Welcome to Recfishwest’s weekly fishing report, brought to you by Recfishwest’s fishing expert Joachim Azzopardi and thanks to John Curtis for his Mandurah & Surrounds report.

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Exmouth Catches

Picture: Bottom fishing for ruby snapper has been productive in Exmouth (Photo courtesy of @fishing_oz).

Boats

Billfish are being encountered in good numbers off the west coast in depths starting at 70m while spanish mackerel are being caught along the back of the reef and west of the Muiron Islands. Schools of longtail tuna and a few yellowfin also are also about offshore. Bottom fishing for red emperor, rankin cod and spangled emperor has been good in depths leading up to 80m while waters beyond 120m have been producing a few ruby snapper. Soft plastics, stick baits and, at times, small poppers have accounted for spangled emperor inside the reef line within the national park. Cobia have shown up in the gulf, as they tend to do at this time of year.

Shore based

Bluebone are reportedly being caught in reasonable numbers along the west side. Apparently the bluebone have a particular liking for local king and tiger prawns. Garfish are thick in the gulf while the marina has been fishing well for queenfish, small trevally and yellowfin bream. Squid can be targeted at Learmonth Jetty, the marina and Tantabiddi boat launching facility.