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Exmouth Catches
Picture: Golden Trevally are regular visitors to shallow flats around Exmouth, Onslow, Port Hedland and Dampier, often moving in schools. They can be found near reefs amongst other larger trevally species such as Giant Trevally.
Big schools of baitfish are starting to appear in the gulf and their presence is bringing about increasing numbers of sailfish. Golden trevally, big queenfish and spanish mackerel have also been among the baitfish at times. Manta rays are also evident in the gulf at the moment and many of these majestic creatures have cobia in tow. Billfish enthusiasts have been encountering the odd blue marlin in depths starting at 400m while smaller black and striped marlin have been turning up between the 50m to 100m contours.
The billfish have unfortunately been rather finicky at times while they are thought to be gorging on the abundance of baitfish that are present in the open water. Giant trevally continue to be caught on stick baits and poppers near the west coast reefs and there have been a few fish caught from a few of the shore-based spots recently.
