The Busso Jetty Report - Easter Edition
This is a report for all the FW members who will be heading down this weekend and going for a fish from the jetty. Bonito are still around in good numbers from the bend all the way to the end and are on the chew in the late arvo/early evening and even after dark. Tailor numbers are steady but they are not numerous like they were in Jan, you can still pick up a good feed though, some real stoinkers over 50cm have been in the mix also. Tailor have been coming on the bite from about 6 pm onwards. Squid numbers are steady, a good feed can be had if you work for it. Herring are thick at the moment with bag limits easily being reached. There are plenty of medium sized Snook around, they become a bit of a annoyance but make good bait for the herring and tailor. Crab numbers are down on the jetty, if you are after them you are better off scooping along the beaches. Two Spanish Mackerels have been landed on the jetty in the last couple of weeks so you may be in for a chance at hooking one. There have been a few sharks hanging around out towards the end on some nights, a 5 ft tiger gave almost everyone a run one night last week. There has been a heap of rays hanging around so try and avoid the bottom.
That is all for now, have a safe long weekend, tight lines and enjoy.
Super peg
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Date Joined: 02/09/12
I was out there around 11am
I was out there around 11am to 3pm on sunday and had a young bloke tell
me ( and few witnesses) that he was bonito Fishing and landed 2
but then he hooked a striped tuna , he said it would of been
around 70- 80 cm mark, but he lost it on the surface.
dunno how true this young bloke was, said he got it on the old smiling jack
Is this possible jetty rat?
Great report once again, thanx
The art of fishing consists of casting, winding, trolling and jigging
while freezing, sweating, swatting and swearing.
TheJettyRat
Posts: 733
Date Joined: 02/03/12
I know the young fella you
I know the young fella you are talking about, had a discussion with him about it, more than likely it was a large bonito since there have been some larger ones around in the mix. Yet again nothing surprises me with fishing these days. There has however been reports from the train driver that there has been a few blue fin hanging around in the morning. Bonito will hit smilin jacks.
Jelle
Posts: 142
Date Joined: 21/12/11
Will be heading down to
Will be heading down to dunsborough for the weekend. May chuck some rods and lures in the car and check out that jetty! Cheers for the report!
Dale
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Date Joined: 13/09/05
Crabs will be slow until
Crabs will be slow until May, they've generally finished shagging by then and looking to put on some weight.
Cheers
Dale
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Mr Wolf
dan.the.man
Posts: 183
Date Joined: 31/07/11
Good job
Good job mate another well written report,catering for everyone's needs
kaotik jetty rat
Posts: 40
Date Joined: 20/01/13
another good haul lastnite
picked up 5 good size bonito(2 over 50cm),half a dozen massive herring 25cm+ n a 55cm greenback(lost 1 aswell spew),got 1 squid(but apparently they were quite active on the jetty lastnight),i started at 6:30pm and finished up round 11pm,got 4 of the bonito just on sunset(within 30 mins of them running) and 1 at bout 9:30pm,tailor came on around 8pm,wasnt many caught that i saw,but bonito were thick,been caught on mullies,lures n snook fillets!scottnot n jebesh also hooked up on multiple bonito,the school was just sitting in front of us,old bill got a nice 52cm greenback off the very end but as he said it was a bit quiet compared to the last couple nights out there!so there is plenty of good fishing to be had on the jetty,just gota know how to catch em,lol,have a happy easter everyone n please keep our jetty clean(its not hard to put rubbish in a bin),myself and the jetty rat will be walking n fishing the jetty over the weekend to check how clean it is putting pics up after this weekend of what we caught!!good luck and if you see us out there say G'day".
Fish fear me,Women want me!!
poser
Posts: 228
Date Joined: 25/01/13
hey boys ill be down tonight
hey boys ill be down tonight and tomoz ill be hitting jetty about 5 to get my ballon out early but will be there most off the night also if u got any spare bonnies u wanna sling me haha bring them down ill fix uses up like last time :)
Vinesh87
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Date Joined: 02/04/11
Anyone there tonight ?
Anyone there tonight ?
TheJettyRat
Posts: 733
Date Joined: 02/03/12
I will go for a walk out
I will go for a walk out there later but no fishing for me tonight, my arms feel like jelly after going out on a boat yesterday fishing in 300mtrs with no electric reels :P
HereFishy
Posts: 2
Date Joined: 03/02/13
Hi JettyRat
Hey thanks for the report as always JR
THinking of coming down Monday afternoon for an evening of chucking out lures and then maybe some mulies. Picked up a new graphite 7ft-er so want to try that out :)
Is there any point of using lures once the lights go out?
TheJettyRat
Posts: 733
Date Joined: 02/03/12
Better off with baits at
Better off with baits at night. I like to throw lures around just before sunset they work quite well at that time of day and the good thing is you have no troubles with the trumps. I will be out there if I am not off chasing those mystical salmon.
jebuggy
Posts: 42
Date Joined: 03/12/07
Cheers
Cheers for your reports jetty rat. Will be down busso for a week starting Monday. Might see you on jetty.
snipesleher
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Date Joined: 02/01/10
Join you
Probably come out on monday as will. Being stood down from work , might as while do something constructive
Wesley
Koma
Posts: 31
Date Joined: 27/06/12
Hi Jettyrat,I plan to go this
Hi Jettyrat,
I plan to go this weekend! How is the fishing there recently?
Cheers
Koma
TheJettyRat
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Date Joined: 02/03/12
Still tailor around, some
Still tailor around, some good sized ones too. Plenty of herring some skippy around steady squid numbers but not numerious.
Koma
Posts: 31
Date Joined: 27/06/12
Thanks! My mate wants to
Thanks! My mate wants to fishing all night on the jetty, is there much fish in late night/early morning? Also, roughly which part of the jetty is recommended for tailor?
Justin M
Posts: 1207
Date Joined: 14/01/13
So how far out on the jetty
So how far out on the jetty do the tailor show up or are they all along it? I'm down on Monday till Saturday doing sweet fuck all...and a stack of fishing. Hopefully the weather is half decent.
TheJettyRat
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Date Joined: 02/03/12
Out near the endish to the
Out near the endish to the end. Along the last 1/4 of the jetty.
TheJettyRat
Posts: 733
Date Joined: 02/03/12
I will be back to my usual
I will be back to my usual jetty fishing routine next week, aggravated an old injury while salmon fishing so that is the season over for me.
meglodon
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Date Joined: 17/06/10
thanks for the great report JR
As allways another great report and a much appreciated one covering everyones needs