Fresh Water Season Open! Good news for keen trout fishers, the freshwater season is open! There are a number of locations stocked with trout every year, including a mix of fingerlings, yearlings and ex-broodstock making for some great fishing opportunities in the South-West for fishers young and old. Be sure [...]
Albany Catches Picture: Now this is fishing! Great to see Dylan with a cracker of a smile with his fish (Photo courtesy of Dylan Picken). It has been tough work trying to find a day to head offshore, but there was the odd boat that managed to pick a short break in [...]
Albany Catches Picture: A nice pinkie caught on a pirate jig Reef fishing enthusiasts, who managed to pick a break in the weather and headed offshore, reported stocks to be generally fair along the coral ground in 55m to 80m and this seemed to be the case whether they ventured out from [...]
Albany Catches Picture: Phil is stoked with his 56cm ''nugget'' of a King George (Photo courtesy of Phil Jeffrey). King George whiting enthusiasts, who took to the local inshore waters, reported finding plenty of 29cm to 34cm fish and fair numbers of KGs in the 35cm to 45cm range. The trick to [...]
Albany Catches Picture: Check this King George out- it went 60cm! Caught by one of our Albany fishing clinic instructors and our passionate Albany rock fishing safety spokesman, Andrew Jarvis. (Photo courtesy of Andrew Jarvis) The reef fishing grounds due south of town appear to be full of potential – it’s just [...]
Albany Catches Picture: The prevalence and colour of the stripes indicates that this dhuie, although sized, is still quite young. As they age the stripes fade. (Photo courtesy of Nicholas Drummond) Opportunities to head offshore have been limited due to the weather. An eager few who managed to pick a break in [...]
Albany Catches Picture: Pilch (yelloweye mullet) on vibe, who would have thought? King George whiting enthusiasts who have been working the inshore waters of King George Sound, Oyster Harbour and Princess Royal Harbour have been catching fish mostly in the very respectable 34 to 38cm range. A customer of Albany Rods and [...]
Albany Catches Picture: The weather hasn't been ideal of late but fishers who have got out have been rewarded with some great catches, like the salmon pictured which hit a 40g Raider metal lure. The weather has been a little hard to pick, however those who managed to score a calmer morning [...]
Albany Catches Picture: While your toes might get cold, there are still great rewards to be had for those wading the flats for bream in winter (photo courtesy of @massamone) King George whiting devotees have been picking up reasonable catches of 30 to 40cm fish in the cleaner waters of [...]
Competition Winners! Recfishwest and Perth & WA Fishing Reports recently ran a competition on Facebook. All you had to do was tell us your fishing safety story, where you and/or your mates found yourselves in a sticky situation where some fishing safety equipment could have come in very handy, it [...]