Kalbarri Catches
Shore-based fishers putting in the time and effort at Red Bluff and Frustrations have been rewarded with good size mulloway and pink snapper. Tailor between 45 and 65cm have been turning up most mornings and evenings at Chinamans and the Back Beach. Big garfish and good numbers of herring are being caught near the rocks at Red Bluff while most of the beaches seem to fishing well for whiting.
Wayne Dewar got onto some nice dhufish and pink snapper while fishing with Seasport Charters last Tuesday. The charter boats have also been finding good concentrations of red emperor and coral trout along the deeper areas. An 11kg cobia was caught from the shore at Wagoe last week. Yellowfin whiting have reappeared along the sand flats in the Murchison while mulloway to 85cm have been picked up at the jetty.
Exmouth Catches
Peak Sportfishing’s Eddie Lawler achieved a grand slam last week landing a black marlin, striped marlin and sailfish all in a single session. Sailfish numbers are starting to increase in the upper areas of the gulf while the lower parts are worth a try for queenfish, trevally and giant herring. Spanish mackerel ranging from 10 to 25kg and shark mackerel are being caught on trolled bibbed minnows and floated live baits along the back of the west coast reef and near the Muiron Islands. Some nice hauls of blue manna crabs and prawns are being had in the gulf. The coral bombies within the gulf are producing fair catches of coral trout and bluebone.
