Breezy and wet weather lashed the Limestone Coast over the weekend, so it was only the keenest of anglers who hit the water.
The surf, river and inland guys managed to find the fish, but the offshore guys were kept high and dry.
The surf fishing over the weekend really produced some nice fish despite the weather.
There were a few reasonable sharks caught over the weekend off the beaches.
I know of a pair of nice gummy sharks caught from the Nene Valley area, and another from the Beachport Jetty.
That just goes to show the fish are there, even in the unpleasant weather, we just need to rug up and brave the elements to get at them.
The South East Amateur Surf Fishing Club held their final comp of the season over the weekend and plenty of fishos hit the water.
With the event being held there were no sharks landed by the club members, but some nice salmon just under 2kg were weighed in by the boys.
There has been plenty of garfish news to report again and much like the last several weeks now, size and numbers have both been impressive.
The best areas have still been Petrified Forrest, Hutt Bay, Cape Douglas, and Livingstons, but as always, any of the other protected bays with ribbon weed beds are also sure to produce.
A few fishos have mentioned mullet in those same spots over the last few weeks, and by the sounds, they are getting bigger.
Tommy ruff and salmon trout will be about in good numbers too, but that is a good sign your burley is working.
Glenn Fry fished under the Portland water tower overnight on the weekend and managed a nice bag of whiting, a dozen or so squid, plenty of Pinky snapper and a reasonable gummy shark.
The land-based guys over there fishing on the Lee have caught some reasonable squid, whiting and still a few snapper.
Tuna are still over that way and further east too, but the weather has been the main drama for fishos not being able to get out.
There has been a bit of freshwater news from the weekend.
Casterton and the Ess Lagoon has produced some more trout this week, with powerbait, worms and live gents all being a popular choice, or lure guys have been having success with little spinners and small soft plastics.
Other Victorian lakes such as Mill Swamp, Lake Koonongwootong and a few other smaller bodies of water have produced some reasonable redfin over the past few weeks.
The cooler weather is typically not the prime time for redfin, but it is great to see some nice fish caught in the cooler months.
There have been a few reasonable yellas caught over in Rocklands over the past few weeks.
Trolling lures hard in around the timber has been the most productive, but others have been using the sounder to locate the fish, then dropping vibes down and getting a bite that way.
The Glenelg River has been quiet yet again on the mulloway front, and I have only heard of a few fish caught.
The area still seems to be the bridge and lower, and it is a 50/50 split between lures and live baits.
Small diving lures that you would typically use for perch have been the go for lure throwers, while live mullet or salmon for the bait fishos.
Bream and perch fishos have again found some nice fish this week, but it seems to be the lure guys who had the edge.
Small 2.5-3-inch plastics are the go in a natural colour, or cranka crabs have been doing the damage for Ben Jeffrey and Craig Turner.
Water colour is quite dirty down there now which is pushing the fish down and making them a bit tougher to catch, but keep persisting, they have got to eat eventually.
The forecast for the coming weekend is much like this one, wet, windy and a bit on the cool side.
The river and inland options will be the best for the next week, so let us hope we see some nice fish.
Until next week, safe fishing.
