Jurien bay
Submitted by clunk on Fri, 2014-10-31 16:42
Hi All,
Heading to Jurien in a few weeks. with the closure on dimersals, I was wondering what the whiting and squidding is like there, are kg whiting an achievable target, many squid around, any help appreciated.
gibbs
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Squid, yep just drift around
Squid, yep just drift around on the weed bed a few 100 meters off shore.
Whiting, same deal just drift around the sandy areas a bit further out.
KG's you will find some in the bay but the best fish are out beyond the reef.
Best fishing conditions are from 03:00 - 10:00. Gets sloppy in close when the southerly hits.
clunk
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Date Joined: 03/01/13
Cheers Gibbs will be there in
Cheers Gibbs will be there in a few weeks, gotta love the sweet whiting and squid whilst awaiting for the season to reopen for dhues,cant wait
clunk
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Cheers Gibbs will be there in
Cheers Gibbs will be there in a few weeks, gotta love the sweet whiting and squid whilst awaiting for the season to reopen for dhues,cant wait
Belly Fish
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KG's
I've done a lot of fishing at Jurien Bay, and have never caught a KG there. I have seen 2 or 3 caught though, so I know there is at least a few around. Would love to know where they can be caught regularly. There are plenty of Whiting in the sand patches inside the bay
clunk
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Cheers, Belly fish. will
Cheers, Belly fish. will share any future findings, what's the average size for the sand whiting, are they big enough to fillet, and what is your favourite bait , fresh squid?
billy69
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You might have to move
You might have to move around to get the bigger ones.
I use beef heart, cut into 1cm cubes. Cheep as, buy it from the local Woolworth.
clunk
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Ok, billy , cheers have herd
Ok, billy , cheers have herd of that before, do you generally anchor and burly or do you drift,
billy69
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Generally drift.
Generally drift.
damo6230
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No more Barra?
Safe travels mate
Belly Fish
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Bigger ones
Billy69 is on the money. I have a few sand holes marked. Sometimes they are not there, and you need to move until you find them. Sometimes they are horses. One time we caught a bundle, the smallest 250g and the biggest over 300g. If you have caught a few sandies, you'll know that average is on the decent size. Although I use basically anything for Whiting bait off Ocean Reef, I always use prawns out off Jurien...it's sweeter I reckon. It does come off quicker, but remember you're fishing in only around 5 metres, so retrieving often is not a big issue. If they are there, you'll have a fish on anyway.