole down to the river mouth for bream, using soft shell, crab, prawn and worm.
Metung
The weather has been wet and windy but give Nungurner Jetty, Bowran Point and Kelly Head a go for whiting.
Paynesville
The Straits, The Pump Station and Newlands Arm are the best spots for bream, best results with prawn and for flathead use soft plastics.
Holland's Landing
McLennan Strait, Seacombe’s Landing, The Wood Pile and Hollands Landing for bream and flathead taking the usual baits.
Marlo
Both rivers are producing good bream, also try around the three islands and town jetties, preferred baits being soft plastics, prawn and soft shell. Surf beaches for salmon and tailor.
Bemm River
Salmon can be found in the channel chasing metal lures; flathead and the odd tailor are in the lake taking prawn.
Tamboon Inlet
Furnell Landing is still producing good bream, best baits being shrimp and crab. The shallows are best for flathead with pilchards and blue bait.
Mallacoota
Bream and flathead are to be had in the top and bottom lakes, for best results use prawn, soft plastics and vibes. Surf beaches for salmon and tailor.
Omeo High Country
All the rivers are producing good sized trout, biting on earth worm, spinner’s wobbler’s and Black Niff’s, (fly pattern).
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