Albany Catches
Pictured: Pink snapper
Mixed catches of reef fish including dhufish, pink snapper, red snapper and breaksea cod were caught by the boats that worked the coral lumps in 60 to 85m of water. Those who worked the ground in closer managed to find some nice harlequin fish while the deeper areas produced bigger red snapper and hapuka. Mixed catches of King George and sand whiting are being picked up along the inshore areas including King George Sound, Cosy Corner and Two Peoples Bay.
Squid are not plentiful through the inshore parts, but up to half a dozen are typically being caught by those who have been trying for the cephalopods on the side while targeting King George. Those who have concentrating on squid have achieved bag limits in similar areas. Juvenile salmon, mostly bigger than 30cm, and lots of herring are occupying Oyster Harbour. Herring numbers have increased along the beaches, however sizes have been very mixed.
Sand Patch and West Cape Howe have been perhaps the better spots for herring during the past fortnight. Salmon are about, but neither in the numbers nor demonstrating behaviours ordinarily associated with the species’ annual run. Schools were reported at Middleton Beach and the back beach at Cheynes last week. Both of the local river systems are fishing well for black bream for bait and lure fishers. Several fish in the low 40s were caught during the past week. There are still a few small mulloway being caught in the Kalgan and rumours of bigger fish being picked up at Torbay.
Esperance Catches
Pictured: Samson fish
Small southern bluefin tuna have occasionally been turning up near the port breakwater. The Taylor Street Jetty has been producing skippy, King George whiting, herring, garfish and squid while bigger herring and skippy and some King George have been picked up at Bandy Creek Boat Harbour.
The bigger schools of salmon have continued to frequent Roses Beach together with gummy sharks. The cliffs produced salmon, small mulloway and gummy sharks. The small boats have been picking up good catches of sand whiting, big herring and squid in the bay. Big nannygai, queen snapper and samson fish dominated catches out wide.
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