kalbarri
Submitted by metrolandbased on Tue, 2012-05-22 19:57
hey guys, heading up to kalbarri in october and just wondeng what i will be able to catch and where abouts. i dont have a boat but will be hiring a little tinnie for a few days to go up the river. i have beach rods so will be able to cast big baits out but also keen to try get some whiting. any ideas on where i can get some decent sized fish? all answers appreciated. cheers.
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UncutTriggerInWA
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Kalbarri
No shortage of options and having the tinnie just adds more.
Plenty happening from land with easy access at the mouth (Chinamans) right around to Red Bluff. Us poppers and stick baits or just be lazy and rig up with whole Gars and decent gangs. The fish up there are serious stuff if you get lucky so don't fish too lite.
If your really keen and conditions are good then use the tinnie to cross the mouth and walk up toward Frustration Reef for some serious action including Mulloway.
Inside the mouth is great for all sorts. Mangrove Jacks can be had as well as large Bream. Quite a few Mulloway taken in the river also.
It's one of my favourite playgrounds so enjoy and be carefull.
Vince.
Work smart and fish often.
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metrolandbased
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cheers mate. looking forward
cheers mate. looking forward to the trip. staying there for 7 days. last time i went we got a few small mulloway, whiting, bream and a nice 5kg dhu-fish on the charter.
metroLBfisher
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metrolandbased
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aha sorry mate. honestly
aha sorry mate. honestly never seen your name before.
Wafisho
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Hey mate whenever I fish
Hey mate whenever I fish land based up there I head south towards the gorges pot alley being the most productive for me. If you head to the car park and head north you will come across a spot with a big cave going back under the rocks,will catch everything from tailor to mulloway pinkies to dhuies.i found when I worked up there that a full moon and high tide ai night was sensational fishing
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metrolandbased
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how far is pot alley from the
how far is pot alley from the town centre?
Wafisho
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Bout 5 to 10 km south mate
Bout 5 to 10 km south mate
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metrolandbased
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what type of gear will i
what type of gear will i need to try and get some decent fish there?
Jayden20
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Gday mate i get up to
Gday mate i get up to kalbarri atleast 8 to 10 times a year mostly just for the weekend and majority off my time there is spent on the cliffs myself and the bloke i fish with have caught all the demersal catagory fish from the stones and ive been lucky enough to land a horse off a surf parrot fish off there and me mate also managed a huge coral trout last uear so the possbilities are endless.... Also if you work the flats around the boat ramp with small poppers the witing and mullet love them and you may even pick up a bream or 2..... Hope this helps
metrolandbased
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cheers for that! cliffs is
cheers for that! cliffs is not my type of fishing but i am deffinatly keen to get into some whiting and mullet. great help!
Zack2379
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up river no matter where you
up river no matter where you go there is always a chance of getting a 40 cm bream maybe bigger, look for snaggs but youll have t go like 4 or 5 ks up to a place called mulloway well. if your hiring a boat from the boat hire place with kid paddles and what not, theres a board with a map of the river, so just ask some of the blokes there they will also help you out, but just a flicky will do up there, light line should turn out to be a good week for you buddd
Versus
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Do u need a cliff or long
Do u need a cliff or long handled gaff to land fish from places like pot alley?
Jayden20
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The spots i fish you do but
The spots i fish you do but im normally 5-10 kms from town...i have a 4 peice gaff made up off2 meter sections and its only just long enough for my spot
Wafisho
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Yeah mate a rope gaff
Yeah mate a rope gaff preferably if your a confident climber and have good conditions climbing down is fairly easy and getting your fish will be easier, pot alley anyway ! Any decent surf combo will fish fine at any spot there.
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Versus
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ah ok, never done any cliff
ah ok, never done any cliff fishing. sorry to hijack the thread btw but gona be up there in July haha. might have to give the cliffs a miss then, dont have that kinda serious gear :(