Fishing Archive

Coral was happy to catch this calamari last week.

With Jim’s Bait and Tackle IF you were lucky enough to have the first week of the holidays off, you got the best of the weather especially late in the week and into the weekend. The fishing wasn’t too bad either and fishing from

With Jim’s Bait and Tackle I SHOULDN’T have said anything about the weather last week because this weekend was totally opposite to what we have had. The weekend was very ordinary and the week before it perfect which would have been handy this week

With Jim’s Bait and Tackle AGAIN, the weather pattern suited those who are very busy during the week and only able to fish on the weekends. Apart from the fog on Sunday, which seemed to be very local to San Remo/Newhaven the winds were

With Jim’s Bait and Tackle FOR those who work all week the weather has been turning it on lately with the weekends being the pick of the fishing days and last weekend was another. These are the perfect days that we see regularly over

Steve with one of the many quality Calamari caught at the weekend.

With Jim’s Bait and Tackle WEATHER conditions are something, unfortunately, we have no control over because if we did, we would order much better conditions on weekends. Again, this weekend it was all over the place and while the sun was out, there was

With Jim’s Bait and Tackle OFFICIALLY, the start of winter was on Saturday but the weather over the last couple of weeks has given us a taste of what’s to come in the next couple of months. It’s windy, cold and the days are

Chee Ooi made a long trip from his home town of Keysborough on Thursday evening to San Remo, but was pleased with his catch whilst land-based squid fishing. The fast-flowing Western Port Bay can make it difficult, but an LED assisted Chee in getting a few bites. Chee made the most of his time in San Remo whilst his partner was completing work experience on Phillip Island. N092219

With Jim’s Bait and Tackle IF you could order the weather it would have been difficult to get any better than what we have had for the last week. Cool yes, there was some long periods of sunshine, but it was the wind or

CONSUMERS now have access to the latest and most comprehensive report on the sustainability of Australia’s fish stocks. The 2018 Status of Australian Fish Stock (SAFS) Reports assessed 120 species made up of 406 stocks across finfish, crustaceans, molluscs, sharks and rays. The 2018

What a day to be out fishing on the Long Jetty at Port Welshpool! Freya and Steven Cornelissen of Leongatha took the opportunity of Sunday’s superb conditions out on the water at Port Welshpool to dangle a line from the magnificent Long Jetty, with dozens of other hopefuls.

With Jim’s Bait and Tackle I HAVE had a few phone calls during the week asking when we are open so just a reminder that we have changed our shop hours for the winter. Closed Wednesday, 9am to 5pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and

With Jim’s Bait and Tackle AS WE do every year, we reduce our hours at this time of the year and close one day a week, Wednesday. The shop hours for the next few months will be Monday to Friday open at 9am and

Toni Wong and Bobby Yap tried their luck off the San Remo pier at the weekend. mm021719

With Jim’s Bait and Tackle SAN Remo might only be a small size town but on Good Friday they showed that it is a very generous town. There were several fundraisers happening in town on Good Friday for the Royal Children’s Hospital Appeal and

With Jim’s Bait and Tackle AS I sit here and write this report, (Sunday) the forecast for the Easter weekend couldn’t be any better, sunny days light winds and low swell. If you are in San Remo or on Phillip Island over the Easter

With Jim’s Bait and Tackle THIS time last year we were thanking everyone for taking part in our Easter fishing competition and this year, because we haven’t even had Easter yet, it’s a reminder to get your entries in. We have had some very