Guide
Port Phillip Bay Squid Fishing: Radar Location Guide
A practical Port Phillip Bay squid fishing guide built around the live Eging Tactical Radar locations, covering metro piers, Mornington Peninsula spots, Bellarine access and local eging setup decisions.
Port Phillip Bay Squid Fishing: Radar Location Guide
Port Phillip Bay is the core squid system for a lot of Melbourne and Victorian land-based anglers. It gives you metro piers, shallow reef, weed beds, sand patches and a long spread of peninsula and Bellarine access that can all fish differently on the same day.
This guide is built around the current Eging Tactical Radar location structure so you can think about Port Phillip Bay squid fishing by actual fishable zones rather than vague regional talk.
If you want the wider metro overview first, start with Melbourne Squid Fishing.
How This Port Phillip Bay Guide Is Structured
For practical planning, the current radar locations fit into three main Port Phillip Bay groups:
- Metro Port Phillip
- Mornington Peninsula Port Phillip side
- Bellarine and Heads side
That structure is more useful than treating every PPB spot as identical, because wind angle, clarity and access style change a lot across the bay.
Best Conditions for Port Phillip Bay Squid Fishing
Port Phillip Bay generally improves when the water is clean enough to read, the wind is manageable and low-light periods give squid confidence to move across visible structure.
Before locking in a session, compare the live bay conditions in the Eging Tactical Radar. It is the easiest way to decide whether the metro side, Mornington side or Bellarine side makes more sense on the day.
Metro Port Phillip Radar Locations
These radar locations sit in the metro Port Phillip part of the system:
Brighton Pier
Brighton Pier is a practical starting option when you want classic pier access and enough water movement to make a jig fish naturally without overcomplicating the session.
North Road Boat Ramp
North Road Boat Ramp matters more as a planning reference for nearby water movement and access than as a simple copy-paste pier session. It helps frame whether the surrounding metro water looks fishable.
Hampton Rock
Hampton Rock suits anglers who are comfortable reading broken shoreline structure rather than just fishing a straight pier rail. It becomes more attractive when clarity and angle let you work the jig across likely ground.
Black Rock
Black Rock is one of the better metro structure references because it makes you think about reef, broken ground and cleaner presentation angles, not just distance casting.
Mordialloc Pier
Mordialloc Pier can be worth attention when the water is clean enough and the current still lets you maintain lure control. Pier height and line angle matter more here than people expect.
Beaumaris Pier
Beaumaris Pier is a good metro reminder that not every PPB squid session needs to happen far down the peninsula. If the water is clean and the structure is readable, it deserves a look.
Mornington Peninsula Radar Locations Inside Port Phillip Bay
These radar locations sit on the Port Phillip side of the Mornington Peninsula:
- Mornington Pier
- Olivers Hill Rock
- Mount Martha Cliffs
- Rye Pier
- Blairgowrie Pier
- Sorrento Sailing Club
- Sorrento Pier
- Portsea Pier
Mornington Pier
Mornington Pier should be treated as a Port Phillip Bay location. It is one of the clearest local reference spots for peninsula pier fishing, which is why it also has its own guide: Mornington Pier Squid Fishing.
Olivers Hill Rock
Olivers Hill Rock is more about understanding broken shoreline structure, angle and fishable water than simply standing on a pier. It is most useful when you can keep the jig moving cleanly across the edge.
Mount Martha Cliffs
Mount Martha Cliffs can suit anglers who want to fish cleaner water and visible structure, but they reward sensible planning more than blind optimism.
Rye Pier
Rye Pier is one of the most recognisable PPB squid references because it gives straightforward access and a clean benchmark for low-light, pier-based eging.
Blairgowrie Pier
Blairgowrie Pier is a useful comparison point when you are trying to decide how much current, clarity and landing height you want to deal with in the lower bay.
Sorrento Sailing Club
Sorrento Sailing Club is more situational than a standard public pier session, but it still matters as a radar point because it helps map how fishable the lower bay side is on the day.
Sorrento Pier
Sorrento Pier is one of the stronger lower-bay planning references because it combines pier access, current influence and classic PPB squid structure.
Portsea Pier
Portsea Pier sits close to the sharper end of Port Phillip Bay decisions. It is rarely a place to fish casually without thinking about wind, tide movement and how the lure will actually behave.
Bellarine and Heads Radar Locations Inside Port Phillip Bay
These radar locations complete the Port Phillip Bay structure from the Bellarine and Heads side:
Point Lonsdale Pier
Point Lonsdale Pier is useful when you want to think about the entrance influence and whether the Heads side looks worth the drive.
Queenscliff South Pier
Queenscliff South Pier is one of the clearest Bellarine-side structure references for squid anglers who want a proper pier-based access point near the entrance zone.
Queenscliff Harbour
Queenscliff Harbour matters because it gives a more protected comparison point against the more exposed entrance-facing options nearby.
Portarlington Pier
Portarlington Pier broadens the bay picture by giving the Bellarine side a more accessible planning option when the peninsula side is less attractive.
Choosing Squid Jig Colours Around Port Phillip Bay
Across Port Phillip Bay, natural colours usually make the most sense when the water is clean and the structure is easy to read. As clarity drops or low light takes over, pink, orange, glow and stronger contrast patterns deserve more time.
For a deeper breakdown, read Squid Jig Colours Australia.
Choosing Squid Jig Size Around Port Phillip Bay
A 3.0 squid jig is still the best starting point for much of Port Phillip Bay because it stays useful across piers, reef edges and mixed-depth sessions. Step down to a 2.5 in skinny water or more cautious conditions, and up to a 3.5 when wind, depth or current pressure starts to dominate.
For the full size breakdown, use the Squid Jig Size Guide.
Landing Squid Around Piers and Higher Access
Many of the PPB radar spots are pier-based or elevated enough that landing becomes part of the plan, not an afterthought. If you fish higher rails, walls or awkward edges, read the Best Squid Gaff Australia guide.
Recommended Gear
If you want to turn the Port Phillip Bay location map into a working session setup, these are the best next clicks:
FAQ
Does Mornington Pier belong in Port Phillip Bay?
Yes. Mornington Pier belongs in the Port Phillip Bay structure and should be treated as one of the Mornington Peninsula PPB radar locations.
Are Bellarine locations still part of Port Phillip Bay squid fishing?
Yes. Point Lonsdale, Queenscliff and Portarlington all sit inside the wider Port Phillip Bay planning structure even though they fish differently from metro or Mornington spots.