Here’s some footage from a recent Melbourne kingfish session from Sorrento! This might give you an idea why I don’t post too many videos… I’m filming and bringing in the fish at the same time!

Wow, this Melbourne kingfish season has been a busy one so far! There’s been mixed sizes of kingies caught, from rat kingfish to decent sizes. There are a lot of recreational fishermen around so best if you can arrange to come on a weekday to beat the crowds. The busyness is all due to kingfish and it’s mayhem out there! Where there are a lot of boats, there are seals, and when they decide to pay you a visit, say bye bye if you’re fishing live bait. Kingies are a flighty fish at the best of times so I wonder sometimes if all the ruckus up above keeps them on edge. Weekday trips are the go if you can arrange it.

Kingfish are a super touchy fish and might bite one day and not the next, keeping us fishermen constantly on our toes! My charter tends to go pretty well on them but we still have the odd day where they just don’t bite, period. We work hard for these fish and when they’re on, they’re awesome! I am as honest as possible with my clientele about these trips; while the ocean and bay fishing trips have a lot of other options for fishing other species if things aren’t going our way, on the kingfish charters once we’ve got bait and are fishing for kingies, that’s what we are fishing for and there is a chance of an amazing fishing session but a small chance that they won’t be hungry at all. We had a big load of krill come into the bay recently and for those few days, no kingfish.

If you want to try your hand at these beautiful bucket list fish, let me know! Give me a call on 0488229752 or contact us on our online contact form HERE. Try to get a group of 4 together and you’ll have the best chance of getting your preferred date.

What else… Here’s some shots from customer Tiffany from a bay fishing trip a few days ago. Thanks Tiffany! She sent a message through as well:

“Thank you for today, Joe. Matt and I had a great time, and are already scheming about other trips: child-friendly and otherwise. John was a wonderful addition. Cooked up the fish tonight over coals… Bliss!  Thanks again. Tiff”

Good fresh squid, good company and a relaxing day!

I love it when you guys give us feedback so will try to share it in posts sometimes and put it into our testimonial page:  “Others Experiences”

the Whiting are Biting!

If you’ve booked a weekend charter with us, get here at least 20 minutes early to find a park and if possible try for the top carpark at the boat ramp because there is weird stuff going on with the parking meter near the Sorrento Pier and it sounds like you need a smart phone to buy a pass now and it’s a bit of a headache.

Looking forward to sharing this view with you!

Tight lines,

Joe

JOE FARR FISHING CHARTERS is a professional bay and ocean fishing charter exclusively for small groups. Joe Farr Fishing Charters operates in Port Phillip Bay, Bass Strait & takes charters in the Rip around Port Phillip Heads. Joe Farr Fishing Charters departs from Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula and Queenscliff on the Bellarine Peninsula, about an hour south of Melbourne Victoria. Fishing for what’s biting in bay and ocean, sport, game and local fishing for food. Also available for non-fishing boat charter. Bookings essential on 0488229752 or contact Joe online here.

Hey all! Here are some pics from the last few days of kingfishing. Not too shabby! For the uninitiated, kingfish are one of those ‘bucket list’ fish and fishing for them is some of the most exciting fishing the Sorrento area has to offer. They come into the area early in January and the bigger ones are usually caught a little later in the season. No matter the size, they fight hard and they fish smart, which means fishing for them is real fishing, where you lose as many as you land, keeping many anglers coming back for that one that got away! Our strike rate has been pretty good so far and customers are loving fishing for the smaller kingies on lighter line while we try for the bigger Melbourne kingfish as well. Once hooked they are a fantastic fish to fight and bring in. Interested in a trip? Call 0488229752

For booking info for kingfish charters call on 0488229752 – try to get a group of 4 together and you’ll have the best chance of getting your preferred date

We’ve been fishing through December with good results on whiting, calamari, blue-spot flathead, sand flathead, trevally, gummy shark and snapper. As usual not too many posts during the busy season, there’s only so much time in the day! Now time to turn attention to the kingies as well as doing some more of the same; the good thing about Melbourne’s southern Port Phillip Bay and Bass Strait area is that you can be fishing for big game sport fish one second and decide to try for whiting or calamari the next, and all going well you can do it in the one trip.

My kingfish charters are kept to 4 people only so that we can chase these fish all around the boat without getting tangled in a crowd! It helps to be a little flexible on your availability as they are tide dependant fish so the start times for trips will vary, which is why I take expressions of interest and put together trips made from this. To jump on board with us call me on 0488229752. We’ve still got some weekends free in Feb at this stage but lots of enquiries so first in best dressed, and getting your preferred date is a lot easier if you can get a group of 4 together, plus you will have the boat to yourselves.

For Booking info for Melbourne kingfish charters (departing Sorrento) with us click HERE

As usual, tight lines!

Joe

JOE FARR FISHING CHARTERS is a professional bay and ocean fishing charter exclusively for small groups. Joe Farr Fishing Charters operates in Port Phillip Bay, Bass Strait & takes charters in the Rip around Port Phillip Heads. Joe Farr Fishing Charters departs from Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula and Queenscliff on the Bellarine Peninsula, about an hour south of Melbourne Victoria. Fishing for what’s biting in bay and ocean, sport, game and local fishing for food. Also available for non-fishing boat charter. Bookings essential on 0488229752 or contact Joe online here.