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Albany Catches
Picture: The highly revered table fish, breaksea cod are coming up from the offshore waters of the south coast.
Surf fishing has been rather challenging during the past few weeks due to the ever-changing conditions. There have however been a few beach fishers who have been putting in the effort and picking up some reasonable catches. Among those was a group who fished Nanarup recently and scored skippy to 3.25kg, salmon, tailor and big tarwhine.
Sand Patch has been fishing well for herring while Lowlands and Mutton Bird have plenty of plump sand whiting. Schools of salmon were occasionally turning up at Bluff Creek and there were a few schools at Cheynes Beach a fortnight ago. Samson fish continue to be hooked and the very odd one landed from the shore at Emu Point. Squid have been caught very early morning from marina. Better numbers of squid have been picked up through the inshore areas, which are also producing King George and sand whiting, herring, skippy and juvenile salmon.
The coral patches scattered in 65m to 85m of water have breaksea cod, queen snapper and dhufish. Hapuka and red snapper can be sought at the shelf and beyond. Mulloway are present in the Kalgan River. Black bream between 30cm and 35cm were active in many of the systems in the Great Southern and willing to strike at an assortment of lures and baits at the weekend.
Esperance Catches
Picture: Western blue groper have been caught around the coastal rocks of the south coast (Photo courtesy of Alesandro Daniele).
Schools of small southern bluefin tuna in the 4kg to 8kg range are being encountered by the small boats targeting herring, sand whiting and squid in close as well those chasing bigger reef species out wide. Nannygai to 3.5kg, samson fish, queen snapper and breaksea cod were among the species caught near the islands and beyond. The Taylor Street Jetty has been fishing well for herring, squid, flathead and small skippy.
Bandy Creek Boat Harbour has the odd King George whiting mixed in with small herring and black bream. The lakes are still fishing well for black bream to 40cm. Salmon Beach and Fourth Beach have mature and juvenile salmon appearing some days. More salmon have been caught at Ten Mile Beach together with herring and flathead. Warrinup produced salmon and herring as well as, at the rocks, blue groper and skippy. Some big King George have been picked up at Alexander Bay together with skippy and herring.
Be safe on the water over Christmas.
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