Thursday 9th of February 2023
Lakes Entrance
Cunninghame Arm, North Arm and Kalimna Jetty have good garfish. Towards Metung for pinkies and tailor. Surf beaches are landing gummies, salmon and tailor. Offshore at Six Mile and Pipeline for gummies and flathead.
Lake Tyers
The main lakes, the Glasshouse and the shallow banks have good sized flathead, around 91cms, with bream around the 40cm mark.
Mitchell River
Best spot for bream is Eagle Point Bay with local prawn and soft shell. Lindenow for bass taking lures, hard bodies and soft plastics.
Tambo River
The Snag’s, the river mouth at Tambo Bay, Punthouse Point and the Three Gum’s a worth a try for bream, best results on soft shell, drifting prawn and soft plastics.
Nicholson
Try from the Strait Six down to the Two Bridges, Swimming Hole and the river mouth, using drifting prawn, soft shell and soft plastics.
Metung
Give Shaving Point, Chinaman’s Creek, Boxes Creek and the back beach a go for whiting and the odd tailor.
Paynesville
Around the Yacht Club and town jetties for bream on local prawn, soft shell and soft plastics. For flathead try Punt Station on local prawn and for whiting give the back of Raymond Island a go.
Holland's Landing
Lake Victoria at the eastern end and Carstairs Bank for whiting, but you need to keep on the move.
Marlo
Bream, luderick, perch, salmon and tailor on the incoming tide. Offshore for a mixed bag.
Bemm River
Bream are in the lake and channel. Salmon and tailor can also be found in the channel chasing lures. The entrance is open.
Tamboon Inlet
The river mouth for bream on the usual baits. The Shallow Banks, Eagons Bank and Furnell Landing for flathead. Surf beaches are landing salmon and tailor.
Mallacoota
The top and bottom lakes are producing good fish. The town jetties, Bull Ring, Captains Point and Harrisons Channel for trevally and bream. Try the surf beaches for salmon and tailor. Offshore for a mixed bag.
Omeo High Country
All the rivers are producing nice sized trout, chasing worm, lures, spinners and fly patents.
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