East Gippsland Fishing Report April 2025

East Gippsland Fishing Report

April 2025

Lakes Entrance - Bream are still plentiful, biting on fresh baits, for flathead give hardbody lures, fresh prawn and soft plastics a try. Prawns are still in the lakes but are declining in numbers. King George Whiting are in Reeves Channel also taking fresh prawn. Offshore for snapper, gummy and mako shark.

Lake Tyers - For something different, try eel fishing, using rod & reel or hand line, early morning or after dark are the best times with pipis as bait. The entrance is still open.

Mitchell River - Perch are biting at the Hwy Bridge on live prawn and vibes, with great action right now. For those chasing bream, they’re being caught from the Highway all the way to Shadoof Lodge. The Silt Jetties are producing good-sized bream and flathead, especially on live prawn, whitebait, and fresh local prawns.

Tambo River - Fish are biting well from the Johnsonville boat ramp all the way down to the river mouth. Large schools of mullet are taking sandworm, while bream can be found at the river mouth and around The Snags, with local prawns proving to be the best bait.

Nicholson - From the Hwy Bridge to the mouth of the river on fresh local prawn and live prawn are working well for bream, these seem to be the preferred bait, providing good results for anglers. Occasionally, mullet can be caught using sandworm.

Metung - Kingfish are around the jetties. The boardwalk has salmon, trevally, pinkies and bream.

Paynesville/Holland’s Landing - Plenty of bream can be found around The Straits and the mouth of Tom’s Creek, preferred baits are sandworm, local prawn and cut crab. Whiting are around Raymond Island biting on pipis and mussel meat. Bream can be found under the Paynesville jetties. Give from Sunset Cove to Newlands Arm a go for flathead.

Bemm River - Flathead are being landed in the shallows around the lake edge using lures, bream and luderick are also about. The entrance is still open.

Mallacoota - Good sized flathead are being caught in the system. Trevally and bream are biting.

High Country - Trout can be found from the Wonnangatta Bridge following the river upstream, Crooked River around the Black Snake area, Dartmouth Dam and the top end of the Great Alpine Rd.

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