Warrnambool Fishing Guide

Mulloway

Best Spots

• Surf: Hopkins Mouth
• River: Hopkins River

Excellent

• Jan – Feb
• Jan – mar

Very Good

• Dec, April

Good

• Mar, April, Nov

Time

• Late afternoon & night
• Morning, evening & night

Bait

• Octopus. fish fillet, live mullet, spew worms, clickers

Rig

• Single running hook
• Live bait trolled or anchored, no weight

Bream

Best Spots

• River: Hopkins and Merri

Excellent

• Nov – mar

Very Good

• Apr, may, July, Oct

Good

• June

Time

• Morning evening, during day

Bait

• Clickers, worms, shells, shrimp

Rig

• Running sinker of no sinker

Mullet

Best Spots

• River: Hopkins

Excellent

• Jan, Feb, May – july

Very good

• Mar, Apr, Aug – Dec

Time

• During day on rising tide

Bait

• Worms

Rig

• Two hooks under a float or slowly trolled

Brown Trout

Best Spots

• River: Merri, Upper Hopkins, Lake Gillear

Very Good

• All year round

Time

• Evening or morning

Bait

• Worms, shrimps, lures, mud eye

Rig

• Single hook under float or no sinker. Alternative spin retrieve

Whiting

Best Spots

• Boat/Beach Killarney

Excellent

• Dec, Mar

Very Good

• Nov

Good

• Apr, May

Time

• Evening or night

Bait

• Squid, cockles, spew worms

Rig

• Double Hook or single, running sinker

Yellow Tail Kingfish

Best Spots

• Surf/Boat: Warrnambool & Killarney

Excellent

• Dec, Feb

Very Good

• Mar

Good

• Nov

Time

• Early morning & daytime

bait

• Squid, gars, lures

Rig

• Single hook for bait

Blue Fin Tuna

Best Spots

• BOAT: Warrnambool & Killarney

Excellent

• April, June

Time

• Daytime

Bait

• Trolled lures

Rig

• Single hook in lure

Sweep

Best Spots

• ROCKS: Warrnambool to Port Campbell

Excellent

• Dec, March

Very Good

• April, May

Good

• June, Nov

Time

• Daytime

Bait

• Crazy tail, cockles, prawn

Rig

• Two hooks, one below sinker

Garfish

Best Spots

• ROCKS/PIERS: All along coast in small bays

Excellent

• Dec, Feb

Very good

• March, Nov

Good

• April, June, Oct

Time

• Daytime

Bait

• Sandworm, Sand fleas, Cray Tail

Rig

• Two hooks, below floater slowly trawled

Pike

Best Spots

• BOAT: Warrnambool

Very Good

• Dec, March, July, Aug

Good

• April, June, Sept, Nov

Time

• Daytime

Bait

• Lures, Blue bait

Rig

• Lure trolled deep with paravene near reef

Barracouta 

Best Spots

• BOAT/PIER: out from Warrnambool

Excellent

• April, May

Very Good

• March

Good

• Feb, June

Time

• Daytime

Bait

• Lures, pilchard

Rig

• Trolled lure on cord or wire trace

Red Fin

Best Spots

• LAKES: Lake Winslow, Lake Pertobe

Excellent

• Feb, March, Dec

Very Good

• Jan, April, Oct, Nov

Good

• May

Time

• Daytime

Bait

• Minnows, worms, lures

Rig

• Jigged lures or slowly trolled bait

Trevally

Best Spots

• PIER/BOAT:Breakwater

Excellent

• Aug, Sept

Very Good

• July, Oct

Good

• Jan, feb, Nov

Time

• Anytime

Bait

• Prawn, worms, Cray tail

Rig

• Double hook similar to whiting and sweep

Estuary Perch

Best Spots

• RIVER: Hopkins

Excellent

• Jan, May, June

Very Good

• Feb, April, July, Nov, Dec

Time

• Evening or during night

Bait

• Shrimp, lures

Rig

• Single hook float or no sinker. Fast spun lure

Gummy Shark

Best Spots

• SURF: Logans Beach
• BOAT: Out from Warrnambool

Excellent

• Oct, Nov

Very Good

• Dec – March

Good

• June, July

Time

• Evening

bait

• Fish Fillet

Rig

• Single hook with wire trace

School Shark

Best Spots

• SURF/BOAT:As Above

Excellent

• June, July

Very Good

• May

Good

• Aug – Oct, April

Time

• Evening

Bait

• Fish Fillet

Rig

• Single hook with wire trace