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East Gippsland Rivers and Lakes Fishing Report for February 2025

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01st February 2025
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FISHING REPORT for East Gippsland Rivers and Lakes – February 2025.

Lakes Entrance

Cunninghame Arm to Metung, king fish and whiting are biting well with local prawn, also try mussels and pipis. The Footbridge for gurnett, trevally, and snapper. Surf beach for gummy. Offshore are landing nice sized gummy and salmon. Prawns are still abundant in the lake.

Lake Tyers

Surf beach for salmon, using metal lures, pilchards and squid, give Lake Bunga a go as well.

Mitchell River

Anglers are having good results fishing for bream along the Silt Jetties, with cut crab and local prawn.

Tambo River

Bream are active below the Highway Bridge, biting on local prawn and cut crab.

Nicholson

Around the river mouth for bream, best baits being cut crab and local prawn.

Metung

For bream try the Motel Jetty and around the Boardwalk, using local prawn and pipis. Whiting can be found opposite Shaving Point. Salmon and flathead are also around the Boardwalk and higher up into the lake system chasing pilchards and squid. Prawns are running around the Metung and Nungurner areas.

Paynesville/Holland’s Landing

Bream are hiding under the jetties structures and boats, for best results use small prawn or an empty No 4 hook. Flathead have been spotted in the shallows around Raymond Island biting on soft plastics Prawns are still around the Paynesville area.

Marlo

Flathead, luderick, bream and the occasional mullet can be found in the system, taking pipis and pilchards. Surf beach has tailor and salmon chasing metal lures.

Bemm River

At the time of publication, the entrance is still closed. Flathead are in the lake and channel chasing soft plastics, bream are also in the lake system taking local prawn and soft plastics.

Tamboon Inlet - No report.

Mallacoota - Flathead are biting on pipis, pilchards, squid, lures and soft plastics. Bream are around but not as prevalent, the odd mullaway has also been sighted.

Omeo High Country - No report.