Can I fish Port Phillip Bay?
Port Phillip Bay is a world-class fishing location famous for its annual snapper run between October and March. In Port Phillip bay you’re likely to come across Snapper ( pinkies ), flathead, whiting, salmon, squid, Gummy sharks, gurnard, snook, mulloway, bream, trevally, garfish, and leather jacket.
Where can I catch fish in Port Phillip Bay?
Fishing Hotspots in Port Phillip Bay
| Location | Fish |
|---|---|
| The Stick | Whiting, Pinkies, Flathead, Snapper |
| Red marker between the Stick & Altona Pier | Big leatherjackets |
| Water between Altona Pier & Point Cook | One of the best flathead fishing in the bay, about 15-20 fish per hour |
When can you fish in Port Phillip Bay?
Snapper are caught in Port Phillip Bay all year round. Yet the majority of the larger fish are caught between October and April. It’s during this period each year that large numbers of ocean going Snapper enter Port Phillip Bay.
What fish can you catch in a port?
You can choose from bay and offshore fishing, or the jetties provide an ideal location for Port Aransas fishing. Your catch may include such species as trout, redfish, flounder, red snapper, tuna, marlin or shark.
What is the deepest part of Port Phillip Bay?
24 m
Port Phillip/Max depth
Where can I fish in Port A?
Where to Go Fishing at Port Aransas
- Horace Caldwell Pier: Just minutes from downtown, the longest pier in Port Aransas stretches way out into the Gulf, giving anglers the chance to land those bigger nearshore species.
- Fish Pass Jetty: A little further south down Mustang Island, the Fish Pass Jetty spans a national park.
Are there sharks in Port Phillip Bay?
Port Phillip Bay is home to a variety of shark species: Gummy, Seven Gill, Port Jackson, Thresher … just to name a few. Bay Fish N Trips have been fortunate to catch several of these magnificent creatures.
How shallow is Port Phillip Bay?
Port Phillip Bay has an area of approximately 1950 square kilometres and is relatively shallow, with an average depth of 13 metres. The Bay’s catchment covers over 9790 square kilometres, with 21 natural drainage basins and a variety of habitats including sandy seafloor, seagrass beds and rocky reefs.
Where can I find live bait in Port Phillip Bay?
The prime location to find them is right around the inner coastline of Port Phillip Bay, especially over the inshore reefs and shallow weed beds as well as the weedy banks of Western Port such as the Tyabb and Quail banks, Middle Spit, Cat Bay and Flinders.
Where to go fishing in Port Phillip Bay?
The mouth of the Werribee River is situated at Werribee South on the northern side of Port Phillip Bay. Fishing is available from a number of jetties or a long section of beach.
Where to catch whitings in Port Phillip Bay?
Snappers can be caught by land-based anglers at St Leonard Pier after a strong northerly wind. Whitings, flatheads and leatherjackets are regularly caught by land-based anglers at Portarlington Pier during summer. Point Richards off Portarlington is a hotspot for whitings especially during the warmer months.
Which is the best fishing area in Australia?
The annual snapper migration into Port Phillip Bay, known among local fishing enthusiasts as the Crimson Tide, places the Bay on the map as the best snapper fishery in Australia.Covering 1,950 km 2 in area with 264 km of coastline, Port Phillip Bay is the largest, almost enclosed “inland sea” in the Southern Hemisphere.
Is there a GPS for Port Phillip Bay?
We also provide a GPX and KML file for Port Phillip Bay that you can download and easily import straight into your handheld, car or boat GPS, Android, iPhone, Google Earth and more. The GPX file works with most of the late module GPS units using a SD card, or with manufacturer software.