East Gippsland Fishing Report - August

East Gippsland Fishing Report

August 2024

Lakes Entrance - Fishing is quite slow at the moment due to the drop in water temperature. Try the Post Office Jetty for bream. King George whiting are around Fraser Island biting on shrimp and sandworm. Surf beach for salmon chasing pilchards.

Lake Tyers - There is nice amount of salmon being landed off the surf beach, using pilchards and metal spinners. Fishing is quiet in the lake, some bream are about biting on pilchards. Entrance is still closed as at the date of publication.

Mitchell River - Bream are active, best results with local shrimp, sandworm and cut crab.

Tambo River - Try the mouth of the river for bream, casting downstream near the shore with a light sinker. Johnsonville Boat Ramp for bream on prawn.

Nicholson - Bream are from Nicholson to the mouth of the Tambo River, preferred baits being local prawn, sandworm and shrimp.

Metung - For bream give the local town jetties, near the pub and also off the boardwalk a go.

Paynesville/Holland’s Landing - Local jetties for bream using prawn, also try into McLennan Straight and around Hollands Landing, best results with hard lures.

Marlo - Nice sized bream are being landed at Lake Corringle and Frenchs Narrows on sandworm and prawn. Gummy are offshore from Cape Conran. The Snowy and Brodribb Rivers are both quite slow due to recent rainfall.

Bemm River - The entrance remains open as at the date of publication. Salmon can be found in the channel chasing lures, decent size bream are in the lake, preferred bait being local prawn.

Tamboon inlet - No report

Omeo High Country - The closure of the 2024 trout season in all Victorian rivers and streams is from 11 June to 6 September. Reopening Saturday, 7 September 2024.

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