With fresh bait as the ideal candidate to target snapper, a 2 Hook Paternoster Rig is the best choice for presentation and hook set. The 2 Hook Paternoster Rig is a bottom weighted snapper fishing rig designed to bring the bait down effectively and easily.
What is the best bait for snapper in Port Phillip Bay?
squid
Fresh bait is always first choice and fresh squid, whiting, barracouta, garfish and salmon are favourites. If you want to target big snapper then use the fish heads. The humble pilchard still ranks as the most popular store-bought snapper bait.
Where are the snapper biting in Port Phillip Bay?
The area around Mordialloc has the reputation as the premium Snapper location on Port Phillip Bay and Bluey’s is the only boat hire operation that provides access to the waters around the Famous Five reef systems. Just 5-15 minutes by boat and you are right in the middle of the action!
What is the best time to catch snapper?
Early morning and evening is the best time for snapper, since many fish feed at night and rely on low light for camouflage, especially in shallow water.
What months can you catch snapper?
There is never a bad time to go fishing for Snappers in New South Wales waters. But the best fishing takes place when the waters are more settled, such as from September to November and March to May every year. So the Snapper Season in New South Wales can extend from September to May.
What size hooks do you use for snapper?
5- to 1-ounce egg weight onto the leader, then tie on a 6/0 to 8/0 circle hook, depending on the bait size. Federal regulations require that fishermen use only non-stainless steel circle hooks when fishing natural baits for red snapper.
Can you catch snapper during the day?
The best time of day to chase snapper is always a hotly debated topic, but the change of light periods of dawn & dusk will always be prime snapper fishing periods. Snapper are commonly found in the depths of between 15 to 25 metres in larger bays, however, they can be found anywhere from 5 to 120 metres.
What tide is best for snapper fishing?
Generally a building or ‘waxing’ moon is a great time to be fishing, especially the week leading up to the full moon. Good fishing also generally continues for the week after the full moon, however snapper often go very quiet on the day and night of the full moon. Other prime times are around the new moon.
How much drag do I need for snapper?
To catch snapper in only two or three metres of water, the lure must sink slowly enough to give fish time to see it. That can mean going down to 1/6 and 1/8-ounce jig heads to get sufficient ‘hang time’ for snapper to spot the lure, which are invariably built on fine gauge wire hooks.
What is the best Port Philip Bay Snapper rig for 2020?
The Best Port Philip Bay snapper rig. Below is a video I made to help new fisho’s in season 2020 After the footy finishes in September / October when the Bay will come alive as the Snapper enter looking to spawn. I find The best type of rig to fish in Port Phillip is a Twin hook Snell rig along with an Ultra Rig (Paternoster).
What is the best type of rig to fish in Port Phillip?
Below is a video I made to help new fisho’s in season 2020 After the footy finishes in September / October when the Bay will come alive as the Snapper enter looking to spawn. I find The best type of rig to fish in Port Phillip is a Twin hook Snell rig along with an Ultra Rig (Paternoster). When fishing the bay I will include in my 4 rods my spread.
What hooks do you use for Port Phillip Bay?
The Snell Rig probably port Phillip bay’s most used rig. Great for most parts of the bay. I use size 4/0 187 Hooks (octopus Style) you can catch big fish on small hooks. it’s harder to catch small fish on big hooks. Let’s face it not every snapper is going to be a huge one.
When do snapper migrate to Port Phillip Bay?
Snapper start migrating from the ocean into Port Phillip Bay at the end of winter which is a trickle of fish at first and mass of schools towards the end of October & start of November. Snapper use the big tide’s to migrate in the spring months of September, October, November leading up to November until the Bay is full of snapper in November.
