Metro Catches
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The most encouraging news for boat fishers, and possibly kayakers, who enjoy taking to the waters off Rockingham and Fremantle is the number of pink snapper that have appeared inside the Garden Island to Champion Rock reef line. Pink snapper enthusiasts have reported catching up to half a dozen fish in the 4 to 8kg range during single sessions this past week. While the majority of pinkies were caught at the back of Garden Island and off Carnac Island, there were also some nice schools found within Warnbro and Cockburn Sounds.
Shore-based fishers who took to the northern and southern rock walls during, and just following, the recent storms also scored some nice pinkies together with gummy sharks and mulloway. Squid are still prolific around the weed beds in Cockburn Sound, out from Fremantle and off Cottesloe. Tailor seem to be getting caught in better numbers from the beaches north of Hillarys. The rock walls and jetties are a good starting point for herring and garfish. The back of the reefs around Cottesloe and off Watermans would be worth trying for yellow-eye mullet (pilch), just after a storm. Black bream are widespread in the Swan and Canning Rivers, which is often the situation when there has been consistent rain.
Jetty, Set, Go! – Como Jetty
Today we’ll shine the spotlight on Como Jetty. It’s very accessible, has playgrounds, public toilets, open parks and great fishing! Read more about the Como Jetty and near by facilities here.
Last week we looked at Bicton Baths, in case you missed it click here.
Mandurah and Surrounds
Picture: Another great shot from Jake with his impressive mulloway. These fish take plenty of time and effort to catch so when the reward is like this one, it’s worth it! (Photo courtesy of @jakesfishstagram) For more on how to catch mulloway, click here.
MANDURAH
The Dawesville Cut is still producing plenty of good fishing. Included in fishers’ catch bags are plenty of herring, garfish, King George whiting and skippy. There are also reports of plenty of tailor being caught earlier in the week. Also there have been reports of a few small snapper taken from the ocean end of The Cut, just on dusk earlier in the week. There are still quite a few tailor being taken from the Preston, White Hills, Tim’s Thicket section of beach south of Mandurah. Some of these tailor are quite a good size, with many reported over a kilo in weight. If you’re after a feed of crabs there are still a few in the deeper water in the estuary and another spot worth trying is in the canals. Mary Street Lagoon is also a spot that is worth a look. The areas adjacent to the bridges has been producing a few tailor and tarwhine.
There are reports of a few tailor, herring and sand whiting coming in from the northern beaches and also reports of some larger skippy and tarwhine being taken from these beaches just after the sun is up. There are also plenty of under sized tailor around, which have to be returned to the water as quickly as possible. The best method for release is to use a wet towel to hold the fish so that minimal protective slime is removed. Quickly and carefully remove the hooks and place the fish back in the water – don’t throw it back, gently place it in the water so the fish is fully submerged.
There are still plenty of black bream and it is suggested that fishers looking for them try the lower reaches of the river at the moment, as they appear to have moved down towards the bridges. Also try the canals and the river junction as these spots are producing some good fish.
SECRET HARBOUR / PORT KENNEDY / ROCKINGHAM / SAFETY BAY / WARNBRO SOUND
Fishers in the know are fishing spots that regularly produce good fish and are being rewarded with good snapper and mulloway after dark. Warnbro Sound has also been producing some good catches with some very big sand whiting, skippy, tarwhine and a few snapper. Fishers fishing for tailor have been taking good fish in the 35 – 50 cm range from the beaches to the south of Port Kennedy.
South West Catches
Picture: The temperature has not stopped Craig from heading out and catching this dhuie! “It’s been cold as but the fishing has been awesome” (Photo courtesy of Craig Mather).
The boats that headed out to the Four Mile and Eight Mile reefs, when the weather allowed, scored some nice pink snapper mostly in the 4 to 6kg range. The drop offs out from Cape Naturaliste are usually worth a visit at this time of the season with yellowtail kingfish and samson fish often about.
Expect dhufish to start appearing in good numbers in 20 to 40m of water off Yallingup in the coming weeks. There are plenty of herring and a few nice skippy being caught near the headlands and reef areas situated along both sides of the cape. King George whiting fishing has been good in depths starting at 3m off Quindalup.
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Geraldton Catches
Picture: Up close and personal with a beautiful coral trout caught off Geraldton (Photo courtesy of Geraldton and Districts Offshore Fishing Club).
The boats that ventured out when the weather permitted found dhufish averaging 8kg in the 9m to 18m depths extending from Point Moore and to African Reef. The ground outside Africans has been good for pink snapper while coral trout continue to be found in bigger numbers off Coronation. Spanish mackerel have been picked up on trolled bibbed minnows north of Easter Group and near the Wallabies.
Quite good numbers of mulloway in the 60cm to 80cm range have been caught behind The Lives and the beach stretch heading towards Southgates. Mulloway of similar size have also been coming from the Greenough River mouth to West Bank stretch. Skippy between 35cm and 40cm, herring and yellowtail can be sought from the rock wall in front of the Sail Inn. There are still a few black bream being caught in the Chapman and Greenough Rivers.
Kalbarri Catches
Picture: Robbie Leck at it again with an awesome 75cm tailor (Photo courtesy @robbieleck_fishing).
Big schools of chunky garfish continue to be caught at Red Bluff and their presence has brought about some big tailor and the odd yellowtail kingfish to the area. More tailor have been coming from the nearby beaches and the river mouth. Local young gun, Robbie Leck, caught several tailor to 75cm (pictured above) at Chinamans during a recent session. A customer of Kalbarri Sports and Dive landed two mulloway of 7kg and 4kg at Chinamans last Thursday.
Yellowfin whiting around the 30cm mark have returned to the sand flats of the Murchison. The lower and middle reaches of the system have been fishing reasonably well for black bream, estuary cod and small mulloway. Blue swimmer and mud crab stocks are slowly starting to increase. A 15kg and 13kg red emperor were among some nice dhufish and pink snapper caught in the 30 to 40m depths recently. Spanish mackerel and the tuna varieties remain rather scarce.
