Fishing Reports from Locals

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Pagey, from Keepers Bait and Tackle reports weekly on fishing conditions in and around the lakes at Lake Tyers Beach. Checkout his Tackle Store either online or visit him in Lake Tyers, beside the Tavern.

Jason, from Paynesville Bait Shack will report weekly from Paynesville and surrounds, keeping us up to date with what's being caught.

Tony, from Farout Charters will keep you updated on what's happening in the deep blue sea, offshore and in the Lakes.

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Fishing Report - Friday, February 17, 2012

• Lakes Entrance: North Arm has Luderick being taken on local weed. Whiting are running through the Barrier and being caught on sandworm and pippies. Garfish are being taken in the local rivers. Salmon are being taken off the surf. Off shore have taken Bronze and Gummie Shark, also Snapper and Flathead.
• Lake Tyers: Keepers Tackle Update: Nowa Nowa Arm, Cameron’s Arm, Devil’s Hole and the rest of the lake system have taken Flathead up to 38-45cm. Large Bream in Toorloo Arm around 36cm. Good sized Bream are being taken in the deeper water around Blackfellows Arm, best bait being plastics and prawn. get out and get amongst them.
• Mitchell River: Garfish are plentiful on sandworm. Bream are being caught around Glassy Banks on prawn.
• Tambo River: Burns Flat and the Powerlines are good deep water spots for Bream and Flathead, with the possibility of the odd Mulloway. Best bait prawn and sandworm.
• Nicholson: Bream are moving up towards the railway bridge and up to Deep Mole and Car Bodies. Best bait is shrimp and prawns.
• Metung: Best spots for Whiting, Mullet and Flathead using prawn and pippies is around the Kalimna and Nungurner Jetties.
• Paynesville: Tailor are cruising around the back of Raymond Island, taken on metal lures. Garfish on sandworm at Eagle Point, the “Cut” and also at the mouth of the Mitchell River.
• Hollands Landing: Tom’s Creek and Jones Bay have good size Bream also try Griffin Point and Medusa Point on shrimp and prawn.
• Marlo: Brodribb River for Bream and Mullet, Estuary Perch and Luderick are being taken on local weed, peeled prawn and sandworm. King Fish are being caught at Marlo Reef. There is also good fishing off shore.
• Tambo Inlet: Bream and Flathead up to 2kg are being caught, Pinkies are in the deeper water. Tailor are being caught in the lake, Whiting and Perch are on the go. Best bait is prawn, pilchard and live bait.
• Bemm River: The entrance is closed. Dusty Flatties 40-50cm are in the channel, taken on soft plastics and blue bait. Bream up to 1kg on peeled prawn and soft plastics.
• Mallacoota: Fishing Comp. provided good bags of Bream and Bass. Ten fish weighed in at 9.8kg. Biggest Bream caught was 1.4kg. The whole Mallacoota area is fishing extremely well, including Mulloway. No offshore fishing due to wind. Beach on incoming tide have Salmon on metal lures and Luderick on local weed
Fishing report brought to you courtesy of the Lakes Entrance Visitor Information Centre.