Victorian Land Based Fishing Locations- Fishing environment guide
Victorian Land Based Fishing Locations
Explore related Victorian fishing locations grouped by local features, waterways, access type, or fishing environment.
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Victorian Land Based Fishing Locations
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15 locations found in this category.
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Altona Pier
The end of the pier is where the water is deepest. Fishing is usually best here when the tide is coming in. I’ve seen whiting feeding right at the …
Cunningham Pier
Cunningham Pier is a long land-based platform on the Geelong waterfront, extending nearly 350m into Corio Bay and giving shore anglers access to …
Kerferd Road Pier
Kerferd Road Pier fishing offers a simple, easy-to-access pier that produces the usual fishing species on Port Phillip Bay. Snapper, Flathead, …
Kilcunda
Fishing Kilcunda and surf fishing are synonymous. I’ve fished here for Australian Salmon, Tailor and even Gummy Sharks. It’s well worth a visit. …
Mordialloc Pier
Traditionaly Mordi pier offers a variety of fishing opportunities due to this length. Mordialloc Pier is a beautiful long pier extending 174 metres …
Mornington Pier
Mornington Pier sits on the eastern side of Port Phillip Bay on the Mornington Peninsula, about 35 minutes from Dandenong. It is a heavily used …
Port Melbourne
Port Melbourne fishing is one of those experiences that many lifetime fishos from Melbourne are likely to hold fondly. I know I certainly do. For over …
Portarlington Pier
This has become a pretty comfortable pier to fish. It has seen major upgrades and is a good modern pier. Fish for Australian Salmon, Flathead, Pinkies …
Powlett River
Powlett River is an estuary fishing location near Kilcunda, about 100 km from Melbourne, with land-based access around the dunes, river mouth and …
Sugarloaf Reservoir
Sugarloaf Reservoir isn’t too far from Melbourne, Victoria. Located in the outer North East near Christmas Hills. In fact, it is quite near me, being …
Sweeneys Flats
Sweeneys Flats is a freshwater Yarra River location at Eltham, reached from Sweeneys Lane and set in bushland rather than a built-up fishing platform. …
The Warmies
The Warmies is a land-based fishing area at Newport, often treated as part of the Williamstown fishing scene because it sits close to the Williamstown …
Werribee South Beach
Werribee South gives anglers several nearby options, including the [pier[(/vic/werribee-south-pier/), [foreshore[(/vic/weribee-south-beach, river …
Werribee South Pier
Werribee South Pier sits at the Werribee River estuary, beside the Werribee boat ramp and close to the adjoining Werribee South beach. It is a …
Wyndham Harbour
Wyndham Harbour is a Port Phillip Bay fishing location at Werribee South, about 28 km from Melbourne, with a rock wall, marina setting and nearby …
Land Based Fishing
Land Based fishing, it what we do when we haven’t got a boat. Except sometimes its good to leave the boat behind and just try out some fishing without towing a trailer or carting a kayak.
Structure
Structure, in this context, means a pier or jetty. A river bank or lakeside. A beach etc.
Best Times
The best time to go pier fishing is different depending on the time of year. Some locations are better when it is warm and the fish that migrate are in the bays and the rivers and some land based locations are better when it is cooler and the fish that live there all the time.
Every land based location is unique. The depth of the water, the kind of water and its composition. What flows into it and how often.