Areasonable weekend across the Limestone Coast saw big numbers of fishos hit the water once again.


There were some nice fish caught right around the place from the blue water to up the river, so with plenty to cover, lets get straight into it!


There has been some more nice shark caught this week off the Port MacDonnell coast by the offshore boaties.


There’s no magic spot out there, just finding some nice heavy bottom with a few features is always worth a crack.


The 15mt line and beyond has been the most productive.


School shark have been the most prevalent out there this week, with some of the better fish being up around that 17kg – 18kg mark.


The gummy shark are still out and about, but have not been quite as big.


The fishos hitting the deeper water in around the 60mt through to 100mt line have found some nice red snapper, along with a mix of other bottom fish such as terakhi, knife jaw and snapper.


While there has not been any tuna news here off Port Mac just yet, there has been a few whispers of nice fish coming from the Warrnambool and Great Ocean Road area over the last few weeks, so hopefully that is the case and these fish come our way.


Off the beach we did see more salmon caught this week, the size has not been as big as they have been in previous weeks, but the numbers are still well up there.


The most productive area has still been Cape Banks, more specifically Lighthouse Bay, but weed and wind can be an issue depending on the direction.


The 40g metal lures are still doing the bulk of the damage but as per usual, those who prefer their bait fishing for salmon are still landing their fair share of fish.


Shark news from the beach has been a bit light on in recent weeks, but it should not be long until we see a few gummies and schoolies start poking their heads up.


There has been a handful of beach-based whiting caught over the last week or so down around the Nene Valley area, which is very encouraging to see so early.


The garfish numbers have again been impressive over the past week.


The waders have been finding more and better fish than their boating counterparts, but if putting the tinny in is more your style, absolutely go for it.


The Livingstons, Cape Douglas and Petrified Forrest areas have been fairly reliable for a feed of gar, I have also seen a handful caught off the rocks at Blackfellows Caves and Pelican Point too.


Mullet, tommy ruff, salmon trout and silver trevally have been caught down in those areas this past week, and all are pretty tasty when eaten fresh so I never complain.


There has been some great fish caught this week in the Glenelg River.


The bream and perch fishing has been excellent for lure and bait fishos.


The size of the perch has not been as big as we have seen in the past, but the big bream have made up for it.


Some of the anglers I have spoken to have been regularly landing fish up to and over that 40cm mark, which are true trophies in anyone’s book.


Lures of choice have been the 2.5” or 3” long grub and minnow profiles with natural colours being the most popular.


There are a few being taken too on hard bodies, lures such as the Daiwa double clutch range, again in the smaller profile and natural baitfish colours.


The mulloway news is again non existent.


We’re all ready for them, we just need something to flick the switch and for them to turn on.


Hopefully we see it happen soon.


The inland fishing has been good again, we have seen more trout from Lake Toolondo these past few weeks caught by the anglers trolling small lures such as double clutch (same as mentioned earlier) or flicking small 2”-2.5” inch plastics.


Rocklands is still producing cod and yellas for those trolling stump jumpers around the sticks.


Anywhere from 4m to 7mt of water is worth a crack, go nice and slow, let the lure do the work and keep on the move is the key.


There are still good numbers of stocked trout being caught in the small lakes at Casterton and Coleraine, a worm under a float or a small spinner will catch you a few fish more often than not.


The forecast for the coming weekend looks like we could be in for a few reasonable days on the water, The wind and swell at the moment both look favourable, so let’s hope it keeps looking that way.


Until next week, safe fishing!


Coatsy