Around the Bay - Tuesday, August 23, 2022

With Jim’s Bait and Tackle

SOMETHING that could be very important to all recreational and commercial fishermen that fish offshore, is the decision that could be made in regard to the proposal of an offshore wind farm. 

At the moment there isn’t enough information to start a protest or anything like that but now is the time to have a say. 

From what I have been told there is no solid decision and there are information sessions to discuss reasons behind any decision that will be made.

The best way to get involved is to listen to these sessions, read the informed information that is released, not the social media hype and when asked to submit factual, rational replies, comments. 

I will keep people informed as much as I can through our social media and fishing reports. You can head to https://consult.industry.gov.au/oei-gippsland to find out more and there is an information session you can be involved in on Thursday night. https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=942841& and you will need to register.

The weather will soon settle, and the reports will start to flow in, unlike the last few months where reports have been very hard to come by. 

It’s been reports not fish that have been hard to get because when the weather is reasonable, and you can actually get out and fish there is plenty to be caught. 

Father’s Day is also just around the corner and with much of our new stock coming in we have plenty for any fishing dad. 

If you aren’t sure what to get simply purchase a gift certificate and he can get exactly what he wants. 

The bay has been very dirty with the fresh water flowing out of the rivers and we will probably need this to clean up a bit. 

The reports have mostly been of calamari form those collecting bait for the snapper season and the reports have come from land and boats. 

Most of our reports of calamari came from those using baited jigs and fishing the high tide changes. There have been a few very keen people again heading out overnight fishing towards Lang Lang for an early snapper. 

While they have encountered plenty of rubbish fish, they have also come home with a couple of quality reds and gummies. 

The reports from them and what they had seen on their sounders suggest there are plenty of snapper in the bay already we just need a little more temperature in the bay first. 

Over the last couple of weeks, in the very small breaks in the weather during the day, those able to have headed out to look for a whiting.