Fishing Eight Foot Bank in East Gippsland, Victoria

• Overview

  Eight Foot Bank is listed under East Gippsland, Victoria. The sea is 0.6 km distant. Mallacoota lies 3.9 km from the water. Then Eden, 52 km, and Merimbula, 72 km. Within a short run: Cape Horn Bay 7.5 km off, Lake Barracuta (9.9 km), Mangan Lake 11 km off, Lake Wau Wauka (16 km) and Wingan Inlet 33 km off. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Eight Foot Bank

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open occurrence data for the surrounding area lists dusky flathead, shortfin eel and black bream. Use it to know what is possible here, not what is certain. On Eight Foot Bank that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 20°C at the top of summer and 10°C at the bottom of winter. Heat sets the pattern from late spring onward. Spring runs September to November and autumn March to May, and both fish well. The wet months move levels about, which shifts the fishing with them. The season on Eight Foot Bank rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. You will be walking about 1.4 km from the nearest car park. There is a jetty 1.3 km off, worth knowing on a busy day. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Cape Horn Bay is 7.5 km off. Nothing on Eight Foot Bank should be assumed from this page alone.