A couple of my mates done the drive from Perth to Yalata and fished off the beach for Mulloway this time last year. They stayed there for 7 or so days, endured a storm, but caught 3 big Mulloway ranging from 48Lbs to 55-60LBs.

They used big salmon baits (box’s of salmon from Perth) on big hooks snelled on mono rigs. They also caught some fresh Salmon and had good success on that. They also dropped a few beauties, one which was estimated to be in the inaugural 65lbs+ mark.

They took a lot of pics of the bight, might see if I can get them loaded up if you wish.

I couldn’t go as I just moved to Perth and had to keep the new company happy :-( Damn the new job thing!

Cheers Jason

I read anarticel about the kingies that get caught round there. Seem to be consistently bigger there than round here. Other than that I know nothing

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Its been along time since I've been to Yalata, its a trip you want to take everything with you particularly water, nothing much out that way, long drive too (from Adealide) longer from Perth. Yes you do get some massive kingies out that way - the ones I mentioned above were very fat as well as long. Heaps of baitfish for them to fatten up on and not much in the way of competition or preditors (except Mr Great White - never did much swiming there despite the heat). Makes for some interesting and frustrating days though because they tend to be very fussy as a result. A few things they do like sometimes when they are in a fussy mood are live squid or a squid head with the ink sac attached. Swishing your rod tip in the water or a water spray helps to excite them too at times. Had one under the boat one day, sat there for an hour or so looking up at me. What I would have given for a live squid, but no chance of catching one with him sitiing under the boat. It eventually swam off leaving me cursing.....

Cheers Paul

That makes me want to go out and catch some now...
Have to wait until tonight for dark and then hopefully get a couple of nice ones.
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Now you mention it alot of the charters in south oz fish for the big kingies at night when they are tucked in on the lee side of one of the Islands out of the swell. Water is generally approx 20-40 feet but thankfully its ribbon weed and not reef!! Would make for a fun night!!

Have you fished out of Victor Harbour Paul? I've heard that theres meant to be superb fishing out of there, but haven't had the opportunity to get over there and try.

There is some great fishing out of there Adam. Lived in Adelaide most of my life and regularly went down there.

You can fish anything from light sportfishing for salmon to Mulloway of the beaches to YTK and Sambos in the deep and everything else in between.

Been awhile since I've been down there fishing. Fishing is pretty good as mentioned. The beaches either side of the Murray mouth and the mouth itself (when water is actually flowing) a great for mulloway (schoolies to huge). alot of offshore reefs and islands which are good for anything from Snapper to kingies and tuna etc. salmon out wide and off the beaches and rocks.

I prefer the west coast of eyre penisula (western SA) as the fishing there is awesome - not much pressure on the stocks due to the travel required from adelaide (about 7 hours drive - 10 towing the boat) and it is better now they have gotten rid of alot of the netters from the area (still a few about but not as many as before).

Victor is also a hop skip away from Kangeroo Island (better fishing again and similar to the west coast of SA). Big big kingies and tuna on the southern coast of KI (when the weather lets you out - not many sheltered bays etc on the south side of KI, the charters are often only down there for 3 months of the year as the swells are big and monsterous at times - straight up from the antartic).

Cheers
Paul