Cape Naturaliste Report 23/11/2012
Reasonable conditions lately have given both boaties and landbased fishos a good chance to get out and chase some fish. With the water temp rising, sand whiting have been in good numbers on the Dunsborough flats, and back towards Busso. Dave Cole had a horse flounder smash a gulp worm but lost it at his feet. Flathead, tailor, herring and solid skippy(silver trevally) have also been readily available to the beach fisherman. Some big Tailor have been landed along the beaches around quindalup after dark. Crabs and squid have been a bit patchy, with the male crabs being few and far between. With the demersal closure being in place until mid December, Boaties have targeted YTK, Sambos, Amberjacks, KG Whiting and Tuna with good success. Off the top of the cape and down the west coast has produced some solid pelagics on jigs and plastics, but we recommend using the bigger knife jigs to prevent Demersal hookups. With an Elnino weather pattern this year, it will be interesting to see what the summer turns up, and whether or not our warm water pelagics turn up again. Best of luck out on the water, and please remember the closure dates, bag and size limits!!
Also added a photo of one of the Kingies that a customer landed on jig during the week. this fish was one of 15 YTK landed, as well as 6 Amberjack!
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Terry
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beaudy
WOW
What a bloody ripper Yellowtail. Well done I say.
till
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Cracker YTK!
Cracker YTK!
Lamby
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Nice one Toby!
Nice one Toby!
lawndered
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Sweet fish
Thats a sweet fish, great looking YTK
Adam Gallash
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Niice
Solid ytk, nice fellas
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Bones76
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great YTK and by the sounds
great YTK and by the sounds of it amazing jigging session.... need to give it a crack down south by the look of it
tim-o
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Now thats a well used bait
Now thats a well used bait board!
I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
TheJettyRat
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So quindalup is where the
So quindalup is where the tailor have ended up at, havn't seen many from the jetty in the past 4 weeks, I thought they may have been over that way.
Batty
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Stonka
That's a Stonking Yellow Tail, must have been a very memorable session, 15 YTK and 6 Amberjacks !! The stuff dreams are made off hey!
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Seaquest
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Awesome YTK Toby. Its
Awesome YTK Toby. Its becoming a yearly thing now, can't wait to get back out there.
Timmay
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Any recent updates? I'll be
Any recent updates? I'll be in dunsborough from Sat..
TheJettyRat
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Talior are running over that
Talior are running over that way and even the odd Salmon school beleive it or not.
Brad Y
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Still fish around to be
Still fish around to be caught. But the millions of boats down here is a bit off putting. Found demersals very hard to tempt.
Fish for thrills....
MattMiller
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Having said that
a mate of mine bagged a 19kg and 20kg Dhu banger down here today
Not that he told me where...