Exmouth Catches
(Picture: Courtesy of Bluewater Tackle World Exmouth. This big Scarlet Seaperch taken on spear out on Ningaloo Reef)
Minnow-style lures trolled along the back of the reef line between the 15 and 25m depths and near the Muiron Islands have been enticing Spanish mackerel. A few Spaniards are also starting to turn up through the northern parts of the gulf together with longtail tuna and varieties of trevally.
Billfish enthusiasts are encountering small black marlin in depths starting at 50m. Red emperor, rankin cod, gold band snapper and plenty of spangled emperor have been coming from a variety of areas. Shore-based fishers are also picking up a few spanglies along the west coast accesses along with queenfish and small trevally.
Big giant trevally are starting to appear in better numbers at the tip of the cape. Squid can be caught at Learmonth Jetty, the marina and the Tantabiddi boat launching facility.
