17/05/2026
Inverloch is a great place to visit in autumn and winter. Certainly less coconut oil lathered up man scaper teenagers than the summer months.
With the Mitcham Angling Club’s May target species being Salmon, how could junior and I not head down for some of these fat salmon which the inlet has to offer and catch a few in this good old fashioned fishing report!
Report Mission:
Head to Inverloch to catch some large salmon.
Report Weather:
Overcast, cold, wet, but light winds. It’s reasonably protected so should be fine. Lunchtime high tide change.
Report Gear:
SHIMANO Australia Fishing Maikuro2 light jig rods with 30lb PowerPro braid and 40lb leader. Stradic 5000 reels.
Lures were small Rapala X Rap 6 & 8cm in pilchards and an older blue and white. I also used a few small Nomad Ridgebacks in 20g.
Lessons were learnt, perhaps go 20lb leader to have the lures swim better and stronger trebles on the small x-raps required! Nomads were fine.
Fishing Report:
After an early morning Maccas meet, we arrived at Inverloch ramp at 8:30am. Whilst fishing was reported to be better on the low tide, we had a reasonable incoming tide until lunchtime.
Upon motoring out towards the heads we deployed the lures and were very quickly on with an absolute air time idiot of a fish, and it won its freedom, despite it clearly been the fish of the day first up.
More trolling along the channel edges saw brief periods of double and three way hookups. Most fish were lost as we quickly worked out the larger 100mm Rapala’s were not of any interest, the fish preferring smaller lures which had tiny trebles that either bent or shook free when w**d became tangled in the line.
The fish were not balled up in one place, rather spread out all over the heads inlet to just up the inlet past the pier.
Ralph, Matty and I all went seperate directions for the same success.
Sizes were very consistent, no giants but still very hard fighting, respectable fish that almost all went the same length but mainly differed in how fat they were.
The rain persisted and coming up to high tide the fishing went quiet. Completely soaked we pulled the pin, changed and went for a great lunch at the Esplanade Hotel. I had the roast lamb, Matty had the calamari and Ralph the bangers and mash.
Kids ate the burgers and steak sandwich. All food and service was top notch despite being very busy.
A wet drive home, but a quick cleanup thanks to the ease of a tinny, a great adventure with great mates!
Certainly be doing that trip again and there is plenty of land based options for fishos too, great to see the kids catching on the pier.
Click on photos for more details, till next time, catch you at the ramp…..
Justin.
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