Jurien Bay 12/13 April
Stu and I headed up to Jurien on Saturday Night
We decided to head to Hill river and have a look there.
When we arrived the beach was pristine.
No one around, Ocean flat as a tack with the occasional 6 inch wave breaking Wink
The mouth was closed and as there was no gutter to easily been seen and no swell to help find one we just set up at the mouth.
After a couple of cast found that there were a few pickers about so a change of tactics was needed. A couple of flicks with some prawn got some bait in the bucket and a live herring was put out.
Unfortunately the only thing interested in the herring/whiting baits were crabs. We fished until 2 am and the large baits didnt get a hit. Actually surprised there were not so much as a ray having a sniff.
Put out a big burley trail in the morning and got the bread and butter fish so thick out in front that you could of walked out to drop your bait in.
We picked up something close to
2 - 3 dozen sand whiting most went back as bait
3 - 4 dozen herring lost count as we were catching and releasing
6 nice skippy
45cm garfish
I manged to land about 10 herring on the same squid tentacle.
We may not of had any luck with anything large, but had a ball on the light gear.
2 great days on the beach with glass like water and only a light breeze to take the edge of the sun.
Bloody bewdiful
Colin Hay
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Sounds great Neander
Great spot, plenty of fish and great conditions. Half your luck.
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