Welcome to Recfishwest’s weekly fishing report, brought to you by Recfishwest’s fishing expert Joachim Azzopardi, John Curtis for his Mandurah and Surrounds report and Matt Cox for the latest in Kununurra.
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Kununurra Catches
Picture: Catching a barra sure does make you smile! Heading to Kununurra? Make sure you give the guys at Northbound Charters a call.
Lower Ord River
The last two weeks saw a spike in water temps rising up to 26 degrees which was fantastic for fishing. Good reports coming from the Ord with decent numbers of 60-85cm barramundi being caught in and around the snags, generally on the outgoing tide. On the back of that spike, the water temps have started to decrease slowing the fish up considerably.
Shore based
Walking the Dunham River has been producing fantastic numbers of 50-80cm barramundi. Best caught on gold bomber lures flicking around the shallows targeting the fish looking for the warmer water.
Broome Catches
Picture: Reef fishing has been productive with species like redthroat emperor, coral trout and rankin cod being caught approximately 15 nautical miles out.
Boats
The teams who competed in the recent Billfish Classic encountered bigger numbers of sailfish and small black marlin compared to last year’s event. Schools of longtail and mack tuna have also been found in a range of depths and areas while most of the spanish mackerel caught this week were picked up behind the rig tenders. Reef fishing has been productive approximately 15 nautical miles out where blue lined emperor, redthroat emperor, coral trout, bluebone and rankin cod have been caught in good numbers.
Shore based
Notwithstanding water temperatures in the Fitzroy River hovering around the 23C mark, there are still some barramundi being caught. Tackle World Broome’s Lyle Shields caught five barra in the Fitzroy during a single session last week. The local creeks have also been producing a few barra as well as threadfin and bluenose salmon. Whiting, queenfish and trevally are the main species being picked up along Cable Beach and Roebuck Bay.
Recfishwest Tip Of The Week
