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May be caught year round in Port Fairy Bay but best fishing occurs during Winter and Spring. Bait to use includes Bluebait, Whitebait and Pilchard fillets. Also, taken on lures. Due to nature of teeth, using a small wire trace is a sound option. Enters Moyne River Estuary on occasions especially during Winter months.  ** Cod (Rock) ** Found in Port Fairy Bay and upper estuary section (from Martin's Point to end of channel) of Moyne River. May be caught year round but colder months best, especially at night. Virtually takes all baits.  Found in Port Fairy Bay and may be caught the year round but warmer months best. Takes many baits with Whitebait, Bluebait and Pilchard fillets being excellent. Boat drifter across sand flats often a successful method of capture. Smaller specimens are often taken in upper reaches of Moyne River estuary.  Occasionally taken in the smaller inlets and rock pools along the Port Fairy coastline. Successful fishing often necessitates the use of a float together with the use of berley. Popular baits include smaller pieces of salt water Worms, sand fleas or dough (flour and water with a dash of curry powder).  May be caught year round including close in along the local surf beaches. Also found inside Moyne River estuary where cooler months normally produces the best fishing. Better baits include saltwater Worms, Pipi and pudding type baits (boiled mutton flap etc).  Occasionally caught in the Moyne River estuary. Summer months best and preferably at night. Fishing involves larger baits including small live fish, salt water Yabbies, large Worms, a whole Pilchard or a fresh strip of Squid or Cuttlefish.  common along the rocky sections of coast line and anywhere that weed and kelp beds are found. Bites all year round and in general terms accepts all baits.  Occasionally caught within Moyne River estuary and best down-stream from footbridge. Likely spots are any snags to be found in River, shrubs or trees hanging over the water edge or pylons of bridges. Summer months are best and try live baits including salt water Shrimps and Yabbies.  Common in Port Fairy Bay and main target fish involved in surf fishing. Caught all year round but best in Winter and Spring. Smaller specimens also enter Moyne River estuary. Better baits include Bluebait, Whitebait, Pilchard fillets and Pipi. Also caught on lures.  Best in Port Fairy Bay and close to coastline during Summer and Autumn. Mainly taken to about 1kg and generally found in vicinity of rocky or rubble type ground. Takes most popular baits including Pilchard fillets, Bluebait, Whitebait, pieces of Squid etc. May sometimes be caught at end of Moyne River channel (either side) during warmer months. ** Sweep  ** Ocean species found close in along rocky coastline and especially in areas where ground rises steeply from deep water towards surface. Great care in fishing needed and suitable weather conditions required due to vicinity of surf and wave action. May be taken year round, and softer baits including Pipi, Mussel, pieces of Yabby and peeled frozen Prawns are amongst the best.   ** Trevally (Silver) ** Sometimes encountered whilst fishing for other species. Will bite on most baits including bluebait, mussel and Pipi. Pilchard fillets being very effective. Smaller specimens penetrate Moyne River estuary. Can be caught all year round but Spring is probably best.  Generally caught close to shore in sand patches surrounding or adjacent to weed or kelp beds. All of the small bays and inlets along the coastline hold fish from time to time. Certainly the better fishing occurs during the Summer and Autumn months. Any of the softer baits are effective including Pipi, Mussel, Worms, Yabbies and Pilchard fillets. During Warmer months fishing from Martin's Point seaward and from end of channel (either side) may on occasions produce fish.  Smaller relative of the King George and reasonably common in Port Fairy Bay. Same baits apply as for King George Whiting and small specimens often caught in Moyne River estuary. fish from either the shore or from a boat. If fishing from the shore the beach adjacent to our golf course is a popular option. Australian salmon and sea mullet are a good catches here, the best time seems to be after 2pm and good fishing can continue right through until dark. Good baits to use are whitebait, bluebait and pippies if you can get them and on a 12 - 15lb line. From a boat, snapper, barracouta, pike, travally or flathead are common catches. Snapper season is generally from early autumn through till early winter and the best baits to use are strips of squid or peeled prawns on a 12lb line.
 * Port **** Fairy Bay **** ... **

=== at the mouth of the Moyne River is usually a good spot for bream, australian salmon, king george whiting and mullet while the fishing is equally as good on the retaining walls a bit closer to the river mouth. Most fish are caught on 8 - 10 lb lines. ===
 * Martins Point... **

How to get there?
Port Fairy is 215 kilometres west of Geelong, less than 30km past Warrnambool and 72kms before Portland. Worth visiting during a stay at Port Fairy are the nearby historic towns of Koroit and Yambuk. Port Fairy is just three and quarter hours west of Melbourne. Travel by car via the Princes Highway, or take the scenic route via the Great Ocean Road, 6 hour drive. Daily rail and coach services are available from Melbourne. Try this link for v/line services There are daily coach services also. These are called the transit services and are they ideal if you want to spend the day exploring or shopping in Warrnambool. There are 3 coach services a week connecting Warrnambool, Port Fairy, Hamilton, Halls Gap and Ararat. This service operates on a Tueday, Friday and Sunday only and departs Port Fairy at 8.49am 1 x bream @ 39cm ||  The fishing town of Port Fairy (pop. 2500) is one of the oldest towns in Victoria. It was founded in 1835, under the name of Belfast, on a site where there had been temporary whaling and sealing settlements, and thereafter developed into one of the largest ports in Australia. It has preserved over 50 historic old buildings, including the oldest. 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Bob McPherson, at Portland, reports the tuna are being caught in 129m to 1000m of water, mostly trolling skirted lures and bibless minnows. Yellowtail kingfish to 14kg continue to be caught along the North Shore at Portland on squid and lures. On the freshwater scene, the Gellibrand River at Princetown has produced small numbers of brown hjtrout from 1kg to 3.4kg on hard-bodied lures. On the Murray River, Rod Mackenzie reports Swan Hill and Nyah have Murray cod to 65cm on bardi grubs and cheese. ** Great **** Food ** Port Fairy has so many great places to eat - from fantastic fish & chips, pubs, pizza & pasta, great coffee & cake, right thru to awarded Restaurants that are perfect for that special occasion dinner. Let us help you with information & assist with ahead of time bookings. You will also find menus in our cottages when you arrive. There is so much information about the heritage buildings and the wharf in Port Fairy, that we sometimes forget to remind you that we are a coastal town and have fantastic swimming beaches. Perfect for hot days in summer and even better some say for rugging up and taking a romantic stroll in the cooler months. There is a lifesaving club at the East Beach or you can swim and explore the rock pools at Pea Soup Beach. Port Fairy also has a surf school with qualified instructors, boards and wetsuits supplied, if you've decided that it's time to learn to surf. <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: #444444; line-height: 160%; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">
 * ** Location: ** || Moyne River || ** Time: ** || 5pm-12am ||
 * ** Type of Water: ** || Estuary || ** Type of Fishing: ** || Shore ||
 * ** Target Fish: ** |||||| Bream ||
 * ** Bait\Lure\Fly: ** |||||| Shrimp, crab ||
 * ** Fish Caught: ** |||||| 2 x mullet @ 30cm
 * ** Comments: ** |||||| Mainly gave crab a go until i ran out of them, got plenty of runs but only the one hook up. Fished from gardens to foot bridge. ||
 * Swimming Beaches **