Fishing

  • Tuna arrive off Apollo Bay

    SCHOOLS of southern bluefin tuna have made early appearances off the coast at Apollo Bay.

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  • Chopper rescues fly fisherman

    A POLICE helicopter rescued a missing fly fisherman after he spent more than 20 hours lost in Otways bushland.

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  • One big fish that didn’t get away

    ANGLERS who caught a shark off Apollo Bay had to tow their catch to shore because it was so big they couldn’t get it into the boat.

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  • Top citizen will never stop helping

    COLAC Otway Shire’s Citizen of the Year says he’ll stop helping others “the day they bury me”.

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  • Free campground’s popularity grows

    LAKE Colac’s rising water level is encouraging tourists to flood back to a lakeside campground.

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  • Surf club cancels coastal sports festival

    APOLLO Bay Surf Life Saving Club officials believe their Great Ocean Sports Festival will return bigger and better in 2013.

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  • Teenager stumbles on stolen bag

    COLAC’s Pam Cuthbertson thought she would never see her backpack again after thieves stole it in April.

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  • Carp a threat to lake’s future

    A COLAC commercial eel fisherman fears for Lake Colac’s future despite saying the lake is the healthiest he has seen in 36 years.

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