A GPS guide to Port Phillip Bay snapper by Jarrod Day

No matter how good of an angler you are, finding snapper can sometimes be a challenge. Whe
early in the season and the schools of fish aren't stacked up yet or just because it is blowing 15
and they are scattered, it's always good to have a few GPS marks to fall back on when the fishin
Sometimes GPS marks are passed off as the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, when in fact
guide to a general area - that is unless the mark is over structure and then it can be fished practically
on top. Most marks, however, serve as an area and once the destination is reached, the area can be ex
to find where they're holding or feeding in close proximity. Sometimes though, you may be soundin
fish feeding on the bottom before realising you're a kilometre or two from the GPS co-ordinates you
just the nature of using GPS marks, but at the end of the day it is good to have a few marked on yo
time arises.
GPS marks can also fish differently from one another, for instance, fishing in close to shore at Mil
when the south westerlies blow. In strong winds, the fish push in close, scavenging for whatever food
northerly wind, the snapper can completely go off the bite in all areas and it might be a reef GPS m
fish or two to bite right on first light.
Regardless of the mark, be sure to understand how and when to fish it to get the best results.
RYE WRECK
The Rye Wreck is actually a good mark at the beginning of the season in September. While it i
shipping channel, a good concentration of fish gather in this area.
ROSEBUD
Rosebud is also quite a shallow area, with good patches of broken ground on the bottom. While t
captures of whiting and calamari, snapper do frequent the area throughout the season. Most of the sna
near the hovel pile and where the main shipping channel doglegs around and heads directly north. It i