Less than a week till Easter and still very little talk about Salmon. Will it be a non event this Easter? Any thoughts or reports/sightings please share.
was at albany over the weekend, had the best salmon session of my life yesteday with the 3 of us landing 20 fish in an hour all around 700-900mm, the whole beach lit up and the school stayed around for 3 hours, you jelly bro?
Yes very jealous! There seems to be plenty of reports of fish in Albany area but very little talk of any between capes. Looks like we might have to detour via Albany if we want to have some fun this year.
been catching heaps around the south west beaches just south of augusta. have seen a few schools from the rocks. looks like if you wanna catch them you gotta travel
off cheynes beach yesterday! and a fair few caught today! all around 6 to 8kg plus some bonito. the salmon holes had heaps yesterday too but the swell is up today so very few caught, also heard bremer bay doing well!
i havent but my mate went down a week or so ago and said he was talking to some pros on the beach. not sure if they were fishing or not. that was at hamlin bay
A few fish have been spotted this side of the Cape but have been hard to tempt , swimming past live herring ,hard body lures , softies . Some Salmon have been caught from boats around Bunkers , but overall not much action. Plenty of bait ( herring , Gardies , hardyheads etc ) so plenty to keep them here when/if they do arrive , I personally recon 2-3 weeks...
Took my brother for a fish down injidup this arvo, heaps of herring, a few tailor and one lonely salmon bout 6-7kg. Spewin it wasn't me that caught it, try again on Monday.
Fished Elephant Rock this morning. No Salmon. Heaps of herring. Checked out Deepdene, Cosy Corner beach, Foul Bay, Hamelin and Boranup and didnt see a single Salmon or school of them. So maybe the 'firing' is more people picking up individuals passing through?
Thanks to all who have posted on this thread. I will be down Busso from Monday(after the crowds have left) chasing salmon for a week. Will be fishing from cape to cape. Will try to put up a daily report and hopefully some pics if we get into some fish.
Was a small school at Bunkers today near the Farm. Not many in it though and no one got any out of the school i saw despite many casts landing infront of them. Dropped in at Castle Rock on the way home and saw a group of guys with 6 or 7 fish. Again no big schools but very small groups going through apparently.
was in denmark last week. i didnt catch any salmon. the pros on parry beach however dragged in a school of around 300. kind of annoying when all i wanted was to catch 1!! they were big missiles as well
Got onto some Salmon today at Deepdene finally! I landed two and the missus landed two from one school of about 50 fish. The school then moved further offshore and out of casting distance. They were big fat fish up around the 6-7kg size. Had one other school go through of about 50 fish also but they stayed out of casting range the whole time. Also managed to get a heap of big bull Herring. We also had a few schools of big mullet go through that got me a bit excited each time thinking they were small Salmon. The two Salmon schools were heading south towards Augusta though.
I was using a Mulie on a paternoster rig. They are a great sports fish and sometimes jump clear out of the water when you're reeling them in. Great feeling.
Plenty of salmon around the capes now. Caught 3 yesterday and 8 today. Seen some very big schools heading south today. Seems like they are really starting to fire up between the capes. Another week and they should be thick.
Just got back after a week of salmon hunting. We managed to find fish every day. Hamlins was a bit slow however I spoke to some fishos who managed to get into some. Cosy corner produced a handful of fish but the standout spot for us this week was Contos. Had some massive schools swim passed with triple hookups not uncommon for the 3 of us fishing. Had the rocks to ourselves pretty much all week. From what I seen I would say the next month is gonna be very productive for fishos between the capes. Good luck to all.
How long do these runs last, am originally from SA and all this talk is killing me cos I can't get down for 2 1/2 weeks and am hanging out to get on to one of these WA monsters!
went to Bunker Bay on saturday , between 2 of us hooked 31 landed 19 (all released) some absolute monsters among them 7kg+ all miner on 40g raiders blue and green.best days fishing i can remember for a long time !! cheers
Good numbers of Salmon over the whole weekend , big (ish) swell on the West Coast kept most Fisho's in the Bay , most were able to get onto them , with some periods of Mayhem with Birds , Dolphins , Bonito and Salmon going off , Crowd Factor generally was not to Bad , will hit em again at lunch time today...
and whoever those guys were on the silver yamaha jetski doing bodyboard tow ins into those 6 foot barrels at the northern end of bunker bay on saturday , you have balls the size of coconuts!!! very entertaining!!!!
hey do poeple catch salmon at mutton rd shelter island albany? was thinking of trying along that section of coast through to cosy corner/shelley beach. have to head down this weekend to elleker and really want to hook into some salmon, got the kids with me tho, any one else have any good ideas where an easy place in albany to hook up?
Yes mate, there should be some salmon around mutton bird.Caught plenty down towards mouth of the inlet before.You need a 4wd to get down that end but anywhere along there should be ok. Make sure you hit it on saturday morining though as sunday is looking blown out atm.
Got 7 today between Castle rock and Eagle bay dropped a few also. Got them from the boat outside of shore based casting range.
Saying that there were heaps of small schools close enough in to keep the rock hoppers entertained.
A few whinges though!!!
Bloody inconsiderate people in boats getting too close into the shore where people were fishing from. All this did was annoy the lads ashore and then scare the school of fish off.
Also clowns again in boats driving over the top of schools and forcing them down. I had one bugger do it to me three times on one patch. We ended up packing it in a finding another school away from the bloke. Why can't people sit back and cast into the fish? If we all did this we could share the wealth.
Please remember your manners during the madness that can be Salmon season down this way. Hopefully there is more than enough for everyone to get into them over the coming days/weeks.
I was there all day managed 0 salmon but got 1 bust off from a monster that almost pulled me clean off the rock. They wern't playing the game for most of the day there sitting further out with most anglers giving up in frustration and moving on to somewhere else. I also couldn't get the cordination right with the long casts since I am a jett rat and am unfamiluar with any rod over 7ft, kept dropping the lure behind or in the middle of the school rather than infront of it ( was useing my new Starlo 9ft ).
How did those chaps on the corner near the sticking out rock fair up ? They were there all day too but didn't see them land any.
The fellas on the big rock were hooking up but i only saw them land the 1.They are certainly big salmon,you will have to do a bit of casting practice mate the guys fishing with me couldnt reach either. I use a Penn 4500 liveliner with 15pnd line with an old school 10ft ugly stick proven salmon slayer.Was using mulies and bait casting but will try lures next trip,the other guys were catching heaps of bull herring which also went great in the smoker with a few beers last night.heres a tip for those using mulies,cast at the school let the mulie sink to bottom(use a small sinker on your trace that runs down to the hooks) then give it a twitch fish cant resist.seems to work when fish are running south an old timer put me onto this technique years ago and works 99% of the time.
Chicken run to see if they have turned up. One off the early spots they hit metro wise. R&R from Friday and might hit them up from the boat if they are there. No hope off them reaching up to Karratha I am sure.
Not on hols, my job lets me do a bit of fishing. Not sure if I am going there now but I will be somewhere along that side of the cape might end up at eagle bay or back at PK.
There was a massive school feeding off there out in the weed yesterday morning they stayed around for a couple of hours with no boaties in sight. It was very hard going for us rock hoppers there most of the day.
Edit : This is the time of year I neglect the jetty LoLz.
Hey, looking at going to Eagle Bay on Saturday. Any news on the Salmon there. Any accommodation in the area for an overnighter also. Not looking for anything flash, just somewhere for me and the hubby to put our heads down. Thanks
I was there over Easter and had no problems catching numbers, but mostly first thing in the morning. We even managed quite a few along the beach at Windy towards the gardner. A 20 Tonne school was sighted their during this week heading north. Good luck
Plenty around the top of the cape on both sides. They are all up and down between the capes. Heaps of people go to the dunno side because it is easy to fish since there is little swell and the rocks are not too bad. Smiths beach is the way to go if you want a easy fish on the other side.
I took a trip along the Capes area beginning of the week and got into about 5 schools got my limit, catch/released and went home..ha ha ha it was a brief session but best one since couple season ago!! Good luck
Jayden20
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we could do with a sign at
we could do with a sign at the top off the page just under the fishwrecked shark that says ' there is no salmon '
Hortzy
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was at albany over the
was at albany over the weekend, had the best salmon session of my life yesteday with the 3 of us landing 20 fish in an hour all around 700-900mm, the whole beach lit up and the school stayed around for 3 hours, you jelly bro?
jebuggy
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Yes very jealous! There
Yes very jealous! There seems to be plenty of reports of fish in Albany area but very little talk of any between capes. Looks like we might have to detour via Albany if we want to have some fun this year.
Hortzy
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..
for sure mate,,, was def worth it!!!
fisherking
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Easter's early boys.Give it
Easter's early boys.
Give it another month.
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MattMiller
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Early?
with the exception of the least 3 years we 'always' get the first schools past Cape Leeuwin in February
crezz
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been catching heaps around
been catching heaps around the south west beaches just south of augusta. have seen a few schools from the rocks. looks like if you wanna catch them you gotta travel
jebuggy
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Hey Crezz, you would think
Hey Crezz, you would think if your catching them there then some must be surely going through Hamlins. Have you seen the pro's around at all?
choc
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Been plenty caught at
Been plenty caught at Yeagarup.
snappermiles
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biggest school ive ever seen
off cheynes beach yesterday! and a fair few caught today! all around 6 to 8kg plus some bonito. the salmon holes had heaps yesterday too but the swell is up today so very few caught, also heard bremer bay doing well!
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Hortzy
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bonito
snappermiles,,,,,,,,,,,were the bonito caught from the beaches and were they on lures,,,we had salmonholes preemo yesteday,,mon,,,was epic!!
snappermiles
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sorry about the late reply hortzy
the bonito were coming from the rocks at the end of the bay at cheynes
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crezz
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i havent but my mate went
i havent but my mate went down a week or so ago and said he was talking to some pros on the beach. not sure if they were fishing or not. that was at hamlin bay
TheJettyRat
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I went there last week, no
I went there last week, no salmon, didn't see any pro's.
Mickr
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Any reports on salmon around
Any reports on salmon around eagle bay, Meelup area?
Habanero
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Few Fish
A few fish have been spotted this side of the Cape but have been hard to tempt , swimming past live herring ,hard body lures , softies . Some Salmon have been caught from boats around Bunkers , but overall not much action. Plenty of bait ( herring , Gardies , hardyheads etc ) so plenty to keep them here when/if they do arrive , I personally recon 2-3 weeks...
dogga
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Bunbury
Had a school of around 30-40 fish all around 2-3 kgs swim past the boat of bunbury today. Could not tempt them with a metal slice
Sunburntfeet
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Took my brother for a fish
Took my brother for a fish down injidup this arvo, heaps of herring, a few tailor and one lonely salmon bout 6-7kg. Spewin it wasn't me that caught it, try again on Monday.
Fisherman, constantly trying to out-smart fish.......with limited success
TheJettyRat
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Hearing plenty of reports
Hearing plenty of reports coming through today that they are at Bunker Bay and also Hammlin is finally firing.
Buz
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Fished Elephant Rock this
Fished Elephant Rock this morning. No Salmon. Heaps of herring. Checked out Deepdene, Cosy Corner beach, Foul Bay, Hamelin and Boranup and didnt see a single Salmon or school of them. So maybe the 'firing' is more people picking up individuals passing through?
Super peg
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We too, fished cosy corner
We too, fished cosy corner beach Had small school of around 12 move through but got nothing
nice big herring though
The art of fishing consists of casting, winding, trolling and jigging
while freezing, sweating, swatting and swearing.
Buz
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Yeah the heaps of big herring
Yeah the heaps of big herring definitly kept us happy. Good to hear you a least saw some Salmon. We didnt see any for four hours at Elephant Rock :(
Habanero
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Finaly
Yeah , by the sounds of it both sides of the cape had good numbers of fish caught yesterday and this morn , no shortage of people chasing them tho...
jebuggy
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Cheers
Thanks to all who have posted on this thread. I will be down Busso from Monday(after the crowds have left) chasing salmon for a week. Will be fishing from cape to cape. Will try to put up a daily report and hopefully some pics if we get into some fish.
Wile E Coyote
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Injidup
We are going to try Injidup beach this morning, I'll let you know how we get on..
Buz
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Was a small school at Bunkers
Was a small school at Bunkers today near the Farm. Not many in it though and no one got any out of the school i saw despite many casts landing infront of them. Dropped in at Castle Rock on the way home and saw a group of guys with 6 or 7 fish. Again no big schools but very small groups going through apparently.
MattMiller
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No salmon
around Hamelin/Foul bay this morning. But Zillions of Herring
Had a quick chat to the pros there and it doesn't look like the 'run' will pass Cape Leeuwin anytime soon.
I'd say for sure that any fish that are seen/caught in the capes region are residents schooling up waiting for the 'run' to arrive.
Another 2-3 weeks would be my guess before we see any decent numbers.
Wile E Coyote
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Injidup
No Salmon at Injidup either. Again there were loads of herring and I landed 2 nice sized tailor which was a bonus.
My daughter caught loads of sand whiting too.
tyrone77
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I have caught a couple of
I have caught a couple of 4kg Salmon and a Salmon Trout last night of a Northern beach. I was shocked to see they were up this far, this early.
I Suffer from `OCFD` Obsssesive - Compulsive - Fishing - Disorder.
thebmac
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was in denmark last week. i
was in denmark last week. i didnt catch any salmon. the pros on parry beach however dragged in a school of around 300. kind of annoying when all i wanted was to catch 1!! they were big missiles as well
Beats working!!!!!!
MattMiller
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Worst thing
about that mate is that whole haul would only be worth about $500
Wait till you see them pull 10t up the beach, now thats sad
Buz
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Got onto some Salmon today at
Got onto some Salmon today at Deepdene finally! I landed two and the missus landed two from one school of about 50 fish. The school then moved further offshore and out of casting distance. They were big fat fish up around the 6-7kg size. Had one other school go through of about 50 fish also but they stayed out of casting range the whole time. Also managed to get a heap of big bull Herring. We also had a few schools of big mullet go through that got me a bit excited each time thinking they were small Salmon. The two Salmon schools were heading south towards Augusta though.
Coyote_Dave
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Salmon
Landed 2 salmon on saturday at Bluff Creek on a 40g Spanyid Raider in blue, plenty of herring and big skippy around too.
Wile E Coyote
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Injidup
OK so I thought I'd try Injidup again today. Thought I'd at least get some more Tailor.
After about a half hour of nothing I was hit by a 6.5kg Salmon which I promptly landed to a round of applause from a group of onlookers on the beach!
There were plenty of people fishing but it was the only Salmon of the day, it must have been a loner lol.
Suffice to say I came away a very happy fellow.
Justo82
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nice fish!!! what were you
nice fish!!! what were you using? slices or bait?
hopefully I'll get a chance to chase some salmon one day. look like a great sport fish.
Wile E Coyote
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Hey Justo,I was using a
Hey Justo,
I was using a Mulie on a paternoster rig. They are a great sports fish and sometimes jump clear out of the water when you're reeling them in. Great feeling.
pale ale
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Was Injidup going to be a
Was Injidup going to be a part of the new marine parks and no fishing allowed?
It is my favourite salmon spot.
Buz
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Shore based fishing will
Shore based fishing will still be allowed under the proposed Ngari Marine Park.
jebuggy
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Salmon report
Plenty of salmon around the capes now. Caught 3 yesterday and 8 today. Seen some very big schools heading south today. Seems like they are really starting to fire up between the capes. Another week and they should be thick.
Habanero
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Yep
Seems to be "on" today , good size as well.
Jac54
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Do you think it's going to
Do you think it's going to fire up around Dunsborough in 2 weeks time? That's when I'm heading down.
Habanero
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Pro's
The Pro's managed to net a few tonne today ..
squidder
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Salmon
are definatly on the march, school after school went past last nite and there is a big school at Gracetown at the minute....Good fishing
Canns1977
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School holidays
Hope to go to hamilin bay for the first week of sckool holidays (April 22-29)
also hope to chase salmon in my kayak.
Will try to get some footage with my new Go Pro!!!
you reckon they will thick then??
Canns1977
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School holidays
Hope to go to hamilin bay for the first week of sckool holidays (April 22-29)
also hope to chase salmon in my kayak.
Will try to get some footage with my new Go Pro!!!
you reckon they will thick then??
Habanero
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Got into them
Got into them yesterday arvo , went back this morn but only Tailor ..
Jac54
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Where abouts were you
Where abouts were you catching them yesterday? Were there schools or just spotting them through the waves?
MattMiller
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They're here
Just got into a few at a mid-capes beach. School up to 5t.
TheJettyRat
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Hearing plenty of reports
Hearing plenty of reports coming trough at work today of the schools being thick between the capes.
squidder
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Beaches
ending with "UP" is a start
TheJettyRat
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LoLz
LoLz
jebuggy
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Salmon update
Just got back after a week of salmon hunting. We managed to find fish every day. Hamlins was a bit slow however I spoke to some fishos who managed to get into some. Cosy corner produced a handful of fish but the standout spot for us this week was Contos. Had some massive schools swim passed with triple hookups not uncommon for the 3 of us fishing. Had the rocks to ourselves pretty much all week. From what I seen I would say the next month is gonna be very productive for fishos between the capes. Good luck to all.
reace90
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went down to eagle bay
went down to eagle bay yesterday and got 2 salmon in an hour 1 4kg and the other 5kg
Jason D
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How long....
How long do these runs last, am originally from SA and all this talk is killing me cos I can't get down for 2 1/2 weeks and am hanging out to get on to one of these WA monsters!
choc
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Went for a flick yesterday
Went for a flick yesterday and there was fish everywhere.
Schools going through every ten/fifteen minutes.
Ended up catching and releasing fifteen between three of us with my eight year old getting in his first one solo,he was rapped.
TheJettyRat
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Same story here, going out to
Same story here, going out to hit it agaain today, so much fun. Bending rods and screaming lines !
Dale
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Might go for a captain cook
Might go for a captain cook next week after the weekend crowd have buggered off.
cheers
Dale
"Just because you are a Character, Doesn't mean you have Character."
Mr Wolf
Ryan C
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salmon
went to Bunker Bay on saturday , between 2 of us hooked 31 landed 19 (all released) some absolute monsters among them 7kg+ all miner on 40g raiders blue and green.best days fishing i can remember for a long time !! cheers
Habanero
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Lots of Fish
Good numbers of Salmon over the whole weekend , big (ish) swell on the West Coast kept most Fisho's in the Bay , most were able to get onto them , with some periods of Mayhem with Birds , Dolphins , Bonito and Salmon going off , Crowd Factor generally was not to Bad , will hit em again at lunch time today...
Dale
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Time to break out my popper
Time to break out my popper collection, break out my fave Sabre and maybe a Penn or maybe an Okuma.
Cheers
Dale
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Mr Wolf
Ryan C
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tow ins at bunker bay
and whoever those guys were on the silver yamaha jetski doing bodyboard tow ins into those 6 foot barrels at the northern end of bunker bay on saturday , you have balls the size of coconuts!!! very entertaining!!!!
beau
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That's about the best thing
That's about the best thing you can do with the skis, getting your mate absolutely allowed or a chance at a 10ft air. Good times
choc
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Huge number of fish again
Huge number of fish again today.
Habanero
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Fish Rock
Fish Rock had schools comming through every 1/2 Hour today...
choorles
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urgh would be epic if we got
urgh would be epic if we got good numbers metro this year!
Jaronimo
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hey do poeple catch salmon at
hey do poeple catch salmon at mutton rd shelter island albany? was thinking of trying along that section of coast through to cosy corner/shelley beach. have to head down this weekend to elleker and really want to hook into some salmon, got the kids with me tho, any one else have any good ideas where an easy place in albany to hook up?
chrisp
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Yes mate, there should be
Yes mate, there should be some salmon around mutton bird.Caught plenty down towards mouth of the inlet before.You need a 4wd to get down that end but anywhere along there should be ok. Make sure you hit it on saturday morining though as sunday is looking blown out atm.
Butters29
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Manners??
Got 7 today between Castle rock and Eagle bay dropped a few also. Got them from the boat outside of shore based casting range.
Saying that there were heaps of small schools close enough in to keep the rock hoppers entertained.
A few whinges though!!!
Bloody inconsiderate people in boats getting too close into the shore where people were fishing from. All this did was annoy the lads ashore and then scare the school of fish off.
Also clowns again in boats driving over the top of schools and forcing them down. I had one bugger do it to me three times on one patch. We ended up packing it in a finding another school away from the bloke. Why can't people sit back and cast into the fish? If we all did this we could share the wealth.
Please remember your manners during the madness that can be Salmon season down this way. Hopefully there is more than enough for everyone to get into them over the coming days/weeks.
sloppyjoe24
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Totally agree with ya there
Totally agree with ya there mate!
Wot lures were u trolling thru?
Thinking of heading down in the yak to try get stuck into them
snappermiles
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get ready fellas
metro could be a go!! just received pictures of salmon caught on the five fathom bank in rockingham!!
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beau
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Yep I reckon it's going to be
Yep I reckon it's going to be on big time in the next couple weeks!
scottnofish
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Seen that as well
Trolling for macks but got a salmon . So they are starting to turn up
Willlo
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Ducked down to point piquet
Ducked down to point piquet yesterday arvo fished from 4 to 5.30 picked up 4 salmon round 6-7kg kept 2 for the smoker,great fun on light gear.
Call Sign - BZ785
Haynes Hunter Prowler CC
TheJettyRat
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I was there all day managed 0
I was there all day managed 0 salmon but got 1 bust off from a monster that almost pulled me clean off the rock. They wern't playing the game for most of the day there sitting further out with most anglers giving up in frustration and moving on to somewhere else. I also couldn't get the cordination right with the long casts since I am a jett rat and am unfamiluar with any rod over 7ft, kept dropping the lure behind or in the middle of the school rather than infront of it ( was useing my new Starlo 9ft ).
How did those chaps on the corner near the sticking out rock fair up ? They were there all day too but didn't see them land any.
I left at 4pm Doh !
Willlo
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The fellas on the big rock
The fellas on the big rock were hooking up but i only saw them land the 1.They are certainly big salmon,you will have to do a bit of casting practice mate the guys fishing with me couldnt reach either. I use a Penn 4500 liveliner with 15pnd line with an old school 10ft ugly stick proven salmon slayer.Was using mulies and bait casting but will try lures next trip,the other guys were catching heaps of bull herring which also went great in the smoker with a few beers last night.heres a tip for those using mulies,cast at the school let the mulie sink to bottom(use a small sinker on your trace that runs down to the hooks) then give it a twitch fish cant resist.seems to work when fish are running south an old timer put me onto this technique years ago and works 99% of the time.
Cheers
Willo
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crasny1
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Has anyone been to Rotto west end or
Chicken run to see if they have turned up. One off the early spots they hit metro wise. R&R from Friday and might hit them up from the boat if they are there. No hope off them reaching up to Karratha I am sure
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sstevee
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Date Joined: 15/11/11
Cheers for the reports
Cheers for the reports guys!... It's been good watching their progress, will hopefully get amongst them this yr after a couple of absent seasons
Habanero
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Date Joined: 19/06/12
In close
At Point Piquet the fish have been hanging wide but at other less popular spots they have been easily within "smilin Jack" range..
TheJettyRat
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Going to give bunkers a crack
Going to give bunkers a crack tomorow. Plugs have been working too aswell as the metals Twistys and Raider.
uncleben
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Date Joined: 06/01/09
might see you there mr
might see you there mr rat...... not sure if i go there or castle...... r u on hols or just going for a fish before work??
TheJettyRat
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Not on hols, my job lets me
Not on hols, my job lets me do a bit of fishing. Not sure if I am going there now but I will be somewhere along that side of the cape might end up at eagle bay or back at PK.
Butters29
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Date Joined: 28/03/13
Smilin Jacks were working the
Smilin Jacks were working the best yesterday both trawled and flicked in amongst them. Had no luck with poppers or slices though.
They were fairly deep at Pt Piquet one lot we saw were right down on the bottom (9 meterish from memory) and well out of shore based range.
TheJettyRat
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There was a massive school
There was a massive school feeding off there out in the weed yesterday morning they stayed around for a couple of hours with no boaties in sight. It was very hard going for us rock hoppers there most of the day.
Edit : This is the time of year I neglect the jetty LoLz.
Mikkijr1973
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New to the Site
Hey, looking at going to Eagle Bay on Saturday. Any news on the Salmon there. Any accommodation in the area for an overnighter also. Not looking for anything flash, just somewhere for me and the hubby to put our heads down. Thanks
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keano1000
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Date Joined: 05/04/13
I am heading down to augusta
I am heading down to augusta this weekend for 4 days, hitting cosy corner and hamelin bay, cant wait for to catch a salmon!
Eric Keane
salmonwanter
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Date Joined: 24/01/13
THINKING ABOUT GOING TO
THINKING ABOUT GOING TO Salmon Beach this weekend.
I am addicted...... To fishing
stephenm
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Date Joined: 03/04/13
I was there over Easter and
I was there over Easter and had no problems catching numbers, but mostly first thing in the morning. We even managed quite a few along the beach at Windy towards the gardner. A 20 Tonne school was sighted their during this week heading north. Good luck
Super peg
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heading down this
heading down this tuesday/wednesday
you guys reccomend hitting between the capes or just hitting point PK and meelup, castle and the likes?
surely there must be plenty still between the capes....?
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TheJettyRat
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Plenty around the top of the
Plenty around the top of the cape on both sides. They are all up and down between the capes. Heaps of people go to the dunno side because it is easy to fish since there is little swell and the rocks are not too bad. Smiths beach is the way to go if you want a easy fish on the other side.
Islander
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Salmon
Hi,
I took a trip along the Capes area beginning of the week and got into about 5 schools got my limit, catch/released and went home..ha ha ha it was a brief session but best one since couple season ago!! Good luck
PS.. Burley up!!!!!