Lakes Entrance

Introduction of Lakes Entrance

Lakes Entrance, a coastal town in the Gippsland region of southeastern Victoria, is about 320 km from Melbourne, Victoria's capital, a famous fishing port and resort in Victoria.

Lakes (Bass Strait), near the area of Gippland Lakes, is a beautiful small town with a wide range of water activities, including surfing, swimming to the sea, and the like. The most famous is the crab, and the Lakes Entrance crab can be used to describe it, and the Lakes Entrance crab is the most well-known activity here, and the spring and autumn season is the best season for catching crabs.

Tips for catching crabs:

You need a fishing license to catch crabs, you can go to Victoria Agriculture / Fisheries website to buy them in advance, or you can go to the local tourist center and fishing gear shop to buy them at the scene, one person for each fishing license, you can use two sets of fishing tools (if fishing crabs are two nets), and one set of fishing tools can catch 30 fish (crabs);
Need a set of appropriate tools, the most important tool is to catch crab net (Crab Net), to buy that kind of in and out, the rope to tie the net should be long enough, it is best to have more than 10 meters, crabs can not swim, stick to the bottom of the water, if the crab net can not reach the bottom of the water, it is difficult to catch crabs; in addition, it also needs a bucket of captured prey;
Need the right bait, the town supermarket has chicken rack (chicken bones) for sale, is the most cheap bait, remember to use a rope to fix the bait at the bottom of the crab net;
Crab fishing is located on (Bullock Island), a small island close to the circle, where the destination searches for "Reeve Landing Jetty", which is the best place to catch crabs.
It's the best time to catch a crab for 1-2 hours before the tide.

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