Thursday 9th March 2023
Lakes Entrance
Footbridge for a good variety of fish including, garfish, whiting and pinkies. Surf beaches are landing gummies, salmon and tailor. Offshore for snapper and gummies closer to the beach.
Lake Tyers
Best spots for bream and flathead are the main lake, Power Lines and the Channel Markers, best bait’s being local prawn. Prawns are still to be had in the lake.
Mitchell River
For bream and tailor try Wattle Point, The Cut and down to the river mouth, using soft shell, cut crab and prawn.
Tambo River
From the Blue Hole, The Lucerne Paddock, onto Whelan’s, Punt House Point and the river mouth for bream with soft shell, cut crab, prawn and soft plastics.
Nicholson
Between the Two Bridges, The Swimming Hole and on down to the river mouth for bream, best results on prawn and soft shell
Metung
Try around the town jetties, board walk, Chinamans Creek and Boxes Creek.
Paynesville
Give McMillan Strait, Sunset Drive boat ramp, and the back side of Raymond Island a go for bream, flathead, and the odd whiting.
Holland's Landing
The King George Whiting fishing competition went well with over 80 (all around the 40cm mark) being weighed in. Give Carstairs Bank a go using pipis.
Marlo
Marlo is fishing well but can be a bit windy. Plenty of luderick, perch, bream, salmon and tailor to be had in the lake. Offshore for flathead and gummies.
Bemm River
The lake and channel are best for bream chasing lures and prawn, some flathead can also be found using soft plastics.
Tamboon Inlet
Fishing is quite good for bream, trevally and flathead, best results on blue bait. Eagan’s Bank has flathead taking live mullet.
Mallacoota
Top and bottom lake systems have flathead, bream and mulloway, with soft plastics and prawn. Surf beaches for salmon and tailor on blue bait, pilchards and poppers. Offshore has a mixed bag.
Omeo High Country
All rivers are still producing good trout chasing fly patents, drifting earth worm and any insects that may be about.
For the latest information on the current Algae situation and ‘do not eat shellfish’ advisory, please refer to the DEECA Water website: https://www.water.vic.gov.au/waterways-andcatchments/rivers-estuaries-and-waterways/blue-green-algae and the DEECA Customer Service Centre on 136186. Compiled and transmitted by East Gippsland Visitor Information Centres.
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