Fishing near Melbourne, Victoria

Melbourne sits on Port Phillip Bay in Victoria, and that bay defines the city's fishing identity. Snapper, Bream, King George Whiting, Australian Salmon, Flathead, Garfish, and Leatherjacket are the headline saltwater species, caught from piers at Port Melbourne, St Kilda, Brighton, and Sandringham, or by boat across the bay. The Warmies, where warm outflow from the Newport power station meets the Yarra River mouth, is arguably the state's busiest land-based fishing spot in winter. Western Port and its channels add another productive saltwater option. Inland, urban creeks and stocked lakes bring trout, redfin, and carp within reach of the CBD.