Welcome to Recfishwest’s weekly fishing report, brought to you by Recfishwest’s fishing expert Joachim Azzopardi, Matt Cox for the latest in Kununurra and thanks to John Curtis for his Mandurah & Surrounds report.
Keep your eyes peeled for Recfishwest’s Tip of the week, see below!
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Exmouth Catches
Picture: Fishers have been doing well on golden trevally using soft plastics (Photo courtesy of Adam Jolly).
Boats
Big schools of baitfish have arrived in the gulf a month earlier than normal and their presence has already brought about an assortment of predators including sailfish, spanish mackerel, tuna and cobia. Billfish enthusiasts working the waters north of town have been doing well on sailfish, black and blue marlin. Sails and blacks have been encountered in as shallow as 30m of water near the Muiron Islands recently. Brothers Paul and Greg Mather have been doing well on golden trevally using soft plastics.
Shore based
The marina has been offering a range of species including yellowfin bream, small giant trevally, queenfish, estuary cod and squid. Lightly weighed squid baits have been working well on spangled emperor and bluebone near the lighthouse. Oysters is worth a try late afternoon and evening for big giant herring. There are some nice mud crabs being caught in the lower areas of the gulf.
RECFISHWEST TIP OF THE WEEK
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Register for TroutFest!
You would have read in our Broad Cast that Fisheries Minister Dave Kelly yesterday announced Western Australians can go freshwater fishing in the State’s South-West, licence-free next weekend (September 2-3, 2017).
To celebrate the Minister’s announcement, Recfishwest is running ‘TroutFest’, a great opportunity for families to spend quality time together outdoors and have a go at freshwater fishing, just in time for Father’s Day!
We want to see you there, but you need to register! Registrations are essential so we can provide the best possible experience for you and your family.
For more information on TroutFest, click here.
