THRESHER shark are still being taken along Portland's north shore toward Narrawong, according to Bob McPherson.

And among those to catch and release them was Cameron Ordner, who put an 82kg specimen on the scales and released the others he hooked.

And Bob said snapper were still being taken from the Lee Breakwater.

Snapper have also been good on the bay, according to Brett Torossi, of Billfisher Tackle, with the best prospects in 15m-21m water out from Carrum and right along the Mornington Peninsula.

Several were taken from the Mornington pier, which is yielding other species, include barracouta.

Whiting is in good numbers, with the bigger fish at the southern end of the bay.

The Bellarine Peninsula is also worth a try, along the edge of the west channel off St Leonards and off Queenscliff.

Brendan Wing, of Think Big Charters, reported big gummy shark in Western Port.

Skipper Warren Carter has found them at more than 15kg for clients off Phillip Island, including one he released at more than 25kg.

Whiting are also a good proposition, according to Brendan, with fish to 43cm coming from the Tortoise Head bank up to Tankerton in good numbers.

Snapper are to be found in two main areas says Brendan: at the top of the North Arm from Lysaghts to Crawfish Rock, and from Rhyll in the East Arm of Western Port to Coronet Bay near Corinella.

Jim McClymont, of the Orbost Angler, said the entrance at Marlo was open and the channel to the sea was deep, with a good tidal flow.

Although the inlet at Marlo, along with the Snowy and Brodribb Rivers, is discoloured after rain, the fishing is good.

Local anglers Digger Howard and Fred Skidmore would agree. Last week they caught 14 good-size bream and some respectable luderick and mullet.

Their bait was the commercially packaged prawn.

Jim said other anglers also reported taking good bags of bream, from the Brodribb River in particular. Some good-size bream have also been caught from the Marlo jetty.

Weather permitting, the fishing offshore from nearby Cape Conran also remained productive, with catches of flathead, gurnard, barracouta, big leatherjacket, and even a shark or two, being regularly taken.

Geoff Lacey, at Tawonga, said rivers in Victoria's Alpine region were running high and were in great shape for the start of summer.

On the Bogong high plains, Rocky Valley and Pretty Valley reservoirs at Falls Creek are attracting anglers and the most productive approach is live-baiting (mudeye, minnow, worm) from the shore, with rainbow trout the main catch.

Working the small outflow creek from Pretty Valley reservoir, fly fishermen have been picking up small, brown trout to 300g on tiny dry flies.

Mount Beauty pondage is also full to overflowing, thanks to the rain, Geoff said.

It had been stocked with brown and rainbow trout, and should provide excellent prospects for the Christmas holidays, he said.