We have seen it all in the last month from monster tuna around the South West of Portland towards Port Macquarie, school tuna and albacore out around the shelf, to tuna in 20m of water off Cape Nelson.

We have seen both boat ramps in full operation. We’ve also seen water police, local police and fishing authorities show there faces recently, making sure boat safety and towing requirements were up to scratch.

There’s been some infringements handed out but for the amount of boats that have been in Portland it wasn’t too bad. One thing I do recommend to fishers is to read the speed limits in the harbour and around the Breakwater, as this is one fine you don’t want. All information is at the boat ramp. Also, don’t forget that there is a $10 trailer parking fee at both ramps. The council have been pretty good so far, giving out reminders that you do have to pay. You can also get yearly parking tickets through the council.

The Breakwater has been a bit quiet over the last month but every now and then some decent fish still get caught. You will mainly see salmon and couta off the wall, plus sharks into the night at this time of the year. The Breakwater is still a fantastic place to fish and bring the whole family down for a great day out. One thing I would like to say is please take all your rubbish home with you or place in the bins provided as we do not want this great spot closed to fishing due to stupidity.

Other good land-based fishing spots are the Trawlers Wharf, Pivot Rocks, and the jetties around the boat ramps. Also, the canal is a safe spot for the little ones to have a fish. We have a couple of great rivers to fish with the Surrey Rriver through Narrawong and the Fitzroy River further out towards Warrnambool. These river produce good bream, mullet, salmon, the odd perch and mulloway. Again, this is another great spots for the families.

Salmon and shark fishing should improve around our beaches, which should see a lot of anglers out and about around the coastline. Some of the hot spots are Hole in the Wall, Snapper Point and the Fitzroy River mouth around the North area and then back around the South West to Bridgewater and Discovery bays.

The boat fishing in the bay is still OK, with some very nice catches of whiting and some good size flathead. Some good schools of salmon are starting to get around too, and these guys are great fun to catch.

At North Shore, they are still catching pinkies and some are still not bad in size, plus some big whiting and sharks have been getting around too.

In the deeper water there has been good catches of blue eye and of course the tuna and albacore.

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