29/10/2026
MONTHLY FISHING REPORT FROM EAST GIPPSLAND VISITOR CENTRE.
LAKES ENTRANCE - Northern Pacific bluefin tuna has stolen the show in Lakes
Entrance, with impressive fish being caught offshore on a range of skirted
lures. Heading out by boat or booking a local fishing charter offers a great
opportunity to get amongst the action and target a trophy tuna. Gummy sharks are also on the chew, with 90 Mile Beach producing quality catches for land-based fishos. Fresh, oily baits are proving effective, while salmon are holding in the deeper beach gutters. Try casting metal slugs to locate the schools.
LAKE TYRES - The sand banks are producing good-sized flathead, with peeled
local prawns and soft plastics proving effective. Bream are throughout the
main lake and up into Nowa Nowa Arm, while tailor are also active across the
lake system.
MITCHELL RIVER - Around the river mouth, The Cut and the Grassy Banks for
bream with live crab, and sandworm.
TAMBO RIVER - Bream have been active around the Cliffs, Blue Hole and the
willows at Lucerne Paddock. It’s also worth having a flick around Log Hole
and the Upper Tambo, give soft shell, cut crab and local prawn, with soft
plastics a go.
NICHOLSON RIVER - Bream are worth targeting from the Swimming Hole downstream
towards the river mouth, as well as around Thumb Point, and the stretches
between the two bridges and the Reed beds, with cut crab and local worms,
soft plastics are also worth trying.
METUNG - Whiting are on the go around Shaving Point, with pipis, mussels and
local worms the pick of the baits. Chinaman’s Creek and the Boardwalk are
also worth a look for a few fish.
PAYNESVILLE/HOLLANDS LANDING - Whiting are around the back of the islands,
with local sandworm and pipis producing good results. For bream, try around
the jetties and structure. There’s also a chance of picking up a tailor, so have
some pilchards or whitebait handy, or try flicking a few soft plastics around
bait schools, particularly early morning and late afternoon.
MARLO - Salmon are still being caught in the lake, around the entrance and off
the beach, while luderick and bream have been a little harder to find. Local
sandworm is the preferred bait, although supplies are currently limited.
BEMM RIVER - The lake is a good spot to target bream, with local prawn, crab
and soft plastics all worth trying. For salmon, head to the channels and cast a
few lures, particularly where fish are actively feeding.
MALLACOOTA - Gypsy Point for tailor and the odd bream.
HIGH COUNTRY -The upper Tambo, Mitta Mitta, and Cobungra rivers are fishing
exceptionally well for wild trout on minnows, spinners, and dry-and-dropper
rigs
