Exmouth Catches
Picture: On days when the bottom fishing is slow, towing around lures for pelagics can turn up great fish like this Spanish mackeral.
Yellowfin tuna are being been caught on trolled skirts and bibbed minnows along the back of the reef between Tantabiddi north and south passages. Schools of sailfish have also been encountered close to the reef.
In the deeper waters of around 60m to100m, schools of striped tuna have been found together with the odd wahoo. Bluewater Tackle World’s Azza Fitzgerald, James Abberley and friends enjoyed an entertaining session on shark mackerel and Spanish mackerel north out from the tip of the cape.
Anglers Leah Burkala and Lexi Taylor landed yellowfin and striped tuna during the recent Ladies Day fishing tournament. Nikki Sutton caught her first marlin, which assisted her to team take out the Champion Team tag and release Billfish section. Team In Deep won Champion Boat overall. Permit, trevally, snapper, marlin and sailfish were among the species caught during the Saltwater fly-fishing festival held earlier this month.
