Posts Tagged ‘Fishing’

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Boat ramps and boating clubs across the Geelong and Bellarine Region
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Kirk Point

Avalon Beach

Corio Bay Boat Club

Geelong Grammar

Trailable Yacht Club

St Helens

Royal Geelong Yacht Club

Limeburners Point

Point Henry

Clifton Springs

Point Richards

Portarlington Caravan Park

Portarlington Fairfax Street

Portarlington Grassy Point [...]

Bream are abundant in all Geelong regional estuaries and bream fishing is very popular in the region, and the fish is a prized catch by anglers because of their tasty white delicate flesh and can be caught all year round. There are several varieties in our region but Black Bream are one of the [...]

The King George Whiting is regarded by many as the finest eating fish found in our region and may grow to a maximum length of nearly 70cm and a weight of up to 4kg, but the usual catch is much smaller. They are endemic to Australia and found from around Sydney, along the southern coastline [...]

The mullet is one of the most abundant species in our bays having a fairly long body with broad, flattened head, small mouth and no lateral line. They are often seen swimming in shoals around piers and jetties in our region. Many of the small bait fish are mullet which are an important source of [...]

Geelong has a lot to offer for the angler, with a wide range of fishing options in the region. Whether you are looking for freshwater rivers or lake fishing or bay or open ocean fishing the Geelong region has the place for you.
The region has good facilities with popular fishing spots having boat ramps, piers [...]

Only a few decades ago people did not consider calamari worth eating and they were caught mainly for fishing bait or discarding as unwanted by catch, they are now considered excellent eating and one of the most sought after creatures in the sea.
Calamari was almost an unknown as a culinary delight in our area of [...]

Garfish are very tubular and slender with a readily distinguished by their long beak-like elongation of the lower jaw. They usually have a silvery light blue to aquamarine coloured back and a horizontal silver stripe along the side. Their belly is silver and the fins are translucent and usually don’t grow any longer than 40 [...]

Flathead are one of the more common fish found in our Bays and are very popular with anglers. They have a firm and very palatable flesh and are easily distinguished from other types of fish, with their ugly frog like face and protruding eyes. Most caught are around 35 cm long and weigh a bit [...]