Cape Nat- pretty quiet

Spent the day cruising the briny off Cape Naturaliste.  Even though there were turtles, dolphins and flyingfish about everywhere it was still pretty quiet on the fish front.  Managed one small legal dhu and another undersize.  Both werent looking great when they came up and we brought them up real slow.  The undersize was sent back on the release weight and didnt see him float back up so hopefully it came good.  Got one nice breaksea as well, an undersize pinky a couple of small swallowtail that went back (not worth keeping at just legal size) and a few sambos around the 70cm mark.  Absolute cracker day though stayed offshore for most of the day and even the southerly when it came in was very well behaved.  Not often you get a full day out this time of year!

Anyone else have any success?

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Mackies

Mon, 2013-02-04 12:15

G'day Brad , Heard of a few Mackies that were shot , Mackies that were caught on the troll, Mackies free jumping , both in the bay and on the west coast , few around Gracetown aswell..Glorious conditions , saw approx 100 crays on Sun Morn , all cacka's!!

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I went for a troll in geo bay

Mon, 2013-02-04 12:36

I went for a troll in geo bay and got 3 bonito for my troubles. Didn't see any Mackies around. I headed back around midday and it was an absolute glass off. You could clearly see the bottom in 20 meters of water.

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That's a bugger Yatesy, got

Mon, 2013-02-04 12:41

That's a bugger Yatesy, got the day off mate?

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I had a leave pass for

Mon, 2013-02-04 13:18

I had a leave pass for saturday, probably could have just about tried for sunday morning too.  We were thinking about trolling down towards canals but I never took anything suitable to troll with.  Will have to remember that in a few weeks when I get the chance to go again.  Got a couple of weekends in perth- a bream comp and an engagement party so will try to build up the brownie points again for another trip.

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 Had the same day as you by

Mon, 2013-02-04 14:45

 Had the same day as you by the sounds Brad!was nice conditions plenty of fish on the sounder but couldn't tempt them with anything, ended up trolling for the arvo between the cape and canals picking up plenty of bonito and a descent sambo that took a lure which had us thinking at first was a mac shame it wasn't but are hearing a few reports of there being a few around .

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Same here brad, did 60nm out

Mon, 2013-02-04 17:55

Same here brad, did 60nm out from Duns on Sunday for a couple of small dhus, queenie, SBT and a handful of rat sambos and kings 

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We must have been lucky

Mon, 2013-02-04 21:00

We must have been lucky then,picked up some os KG;s couple of dhuies,whiskery shark,nannies,couple of B/arse and a nice size flattie.The bite didnt really start until 11 and was all over by 2.30.

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Willo- yes that was about the

Mon, 2013-02-04 21:43

Willo- yes that was about the bite time for us too.

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Work up those brownies mate,

Tue, 2013-02-05 17:15

Work up those brownies mate, I have a few in stock to get out

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Haha no worries mate, did

Tue, 2013-02-05 21:03

Haha no worries mate, did pretty good this arvo but away the next couple of weekends.  After that Im keen as.

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yo brad

Tue, 2013-02-05 22:12

I might be able to help ya out there mate, hit me up sometime,

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Harro- no dramas mate, will

Thu, 2013-02-07 10:23

Harro- no dramas mate, will get it touch when it looks like Im around to head out again.

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And good luck for the Bream Comp

Thu, 2013-02-07 11:29

Neels

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