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11 November 2008, Phillip Leighton
Location: Barwon Heads Time: 12pm-3pm
Type of Water: Ocean Type of Fishing: Boat
Target Fish: Salmon, whiting, flathead, rock cod, silver trevally
Bait\Lure\Fly: Pipis, bue bait, fresh raw strip chicken
Fish Caught:

2 x salmon @ 35cm, 41cm
3 x flathead @ all 15cm
2 x trevally @ 28cm, 34cm
1 x whiting @ 30cm
1 x rock cod @ 22cm

Comments:

The whiting and rock cod was caught near the bridge. The trevally, salmon and flathead were caught at sheepwash oposite the boat ramp on the outgoing tide. All caught on freshly cut strips of raw chicken. Try some raw chicken about 35mm long about 10mm thick at the Barwon River.


2 October 2008, Tom
Location: Barwon Heads Time: 8am-3pm
Type of Water: Ocean Type of Fishing: Pier
Target Fish: Salmon, whiting
Bait\Lure\Fly: Pipis, pilchards
Fish Caught:

2 x salmon @ 20cm-25cm

Comments:

Sunny day, lots of fisherman, but not a lot of fish through the river.


29 October 2008, Shane Lee
Location: Barwon Heads Time: 12pm-3pm
Type of Water: Ocean Type of Fishing: Pier
Target Fish: Salmon, mullet, trevally, whiting
Bait\Lure\Fly: Pipis, squid
Fish Caught:

1 x salmon @ 44cm
2 x salmon @ 25cm
2 x pufferfish @ small
1 x flathead @ tiny

Comments:

Was fishing off the bridge between the 3rd and 4th landing, caught the large salmon at the end of the inflow. Using light tackle so couldn't lift it out of the water. Had to walk it to the the sand and beach it.


11 October 2008, Nick
Location: Barwon Heads Time: 9am-4pm
Type of Water: Ocean Type of Fishing: Boat
Target Fish: Snapper, reef shark
Bait\Lure\Fly: Seargent baker, pilchards, squid
Fish Caught:

2 x pinkies @ 31cm
1 x pinkie @ 27cm
1 x seargant baker @ 40cm
10 x wrasse @ 30cm-40cm
2 x parrot fish @ 30cm
3-4 x unknown species @ 30cm

Comments:

Pretty good day hopefully get a few more snapper in the next few months! My first snapper.


9 September 2008, Zac McMinn
Location: Barwon Heads Time: 3pm
Type of Water: Ocean Type of Fishing: Boat
Target Fish: Snapper, gummy shark, parrot fish, salmon
Bait\Lure\Fly: Salmon fillets, eels
Fish Caught:

10 x gummy shark @ 3kg-5kg
5 x parrot fish @ 1kg-2kg
4 x salmon @ 1kg-1.5kg
3 x snapper @ 5kg-7kg

Comments:

It was a beautiful sunny day at Barwon Heads. We had a great day for my first time fishing. GREAT FUN!


6 September 2008, Louie Ismaili
Location: Barwon Heads Time: 2pm
Type of Water: Ocean Type of Fishing: Boat
Target Fish: Snapper, salmon
Bait\Lure\Fly: Salmon fillets, mullet, pilchards, squid, eels
Fish Caught:

4 x gummy sharks @ 3kg-4kg
22  x parrot fish @ 15+
2 x blue throat wrasse @ 1kg-2kg

Comments:

We went to black rock at Barwon Heads and caught parrot fish. Moved at a sandy spot and caught the shakes there on a little tinney. Hell of a night.


6 September 2008, Tim
Location: Barwon Heads Time: 1.30pm-5.30pm
Type of Water: Ocean Type of Fishing: Boat
Target Fish: Snapper, salmon
Bait\Lure\Fly: Salmon fillets, mulet, pilchards, squid
Fish Caught:

4 x gummy sharks @ 3kg-4kg
1 x port jackson shark @ 11kg
22 x parrot fish @ 15cm+
2 x blue throat wrasses @ 1kg-2kg

Comments:

Went near black rock for a bit, nothing just parrot fish and then went to a sandy bank got the sharks there.


13 April 2008, Dylan & Jarrod
Location: Barwon Heads Time: 8am-1pm
Type of Water: Estuary Type of Fishing: Shore
Target Fish: Carp
Bait\Lure\Fly: Chicken
Fish Caught:

5 x Toadfish

Comments:

I bagged 5 quality Toadfish.


13 April 2008, Pelagia
Location: Barwon Heads Time: 9.30pm-3am
Type of Water: Ocean Type of Fishing: Surf
Target Fish: Elephant fish, snapper
Bait\Lure\Fly: Squid, bonito
Fish Caught:

1 x elephant fish @ 42cm
2 x gummy sharks @ 52cm-75cm
1 x ray @ average

Comments:

Caught fish at RAAF's Beach at 1.30am. Best bait used was bonito.


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