Broome Catches
Pictured: Spanish mackerel (photo courtesy of Broome Fishing Club)
Threadfin salmon between 70 and 80cm are being caught in fair numbers in Roebuck Bay. Bigger threadies, fish to 1.2m, have been found through in the inshore areas a little farther away from the town. A customer of Broome Tackle World caught a permit while targeting threadfin salmon on prawn baits last week.
A good mix of reef fish including bluebone, snapper and fingermark bream have been coming from the 15 to 30m depths. Dinghy and small boat fishers have been encountering longtail tuna to 10kg within 200m of the launching ramp. Spanish mackerel to 1.3m have been appearing within casting range of shore-based fishers at Gantheaume Point, Entrance Point and the jetty at times. Garfish and stick baits have been working well on the spaniards land based. Cable Beach is worth of try for yellowfin whiting, small trevally and bluenose salmon. Barramundi continue to be caught in the Fitzroy River and the local creeks.
