Brighton pier and surrounds - VIC

[rocksy]

I've switched to using a 2.5 as my main jig for the time being, they seem to be less aggressive and the size of a squid down there as dropped off too.

Still trying to work out the seasonal cycle of Beaumaris bay, there is always squid there, but the big ones are pretty much always on the move.



Also with the massive amounts of baitfish on the move with the salmon chasing them, the bigger resident squid could be travelling a lot more than usual.

Once we settle into winter, the big ones should come back or so i'm told.



In Japan the squid seasons are Spring and Autumn. So far we've had some good squid this autumn, they should have another boost through May which i'm told is the norm.

And september through november when the snapper start usually the big squid season, which is spring.



i was doing a bit of reading regarding water temps in japan for big squid, they seem to have an ideal range. Not sure how if it's the same for the southern calamari, but it does make sense on them being there one week and off the next.



Also when the big squid come back in spring, i'll be using size 3.5's, from reading the info when they are gearing up for mating they still need to feed but with there brains in mating mode, they will be looking for big prey to sustain them through it. even when they are mating, the males get super aggressive and will strike a jig because it gets to close. to the females, so bigger is the go.



All that being for the Japanese squid, ours grow just as big. they just catch alot more because its very deep water and smaller coastline.