Snapper Release This Saturday!
The release of the juvenile snapper grown out under the Snapper Guardians program from eggs recovered from Cockburn Sound late last year will take place this Saturday.
It will take place on the beach at Jervoise Bay, Woodman Point (adjacent to Cockburn Power Boat Club and to the west of it) on Saturday 6 February 10 am – 12 pm.
All anglers and Snapper Guardians are invited to come and help Recfishwest release thousands of juvenile snapper. More details can be found in our Snapper Guardians Project article. See you there!
Broome Catches
Pictured: Mulloway/ Black jewfish
Broome Tackle World’s Pete Nielsen reported dozens of metre-plus barra were caught in the middle reaches of the Fitzroy River before the recent rainfall. Threadfin salmon to 1.2m have been snared on live baits and lures at Crab Creek.
Dampier and Willie Creeks are loaded with bluenose salmon and both systems are also producing the usual small trevally and the odd mangrove jack. More trevally are being caught at the jetty together with queenfish and mangrove jack. When the boats have managed to head out, the crews have been picking up mulloway along the drop offs in Roebuck Bay and bluebone and coral trout near the reef patches.
