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Albany Catches
Picture: Skippy are an ever reliable target from southern inshore reefs providing a strong fight for their size.
Reef fishing enthusiasts in search of prized eating fish to bring home for their Christmas tables have been picking up lots of small to medium size pink snapper and some good dhufish. Skippy in 3kg to 4kg range were also encountered together with a few queen snapper and breaksea cod. Out wider, red snapper seem to be in abundance in some places and there are quite a few samson fish also about.
King George whiting fishing through the inshore areas has been a little less productive than usual. Good sand whiting catches have made up for the limited King George on offer and there are a few skippy and squid also in these parts. Juvenile salmon are reportedly present in Oyster Harbour with small metal slices and soft plastics working well on the 30cm to 50cm fish. Surf fishers have been doing well on big herring along the coast west of Denmark. Locally, Sand Patch has been producing the better of the herring catches.
King George are starting to appear in bigger numbers along the protected beaches. Schools of salmon turned up at Cheynes Beach at the weekend and there has still been the odd fish caught at some of the local spots. Black bream to 40cm and bigger can be targeted in most of the southern rivers, including the King and Kalgan, on a variety of hard-bodied and soft plastic lures as well as baits. Several mulloway around then metre mark were caught in the Kalgan this past fortnight.
Esperance Catches
Picture: Bluespotted flathead blending perfectly with the sandy substrate.
Big schools of salmon have been appearing at Hellfire Bay while smaller schools were present at Salmon Beach, Fourth Beach, Fourteen Mile, Roses and Alexander Bay. The Taylor Street Jetty has been fishing well for herring, squid and leatherjackets, while Bandy Creek Boat Harbour is holding mostly herring.
Big sand whiting can be sought at Lucky Bay together with a few skippy, flathead and tarwhine. The dinghy and small boats continue to do well on plump sand whiting and squid in close. Several southern bluefin tuna to 8kg were caught last Wednesday and there were reports of fish estimated to be around the 20kg mark to be hooked and lost. Nannygai to 60cm are being caught in good numbers out wide.
