Loch Sport - 90 Mile Beach

Location: Loch Sport

Date: 16.01.09

Crew: Ross, Andrew

Time: 2-5pm

Weather: 5-10 knots, sunny, calm

Rig: Snapper snatcher 2.0

Target Fish: Shark, Salmon, Tailor

Bait: Fresh Squid from market

Catch: 1 x 80cm Gummy Shark

Report: Perfect conditions. In the morning other fisherman caught 2 large Salmon. Two long strips of squid on snapper snatcher rig. Left line in water and got distracted with beer from esky, then found Andrew pulling gummy in himself... all credit to Andrew !!

Note: Easy to spot the channel. Many others fishing in wrong spot and caught nothing. When hooked up the the gummy the cast landed right into the channel outlet.

Rating: 9/10

Woolamai Surf Fishing

Location: Woolamai First Carpark - Anzac Beach
Date: 18.12.08
Crew: Ross
Time: 2-4pm
Weather: 20-30 knots, blown out waves, mild
Target Fish: Salmon, Gummy
Bait: Snapper Snatcher 4/0 blue thread, Squid triangles, Snook fillets
Catch: None - no bites
Report: Fished 150m to right and left of Wollamai's first carpark, no gutters
Might try second carpark next time. Good chance to practice casting. Needed around 80m cast to make it over the break.
Rating: 1/10

Queenscliff

Location: Queenscliff Harbour

Date: 10.12.08

Crew: Ross, Tim, Andreas, Christian

Time: 2-7pm

Weather: 10-15 knots, sunny, calm in harbour

Target Fish: Silver Trevally, Squid

Bait: Pippie, White bait, Green soft plastic

Catch: 4 x Silver Trevally

1 x Phsyco Crab

Report: Fished on west side pier and pontoons, 3 silver trevally caught off pippie and white bait around 23 cm. Andreas caught a large one using soft plastic. Great fight bent rod in half !

Busted off next to pier! Shit !

Note: Cast bait and soft plastic into channel cut of river

Big Trevally: Should have known better but tried to pull large trevally onto pontoon by grabbing the line. Obviously less resistance and busted off. Use the rod itself to land fish or use small net. The rod takes the resistance from the fish kicking around.

Rating: 7/10

90 Mile Surf Fishing

Location: Woodside - 90Mile Beach
Date: 15-17 Feb 2008
Crew: Ross, Toon, Huggett
Target Fish: Salmon, Gummy
Bait: Mixed bag - Cured eel, whiting, pipies, pillies etc
Berley: Chook pellets with tuna oil, scraps from fish shops at camberwell market all mashed up.
Catch: 1xTailor, 1x Flattie, 1x Salmon
Report: Outstanding weather, not much action with the fish. Overall a very nice weekend
Rating: 7/10