Whiting, flathead, trevally, barracouta, tailor, Australian salmon, snapper, flounder, garfish and prawns. This fishing village is located on the banks of the Franklin River, and is lined with fishing boats that work the waters of Corner Inlet and Bass Strait. You can fish from the jetty — or buy fresh locally caught seafood direct from a local fisherman on the wharf Thurs-Sat. Remember Me. Lost your password? Username or E-mail:. Log in. Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park is home to one of the richest marine ecosystems off the coast of Australia — rivalling that of the Great Barrier Reef.
Boulders and caves harbor colourful gardens of giant sponges, fan-shaped Georgian corals, sealace colonies, sea-tulips, and sea whips. Keep an eye out for vividly coloured sea stars, Lace Corals and the rare Weedy Seadragon hiding out amongst the vegetation. Or join a tour to explore the offshore rock stacks and islands teeming with colonies of fur seals and oceanic birds such as Little Penguins, Fairy Prions, White-bellied Sea Eagles, and Short-tailed Shearwaters.
As beaches and coasts are natural environments, you may encounter hazards. Follow our water safety advice to make sure your day out at Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park is a safe and enjoyable one.
Wilsons Promontory is not only spectacular above water - if you take a peak beneath the waters of Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park an astounding diversity of plants and animals many of which are found nowhere else on earth.
From large marine mammals to microscopic animals that live in the sand, the Prom is an underwater paradise. Fascinating sponge gardens thrive in the deeper waters - under rock ledges and in sea caves. These gardens are dominated by huge sponges, sea-fans, bright orange, blue or grey lace coral colonies, coloured sea tulips and beds of long, slender sea whips.
Wilsons Promontory marks the boundary for many animals that prefer the warm waters of eastern Victoria, from the Weedy Sea Dragon to the Barber Perch and Red Velvetfish.
In the deeper water, kelp forest fish species give way to schools of pink Barber Perch and then Butterfly Perch. Boarfish forage amongst the deep crevices and giant octopuses venture out of the rocks at night. A variety of rays and sharks occupy the sandy areas.
Seals have pups in November and December and at this time White Sharks frequent waters adjacent to the pupping areas. One of the best ways you can get into nature is with a Licensed Tour Operator. Discover more than 60 different types of nature-based experiences including hiking, mountain biking, boating, four-wheel driving, indigenous culture tours, birdwatching, surfing, diving and so much more.
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Width varies from m upstream to m downstream. Substrate is rock and rubble with extensive shallow riffles 20 cm deep and good pools over cm. Riparian vegetation varies from scattered eucalypts, wattles, to a few willows and open pasture.
The river is very accessible from the Albert River Road. Predominant angling species in this section are brown trout to g, abundant small river blackfish, short-finned and long-finned eels. The river is now m wide, with steep banks and flows through flat, open farmland. The water is deeper and is usually turbid, mud and sand bottom. Riparian vegetation is willows and pasture. Flow can be low in summer. Eels short-finned and long-finned are the predominant species.
Other fish present in various areas of the river are climbing galaxias, trout galaxias, congoli, Australian grayling, common galaxias, Australian smelt, southern pygmy perch, bridled goby and flathead gudgeon. The estuary which extends upstream of the South Gippsland Highway is popular with anglers and contains flounder, yellow eye mullet, sea mullet, luderick, Australian salmon, black bream and good numbers of Australian bass and estuary perch.
A small, fast-flowing creek m wide with predominantly shallow riffles but some larger pools over cm deep. Substrate is rubble in the riffles and mud in the pools. Flows through farmland and on the edge of forest and pine plantations upstream. Riparian vegetation is scattered willows and wattles.
Access in the middle reaches, is restricted by private property and the distance of the river from the road. Lower reaches best reached from Saddle Road. May carry a few brown trout but mostly short-finned eel, climbing galaxias and common galaxias.
Other fish are Australian smelt, shorthead lamprey, eastern dwarf galaxias, southern pygmy perch and flathead gudgeon. The creek is m wide with mud substrate and shallow pools 80 cm deep. Flows through flat farmland with light riparian vegetation. Accessible only from a few crossroads. May be worth fishing immediately downstream of the highway but contains few angling fish in the lower reaches. Flows through cleared, hill country as a series of runs and pools, rock and gravel bed.
Contains brown trout av. A short stream flowing from inaccessible scrub country in the Wilsons Promontory National Park. Fishing is permitted below the Tidal River Road but no fishing is allowed upstream. Fish in the freshwater are climbing galaxias, trout galaxias, congoli, common galaxias, short-finned and long-finned eel, striped gudgeon, flathead gudgeon, numerous pouch lamprey and abundant southern pygmy perch, There is no estuarine section as the river flows down a steep slope to the sea over a rubble substrate.
Some estuarine species may enter the river mouth at high tides. Fishing for estuary species not recommended. Tributary of the Franklin River.
This is a fast-flowing stream in steep cleared farmland but has good bank vegetation of tree ferns and native trees. Width varies from 2 m upstream to 5 m downstream. Substrate is rock, then mud and gravel in the lower reaches. Shallow water upstream pools 50 cm, riffles cm. The lower reaches have been highly modified by agriculture but there is some deeper water, instream woody habitat and fish habitat.
Access is difficult and by walking only. There is a population of trout in the headwaters, and congoli and possibly short-finned and long-finned eel downstream. This small tributary of the Agnes River flows through timbered hills and has a rock and gravel substrate. Summer flow is low with considerable shallow water. Contains a large population of small-sized brown trout av. River blackfish, short-finned and long-finned eel are reported to be present.
Access is difficult because of the terrain. There is a large, family picnic area at the South Gippsland Highway crossing. A fast-flowing stream rising in forested-hills upstream of the Foster-Mt Best Road, rock bottom. Access upstream is difficult and walking is required to reach most of the river. The only brown trout fishing is in the headwaters. The middle reaches flow through a narrow valley in steep farmland alongside the Franklin River Road.
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