There have been some great reports of catches over recent weekends in the Gippsland Lakes system.
Mitchell River: Perch are biting at the Highway Bridge on live prawn and vibes, with great action right now. For those chasing bream, they are being caught from the Highway all the way to Shadoof Lodge. The Silt Jetties are producing good-sized bream and flathead, especially on 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 Highway Bridge to the mouth of the river on fresh local 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/Hollands Landing: Plenty of bream can be found around the Straits and the mouth of Toms 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.
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 Road.
