Western Port’s Grey Torpedoes by Andrew Clark

It's during the summer months, just after Christmas, that the snapper run in Port Phillip Bay starts to slow and attentions turn to another greatly sought after species of the Victorian waterways: the big gummy sharks of Western Port.

These monsters require a fair degree of planning and a totally different approach to targeting other fish such as snapper. Like any angling pursuit, if you pay attention to detail and put the time in the rewards will speak for themselves.

Western Port, situated southeast of Melbourne, is made up of a maze of shallow banks and deep, fast running channels...



IN NEWSAGENTS JANUARY 2006