Venus Bay Best Baits: Locals suggest the best bait to This area has 5 main surf beaches. Popular use all year round are pipis and squid, or for anglers at night during winter when fishing whitebait if the whiting are not biting. is best. Good for Salmon, Gummy Shark, Bait can be purchased at most sports stores, Mullet, Tailor. petrol stations & convenience stores.

Wonthaggi Surf & Rock Fishing Boat Ramp Permits Harmer’s Haven & Wreck Beach: These Permits are required in the Bass Coast. are both good places for surf & rock fishing. They can be purchased from Council No reef fish are to be taken. Customer Service Centres in Inverloch, Baxter’s Beach & Williamson’s Beach: Grantville & Wonthaggi. Permit Are both very popular fishing spots for Prices: Daily $6.00, Monthly: $25.00 & Salmon and Mullet. Yearly: $44.00 (note: 25% discount for Safety & Weather Reports Pension card holders only available from Remember to check for regular weather council service centres). Daily permits can updates on www.bom.gov.au . In an also be purchased from: emergency Dial 000 and ask for the Water • Boat ramp machines at Inverloch. Where To Fish Police. Only operational on weekends and • Rod Bending’s, Inverloch public holidays Channel 27.88MHz and • BP Service Station Inverloch Inverloch, Wonthaggi & VHF16 are the local emergency, general • Inverloch Marine listening and call stations with regular Local boat ramps include: Surrounds weather updates. Marine radios are Grantville: Pier Rd, Grantville maintained by Coastguard Western Port. Mahers Landing: Mahers Landing Rd, off Venus Bay Rd, Inverloch Recreational Fishing Licences Inverloch: The Esplanade, Inverloch Anyone from 18 to 70, wishing to participate Venus Bay: Fishermans Rd, Venus Bay in any fishing activity will need to purchase a For further information licence. Exemptions apply for Victorian Wonthaggi Visitor Information Centre Seniors, and Pension card holders. Please 1 Bent St (cnr Bass Hwy), Wonthaggi consult the current Victorian Recreational Phone: 1300 854 334 Fishing Guide to ensure you are complying Email: [email protected] with all regulations. Inverloch Visitor Information Centre Costs : 2 days $6.00; 28 days $12.00; 1 year 16 A’Beckett Street, Inverloch $24.50; and 3 years $66.00. Phone: 1300 762 433 Licences can be obtained from: Email: [email protected] Inverloch : BP Cnr Williams & Powlett Sts, Wonthaggi : BP 105 McKenzie Street, Disclaimer: Whilst every reasonable effort has been made to Cargill’s Sport Store: 108 Graham Street, ensure the accuracy of this leaflet. Bass Coast Shire does not accept responsibility for inaccuracies, omissions, or action www.visitbasscoast.com Hicksborough Store, 184 Bass Hwy, taken as a result of information in this guide. Updated 11/4/11 & online at www.dpi.gov.au Bunurong Coast Fishing is NOT permitted in the The Poles: Opposite the beach end of Inverloch to Cape Paterson Bunurong Marine National Park Abbott St, there is a weed bed just off shore. If it’s fairly calm & the King George Whiting Along the Bunurong coast road, not far from The Bunurong Marine National Park extends are about, try a light line with a running Inverloch, is Flat Rocks & The Caves , a 5km between the southernmost headland sinker for King George Whiting, Gummy couple of favourite local fishing spots. Fishing west of ‘The Oaks’ and the headland at the Shark, Juvenile Snapper (pinky) & Flathead. off the rocks here can be productive with eastern end of ‘Eagles Nest’, and offshore for Bowling Club: Along the Esplanade, usually rock platforms stretching out past the many approx. 3 nautical miles to the limit of the produces good results, especially with live whiting channels. It is in these channels that Victorian waters. Strong penalties apply bait, which can be pumped locally. Good for whiting can be caught and most of the under the National Parks Act for fishing in Flathead, Mullet, Whiting. nuisance fish can be avoided. But watch out Marine National Parks and Marine Inverloch Jetty: Popular with kids learning for the tide as it can creep up on you. Keep Sanctuaries. For more information refer to to fish but it can be crowded. checking to see you can get back to shore. Parks Victoria’s Enjoying the Bunurong Coast. Maher’s landing (5kms SE Inverloch) Fish at low tide with a light line when the sea Boating Anderson Inlet, Inverloch This spot works well if you cast into the is calm. Walk out among the rock platforms channel, using a fair sized sinker. and fish the sandy gutters; lure & bottom The Bar at the entrance is very dangerous. Screw Creek: Accessed via Inverloch fishing (Good for Whiting, Snapper, Silver Do not attempt to cross the bar if you are Foreshore Caravan Park, it is roughly a 5 Trevally). inexperienced, or if your boat is minute walk to the creek, which fishes better If you have a “tinnie”, it can be launched from underpowered. Speak to the staff at the on rising tide. (Bream, Perch) the beach to avoid going over the bar at Marine & Automotive centre for advice. Inverloch. However fishing from a boat in this There are quite a few places where a boat Kilcunda Shore Fishing area can be dangerous on days with large can be launched, including two places in the The most popular surf fishing along this swells so experience in boating is strongly inlet on the Inverloch side: Mahers’ Landing stretch of coast can be accessed from any of advised. There are a number of hidden rocks, and the Inverloch boat ramp. Maher’s Landing the car parks. (Salmon, Trout, Yellow-eyed so take great care. is about 5km east of the turn-off into Mullet during the day and Gummy & School Inverloch from the Bass Highway. Anderson Shark in the early morning/evening). At Cape Paterson there are quite a few good fishing spots, such as Undertow Bay for Inlet can be fished from anywhere and a good catch is usually found. On occasions good Powlett River Fishing mullet and salmon. The rocks around Bay Approx 12 kms from Wonthaggi towards Beach and Browns’ Bay produce large whiting catches are to be had from the shore, however the tide must be right to fish. Kilcunda has good fishing at the mouth of the and juvenile snapper (pinky). Do not attempt river for Bream, Perch, Mullet, Salmon. Inverloch Shore Fishing to launch a boat without contacting some of And surf fishing at night is good for Gummy the local anglers. Remember you are not & School Sharks. allowed to take reef fish such as parrot fish, Main Surf Beach: near Goroke Street is great for surf fishing. bluenose wrasse and leather jackets in this Tarwin River Fishing Pensioners Corner: Wyeth’s Bay opposite area. Around to the second surf beach at Popular for families. Easy access from the Cape Paterson, great scores of mullet can be Moller’s Caravan Park on Ramsay Boulevard usually produces good catches on the tides. road to the riverbank. Yellow-eyed Mullet, caught, but, for safety, avoid the surfing area. Black Bream, Perch, Silver Trevally. Once again no reef fish are to be taken. (Silver Trevally, King George Whiting, Flathead, Mullet).