Cunningham Pier is an iconic structure within the township of Geelong built in the 1850s. The pier c an be seen from miles away as it stretches way out into Port Phillip Bay. It looks quite spectacular at night time all lit up. The pier was originally built as a necessary port for transporting cargo which is now handled from Corio Quay. Today its mainly used as a great fishing destination for local anglers who can fish in relatively deep waters whilst land-based fishing. The pier is just under 350 meters long and in recent times has been surrounded by restaurants, and walking trails. Seasonally it fishes very well for snapper, whiting, trevally & flathead. This is considered an all year round fishing destination only 1 hour from Melbourne. BECOME A FISHINGMAD MEMBER & UNLOCK ACCESS TO Workshops | Giveaways | Podcasts | Competitions | Reports | Maps | GPS Marks | Rigging Tutorials | Sounder School | Exclusive Footage | Tackle Talks | Gear Guides | Kayak Club | Much More Geelong is a massive township located 70 kilometers away from Melbourne with many shops, parks, piers, restaurants, cafes, and adventures. The town is home to roughly 75,000 residents making it a large township within Victoria. Some of the local attractions include the beautifully maintained Geelong botanic gardens. Which offers amazing landscaped gardens for the whole family to enjoy. If you’re after a bit more excitement then look no further than Geelong adventure park which has world-class rides and waterslides. Including the new Tsunami waterslide. There is also Serendip Sanctuary is not far closer to Lara which offers free access to Australia’s wildlife and gardens. The Geelong waterfront area is a lovely vibrant spot full of piers and great for walking, picnics, and eating. There are also several local breweries, markets, and art exhibitions. Cunningham pier, you can catch A whole range of methods can work well during different stages of the year. A wise strategy is to have a target species in mind when fishing here this will help greatly with tackle selection and rigging up. For example, your setup for targeting flathead and pinkies will be very different from targeting salmon or garfish. Click here to read our guide on how to catch snapper around Geelong. Baits that work well in the area will include pilchards, blue bait, yabbies, chicken, pippis, squid & sandworms. Salmon are powerful sports fish that school up in big numbers. They punch well above their weight and when hooked produce strong bursts of speed, powerful runs, and vigorous head shakes. Keep an eye for gutters which are patches of deeper water that Salmon will swim through in schools. These can be identified by the darker color of the water. Salmon will happily take a range of soft plastics, lures, and baits. Including 3 and 4-inch soft plastics and long-casting metal spoons. You can target them with light spinning gear such as a 2-4 kilo rod and 2500-size reel. However, if you are targeting them land-based on the beach or surf then you will likely jump up to a 5-10 kilo rod that’s between 9-12 feet in length paired with a 3000-size reel spooled with 15-pound braid. Check out this instructional video guide on how to catch salmon on soft plastics. Crazy action in this one. Garfish or mini marlins are a fun local fish species to target. Generally caught between 20cm and 40 cm with no minimum legal-size limit but a daily bag limit of 40. Garfish have large snout but very small mouth so the key to catching them is to use very small size hooks. Small long shanks between size 10 and size 14 are ideal choices. The preferred rig setup should consist of using a pencil or quill float, then having a small split shot roughly 20cm above the hooks to keep the bait down. the floats will help suspend baits such as glacies, maggots or small pieces of fish flesh. berleying is a very important tool when targeting garfish, You can purchase premade berley pellets or powder from your local tackle shop or make your own use tuna oil, chook pellets and bread. Catching gars is all about finesse and an ultralight 1-3 or 2-4 kilo nibble tip rod that’s 7 to 9 foot in length Paired with a 1000, 2000 or 25000 size reel spooled with 4-6 lb line will be a great choice.

Geelong is a long stretch of land around the Bellarine peninsula along Port Phillip Bay offering many land-based, boating, and kayaking fishing options. Corio bay surrounds the Geelong area and offers exceptional fishing all year round. There are many scattered piers and jetties making it a great and accessible fishing location. There are many fishing spots to target including Cunningham Pier, Waterfront, St Helen’s ramp & Limeburners point just to name a few. Seasonally it fishes very well for snapper, whiting, and trevally. But generally is an all-year-round fishing destination only 1 hour from Melbourne. There are also some rivers and estuaries within the township. BECOME A FISHINGMAD MEMBER & UNLOCK ACCESS TO Workshops | Giveaways | Podcasts | Competitions | Reports | Maps | GPS Marks | Rigging Tutorials | Sounder School | Exclusive Footage | Tackle Talks | Gear Guides | Kayak Club | Much More Geelong is a massive township located 70 kilometers away from Melbourne with many shops, parks, piers, restaurants, cafes, and adventures. The town is home to roughly 75,000 residents making it a large township within Victoria. Some of the local attractions include the beautifully maintained Geelong botanic gardens. Which offers amazing landscaped gardens for the whole family to enjoy. If you’re after a bit more excitement then look no further than Geelong adventure park which has world-class rides and waterslides. Including the new Tsunami waterslide. There is also Serendip Sanctuary is not far closer to Lara which offers free access to Australia’s wildlife and gardens. The Geelong waterfront area is a lovely vibrant spot full of piers and great for walking, picnics, and eating. There are also several local breweries, markets, and art exhibitions. Check out this vid of FishingMad fishing at the Geelong waterfront If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device. Videos you watch may be added to the TV's watch history and influence TV recommendations. To avoid this, cancel and sign in to YouTube on your computer. An error occurred while retrieving sharing information. Please try again later. In Geelong, you can target a wide variety of species including Geelong is a wonderful fishing destination with a wide variety of species and many locations near town that can be fished.

How far up the pier should I go, what bait and what rig do I use? Thanks! by skywise » Wed Oct 25, 2017 1:05 am Caught most of my fish on west side of pier. Not sure why. Have caught it all along the pier but only a few metres out seems to be popular spot. Good old paternoster rig does the trick. However mostly get undersized flatties and pinkies. Still good fun. by Angus1722 » Thu Oct 26, 2017 8:54 am Went to the pier today and was absolutely USELESS! Perfect time, change of ride, paternoster rig with pippies and blue bait! Everything was perfect! However, 1 tiny bream and nothing else. Could I please have some suggestions? by Stewy » Thu Oct 26, 2017 8:42 pm It's a start . Did you happen to speak to the locals fishing their on the day for tips ? by 4liters » Fri Oct 27, 2017 1:21 am Welcome to fishing. Get used to that sort of thing by Paul Foot » Fri Oct 27, 2017 1:26 am 4liters wrote: Welcome to fishing. Get used to that sort of thing So true, catching a fish is just a bonus of going fishing, the real fun is buying stuff. Corio bay has been really tough land based lately, for me anyway,, one banjo and a trevally from my last 10 outings. by adamk » Fri Oct 27, 2017 4:03 am by Nude up » Fri Oct 27, 2017 5:19 am Drop in to trellys tackle on Shannon avenue Geelong they will give you all the advice you want. Sign up for their reports costs nothing covers the Geelong region by Stewy » Fri Oct 27, 2017 7:14 am adamk wrote: there is a hole off one of the sides cant remember what side these days Right hand side walking up, midway. by Kenle » Fri Oct 27, 2017 7:46 am Used to fish there alot, then since theyve painted "NO FISHING" all along it i kinda got put off all together.

Was visiting my cousins who live up that way, headed to the pier at around 6pm, me on the lure and my cousins on bait. At around 6:15, third cast in, as I was reeling in my lure to recast a massive snook came out of nowhere and smashed it on the surface, it looked like it was as long as my arm unfortunately I didn't get the hookup as it was the last thing I was expecting. I fished for about another hour but had to leave because the storm had come. I did manage to catch a snook, not nearly as big as the other but still alright, gave it to my cousins for gummy bait. Was a good night, shame we had to leave the fish biting as bad weather decided to pull up on us. by Bugatti » Mon Nov 04, 2019 11:31 pm And I'd have to agree, those snook can come out of nowhere , , , , BAM , , , , would have got your attention right away. Nice to see you and your cousin got a few, and yep "the leaving em biting" makes for more excitment for planning the next trip. by Lightningx » Tue Nov 05, 2019 12:08 am Great evening mate! I’ve had that as well while casting a plastic a big snook came out of nowhere and I saw the hookup! by ronan » Tue Nov 05, 2019 12:25 am Hey all, Was visiting my cousins who live up that way, headed to the pier at around 6pm, me on the lure and my cousins on bait. At around 6:15, third cast in, as I was reeling in my lure to recast a massive snook came out of nowhere and smashed it on the surface, it looked like it was as long as my arm unfortunately I didn't get the hookup as it was the last thing I was expecting. I wonder what the water clarity is like there at the moment.I never caught whiting on that pier,but the one before CunningHam,iwas catching nice 41 and 42 cm fat ones.

There are many shore-based options to throw a line and come away greater for it. Cunningham Pier, built in the 1850s and stretching 350 metres out into Corio Bay, is a go-to spot for fishing in Geelong. It’s good for snapper, whiting, salmon, trevally and flathead, and some calamari after dark. Fisherfolk who drop a line down the side of the pier’s pylons may also catch bream, leatherjackets and garfish. The more family-friendly Rippleside Pier is another option as is the relatively newer Wangim Walk, the 440-metre wave attenuator that provides great access to productive water. Out on The Bellarine, Clifton Springs Jetty has recently doubled in length and Portarlington Pier has an artificial reef within casting distance. Perhaps the most iconic spot to fish from is Point Lonsdale Pier beneath the iconic lighthouse. While inside a protected marine park, fishing is permitted from the pier only. Here you might be lucky to catch big snapper, sharks, salmon, garfish and calamari. The Geelong side of Corio Bay is well serviced by two boat ramps, one at St Helens with floating pontoons and another at Limeburners, which has toilets and a fish cleaning table. Clifton Springs has its own boat ramp with a toilet block and undercover fish cleaning table. This is a popular spot and fills up quickly during summer and on any good-weather day. Other boat ramps on The Bellarine include Queenscliff boat ramp, Point Richards boat ramp and Portarlington Fairfax Street boat ramp. Be mindful of cheeky wild seals that will try to steal your fish if you’re not paying attention. To launch into deeper waters, rent a tinny from Clifton Springs Boat Hire or head out with the likes of Geelong Fishing Charters Corio Bay Fishing & Cruise Charters, Gone Fishing Charters or Queenscliff Fishing Charters and Scenic Tours. Be taken out by an expert and up your chances of a great catch. Many fishing zones are fringed by protected marine parks. To preserve these beautiful parts of the world, it’s important to fish responsibly.