Snatched by a shark
himself from the bank of Edwards Point, St Leonards, taking two flathead to 38cm on soft plastics.
ROD Ludlow of Beachlea Boat Hire at Indented Head reports that some good catches of whiting to 40cm or so have been on offer but squid, although present in reasonable numbers, have been a little harder to find.
Among those to find both were Jeff Richards, Brian Cumming and Ken Shae. They picked up seven squid off Grassy Point before anchoring up near Dean Man’s Stick, a little further out on the Prince George Bank. Here, they took 28 whiting to 40cm before the breeze picked up, persuading their retreat, but the following day — with more favourable conditions — Brian, along with wife Jenny, returned, taking a catch of eight whiting, the biggest measuring 42cm.
KEVIN Wild of the Maryborough Angling Club reports that some members have taken good-sized redfin from nearby Lake Tullaroop, while Craig and Rhys Tingay travelled a little farther afield.
They took yellowbelly to 39cm while casting spinnerbaits from the bank at Lake Chum near Donald.
John Clements of the Lake Purrumbete Holiday Park reports that good-sized brown trout are on offer from the lake, and among those to catch them was Tom Hogan of Drysdale whose biggest weighed 3.5kg. It was taken while downrigging a bibbed lure at some depth.
GEOFF, is it worthwhile fishing for mulloway in the Barwon estuary at this time of year? I caught some last year but haven’t heard of any being caught lately.
Ollie, while nobody has owned up (not to me anyway) to catching mulloway from the Barwon of late, I have heard of some being caught upstream from the Sheepwash toward Lake Connewarre. No details, mind you, but I guess it’s worth a look. If you go of an evening, though, I suggest taking a mosquito net or at least some protection.