Fishing Report

You can see the level in the Inlet, the temperature of the water and the conductivity by the East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority Link.   The entrance remains open and the water level is 0.18 m.

The new Junior Competition starts soon so make sure your junior fishing buddies are registered before you go out fishing.  Prizes to be won include $150 for the longest bream and longest flathead.  There are monthly prizes as well.  Click here for the flyer and here for the Rules.

23 June 2026

There are not many people about at Bemm River this time of year.  Mark from Bemm River Bait and Tackle was out fishing last week and caught good numbers of bream in the Inlet on plastics many in the range of 35-39 cm.  It has been rare recently to catch a 40 cm plus bream.  Anglers are also catching bream on sandworm and there is a good supply of them at the shop.  Salmon are also in good quantity in the channel and are being caught on lures and plastics.  Quite a few of them are about 50 cm and even larger and they give a good fight on light gear.  There are a few trevally in the channel as well.  There are a few estuary perch in the mid 30 cm size being caught in the Inlet and the River.

30 May 2026

The bream fishing is relatively quiet with one group having tried the shallow water at mahoganies but had little success.  In the recent times, the area around the river mouth and up to Swan Lake channel has been more successful.

The odd estuary perch has been landed on lures, although the largest was only 35 centimetres.

There have been plenty of salmon caught in the Channel on lures but the larger fish have been caught in the surf on poppers.

20 May 2026

The channel is still open to the sea.  The town has been very quiet with only a few anglers fishing.  Little has changed since the last report.  A few salmon are being caught in the Channel on lures and plastics.  One local has been catching bream in the shallower water around the river mouth on local prawn but only in the late afternoon.  Shaun from the angling club caught a nice trout up near the waterfall.   It has been not uncommon to catch the odd trout in the pool below the waterfall and under the Old Coast Rd bridge.   Also, fishing in that area can result in a nice estuary perch at times.

5 May 2026

Fishing has been a bit variable with only a few large bream over 40 cm being landed.  Bream have been caught on lures, plastics and bait and in the last week good catches of bream have been taken on fresh sandworm. There are plenty of sandworm about and so you can pump them or purchase them from Mark at Bemm River Bait and Tackle.  Mark will also have the latest information on where the fish are.  Good sized dusky flathead are still being caught around the Inlet near the channel and further afield using plastics and lures.  Good sized salmon are also being caught in the surf using blue bait and poppers

Recently the Bemm River Boys Fishing Competition was held and the largest bream was 965 gm caught by Sean.  He drove his boat up to the edge and fished back into shallow water using a vibe.  This is consistent with many other reports that the larger fish are in shallow water. There were a number of other bream weighed in over 800 gm.  In the surf, they typically fished near the channel entrance and there were 2 salmon over 2 kg weighed in, together with several more in the range 1.7-1.9 kg.  Artem, a junior angler, landed a bronze whaler shark estimated at 3m in length.

Go to the Events page to see the report for our Bemm River Classic Competition over Easter. Events – Bemm River Angling Club