We had been planning this trip for months and just hoping the weather would be good enough for a couple of days out on the water. A week off over the easter break in Coral Bay..... does it get any better???

The plan was to meet at my house at 4:30am to finish loading the boat and cars and get to Jurien for a bakery Pie and Canarvon before sundown. Next Day check in at our accomodation in Coral Bay then a fish in the afternoon. My mate Weisy had just picked up him brand new Holden Colorado on the day before and figured there is no way better to break it in than with a trip up north. Check the tyre pressures and fuel up and we were off.

Well we are on the road before a little hickup just north of Lano when the triton died trying to overtake due to to much boost. From then on Matt's Trition would be known as "limp trition" So we limped into Jurien for a Good Friday Meat Pie!!!! i know not right but soooo right. The girls were now awake and ready to crank the tunes for the next leg.

Finally after a lond day we arrived in Canarvon and went for a trip down to the Jetty to see what the locals were catching. Then off to Chicken treat for a good friday dinner as nothing else was open.

The next day we were up early  loaded the rods back into the boat and off we went. Arrived in Coral bay to light winds and bright sunshine. I have never seen the boat get emptied so fast in all my life. Clears and shade went on and off the boys went.

None of us had ever fished out of Coral Bay before so we didnt know what to expect. The plan was for a afternoon troll and mark some potential ground. After 4 hours of nothing we headed in with our confidence crushed. For those who have ventured out in the noth passage they will know how long it takes to get out of that zig zagging bay i was pleased just to have achieved this.

Sunday was spent with the girls four wheel driving south up the dunes and at the turtle nursery.

Monday we wereup at five for the long 2 minute drive to the boat ramp where we were met with glassy water by a fog that looked like it was about to roll in. Well it did in a big way. We got just out of the North passage and bang the fog was here. Vis went to only 30/40m which was very unnerving but out the lures went anyway.

 once the fog passed we were on to our first mackie. Matt with his first ever. a puppy.

After a few shark macks and a small tuna by myself we decided to head out wide to a spot i had been kindly given by a FW member. Thanks you know who you are!!!!

After a few drifts over the spot we had a few nice fish. 4 reds, 3 spangos and big shark which gave howesy a great run for his money on his penn spinfiher combo.

That afternoon we decided to try for some more mackies which resulted in a nice double hookup after 20min trolling.

We caught a few more mackies that day and saw a couple of whale sharks crusing along. WOW they are big.

the next day was a all out mack attack and we did very well with 6 mackies, a cobia kept and a few bottom fish.

Another double hook up.

First 2 min of trolling on tuesday

Wednesday was a rest day until at 2pm the girls decided they wanted to go for a fish. Well thats the last time that happens. 40min in and Jess who has only previously only caught fish from a dam went bang. 10min later and with shaky arms she pulled in this 17kg mackie all on her own. the my wife gets the smallest shark mackie you have ever seen and a then got sharked on a 4/5kg mackie. Good effort girls. the locals loved watching the cleaning station and tourists everywhere taking photos of Jess with her Mackie. Biggest fish of the trip to.

After being shown up by the girls and having 50kg of mackis fillets already in the freezer we decided to go for a bottom bash on thursday. A few more reds, spangos and rankin were landed by all.

Over all we had a great trip and plenty of fish were caught. The man upstairs was kind to us with the weather and we all cant wait to go away again.

Coral Bay = Gods country.

Thanks for reading.

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