Victorian Tides, Surf Fishing, Bays, Estuaries, Saltwater Locations- Fishing environment guide
Victorian Tides, Surf Fishing, Bays, Estuaries, Saltwater Locations
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Aire River Beach
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Aireys Inlet
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Albert Park
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Alcoa Pier
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Altona Pier
Altona Pier in Hobson’s Bay extends over shallow water nearly to the end. There, the sandy bottom suddenly drops to about 5 metres deep. The …
Anderson Inlet
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Anglesea
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Apollo Bay
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Artillery Rocks
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Avalon
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Balcombe Creek Beach
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Balnarring
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Balnarring Beach
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Bancoora Beach
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Barwon Estuary
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Barwon Heads
Barwon Heads Fishing Guide Barwon Heads sits at the lower end of the Barwon River estuary and has plenty of options for both land and boat fishing. …
Barwon Heads Bridge
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Barwon Heads Offshore
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Bass River Entrance
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Beaumaris Jetty
Beaumaris Pier Fishing Guide Beaumaris Jetty is a small public pier beside the Beaumaris Motor Yacht Squadron on Pelican Quays. You’ll find it …
Bellarine Peninsula
Bellarine Peninsula Fishing Guide Getfished provides general solunar, tide, and weather forecasts for the Bellarine region because it covers such a …
Bird Rock
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Black Rock Jetty
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Blairgowrie Pier
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Blind Bight
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Blind Bight Boat Ramp
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Breamlea
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Brighton Beach
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Brighton Breakwall
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Campbells Cove
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Canadian Bay
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Cape Bridgewater
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Cape Nelson
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Cape Otway
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Cape Paterson
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Cape Schanck
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Cape Woolamai
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Carrum
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Chelsea Beach
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Chelsea Pier
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Cleveland
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Clifton Springs
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Cockyanes Channel
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Corinella
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Corinella Pier
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Corio Bay
Geelong’s Jewel: A Bay Within A Bay Corio Bay is a great spot to launch your boat or fish from the shore. If you’re starting, try easy-to-reach …
Corio Bay Yacht Club
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Corio Quay
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Corner Inlet
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Coronet Bay
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Couta Bay Jetty
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Cowes
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Cowes Pier
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Cunningham Pier
Cunningham Pier Cunningham Pier stretches almost 350 meters into Corio Bay from the Geelong waterfront, giving shore anglers access to deeper water. …
Curdies River
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Curlewis
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Davies Bay
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Docklands
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Dromana Pier
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Elwood
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Fairhaven
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Ferguson Street Pier
Ferguson Street Pier Fishing Guide Ferguson Street Pier is near Melbourne, so that it can get crowded during the summer holidays. For a quieter trip, …
Fisherman's Pier
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Fisherman’s Landing
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Fishermans Beach Boat Ramp
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Fishermans Pier
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Flinders Ocean Beach
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Flinders Pier
Flinders Pier is a long Western Port pier with land-based access to squid, whiting, leatherjacket, Australian salmon, flathead and other seasonal …
Foul Grounds
The Foul Grounds is located off shore between between Barwon Heads Bluff and Torquay/Breamlea. There is no tide station located close by. Getfished …
Frankston Pier
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Geelong
Geelong Fishing Guide Geelong is right on Corio Bay and has plenty of great fishing spots, whether you’re on land, in a kayak, or out in a boat. If …
Geelong Grammar Lagoon
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Geelong Waterfront
Geelong Waterfront Fishing Report Geelong Waterfront is on the north side of central Geelong, overlooking Corio Bay. It’s easy to reach and ideal for …
Geelong Yacht Club
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Gem Pier
Gem Pier in Williamstown is steeped in history. So if you’d like to try an awesome experience of mixing fishing with some fantastic Melbourne history, …
Grantville Jetty
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Grassy Point
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Griffin Gully Jetty
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Gunnamatta
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Gunnamatta Beach
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Half Moon Bay
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Half Moon Bay Rocks
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Hampton Rock Groynes
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Hastings
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Hastings Pier
Hastings Pier Fishing Guide Hastings Pier is on Western Port Bay and is easy to reach from Skinner Street in Hastings. Shore anglers will find it …
Hermsley
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Hut Gully
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Indented Head
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Inverloch
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Inverloch Pier
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Inverloch Surf Beach
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Jam Jerrup
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Jam Jerrup Point
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Jan Juc
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Jan Juc Beach
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Joe Island
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Kerferd Road Pier
Kerferd Road Pier fishing offers a simple, easy-to-access pier that produces the usual fishing species on Port Phillip Bay. Snapper, Flathead, …
Kilcunda
Kilcunda Fishing Kilcunda is best known for surf fishing, with a long exposed surf beach that can produce Australian Salmon, Tailor and, at times, …
Lagoon Pier
This pier is considered open year-round. Because it’s so close to the city and the suburb of Port Melbourne it can get busy at times. I’ve tended to …
Lake Bunga
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Lake Tyers
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Lakers Cutting
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Lang Lang
Lang Lang Beach is a Western Port Bay land-based fishing location with broad sand and mudflats in front of the shore. It is about 92 km from Melbourne …
Lang Lang Boat Ramp
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Leopold
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Limeburners Point Boat Ramp
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Limeburners Rocks
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Lorne
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Lorne Artillery Rocks
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Lorne Pier
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Lysaghts
Lysaghts is a fishing mark within Western Port, known for it’s excellent catches of King George Whiting, Snapper, and Gummy Sharks. The exact …
Mallacoota
Catch Saltwater Nippers aka Yabbies or Bass Yabbies Nippers are a popular bait, especially when fresh. To catch your own at Mallacoota try the exposed …
Mallacoota Inlet
Catch Saltwater Nippers also known as Yabbies or Bass Yabbies This is an ideal location to gather fresh Nippers for baint. The exposed mudflats here …
Martha Cove
The beach and Martha Cove fishes well at times. Its a good alternative to fishing the nearby rock wall (where fishing has been banned.) Its pretty …
McCRae Rock Wall
Well known for its King George Whiting catches it has a rich environment consisting of sea grasses and large patches of sandy bottom. This tends to …
Mentone
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Metung
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Middle Brighton Pier
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Middle Spit Channel Entrance
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Moggs Creek
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Mordialloc Creek
Mordialloc Creek is a favourite fishing spot in Melbourne because it has easy footpaths and sturdy concrete walls. Many people use traditional bait at …
Mordialloc Pier
Mordialloc Pier: A Great Spot for Fishing Mordialloc Pier is a popular fishing spot, thanks in part to its length. It stretches 174 metres (570.86 …
Mornington Pier
Mornington Pier sits on the eastern side of Port Phillip Bay on the Mornington Peninsula, about 35 minutes from Dandenong. It is a heavily used …
Mount Martha
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Mount Martha Cliffs
A tough to access location with the rocks, but worth it when you can safely do so. Be careful, especially in poor weather.
Moyne River Entrance
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Ninety Mile Beach
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North Shore
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Ocean Grove
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Offshore Apollo Bay
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Offshore Barwon Heads
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Olivers Hill
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Parkdale Beach
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Patterson River
Patterson River Fishing Guide Patterson River is a short, man-made waterway that begins where the Eumemmerring and Dandenong Creeks meet at the …
Peterborough
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Point Cook
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Point Henry
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Point Lonsdale
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Point Lonsdale Pier
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Point Richards
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Port Albert
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Port Albert Pier
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Port Campbell
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Port Campbell Jetty
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Port Fairy
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Port Melbourne
Port Melbourne fishing is one of those experiences that many lifetime fishos from Melbourne are likely to hold fondly. I know I certainly do. For over …
Port Phillip Bay
Port Phillip Bay Fishing Guide Port Phillip Bay links Bass Strait with the Southern Ocean. Port Phillip Bay is a large estuary with plenty of fish. …
Port Phillip Heads
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Port Welshpool
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Port Welshpool Boat Ramp
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Port Welshpool Pier
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Portarlington
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Portarlington Harbour
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Portarlington Pier
This has become a pretty comfortable pier to fish. It has seen major upgrades and is a good modern pier. Fish for Australian Salmon, Flathead, Pinkies …
Portland
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Portland Rock Wall
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Portsea Pier
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Portsea Surf Beach
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Powlett River
Powlett River is an estuary fishing location near Kilcunda, about 100 km from Melbourne, with land-based access around the dunes, river mouth and …
Queenscliff
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Queenscliff Cut
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Queenscliff Harbour
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Queenscliff Pier
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Rhyll
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Rhyll Jetty
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Rippleside Jetty
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Rosebud Pier
Rosebud Pier performs best for Squid and Garfish. While its a nice long pier the surrounding water is a bit shallow for other species to be relied …
Rye Ocean Beach
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Rye Pier
Rye gets packed out during the summer holiday period in particular. Its a family holiday spot for many due it Rye’s extensive shopping district, …
Safety Beach Jetty
Safety Beach Jetty is provided for boaties to dock and depart. If sharing usage be sure to show respect and keep your lines out of their way. This can …
San Remo
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San Remo - Back Beach
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San Remo Harbour
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Sandridge Beach Rock Groynes
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Sandringham
Fishing around Sandringham largely centres around the rock wall and the Anchorage. The area has proven to be very successful for me. Sandringham is a …
Seaford Pier
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Shelly Beach
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Somers Beach
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Sorrento Back Beach
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Sorrento Jetty
Not a common destination, this little jetty is right next to the boat ramp. It does in fact attract a variety of fish species throughout the year and …
Sorrento Pier
Sorrento Pier has always fished well and as you might expect is pretty popular. Especially in the summer months. The gotcha is you’re sharing …
Spoil Grounds
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St Andrews Beach
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St Helens Rockwall
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St Kilda Pier
St Kilda Pier Fishing on a warm summer’s night was how I started targeting flathead and pinkies as a teenager. It has had major modifications in the …
St Leonards
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St Leonards - Bourke St
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St Leonards Pier
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Stingaree Bay
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Stony Point
Stony Point Pier is a land-based Western Port fishing location on the western side of the Mornington Peninsula, reached from the end of Stony Point …
Swan Bay
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Swan Bay Jetty
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Sydenham Inlet
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Tamboon Inlet
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Tankerton
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Tenby Point
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The Warmies
The Warmies is a land-based fishing area at Newport People often think of The Warmies as part of the Williamstown fishing scene since it’s close to …
Tidal River
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Tooradin
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Toorloo Arm
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Torquay
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Tortoise Head
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Ventnor
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Venus Bay
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Wangim Walk
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Warneet Pier
Warneet Pier sits on the northern end of Western Port, reached from Rutherford Parade with reasonable car parking, public toilets and a barbecue area …
Warrnambool
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Webb Dock
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Werribee South
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Werribee South Beach
Werribee South gives anglers several nearby options, including the [pier[(/vic/werribee-south-pier/), [foreshore[(/vic/weribee-south-beach, river …
Western Beach
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Western Port
Western Port’s Tides Are Much Bigger Than Port Phillip Bay’s Western Port has many piers where you can catch a variety of fish. Light tackle works …
Wild Dog Creek Entrance
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Wiliamstown Beach Rockwall
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Williamstown
Williamstown Fishing Guide Williamstown fishing goes back to the early days of Melbourne. Located on Port ferguson-street-pier/Phillip Bay right …
Wilsons Promontory
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Wye River
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Wye River Entrance
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Wyndham Harbour
Wyndham Harbour is a Port Phillip Bay fishing location at Werribee South, about 28 km from Melbourne, with a rock wall, marina setting and nearby …
Yarra St Pier
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Victorian Tides Times, Saltwater Fishing Guide
For each of the places mentioned above, the tide information for today and for the next seven days is available, together with the current Solunar bite times, the weather, the water temperature and the fishing reports for that location where they are available.
Saltwater fishing in Victoria is possible year-round in large bays, on steep surf beaches, and in coastal waters. Fishers usually target species such as snapper, King George whiting, Australian salmon, and southern bluefin tuna.
Check the Victorian Fisheries Authority for licensing, size limits, and bag restrictions before heading out.
Key limits for popular species:
The minimum size allowed for King George whiting is 27 cm and the number you can keep is 20 per person; for snapper the minimum size is 28 cm with a bag limit of 10 (this including no more than 3 that are over 40 cm); Australian salmon have no minimum size but the bag limit is 20; the minimum size for southern bluefin tuna is 90 cm and the bag limit is 2 per person. It is important to always check the most up-to-date regulations since the limits may change.
Popular Saltwater Species
King George Whiting
The pipis, mussels and fresh squid strips were found in the seagrass and sandy areas of Port Phillip Bay and Western Port. They should be fished using a simple running sinker rig with size 6 to 8 long-shank hooks and pipis, mussels or fresh squid strips. It is important to use light tackle with as little weight as possible in order to allow the bait to be presented in a natural way and to cast near weed beds, staying alert for gentle bites.
Snapper
Snapper are very active in the bays between October and March, the period when fishing generally reaches its peak in November and December. It is usually the case that the most productive times to catch snapper during these months are in the early morning and the late afternoon.
Australian Salmon
Aggressive sport fish targeted via surf beaches like Gunnamatta Surf Beach and Venus Bay. Use medium spinning rods (7 to 9 feet) paired with a 3000–4000 size reel spooled with 8–12 lb line. Metal lures (20–40 grams), soft plastics, or pilchards rigged on a set of ganged hooks are all effective for Australian salmon. Cast into gutters or rips, retrieve steadily, and adjust technique based on conditions for best results.
Bluefin Tuna
Thrilling offshore game fishing off the southwest coast, for example off Portland, Warrnambool and parts of the east coast.
Top Fishing Spots
Port Phillip Bay & Western Port
There are piers and boat ramps available for fishing whiting, snapper, and squid.
The Surf Coast & Great Ocean Road
Scenic rock platforms and surf beaches around Lorne and Apollo Bay.
Gippsland Lakes & Mallacoota
Estuary systems and offshore access points for diverse sport fishing are found at Gippsland Lakes and Mallacoota. The Southwest Coast, including Portland and Port Fairy, offers deep oceanic waters ideal for heavy sport fishing and targeting tuna.