2023 fishing trips planned ?
Submitted by Markie on Fri, 2023-04-21 07:32
So what's everyone's plans for this year? Going away north/ south to fish/camp or heading overseas for a nice Europe trip? Keen to do my first trip NW this year on my own boat.
Woodsy65
Posts: 163
Date Joined: 21/05/15
Exmouth
Exy in July for me again. Just love the place - except the whales in July!
Jackfrost80
Posts: 8143
Date Joined: 07/05/12
Brother just moved into
Brother just moved into Denmark from Hopetoun so keen to spend some long weekends down there starting this June and start exploring the Wilson Inlet. Planning a week down there in July hols too.
Planning Thailand for the Mrs' 40th in March and pretty keen to try land a Jurien trip with good weather minus the 10,000,000 millipedes this time in Oct school hols.
Wouldn't mind trying to get back up to Denham in June 2024 either.
Officially off the Pies bandwagon
blu2fish
Posts: 80
Date Joined: 23/01/13
Denmark
Frosty my father lived in Denmark after retiring off the farm for 20years and supplied the family and his neighbors with FG fillets (miss him and the fillets), don't know what it's like now but he used to put his boat in at Poddyshot and fish on the south side on the drop off, he had a stick with a mark so he could anchor in 7 foot of water, he used two anchors bow and stern with bow facing the shore, mussels where the bait of choice.
blu2fish
Posts: 80
Date Joined: 23/01/13
Exmouth
Exy in August for 3 weeks, hope the thousands of visitors for the eclipes respect the town and environment not like those who went up during the corona epidemic.
beeroclock
Posts: 739
Date Joined: 22/08/12
Arriving Denham next weekend
Driving boat over to shelter bay then camping KELS2 campsite for 4 nights with wife, sis in law and bro in law they never been there before, Ive done the trip 3 times before so I know how to plan it well. Looking forward to ticking off some fish on bro in laws bucket list as he usually only land base fishes. Already warned them how bad the sharks can be when you hook a descent fish. Cant wait to pull lures around for mackies, yellow fin, sailies , small marlin!!! Hope weather gods are kind. Jurien will be backup plan if shelter bay to windy cheers
Happy Hooker
Posts: 305
Date Joined: 12/11/08
Dirk Hartog mid May
2 Weeks land based . Looking forward to the break .... "few" drinks with mates each night ( 4 of us going) , plenty of laughs, crashing out in my swag , no mobile ph service and feed of some nice fresh fish !
Bradmac73
Posts: 201
Date Joined: 22/03/17
Denham in June
Yearly pilgrimage north for a week with a group of mates I've known for 35 years. We fish every day, but it's much more about getting away from the cut and thrust of the day to day, having a couple or ten frothies, taking the piss and having a laugh. It's good for the soul.
davewillo
Posts: 2398
Date Joined: 08/09/16
Mate has built a holiday
Mate has built a holiday house on the canals in Exy. Went there in October last year and hoping to get up there for a week later in the year.
PGFC member and lure tragic
sunshine
Posts: 2600
Date Joined: 03/03/09
Fingers crossed my mate doesn’t sell his Lagoon 38
As Monties then on the cards for as long as we like July August
Xtreme Coolers
Posts: 725
Date Joined: 02/01/10
North trip.
Up to Gnaraloo again in early July.
mw87
Posts: 123
Date Joined: 20/07/11
Land based trip to Rarotonga
Land based trip to Rarotonga next month with a few mates. Targeting GTs mostly. Can't wait.
pgreen1
Posts: 395
Date Joined: 20/02/08
Make the extra trip and come
Make the extra trip and come over to Aitutaki. Let me know when youre here. You wont be dissapointed.
mw87
Posts: 123
Date Joined: 20/07/11
I read your report from when
I read your report from when you first went over. I doubted you were still there so didn't reach out!
I'll chat to the guys and see if we can make it. Looks like paradise.
Anytime Brad
Posts: 237
Date Joined: 20/07/09
Back to DHI again Back to my
Back to DHI again
Back to my favourite land based destination in November.
Have been lucky at this time of year in the past so fingers crossed.
I would rather be fishing
big john
Posts: 8749
Date Joined: 20/07/06
Good luck all
Had a three week window to hit the Montes but the weather gods said f$); you mate.
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Billcollector
Posts: 2080
Date Joined: 16/05/09
I think slugger is still
I think slugger is still sooking
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Markie
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Date Joined: 06/08/10
Trip
Hoping to get to exmouth/ canarvon from mid July to mid august. Would it be hard to sort accommodation if I leave it until last minute?
Faulkner Family
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Date Joined: 11/03/08
Less than 2 weeks till we hit
Less than 2 weeks till we hit Broome. Hope to get a bit of fishing in on the boat and the beach. Just somewhere different other than hedland where we get our good feed of northern species already
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Silver Fox
Posts: 1111
Date Joined: 19/06/14
Nothing too crazy
Looking at exploring what's on my back doorstep, I'm fortunate that it's on 18nm from the local ramp to the Great Barrier Reef. Within a 65nm radius from here I can go north to Port Douglas, out to the shelf or down to Hinchinbrook. Just need the rain to gimme a break!.
My wife understands why I clean my rods n reels in the shower....
Billcollector
Posts: 2080
Date Joined: 16/05/09
If the bloody Fitzroy river
If the bloody Fitzroy river would stop flowing before it gets too cold will head up there for a Barra or two or three.
straith
Posts: 421
Date Joined: 25/11/13
Heading to Mackerel islands
Heading to Mackerel islands in a week, with any luck fishys are on the chew after cyclone
and wind stays manageable.
Taking a mate to help him lose alot of his trophy fish cherries lol.
Got a big list so we'll be working it hard.
Super excited just to get back there
magic place
Brock O
Posts: 3224
Date Joined: 11/01/08
Will do the June long weekend
Will do the June long weekend in Leeman as we have last few years, will check September also...pending Ban period.
Simo_
Posts: 1843
Date Joined: 13/11/06
Exy in May. Coral Bay in Aug
Exy in May. Coral Bay in Aug
Bring on April
Browndog
Posts: 582
Date Joined: 10/04/12
Monties
Monties in July. Can't wait. Taking my young fella for the first time, pretty sure he'll come back an addict lol.
Cheers,
BD.
sea-kem
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Date Joined: 30/11/09
Deffered this year due to
Deffered this year due to too much work
Love the West!
Piggy
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Date Joined: 24/08/12
Thats no good
Thats not good Andy!
We head up there this saturday coming... Saw a youtube video from Seaforce charters from a couple of weeks ago and they got 36 reds.... Might not be any left after that hahaha would love to know where they went!
I go boating not fishing
sea-kem
Posts: 14970
Date Joined: 30/11/09
I reckon you've possibly
I reckon you've possibly timed it well, hopefully the blow up there will be over. Do you want to flick me a PM and I'll send you some areas to start.
My GPS is up at the Bird but I can give you general areas to look.
Old mate on Seaforce only use the snapper winches so they lose a lot less fish to sharks. Probably one of the better charter opertors I've seen.
Love the West!
Faulkner Family
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Date Joined: 11/03/08
Still blowing its ass off up
Still blowing its ass off up in hedland. I'm guessing it's doing similar all the way down that way as well.
Saw the seaforce video as well. Had to stop fishing as they bagged out on reds ,most of which were a good size as well
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
PilbaraTremor
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Date Joined: 05/01/21
As soon as the wind and
As soon as the wind and swell let up for a period of time to let it all calm down off Hedland it's going to be on like Donkey Kong!!
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