Fishing Archive

Spencer Newman and Jack Wilson fish at Inverloch during time away staying at Venus Bay. “I wouldn’t mind a gummy and that’s on the cards because we’ve got some nice fresh bait,” Spencer said. A17_0222

JIM’S Bait and Tackle has a new home at Back Beach Road, San Remo, next to the library.

Nicholas, Filip, Dean and Stavros enjoyed a boat trip to Corinella during their stay at Smiths Beach, catching a couple of whiting.

IT WAS Christmas number 16 for us in the shop and to say the last two years have been the most challenging would be an understatement. Christmas holidays always brings many anglers to the area.

How will the new Corner Inlet Fishery Management Plan affect you? There's still time to comment on the draft plan.

Pipis take cut from 5 to 2 litres COMMERCIAL, recreational and indigenous fishers, seafood consumers and the wider community can now provide feedback on the draft Corner Inlet Fishery Management Plan, which was released on Wednesday, December 29 for 60 days public consultation. Victorian

A “Merry ‘Fish-mas’ Charter” is extended to this group of ladies on board Ladies Fishing Charters San Remo.

THE rumours have started, and the usual small-town gossip has gone from fact to fiction.

Liz caught her very first snapper on board Ladies Fishing Charters San Remo. At 4.8kg, it was a ripper first fish!

AS WE wind down or build up to Christmas, depending on your situation, it’s just around the corner and coming fast.

On Saturday in the boat, Les Lambert caught a snapper out from Corinella. Nicely done!

WE MUST say a huge thanks to everyone that has been compliant with the new COVID restrictions, now that it is mandatory to be double vaccinated to enter non-essential businesses like ours. Customers have been very understanding which makes our job so much easier.

Paul Worstling and son Jet during their trip to Phillip Island in October 2021.

WITH regional Victoria now open and welcoming visitors once again, Destination Phillip Island has teamed up with Network 10’s iFish TV for a mammoth episode showcasing the adventure-mecca that is this south-coast travel destination, airing 5pm on November 21, 2021 on 10 Bold. A

First place snapper competition winner for 2021, Alan Dalton with his 85cm snapper weighing in at 7.2kg.

WESTERN Port Bay holds a good population for snapper and the Corinella Boating and Angling Club wasn’t wasting any time in coming back together to celebrate the winners of its annual snapper competition. The club committee, run by president Murray Wannan, held the barbecue

Steve Comber with a massive snapper, in preparation for the Corinella Boating & Angling Club snapper competition.

Over the last two months or so, it’s been our local customers that have allowed our business to remain open and now finally a little relief for them with the opening of the metro border this Friday night and the expected influx of those

Amanda with a quality 7kg snapper from a quick evening fish during the week.

RESPONSIBILITY and etiquette!

With Jim’s Bait and Tackle ANOTHER week in snapper season and plenty more snapper reported and double the amount of those not having any luck. There seems to have been a bit of a change and the reports we are getting now are almost

Check out this catch by Les Lambert, caught off Corinella! Send your fishing photos to news@sgst.com.au.

Don’t let the stress of what’s happening around you get you down too much, do your bit and let others do what they see as right for them and let’s just get on with living.

A QUESTION we get asked often in the shop is “where can we go to be guaranteed to catch a fish, we have been trying and no success so far”.