The fishing in the Gippsland region continues to be first class, with plenty of outstanding reports of impressive catches.
Lakes Entrance – Salmon are chasing metal lures around the lakes system, while prawns are still plentiful. Whiting are behind Flannigan Island biting on live sandworm and pippies. Lake Bunga Beach is offering decent sized salmon and snapper. Offshore for flathead and gummies.
Lake Tyers – The system is still experiencing great fishing and prawning, with good sized flathead being landed on soft plastics. Bream are taking vibration blades and tailor are chasing pilchards.
Mitchell River – Garfish are around the Butter Factory, bream off the Silt Jetties and in the lake, mullet can be found around the river mouth and The Cut biting on live sandworm and local prawn. Bass are also in the river.
Tambo River – Good catches of prawn are still around, give Tambo Bay a try. For bream try from Punt Road to the river mouth, using live sandworm and local prawn.
Nicholson – Try around the mouth of the river using local prawn and live sandworm.
Metung – Mullaway are being caught from the boardwalk, with the odd kingfish as well biting on lures.
Paynesville/Holland’s Landing – Larger bream can be found off Hollands Landing and in Newlands Arm chasing live sandworm and local prawn. Prawns are still active around The Barrier and Raymond Island.
Marlo – Flathead, whiting and bream are in the system, biting on fresh prawn and sandworm. Salmon and the odd mulloway are being landed off the beach.
Bemm River -Bream and perch are in the river, with flathead chasing soft plastics.
Mallacoota – Give Sandy Point, Gypsy Point and Fisherman’s Pier a go. In regard bait try, soft plastics, minnows, fresh prawn and surface lures. For off the beach angling try Tip Beach. If you’re chasing gummies offshore, give between the Two Islands a try.
during the Bream Cup at Paynesville. (PS)
