Exmouth Catches
Pictured: Ruby snapper (photo courtesy of @fishing_oz)
Spanish mackerel numbers have been a little thin, even at first light when the popular blue water fish are usually prevalent, however things are expected to improve on this front during the coming weeks. The locals suggest that when the mackerel shut down and will not even strike at deeper-diving minnows then it could pay to rig up swim baits such as mullet, which ordinarily increase the chances of a strike.
Ruby snapper have been caught in good numbers in the 250 to 350m depths recently. A 25kg ruby was weighed in at Tackle World last weekend. Bar cod have also been caught by those fishing in the deeper waters. Fishers targeting billfish have been surprised by the number of dolphin fish striking lures intended for black and blue marlin during the past few weeks. Junior fisher, Riley Smith, caught an 8.5kg dolphin fish on 3kg line while targeting broadbill last week – a great effort from a stationary vessel.
