Mornington Pier is one of the better fishing platforms in Port Phillip Bay.

It is on Schnapper Point Drive in Mornington, acting as a breakwater for an adjacent boat harbour.

Pier fishos can cast into open sea on the breakwater side or fish the lee side in calmer water.

Expect salmon, snapper, squid, flathead, silver trevally, KG whiting, leatherjackets, garfish, yakkas, slimy macks, coutta, kingfish and more.

There are fish to be caught all year, but summer and autumn are best.

Snapper are usually caught in summer, with squid and salmon best in winter.

Leatherjackets are caught around the pylons.

The snapper here can be quite big, to 8kg+, but are mostly smaller.

Gummy sharks are a regular catch, along with various sharks and rays.

Pilchards, bluebait (small pilchards), prawns and squid are good baits.

Small soft plastic lures work well on snapper and flathead, with chrome slices for salmon and barracouta.

Large bait jigs work well when yakkas and slimy macks are about.

Nearby rocky foreshores produce good snapper.

There is parking, toilets and kiosk and a nearby playground.

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Flinders Jetty, or pier, is at the end of Bass Street in Bass Park on the Mornington Peninsula.

This jetty is best known for big squid, best in spring.

The run-in tide is the best time to fish.

Squid are caught in day and night, but are often best at dawn and dusk.

The water clarity is usually good and the squid can be seen following jigs.

Cast into sand patches for king george whiting.

Expect also salmon, silver trevally, barracouta, pike, flathead, yakkas, gar and mullet.

Wrasse and leatherjackets are caught around the pylons.

Sharks and rays turn up, especially at night.

Pilchards, bluebait (small pilchards), prawns and squid are good baits.

Small soft plastic lures work well on snapper and flathead, with chrome slices for Australian salmon and barracouta.

There are toilets, parking and shops are nearby.

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San Remo jetty is on Marine Parade, before Phillip Island bridge.

This area is a fishing port, with a channel running past the end of the jetty.

Expect strong tidal currents as the water flows in and out through the channel.

The current slows at the turn of the tide.

Either side of high tide is usually the best and easiest time to fish.

Fish are often caught right next to the jetty.

Expect squid, KG whiting, gar, salmon, flathead, coutta, silver trevally, snapper, leatherjackets and wrasse.

Salmon, gar and squid are the most reliable catch.

Gummy sharks and various types of ray are caught, especially at night.

Pilchards, bluebait (small pilchards), prawns and squid are good baits.

Small soft plastic lures work well on snapper and flathead, with chrome slices for salmon and barracouta.

There is a reserve next to the jetty with toilets, barbecues and playground, with shops, cafes and a tackle shop nearby.

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