Mackerel Islands Report August 2010

Another August another Mackerel Islands trip... Fished new islands, found new ground - managed 32 fish at last count, over 7 great days, majority on lure, sp or jig. All fish, with exception of 1 or two trout kept for dinner were returned. 

 

Trolling produced a marlin out wide, many mackerel, cobia, tuna and BIG Rankin on a lump which came up to 7m... 

 

The light tackle action in close to various islands produced fantastic sessions on golden's, small GT's, mackerel, spanglies, queenies etc etc .... 

 

Heavy spinning failed to produce a big GT, after a lot of effort, but we were kept entertained on many other good fish... 

 

Great trip - planning for next trip has begun. 

 

 


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sorry all for pic sizes...

Sun, 2010-08-29 21:51

sorry all for pic sizes... uploaded pics rather than linking to photobucket... apologies but can't seem to resize now

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Pics

Sun, 2010-08-29 22:21

Great Pics there Bones. Looks like you had a great trip as well.

Resized the pics for you.

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Love the pic of the fish

Sun, 2010-08-29 22:29

Love the pic of the fish coming up for a handout!  Looks like you had a great time, thanks for sharing.

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would have been fun out

Sun, 2010-08-29 22:34

would have been fun out there with all them fish to chose from. well done guys

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Some great captures

Sun, 2010-08-29 23:19

Some great captures there,nice little marlin too, not too many get caught at the mackerel's well done

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Well done boys!

Mon, 2010-08-30 06:09

Looks like you guys caught a variety of fish and that 1st Rankin looks like a ripper!

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Trip

Mon, 2010-08-30 06:41

Looks like an awesome trip. Big queenie. Envious.

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looks like a great trip Paul

Mon, 2010-08-30 06:44

some variety of species and solid fish amonsgt them and the bonus of the Marlin.

going to be hard to beat next year...... 

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Thanks Tim ! All the rankin

Mon, 2010-08-30 06:51

Thanks Tim !

All the rankin were taken on the troll over the same lump - great fun especially with tuna, macks and cobia adding to the list from the same spot.

Alfred - that huge cod, nicknamed VW due to it's size, along with a mate and a large number of very big noah's all hang about 500m from shore under a mooring waiting for fish scraps which are dumped each day... Pictures don't do justice to the pics in terms of size...

Mako - billfish are there... In 2 short sessions (one morning last year and a morning this year) we raised 4 (all small). No one puts in the effort - mind you with the jigging and casting that can be done in closer we only give it a small amount of time.

Now to have a rethink about my gear and plan another...

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Marlin

Mon, 2010-08-30 12:27

On a recent trip one crew I know were getting a dozen marlin a day....now thats hot fishing

 

 

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Just read my report... For

Mon, 2010-08-30 06:57

Just read my report... For clarification 32 species not fish.

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Hope there is a few billies

Mon, 2010-08-30 07:13

Hope there is a few billies still around next week. I'm fishing the line class comp there and the skipper just loves trolling all day. Gonna be a handful on 6 and 8

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Bones, some great fish

Mon, 2010-08-30 07:21

Bones, some great fish there, looks like a place I have to fish one day!

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Looks awesome... also on the

Mon, 2010-08-30 07:42

Looks awesome... also on the to do list....Good mixed bag too... Cheers for sharing.

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eee ooorrr

Mon, 2010-08-30 08:00

that 1st rankin is a donkey mate. nice one.

good pics of the cod too.

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good trip

Mon, 2010-08-30 08:44

its a special part on the fishing world up there,never know whats coming next,looks like you had a great time

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How far from base do you

Mon, 2010-08-30 08:45

How far from base do you start trolling for the marlin?

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G'day Tim - marlin was

Mon, 2010-08-30 09:02

G'day Tim - marlin was caught in 62m... not that far out to hit this depth. We generally head north to Penguin Bank before putting skirts out (with hard bodies trolled out to this point).

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Relative to what?

Mon, 2010-08-30 13:29

62m depth from the mainland is a fair haul, from Thevenard its a bit more manageable but its not like the west side of Exmouth where it drops and drops just offshore.

Nice fishing bones76!

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Sorry Tim/John - not far

Mon, 2010-08-30 13:39

Sorry Tim/John - not far from Thevenard where we were based

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good stuff

Mon, 2010-08-30 17:12

Great report Bones, looks like you fellas had a phat time.

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Cringe

Mon, 2010-08-30 20:09

Some great fish there and a great report, my first ever fishing trip with the guys was to the mackerels always been dying to get back.

Gotta say tho the pic with the way that guys holding the mackie is makin me cringe :) brave man holding the sharp end down there :&

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Nice stuff

Mon, 2010-08-30 20:28

Nice stuff Paully......

 

Already heard the spill from Fernando.

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Great trip fellas. Cracker

Mon, 2010-08-30 22:32

Great trip fellas. Cracker rankin in there!