Welcome to Recfishwest’s weekly fishing report, brought to you by Recfishwest’s fishing expert Joachim Azzopardi, John Curtis for his Mandurah and Surrounds report and Matt Cox for the latest in Kununurra.
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Exmouth Catches
Picture: Cracking Spangled Emperor in Exmouth on board On-Strike Charters. (Photo Courtesy of On Strike Charters, Exmouth).
Boats:
On-Strike Charter skipper Josh Bruynzeel recently put his clients onto more than 50 fish that included longtail tuna, mack tuna, shark mackerel, Spanish mackerel, trevally, queenfish and spangled emperor. Aaron Lewis caught black marlin to 150kg, sailfish and yellowfin tuna on trolled stick baits as well as eight-bar cod and mulloway on baits dropped in deeper waters. Squid catches have been improving with some fishers catching up to a dozen of the tasty cephalopods during a single session at the lower gulf areas and south of Tantabiddi.
Shore-based:
Oysters, VLF Bay and Old Bundegi would be worth trying for big giant trevally at this time of the year. Queenfish and barracuda are also a chance from these areas. Whiting are still in good numbers along Town Beach. The marina has small queenfish, assortments of trevally and estuary cod. Try the west side reefs for bluebone and spangled emperor.
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Attention to Detail
Technical Rating: Novice
There are some freaks among the fishing community who, no matter where they go, just seem to be able to catch fish and often these fish are big.
When you think about it, if you spend enough time on the water practicing your techniques on a certain species and catching small to mid size fish, then it is inevitable that you will eventually strike a big one.
When you do hook a big one, this is the time that everything has to come together and work so that you can stay hooked up and hopefully land the fish.
So the fishers that catch the big ones, are they just luckier than everyone else?
Recfishwest’s Position on Diving for Rock Lobster
In response to discussion on social media relating to the taking of rock lobster by divers, Recfishwest would like to put forward our position on the matter.
Have Your Say – Calling All Abalone Fishers!
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We’re calling on all 18,000 Abalone Licence holders to have their say about how their fishery is best managed to enhance fishing experiences but doing so in the safest possible manner. We believe every fisher should return home safe after a days fishing!
