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Broome Catches
Picture: Working topwater lures slowly around coral reef drop offs and bommies like in the foreground of this picture can result in good catches of giant trevally and other reef predators.
Boats
Tackle World Broome’s Gerry Casey and a mate caught blue lined emperor to 45cm, bluebone to 50cm and giant trevally to 60cm while fishing within a few miles of the coast on Friday. The keen fishers also spotted plenty of tuna offshore. Threadfin salmon to a metre, and the odd bigger fish, have been caught in Roebuck Bay. Sailfish are starting to appear in the waters north of town and there have been a few Spanish mackerel in the 8kg to 12kg range hitting trolled whole baits off Entrance Point and Gantheaume Point. Some nice mulloway have recently been caught from the flats in the bay.
Shore-based
Sport fishers armed with light spinning outfits have been catching queenfish and trevally along Cable Beach. Threadfin and bluenose salmon can be caught near the mouths of the local creeks. Barramundi have been caught on baits including mullet in the lower reaches of the Fitzroy. Plenty of cherabin have also been picked up in the system.
Recfishwest Forecast
A stint of rainy weather but offshore and light winds expected for Broome the next week. Some big tides for the beginning of the long weekend dropping in magnitude into next week. Low tide in the morning might provide an opportunity to walk the flats and access some deeper water drop offs, otherwise the run-out tide before dusk might be worth a go for barramundi and threadfin salmon along with mulloway from the creek mouths.
Recfishwest’s Tip of the Week
Braided Line
Technical Rating: Novice
Whether casting lures to salmon from the beach, into tuna feeding frenzies from the boat, or simply launching a bait from shore this Easter weekend, if you haven’t already caught up with the times, braided fishing line is all the go at the moment.
Multiple strands of braided polyethylene (PE) fibres make up the material of the line commonly referred to as “braid”. The fibres are ultra strong and offer a much greater breaking strain for their diameter than traditional nylon monofilament line. With no stretch, braided lines gives greater bite detection and sensitivity especially when paired with a stiff graphite rod. They are also extremely flexible and supple retaining no “memory” which makes them excellent for casting. The fine delicate diameters mean a lot more line can fit onto a spool for a given breaking strain and little surface area for current to catch in deep water but the drawback is that they offer very little in the form of abrasion resistance. For this reason a length of monofilament leader line is always recommended as a shock leader on the terminal end of the line.
A number of knots are useful in attaching braided main line to a mono leader but a favourite would have to be the FG knot. A moderately difficult knot to tie, it offers a slimline knot that wont interfere with a cast and has excellent strength retention without the need to double the main line. Initially expensive when they first hit the market, braided lines are now available in a massive range from very affordable to top end. If youre after that extra, seamless casting distance or any of the other benefits, braided lines are worth a look.
Check out our I Love Fishing article on all your different line types and scenarios for more info. Read it here.
