Hillarys boating advice

 Hi guys, I finally have bought myself a boat here in WAand am going to take it for a spin off Hillarys tomorrow morning. I have noticed that there is a fair bit of shallow ground out to 3 mile reef. I have no chart plotter and a sounder that needs some serious attention which is making me a bit cautious about heading out in the early morning. I am wondering if any of you regular fishos could give me some advice on areas to avoid etc?? Now I have a Tub I can hopefully post a few good reports if I manage to jag something. 

Any help would be appreciated, cheers.

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 If you are planning on

Thu, 2014-12-18 13:59

 If you are planning on staying inside the reef the water colour will help you - light spots are sand, dark spots weed or grass beds. Drift between them and you're in with a chance for squid, herring or maymaybe even the odd whiting. If you want to go behind the reef I'm sure there will be a number of boats heading out to check pots so follow one of them through the gap straight out oor head towards Mullaloo and then through one of the gaps in the reef there. Watch for breaking water or swell lifting quickly as this will likely be reef.

 

Good luck

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Download the Navionics app

Thu, 2014-12-18 14:04

Download the Navionics app for your phone, it's about $15. Then you can use your phone as a chart plotter until you get a proper one.

Also there is an online version of it here that you can look at for free: http://webapp.navionics.com/?lang=en

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Thanks

Thu, 2014-12-18 14:51

 Cheers guys, I will download the app just to be sure. 

 

Thanks is for the help.

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Thanks Dtrain

Thu, 2014-12-18 15:55

Had a look at the site, very handy will get the app not that I fish north of the river but one day.

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 The navionics map has some

Thu, 2014-12-18 16:02

 The navionics map has some good comments indicating the channel to follow out from the marina to the 3 mile. You really need to know where you are going out there as there is some pretty shallow reef about. Cheers. Westy

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To get through the reef -

Thu, 2014-12-18 18:54

Just line up the lighthouse with the tower on the hill, they are there for a reason!!

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 How silly of a new boatie

Thu, 2014-12-18 19:36

 How silly of a new boatie not to know that

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You also need to be aware of

Thu, 2014-12-18 19:27

You also need to be aware of the shallow reef around the marina, such as wanneroo reef which isn't marked with navigation markers.  Easy to see after the sun is well above the horizon, but may be more difficult at dawn.

If you want to go outside the reef, the safest way is to head south and go around the cardinal markers.  Alternatively wait for the rotto ferry and follow that out.  :)

 

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 Thanks for all the help

Thu, 2014-12-18 20:47

 Thanks for all the help guys!

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