8 January 2016 – Gascoyne Coast Fishing Report

Recfishwest SunSmart Community Southern Tour

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Recfishwest’s popular FREE SunSmart fishing clinics will again be heading to the South Coast and South West over the next couple of weeks a part of the famous Southern Community Tour.

After a successful 2015 Southern Tour, children and families living or holidaying down south will get some free face to face education about how best to not only enjoy a spot of fishing but hopefully catch some fish too!

For more information click here.

Exmouth Catches

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Pictured: Giant trevally

Spanish mackerel have been hard to predict. At times they have been about in good numbers, at others they have been hard to find. The Sand Patch is the best bet, and Bluff Point, near Wagoe, is also worth a try. There have been a few pink snapper offshore and some coral trout to six kilos south along the cliffs. Mulloway fishing from shore has been quiet, but tailor are generally fishing well, with some good hauls at dawn and dusk. There are also a lot of big dart in the shallows.

There are plenty of mud crabs and blue swimmers in the river at the moment. Mangrove jack are being caught on soft plastics under the jetties. Estuary cod to 70cm are also being taken, but not as often. Good sized black bream are being taken upstream past Castle Rock, and there are reports of some nice whiting in the shallows, including on the other side of the river near Oyster Reef. Giant herring have been taking soft plastics and hard-bodies around the jetties at night.

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