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Albany Catches
(Picture: A lovely big Dhufish; but have been hard to come by with the weather conditions of recent weeks)
The boats that managed to head out when the conditions allowed picked up a good mix of red, pink and queen snapper along the coral in 60 to 80m of water together with a few dhufish and breaksea cod. Schools of samson fish and yellowtail kingfish have been encountered near the drop offs and there are still plenty of salmon being located in waters in excess of 30m deep.
King George whiting have required some work throughout the inshore waters, especially the bigger fish of more than 40cm. Sand whiting have been caught in excellent numbers in some areas. The seagrass beds off Middleton Beach, Gull Rock and Frenchmans are holding some big squid at the moment. Snook have been responding well to trolled minnows and metals between Limestone Head and Bald Head. Herring and juvenile salmon are abundant in Princess Royal Harbour.
Salmon catches have been consistent right along the coast with Nanarup, Shelleys and Lowlands among the better performing spots for the 3 to 7kg fish.
Herring have been a little on the quiet side, however tarwhine and skippy catches have improved.
Black bream enthusiasts report good catches of black bream between 30 and 40cm on soft plastics, hard-bodies and baits in the King and Kalgan. There have been rumours of a few fish landed that were up around the 40cm mark. A couple of mulloway were caught in the Kalgan last week. There are still plenty of juvenile salmon and herring in both of the local systems.
Esperance Catches
(Picture: The winter squid run has started. Fish the sea grass beds and look for clear water… and have fun in the tackle shop buying only 1 or 2 squid jigs!
Reef fishing enthusiasts did not manage to get out to their farther grounds due to the weather, however even within 10 miles of the coast they fared reasonably well with some nice hauls of nannygai to 2.5kg, breaksea cod and samson fish picked up.
The dinghy and small boat fishers who worked the bay caught big sand whiting and squid. More squid have been caught from the Taylor Street Jetty and near the Tanker Jetty. The Taylor Street structure is also providing a good mix of bread and butter species including herring, garfish and skippy.
Bandy Creek boat harbour has a few King George whiting, herring, small skippy and garfish on offer. Black bream between 35 and 40cm have been regularly caught at the bream lakes.
Salmon are still turning up along the coast in numbers with plenty of action at Blue Haven, Salmon Beach, Fourth Beach and Fourteen Mile this past week. Alexander Bay is worth a visit with gummy sharks, salmon and skippy between 1 and 2kg caught there recently. Dunns has also been producing similar size skippy as well as salmon and herring.
Learn More About Fishing With Lures
Are you a bait fisher and want to get into lure fishing? Keep seeing photos of big dhuies, snapper or coral trout caught on soft plastics and jigs? Check out this short video giving a bit of insight into how to make the switch to fishing with lures.
Fishing with lures doesn’t have to be hard or scary, have a go and keep fishing them every time you go fishing. The next Recfishwest Tackle Tech tutorial will be on Mono line vs Braid. Stay tuned…
