East Gippsland Fishing Report Febuary 2025

East Gippsland Fishing Report

February 2025

Lakes Entrance - Cunninghame Arm to Metung, king fish and whiting are biting well with local prawn, also try mussels and pipis. The Footbridge for gurnett, trevally, and snapper. Surf beach for gummy. Offshore are landing nice sized gummy and salmon. Prawns are still abundant in the lake.

Lake Tyers - Surf beach for salmon, using metal lures, pilchards and squid, give Lake Bunga a go as well.

Mitchell River - Anglers are having good results fishing for bream along the Silt Jetties, with cut crab and local prawn.

Tambo River - Bream are active below the Highway Bridge, biting on local prawn and cut crab.

Nicholson - Around the river mouth for bream, best baits being cut crab and local prawn.

Metung - For bream try the Motel Jetty and around the Boardwalk, using local prawn and pipis. Whiting can be found opposite Shaving Point. Salmon and flathead are also around the Boardwalk and higher up into the lake system chasing pilchards and squid. Prawns are running around the Metung and Nungurner areas.

Paynesville/Holland’s Landing - Bream are hiding under the jetties structures and boats, for best results use small prawn or an empty No 4 hook. Flathead have been spotted in the shallows around Raymond Island biting on soft plastics Prawns are still around the Paynesville area.

Marlo - Flathead, luderick, bream and the occasional mullet can be found in the system, taking pipis and pilchards. Surf beach has tailor and salmon chasing metal lures.

Bemm River - At the time of publication, the entrance is still closed. Flathead are in the lake and channel chasing soft plastics, bream are also in the lake system taking local prawn and soft plastics.

Tamboon Inlet - No report.

Mallacoota - Flathead are biting on pipis, pilchards, squid, lures and soft plastics. Bream are around but not as prevalent, the odd mullaway has also been sighted.

Omeo High Country - No report

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