Recfishwest FREE Fishing APP Available Now!
Recfishwest yesterday launched the first Smartphone App for fishing in WA, conveniently delivering the fishing rules to you at the touch of a button.
The Recfishwest App is free to download and will give all WA fishers the latest fishing rules in their pocket, even when they find themselves well outside of phone and internet reception.
On Google Play or Apple iTunes, search ‘Recfishwest’ to find the App.
Available on iPhone & Android.
Read more about the new App here.
Albany Catches
Pictured: Skippy of good size are plentiful
Australian salmon have continued to turn up along the coast with Sand Patch, Shelleys, Lowlands, Nanarup, Cheynes Beach and Bluff Creek among the spots where good numbers of the popular sport fish have been caught.
Herring are plentiful along the coast and there have been some big skippy and tarwhine caught near the reefs and from the rock areas when the weather has allowed. Several pink snapper were caught from the local rock platforms during the past fortnight. One of the pinks landed was apparently nudging the one-metre mark. Yellowtail scad suspended under a float have been attracting the interest of marauding predators such as yellowtail kingfish, samson fish and queen snapper at a few of the rock spots.
Squid are starting to be caught in better numbers at the marina while the small boats working the waters within King George Sound and both harbours have been picking up plenty of the tasty cephalopods.
King George whiting catches have been mixed with some bagging out within a couple of hours and others struggling to catch a single fish. There were few who ventured out wide during the week, but when conditions permit, expect the snapper, dhufish and breaksea cod to be concentrated in certain as the reef fish tend to be following a spell of rough weather. Small black bream have dominated catches in the local river systems.
Esperance Catches
Pictured: Herring are everywhere at the moment
Herring and squid have been the main species on offer at the Taylor Street Jetty while King George whiting can be sought at the Bandy Creek boat harbour. Schools of two to three dozen salmon have been regularly turning up at Blue Haven and Salmon Beach.
Herring and the odd skippy have also been coming from the protected beaches while the swell has been up. Thomas River has small mulloway along with the usual herring, salmon and skippy. Squid and sand whiting continue to be caught by the boats that have been staying close to shore. There have been few who made it out wide due to the conditions. At least one black bream in the 40 to 45cm range was picked up at the lakes this past week.
