Lakes Entrance: Plenty of Salmon on the surf beach, best bait being pilchards and blue poppers. The Post Office and Town Jetties for Luderick and Mullet, favouring worm and local weed. Offshore try the reefs for Pinkies, Nanagi and Murwong on pilchard and squid.
Lake Tyers: Camerons Arm areas have Bream taking prawn. Flathead are about in the shallows mid- afternoon, best results using bright green lures. Crystal Bay is worth a try mid- afternoon. The surf for Salmon on pilchard.
Mitchell River: From Shadoof Lodge down to the river mouth for Bream from 33-40cm using spider crab and prawn. The Highway Bridge and backwaters for Perch around the 35 -38cm, best bait is green plastic wrigglers.
Tambo River: From the Swan Reach Bridge and up to the cliffs for Bream, using prawn and worm. Some Flathead are cruising about, try soft lures and floating prawn.
Nicholson: Glengarry Angling Club had a “comp” on the weekend with the best results coming from the Tyres, Car Bodies and up to the Strait Six. Bait of choice being prawn.
Metung: From Chinamen’s Creek, the Boardwalk and up to the Hotel Jetty for Luderick and Bream. Best Bait will be worm and prawn. Give Shaving Point to the Lake King Jetty in the shallow’s for Flathead on soft plastics.
Paynesville: The Straits are still the best spots for Mullet. Also try the town jetties using worm. Some nice Salmon are at Ocean Grange, with best results coming from using pilchard and poppers.
Hollands Landing: The best spots for Bream are Tom’s Creek, Hollands Landing, the Woodpile and Perry River. Some Mullet are also about taking worm.
Marlo: Plenty of Salmon and Tailor on the surf beach taking pilchard and poppers. On the incoming tide at French’s Narrows for Salmon and Tailor using lures. The rock groynes for Luderick on weed and Mullet on worm.
Tamboon Inlet: Aeroplane Rocks and Peters Rock for Luderick, also try the Cann River shallow areas for Flathead on soft plastics and lures. The surf for Salmon and Tailor on pilchards and poppers.
Bemm River: Salmon on the surf beach taking white bait and pilchard. Trevally are in the channel on soft plastics. Some juvenile Bream are about taking prawn.
Mallacoota: Yellow Fin Bream and Yellow Fin Whiting are at the Entrance, using yabbies. Luderick at the Slipways on local weed. Bream in both Lakes on yabbies and lures. Flathead are in The Narrows on live poddies. The surf for Salmon on pilchard and poppers.
Omeo High Country: Anglers Rest for Trout on worm and silver and bronze wobblers. The Mitta Mitta and Livingstone Rivers are also worth a try.
Fishing report brought to you courtesy of the Lakes Entrance Visitor Information Centre.
