by The Captain | Oct 19, 2015 | All Stories, Destinations
Nagambie is an aboriginal word meaning ‘place by the water’. And it lives up to its name, with a wide range of water-based activities including skiing, fishing, cruising and general sightseeing. Nagambie is a man-made lake, created by the Goulburn Weir in 1991. The...
by The Captain | Oct 19, 2015 | All Stories, Destinations
What was once an industrial town built on the wool trade is now an edgy city with quite an international feel. The woollen cargo that lined the pier has been replaced with fancy restaurants, former wool stores are now trendy cafés and old mills are home to high-end...
by The Captain | Oct 19, 2015 | All Stories, Destinations
It’s a chilly Friday afternoon in Melbourne. The clock hits 5pm. You rush home, load up the family, hook up the boat and cruise down to Queenscliff, arriving just after sunset. Pulling up at The Queenscliff Inn, the smell of a red wine beef ragu in flaky pastry hits...
by The Captain | Oct 19, 2015 | All Stories, Destinations
Many Victorian boaties drive past these old craters, missing the opportunity to catch a whopping trout or salmon. The lakes are stocked with browns and rainbows, as well as quinnat and Atlantic salmon. Don’t drop your rod here, though, the lakes are up to 200ft (60m)...
by The Captain | Oct 19, 2015 | All Stories, Destinations
‘The Island’ is a virtual 360-degree fishing platform, surrounded by Bass Strait to the south and Westernport Bay to the north. It’s a showcase of everything fishy in Victoria, with great angling for whiting and squid among the weed beds and shallow channels,...
by The Captain | Oct 19, 2015 | All Stories, Destinations
As you slowly troll a minnow pattern Rapala lure on Lake Eildon, nestled in a valley of the Central Highlands, it’s hard to imagine this waterway is only two hours’ drive north of Melbourne. And when the fishing is slow in the lakes and rivers, just slink into the...
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