04-11-2010, 06:41 PM
[quote name='mikii_v' timestamp='1284547428' post='20486']
does anyone know if queenscliff pier has re opened??? i miss this pier so much. i heard it was going to re open on september but you know the usual deleys they go through.
i cant wait to get out there again
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The pier opened about 3 weeks ago. I heard reports from a couple of weeks back they were catching 2kg squid by the bucket loads. I went for a Saturday afternoon fish last Saturday but was greeted by absolutely dreadful weather and didn't bother fishing. The few brave souls who stuck it out had a few in the bucket (2-3 each) but it didn't seem a fair reward for the crappy conditions. With the prevailing wind conditions, I knew that Port Arlington would be sheltered from the strong winds.
I shot across to Port Arlington pier by car and within 30 minutes i had landed 13 squid and dropped another 10 or so. All between 300 - 400grams. All the magic ingredients were there - high tide, overcast skies, dusk approaching and the pier was empty! After night time fell, the squid literally disappeared without trace and did not land another for the rest of the evening.
With the weather staring to get warmer the squid will definately start coming on strong at both Port arlington and queenscliff. I would recommend hitting queenscliff in the next couple of weeks before half of melbourne hears or hit the pier at about 4 am and fish the morning on an overcast day as most fishos have left by this time. Morning at qcliff can at times be remarkably rewarding for those who have a plan....
does anyone know if queenscliff pier has re opened??? i miss this pier so much. i heard it was going to re open on september but you know the usual deleys they go through.
i cant wait to get out there again
[/quote]
The pier opened about 3 weeks ago. I heard reports from a couple of weeks back they were catching 2kg squid by the bucket loads. I went for a Saturday afternoon fish last Saturday but was greeted by absolutely dreadful weather and didn't bother fishing. The few brave souls who stuck it out had a few in the bucket (2-3 each) but it didn't seem a fair reward for the crappy conditions. With the prevailing wind conditions, I knew that Port Arlington would be sheltered from the strong winds.
I shot across to Port Arlington pier by car and within 30 minutes i had landed 13 squid and dropped another 10 or so. All between 300 - 400grams. All the magic ingredients were there - high tide, overcast skies, dusk approaching and the pier was empty! After night time fell, the squid literally disappeared without trace and did not land another for the rest of the evening.
With the weather staring to get warmer the squid will definately start coming on strong at both Port arlington and queenscliff. I would recommend hitting queenscliff in the next couple of weeks before half of melbourne hears or hit the pier at about 4 am and fish the morning on an overcast day as most fishos have left by this time. Morning at qcliff can at times be remarkably rewarding for those who have a plan....