Last Weeks Northern Report
For the past few months I had been planning a Marlin trip for any part of February but after a few things came up we were narrowed down to the second half and as per usual the weather gods had other ideas and the long range forecast was for southerly’s and lots of them. Given we were to be tenting and in a fairly remote location we made the call to pull the pin which was devastating. My brother and I were still keen to head north even if it was only for a few days. Finally a window opened up last week and we hit the road on Monday. Leaving the big boat and the heavy gear this was going to be predominantly a diving trip, the mid to low 40’s each day reinforced this idea.
The first day was an eye opener as it was both our first time up north during summer and the heat made things a little interesting, the 29’ water wasn’t all that refreshing either. Luckily the fishing was as hot as the barometer. Our first dive both of us bumped our pb baldies on straight hook and also filled the fridge for the trip. The fishing was equally as good on bent hook with many spangos, trevs, long tom ect falling victim to our offerings.
The remainder of the trip was just as good and we were blessed with glassy mornings and a nice 8kn sea breeze in the arvo. We crammed a lot into the four days we had up there and I lost count of how many dives we did but we saw some amazing things including a monster GT to 40kg, many many many sharks, some small some not so, some nice crays and millions of crabs that chewed through everything from cans, ipod cables, feet and even our tent which also added another element to sleeping. Another highlight for me was watching my brother fight a monster for half an hour getting towed all over the place and dragging us off shore only to see a bloody big turtle surface, made for a pretty funny WTF moment. I won’t bore you all with the thousands of pics we took so here are a few of the better ones. Thanks for reading and stay tuned for the vid that should be done in the coming weeks.
Regards Miles
Ben Derecki
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Oh yeah, love north WA.
Oh yeah, love north WA. Killer shots as always Miles.
That last shot of the trout is amazing, the colour loss is incredible.
jng
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Awesome pics milsey!
Awesome pics milsey!
beau
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Please post the other
Please post the other thousand photos, I could look at these all day!
Epic report as usual.
tinny-tactics
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Sweet pics mate sounds like
Sweet pics mate sounds like an awesome trip
sea-kem
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That's one of the best
That's one of the best reports I've seen on here in a while Milesy. Well done mate and great photos. That Hammerhead shot does it for me.
Love the West!
soupster51
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Awesome
Looks like a simply awesome trip.
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Cortez474
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Crackin photo's mate....
Crackin photo's mate.... That first underwater one is a beauty!!
Rig
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Awesome
Agree that photo of the trout kill shot pictures can't explain that colour change some fish go through
Faulkner Family
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well done guys, looks like
well done guys, looks like you did it tough there. great pics all round. bet you cant wait to get back there for longer
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
opsrey
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Great photos.
Your photos and report are just what most people love about the NW. Thanks for sharing.
Stubby photos aren't making getting up for work this wend any easier.
Notorious
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Sweet PicsThose hammerheads
Sweet Pics
Those hammerheads always seem so highly strung...perhaps a complex about their looks ha!
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till
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Some good fish there! Thanks
Some good fish there! Thanks for the pics and the report.
deepwater
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looks like a great weekend
looks like a great weekend and some great pics ,i look forward to seeing the vid mate ,good stuff milsey
jeff
AlwaysFishin
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Sweet as pics and report
Sweet as pics and report mate, top effort. I especially like the long tom flute pic! If you don't mind me asking, what area was this? I've only been as far north as Kalbarri and need to do some exploring!
Lamby
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Sah-weeeet! Killer pics
Sah-weeeet! Killer pics
chrisp
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Its all been said.Mintox!
Its all been said.Mintox!
Black Pearl
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Quality Fellas!
Very nice.... and some top fish!
Got to get out there!
Brock O
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Bloody
TWIN's... Great report and awsome photo's milsey, congrates on the PB's.
Counting down for my first trip north now, cant wait!!
Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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nice!!!
Well done guys, good report and some nice fish on the straight hook
Kevson
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Last Weeks Northern Report
Fantastic report guys.
Looks like you had a shit hot few days up "there".
Without giving away the excact location.. and more out of curiosity than wanting to rush up there next weekend.. can I ask where you were?
milsey
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Cheers guys, It was up
Cheers guys, It was up around Gnaraloo area.
Already started counting down my next northern trip.
ca11um
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Sick fish man, cracking pics
Sick fish man, cracking pics as well!
dan1
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gr8 fish
Awesome photos cant wait to get up that way love that hammer head shot bet you guys had a close eye on him
well done guys for a short trip
pud151
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those pics look wicked mate,
those pics look wicked mate, jealous here at work
how far up north did you get?
meglodon
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thank you very much for posting the pics
Great lot of pics and report, can't wait for the vid