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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Broome Catches

Picture: Chinaman seem to be lurking in close at the moment in Roebuck Bay (Photo courtesy of @benlesson21).

Boats

A customer of Broome Tackle Word was targeting spanish mackerel on bibbed minnows in waters west of town last week when his redhead-patterned lure enticed a small black marlin. The small black was brought to the side of the boat before a successful release. More black marlin have been coming from The Peanut Reef area and waters wide of James Price Point. Both areas have also been producing good catches of sailfish, which are ranging from 10kg to 30kg. Cobia have been appearing in a range of depths and areas and there are plenty of spanish mackerel in waters starting about 10 miles out. Bluenose salmon and mulloway are being picked up in reasonable numbers through Roebuck Bay while chinaman seem to be lurking in close at the moment.

Shore based

Barramundi are still hit and miss in the local creeks and the Fitzroy River, but this past week seemed to see a few more barra up and about striking baits as well as lures. Barra catches are expected to increase as the wet season graduates. Some nice bluenose salmon and javelin fish have been coming from Crab Creek. Mud crabs are being picked up in fairly good numbers in Roebuck Bay. Cable Beach has been fishing well for whiting, small trevally and queenfish.