Melbourne Docklands Snapper Fishing Madness! 

Fishing Coz I Can Mate thanks Mate, yeah, I was happy I was able to capture that moment for them. Just great kids too.

It was a blast with so many people getting in on the action.

Vincent Donnelly thanks for watching.

Snapper Fishing Tackle thanks mate.

Pee Wee, that’s a perfect description actually. They pull hard, but don’t run fast, lots of power, but not speed. The big ones go 20lbs or so, and they really pull.

Land Fish TV Thanks for the tip-off!

Yeah, they are super cool.

Finding Joe thanks, yeah, as I’m sure you know, it’s pretty cool when you are able to find the right music for the right footage.

Marx Fishing You know that is the hardest part of any video finding the right music. Sometimes I waste hours searching.

@Finding Joe, Join my page on Facebook if you're on it. Landbased Legends, I can give you some spots to catch some decent snapper if you're willing to sit through the cold nights. hahaha

Thanks for the kind words bud.

@@marxfishing hello mate.. Just wondering which month this was filmed? Says uploaded in May but wondering if that is when you filmed it? Cheers to your good vids

Thanks. Yeah, it was May. May/June seems to be the time for them. There are some around now though, had reports in the last few days.

@@marxfishing wow.. Thanks so much for quick reply mate!

Lucas Cordedda yeah, seems likes it’s either heaps or none when it come to the docklands snapper. You’ve done well well with the bream, I still haven’t been able to catch a single bream out of there.

aha yeah the bream are very tough around there, yesterday was my first time that ive caught multiple bream

That’s a good idea, thanks, I will do that.

Fishin' with Marki Mark, thanks! I was in Sydney a while back, and the fishing next to the Opera House and around the harbour by the Aquarium, was just nuts. The bream were as big as snapper, we got some nice size flathead too. No one seems to fish that area. Not sure if you have fished that area, but you should, if you’re not too far away. (Not suppose to keep/eat the fish though, apparently they’re toxic).

Ahh cheers mate! not many people fish there because its a "no fishing zone around the Opera House & around the Aquarium". However, it is rare someone will bother you if your fishing with a light outfit throwing some plastics. Yes, only can eat East of harbour bridge and limited consumption of fish per month. I'll definitely give it a go, now chasing kings as they have come into the harbour. :) Tight-Lines bud.

Yeah, there is a large part of that area that you can fish (or at least you could 2 years ago when I was there). There is a small part you can't, but the areas that you can also have no fishing signs on many of the docks and landings areas for tour boats and such. Which is to advise not to fish off those docks, and people assume that means you can't fish anywhere in that area, and get that area confused with the small area that you can't fish at all. A few years ago I found a map, online, that outlined it all.

Thanks mate, i'll have to look into it! Keep up the great work & tight-lines. :)

mainly close to the bottom, but can be from midwater down.

That’s for the positive comment. Really appreciate it.

Just starting out with a fishing channel myself. No worries mate.

ophoe ophoe, I know! Pretty clever kids.

Max Tang, I’m overseas at the moment, so not up on the action. I know they were getting them 3-4 weeks ago. Always worth having a go.

thanks for reply, I will have a try soon.

6"6" Rod (2-4 or 3-6kg), 2500 size reel, 10-15lb braid, 10-15lb fluro leader. 1/8 oz jig head. My preferred snapper plastics are the Jiggle 4" worm, and the Jiggle 2.5" paddle tail grub. link here - jigglefishing.com.au/collections/soft-plastics?aff=3

About now, autumn seems to be the time for them. There are heaps around Williamstown at moment.

@@marxfishing ok Willy from where landbased or kayak or boat?

elbichito2, all of the above, in a kayak or a boat you are just about guaranteed, there are so many of them, but the piers are getting plenty too. Lots and lots of very small ones, but if you keep going you will get some keepers too. Docklands would be worth a try too.

Finn Mcdowell Yeah, 2.5 inch Zman grubs. The big fish, the kid got, was on a 3.5 inch Zman grub.

We were adding s factor scent as well.

Yeh, I thought I was making a statement about how good these kids were, getting off the couch and getting out fishing.... then they reminded me that they had skipped school to go fishing! lol.

2.5 to 3.5 inch curly tail grubs, brand and colour didn’t seem to matter. Most of the fish were taken as the lure was falling to the bottom, after the cast, but otherwise just hop it back to you, leave long pauses. 1/6 oz jig head, or 1/4 if its a bit windy, size 1/0 hook. Using scent on the lure won’t hurt either.

jordythebassist, what’s Land Fish TV? Never heard of it.

@@marxfishing another channel on RU-vid, pretty sure I recognised his voice immediately

I would say 10lb line 2/0 hook for pinkies, 20lb line 4/0 for snapper, chicken seems to be great bait down there, I would use chicken or squid.

@@marxfishing can 2/0 circle catch snapper?

@@marxfishing hey matey, what plastic were you using? Cheers

Yeah, there are some no fishing areas, but plenty of area you can fish too. The no fishing zone is mostly on the floating docks.

Brendan Torpy 100% agree, can’t be sure if it’s because of the netting ban or not, but it has greatly improved of late, so could be.

You should try being me, it’s very confusing. Thanks for watching.

Marx Fishing haha no worries

Ray Blake, 1/6 is pretty good down there. If it’s windy go up to 1/4. Generally 1/0 hook.

Marx Fishing thanks!

It’s totally hit or miss, there either ON, or it’s nothing at all. I went and got nothing the other day too.

The pink or cavier color softies seem to work incredibly well on pinkies and bream

10-15 lb. braid, 10-15 lb Fiuro leader, 1/8-1/4 oz jig head. Best plastics - jigglefishing.com.au/collections/soft-plastics?aff=3

There are no health warnings about eating the snapper, there are about eating the bream. The Bream live there, and the old industrial toxins in the river become concentrated in the fishes flesh. The Snapper are just swimming through, they are the same fish you would catch in Williamstown or St Kilda.

@@marxfishing Thanks for the info!! someone told me that the darker snapper live in docklands and the lighter and brighter ones are just passing through.

The darker fish seem to be the ones that don’t leave Port Phillip Bay, not the docklands. Keep in mind that no one knows any of this stuff for sure, it’s just based on observations, there have been no scientific studies or evidence about any of it.

@@marxfishing Thanks for the information ill probably head down this week for bream or anything i can catch(hopefully still snapper but probably not)!!

Yah, the Snapper are very hit or miss. I would go to target bream and hope maybe the snapper show up. The bream are very smart though. Need to fish light and have a few lure options.

Jeff Smith, if you walk into the docklands, from the train station, it’s all along the left hand side.

There are health warnings about the bream, because of the old industrial contaminants in the river bed. The bream live there year round, and the contamination becomes concentrated in their flesh. The Snapper are just passing through, they spend most of their time out in the bay, there are no health warnings on eating the snapper. These are the same fish you would catch in St Kilda or Williamstown.

Marx Fishing cool thanks for your reply 👍

Danella Saunders, the reels is a Shimano Sedona 3000, I believe it’s the best reel for the money. The rod is a cheap used one from eBay, but I recommend the Shimano Sonic Pro rods, great rod for a very low price.

Paul Sparks, I have only just become aware that they school up in there. April and May appear to be good months, and I just had reports they were getting them in there last week too. They may even be there year round.

You need a Victorian fishing license, but no other, special, permit for this area.

Any lure recommendations beside grubs

All my recent snapper have been caught on these - jigglefishing.com.au/collections/worm-soft-plastics?aff=3

Ok will look for 4 inch plastics,quite big eh

Ok just saw how thin it is hha,what color do you recommend and do add any extra scent

Ha! Don’t worry, I have fished that same spot and caught nothing too. I have been meaning to do a video about how to fish the docklands. I’ll try to do that in the next few weeks.

There are health warnings about the bream, because of the old industrial contaminants in the river bed. The bream live there year round, and the contamination becomes concentrated in their flesh. The Snapper are just passing through, they spend most of their time out in the bay, there are no health warnings on eating the snapper. These are the same fish you would catch in St Kilda or Williamstown.