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Snapper Guardians Release Event Rescheduled
You may have seen us advertise our much-anticipated snapper release event over the past couple of weeks in our Broad Cast Newsletter and on Facebook.
Unfortunately, the event was postponed as the bad weather was not going provide keen rec fishing families the best opportunity to come down and enjoy boosting snapper stocks in Cockburn Sound.
We are holding the fish and keeping them in tip top condition until Saturday 18th February when you and your family will have the same opportunity to help release over three thousand snapper into the Sound.
We look forward to seeing you next Saturday. You can’t miss us, we are the ones with the huge grins from the knowledge that we are working together securing a fantastic fishing future for Perth waters.
Thanks for your support and we’ll see you soon.
Exmouth Catches
Picture: Cobia are a prominent target for spear fishers often seen trailing behind manta rays and whale sharks out of Exmouth (Photo courtesy of @benleeson21).
The boats working the waters off the west coast have been catching black marlin, yellowfin tuna, and big cobia, with spear fishers also having success. Trolled bibbed minnows have been working well on spanish mackerel along the back of the west side reef.
Big stick baits and poppers retrieved form the white water near the reef line have been enticing giant trevally and spangled emperor strikes. More spangled emperor and bluebone have been caught from the west side accesses. There are some big queenfish turning up at VLF Bay and Bundegi Beach. Fly fishers have been catching permit and the odd bigger trevally in the lower areas of the gulf.