Fishing

Why it’s all about boating in Bass Coast

BETTER Boating Victoria (BBV) in partnership with Bass Coast Shire Council is delivering significant upgrades to the existing boat ramp facilities across the shire. Some major infrastructure projects recently completed were Cowes (Nov 2023, $2.8...

Sentinel-Times

27 Dec 2023

Council

Deadline looms as council awards $4,246,240 Mahers Landing contract

JUST in the nick of time, the Bass Coast Shire Council has put itself in a position where it can award a $4,246,240 contract to Simpson Construction Company Pty Ltd for an extensive upgrade to the Mahers Landing Boat Ramp Facility. The decision to...

Michael Giles

17 Jun 2023

News

Don’t take the risk when rock fishing

WHILE the temptation of a prized catch can lure keen fishers of all levels, the dangers of rock fishing should always be taken seriously. And this is the strong message that Jasmina Pedić has for anyone visiting the notorious ‘Punchbowl Rocks’...

Nick Sinis

11 May 2023

Fishing

Around the Bay - Wednesday, April 12, 2023

with Jim’s Bait and Tackle A FEW things are guaranteed to occur, life will always come with death and taxes. And a long weekend on Phillip Island will always come with wind or rain or if you’re really lucky, both! For those who aren’t into...

Sentinel-Times

12 Apr 2023

Fishing

Unseasonal tempest drives fishers back to port

A VIOLENT windy storm is the meaning given for a ‘Tempest’. And if ever there was a sign that Victorian coastal waters had been hit by a “violent windy storm” last Friday, it was the sight of the Jonathan Brocklesby’s rock lobster boat...

Michael Giles

05 Feb 2023

Fishing

Around the Bay - Tuesday, January 24, 2023

WITH the holidays drawing to a close, it will be a month or so for many as they get back into the normality of work and school. The best part is, we are entering the best time of the year around this area, February to June. Offshore opens up for the...

Sentinel-Times

23 Jan 2023

Fishing

Around The Bay

With Jim’s Bait and Tackle IT WAS a sensational couple of days weather to finish off the end of the traditional two weeks of Christmas holidays. And during that 2 weeks we have had many of our customers back for the first time since we moved. From...

Sentinel-Times

10 Jan 2023

Fishing

Around The Bay - Wednesday, January 4

With Jim’s Bait and Tackle AS The Christmas decorations come down for another year and we all get a little older there are only 360 odd days until Christmas 2023, let’s hope that we all make it there. Fishing can be as cheap or as expensive as...

Sentinel-Times

04 Jan 2023

Fishing

Around the Bay - Tuesday, October 18, 2022

With Jim’s Bait and Tackle MOTOGP weekend and, of course, it was raining and windy – riders wouldn’t know what to do if it was fine for four days. Cup weekend, the traditional start to the season, is just around the corner and with most...

Sentinel-Times

17 Oct 2022

Fishing

Around The Bay - Tuesday, October 4, 2022

With Jim’s Bait and Tackle DAYLIGHT savings, calmer weather, sunshine and the water slowly warming up all adds up to the start of the season. With the start of daylight savings, we start to see more people heading out after work for a quick fish...

Sentinel-Times

03 Oct 2022

Fishing

Around the Bay - Tuesday, September 20, 2022

With Jim’s Bait and Tackle JUST when it was looking like we could put the winter jackets in the cupboard and start heading to the ramp with the boat, the weekend threw a bit of a curve ball, reminding us that the winter bite hasn’t quite gone...

Sentinel-Times

19 Sep 2022

Fishing

Around the Bay - Tuesday, September 6, 2022

With Jim’s Bait and Tackle THERE is a noticeable change in the weather and the sun, when it’s out, is that few degrees warmer than it has been. Just when you thought they were gone, the barrel tuna has showed up again or more accurately the...

Sentinel-Times

05 Sep 2022

Fishing

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...

Sentinel-Times

22 Aug 2022