Australian 'salmon' (also known
as salmon trout, bay trout or black-black salmon) is a fine
robust looking fish that lives inside Corio and Port Phillip
Bays.
Younger fish of both species have moist, firm tasty flesh if
eaten soon after capture. Older fish and fish stored after
capture have poorer
quality flesh.
Adults are steel blue to olive green on the back, pale yellow to
silvery white with two or three horizontal rows of large golden
brown spots on the upper side of the body. The two species of
salmon are very similar in appearance and are difficult to
distinguish particular juveniles.
There are catch limits and size limits
on most fish caught in Victorian waters. Please
check the regulations before setting out.
Younger salmon love life in the sheltered shallow waters around
our bays. They are usually found around seagrass or seaweeds,
while the older salmon are usually found in the more open
waters.
Salmon are a popular target species for anglers at surf fishing
beaches along our coastline and in bays. Salmon will take either
lures or bait and can be caught from the shore or trolling
behind a boat.
At publication of this webpage, a minimum length of 21cm applies
to Australian salmon caught by anglers in Victorian Waters.
Please check with the fisheries authority to ensure the current
specification.
LOCAL FISHING
