Gnaraloo Report

Hey guys

We have just returned from our first trip up to Gnaraloo Station, with most of the six days spent on the beach trying to shelter from the bloody wind which made things a bit difficult on the fishing front for us. Didn't get many photos despite having the camera with me.

Managed to get out on the kayak a couple times for not much, only a 93cm Shark Mack and a couple undersized spaniards of around 60cm along with a crapload of grinners and tiny cod to show for about six hours trolling. Didn't do any bottom or bait fishing due to the wind but hopefully next time we can drag the boat up once the trailer has been made sturdier.

The Sharkie was actually sight casted with a 10cm Saltwater X-rap and no wire, which was a bit lucky. There was a fair bit of activity with free-jumping mack tuna and queenies, mackies and tuna carving up bait inside the bay but nothing worthwile seemed to want to bite our X-raps or Laser Pros aside from the two or three times we got bitten off (forgot the wire ).

 

As mentioned above, a lot of time was spent combing the beaches looking for likely opponents and I managed to find numerous Goldens around 60cm and a couple small Queenies but nothing much else other than plenty of dart and small Trevally ranging from 20 to 45 cm which provided plenty of action on the ultralight gear and small artificials. A white 14g bucktail and 110mm Squidgy fish in the dropbear colour seemed to be the only lures that consistently pulled fish, with a range of Gulps, plastics, and other lures also trialled. On the light gear the lure of choice was the Scumnline 65mm Amphibian bream bait on a 1/8oz jighead with colour not seeming to make any difference.

 

On Friday evening (our last night) we headed down to the bay for sundowners, sheltering on the eastern side from the strong easterly which died down a fair bit close to sunset. I had a great two hour session on sunset standing on the reef near low tide casting poppers and slices and landing Tailor, small GTs and Brassy Trevs to around 55cm. Not huge but the trevors gave me a run for my money on 20lb. 

At one point there were so many GTs of about 50cm that I was standing on the edge of the reef jigging a metal slice and they were smashing it less than 2m from my feet. Insane.

 

The sight of a fleeing popper getting hunted down and smashed by a GT, albeit small, in front of the setting sun is not one I willl forget soon.

Despite the apparent lack of fish it was good to finally get up there after debating about it for ages; it really is a magical part of the world. 

Cheers

Hutch

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Sweet report Hutch Thanks for

Sun, 2015-07-12 00:00

Sweet report Hutch Thanks for posting. Those trevs on light gear and surface sounds awesome

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 Nice Hutch, always good to

Sun, 2015-07-12 08:14

 Nice Hutch, always good to make the best of a situation. We'll be up there this time next month and cossing my fingers and toes for good winds.

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