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East Gippsland Rivers and Lakes Fishing Report for July 2025

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02nd July 2025
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FISHING REPORT for East Gippsland Rivers and Lakes – July 2025.

Lakes Entrance:
 
Offshore fishing is good for salmon (use bigger baits/lures and burley trails) and swordfish in deeper waters.
​ Lake fishing is slow. 
Lake Tyers:
 
Cold and muddy.  Bream and flathead biting on lures, especially near structures. 
Mitchell River:
 
Try Silt Jetties for fish.  Bream at The Cut (use prawn) and mullet at Dog Hole (use sandworm). 
Tambo River:
 
Look for bream near the river mouth. 
Nicholson:
Bream at the river mouth on soft plastics.  Other spots: Strait Six, car park, Swimming Hole (use sandworm, cut crab, or prawn). 
Metung:
 
Salmon along the boardwalk (use prawn). 
Paynesville/Holland’s Landing:
 
Bream at backwater and The Cut (use hard plastics).  Town jetties are good for prawn and lures. 
Marlo:
 
Quiet fishing, but luderick and bream are around.  Offshore at Cape Conran: gummy and flathead (use bluebait). 
Bemm River:
 
Salmon in the channel and lake (use soft plastics and lures). 
Tamboon Inlet:  No report. 
High Country:
 
Trout season closed until September 2025. 
 
Safety Tips:
 
  • Wear a life jacket on boats. 
  • Check the weather forecast. 
  • Inform someone of your plans. 
  • Use sunscreen and protective clothing. 
  • Ensure you have a current fishing licence. 
  • Stay aware of your surroundings. 
Fishing Licence:
 
Required for ages 18-70 in Victoria (exemptions apply). 
Purchase online at vfa.vic.gov.au/recreational-fishing/fishing-licence, local info centres.
 
For more information: contact East Gippsland Visitor Information Centres at 1800 637 060 or visitorservices@egipps.vic.gov.au. 
 

Bairnsdale Camping & Outdoors sells frozen bait, cured bloodworm and cured sandworm.