Mornington Pier – Port Phillip Bay fishing spots, Victoria

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.

If you have something to add about the pier, post it in comments below.

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