Was ok, wasn't targeting too much just having a crack at those black fish that are on the bottom near the rocks, those things can be fun for a quick fishing session.
heading down this friday (15/3/13) for a week...any local spots going well at the moment? would love to get some early salmon - what would be my best bet? berley up and have a livie out for passing fish?
I'll be taking my 4.55m runabout for some inshore attempts...
Good luck I would go to bremmer, only seen a few very small schools in the last 2 weeks and finding them is not easy with the water temp still over 20 degrees down here.
A few schools of a hundred fish going past castle rock, meelup, eagle bay on Monday and Tuesday. Typical up run fish as they were not hungry and only a couple were caught.
could any one mention if the salmon are still moving through dounsborough at the moment, seems ive been unlucky since easter, havent hooked into one yet, wrong place wrong time scenerios
Fished from dunsborough to bunkers in a tinny all day on mon-tues, tough going, a few landbased at the eastern end of bunkers were getting the odd fish on jacks, we managed 2 on baits when a school passed under the boat close to the rocks, but apart from that didnt see any other schools. Managed to pass over a patch about a km out from dunsborough boat ramp on the way back in tues arvo, it was overcast so couldnt see fish but got 2 more on a trolled gold laser pro and a 75g raider. Fished from gnarabup to well south of budj didnt see any schools all day on wed.
Fished that on Sunday, guys out surfing said there was heaps in the back gutters but couldn't get past the herring with a twistie closer in. Switched to a richter clone and ended up on a school of tailor 35-45cm with one a cast for about an hour or so. Packed up and left with one for dinner!
Bulk Salmon Schools but sitting further out. Coming back into Canal rocks few days ago the place was littered with them. Commerecial guys pulling them up out wide also. Come in waves normally 4 or 5 days apart.
Nice Spaniard was hooked off eagle bay landbased whilst the guy was chasing salmon.. not a bad bycatch!
Reasonable numbers of fish were taken on Mon and Tues arvos ( shore based , Bay side of Cape) wed morn but Quiet Thurs and so far today , went for a cast early this morn West Coast but too much swell , came back into bay for an hour , no Salmon seen. No reports in shop so far today shore based . Schools still being seen and fish taken by boat.
searched a bunch off threads but no recent reports around dunno.
trying to get a chance on monday/tuesday to take my dad and girlfriend for a salmon bash out of the tinnie. weather looks interesting but possible in the bay only.
heard of them rapant in rockingham etc so wondering if they have largely gone through dunno already?
only get one crack at a father son salmon session each year so dont wanna waste the opportunity...
Two week ago was heaps of fisher persons on the rocks around Bunkers, saw a few land some salmon as I was trawling the coastline but I only got the one :(
Last week was a quieter session with fewer ppl on the rocks and I had no luck or is it I have no skill :( :(
You usually get a gap between the up run and when they turn round and run back south.
What you will find is that on the back run they don't hang around and school up as much like they do on the up run. The fish will be a darker colour as well
beau
Posts: 4104
Date Joined: 24/01/10
Nope
Nope
MattMiller
Posts: 4171
Date Joined: 15/06/09
Only residents
Sounds like there a few moving around on the south coast but will be a while yet before they get organised.
I wonder how many more of these threads there will be this year?
Wahoo
Posts: 243
Date Joined: 11/06/07
hundreds
matt. More than 'can you please identify this fish' - it's a wirrah :)
Fishin for a feed and fun.
Super peg
Posts: 760
Date Joined: 02/09/12
Had a a young guy mention
Had a a young guy mention that he had a school near castle rock? But I dunno how accurate
that is now since few others mentioned it's been quiet, does anyone know current water temps?
The art of fishing consists of casting, winding, trolling and jigging
while freezing, sweating, swatting and swearing.
Super peg
Posts: 760
Date Joined: 02/09/12
'
'
The art of fishing consists of casting, winding, trolling and jigging
while freezing, sweating, swatting and swearing.
TheJettyRat
Posts: 733
Date Joined: 02/03/12
Was fishing at bunkers
Was fishing at bunkers yesterday and didn't see any.
Super peg
Posts: 760
Date Joined: 02/09/12
how did bunkers fish Jetty
how did bunkers fish Jetty Rat ?
The art of fishing consists of casting, winding, trolling and jigging
while freezing, sweating, swatting and swearing.
TheJettyRat
Posts: 733
Date Joined: 02/03/12
Was ok, wasn't targeting too
Was ok, wasn't targeting too much just having a crack at those black fish that are on the bottom near the rocks, those things can be fun for a quick fishing session.
jus
Posts: 164
Date Joined: 09/09/08
how about now? :P
heading down this friday (15/3/13) for a week...any local spots going well at the moment? would love to get some early salmon - what would be my best bet? berley up and have a livie out for passing fish?
I'll be taking my 4.55m runabout for some inshore attempts...
MattMiller
Posts: 4171
Date Joined: 15/06/09
Best bet
Would be to tow it to Albany ;-)
Chris fish
Posts: 847
Date Joined: 23/02/11
Good luck I would go to
Good luck I would go to bremmer, only seen a few very small schools in the last 2 weeks and finding them is not easy with the water temp still over 20 degrees down here.
always looking for a new challenge!!
jettyrat
Posts: 62
Date Joined: 08/11/11
salmon in Geographe Bay
A few schools of a hundred fish going past castle rock, meelup, eagle bay on Monday and Tuesday. Typical up run fish as they were not hungry and only a couple were caught.
Jaronimo
Posts: 15
Date Joined: 26/03/10
could any one mention if the
could any one mention if the salmon are still moving through dounsborough at the moment, seems ive been unlucky since easter, havent hooked into one yet, wrong place wrong time scenerios
Noxious
Posts: 504
Date Joined: 22/12/11
I'm heading down to margs
I'm heading down to margs next weekend, any salmon action?
banno
Posts: 5
Date Joined: 16/02/12
Fished from dunsborough to
Fished from dunsborough to bunkers in a tinny all day on mon-tues, tough going, a few landbased at the eastern end of bunkers were getting the odd fish on jacks, we managed 2 on baits when a school passed under the boat close to the rocks, but apart from that didnt see any other schools. Managed to pass over a patch about a km out from dunsborough boat ramp on the way back in tues arvo, it was overcast so couldnt see fish but got 2 more on a trolled gold laser pro and a 75g raider. Fished from gnarabup to well south of budj didnt see any schools all day on wed.
nightfish
Posts: 327
Date Joined: 18/10/10
Windmills Beach
Fished that on Sunday, guys out surfing said there was heaps in the back gutters but couldn't get past the herring with a twistie closer in. Switched to a richter clone and ended up on a school of tailor 35-45cm with one a cast for about an hour or so. Packed up and left with one for dinner!
Off Dhuty
Posts: 44
Date Joined: 29/01/12
Bulk Salmon Schools but
Bulk Salmon Schools but sitting further out. Coming back into Canal rocks few days ago the place was littered with them. Commerecial guys pulling them up out wide also. Come in waves normally 4 or 5 days apart.
Nice Spaniard was hooked off eagle bay landbased whilst the guy was chasing salmon.. not a bad bycatch!
Jaronimo
Posts: 15
Date Joined: 26/03/10
a few got caught at eagle
a few got caught at eagle bay today
Habanero
Posts: 225
Date Joined: 19/06/12
reasonable
Reasonable numbers of fish were taken on Mon and Tues arvos ( shore based , Bay side of Cape) wed morn but Quiet Thurs and so far today , went for a cast early this morn West Coast but too much swell , came back into bay for an hour , no Salmon seen. No reports in shop so far today shore based . Schools still being seen and fish taken by boat.
Habanero
Posts: 225
Date Joined: 19/06/12
Mackies
Word was that two large spaniards were caught from shore at Bunkers yesterday arvo.
TheJettyRat
Posts: 733
Date Joined: 02/03/12
Confirmed.
Confirmed.
Super peg
Posts: 760
Date Joined: 02/09/12
jeez all these spanish mack
jeez all these spanish mack reports! is this only a recent thing? or have there been few macks caught consistently in the southwest most years?
ive heard there have been some in albany speared
The art of fishing consists of casting, winding, trolling and jigging
while freezing, sweating, swatting and swearing.
snappermiles
Posts: 2100
Date Joined: 05/11/10
salmon at point peron
fish were caught this morning and yesterday arvo on the northern side near mini crystals
ALL FISHERMEN ARE LIARS EXCEPT YOU AND ME! AND IM NOT SO SURE ABOUT YOU!
Hansie
Posts: 162
Date Joined: 27/03/07
any current dunno reports?
hey boys
searched a bunch off threads but no recent reports around dunno.
trying to get a chance on monday/tuesday to take my dad and girlfriend for a salmon bash out of the tinnie. weather looks interesting but possible in the bay only.
heard of them rapant in rockingham etc so wondering if they have largely gone through dunno already?
only get one crack at a father son salmon session each year so dont wanna waste the opportunity...
any advice appreciated.
cheers
Mainey
Posts: 177
Date Joined: 17/09/10
salmon in Dunsborough
Two week ago was heaps of fisher persons on the rocks around Bunkers, saw a few land some salmon as I was trawling the coastline but I only got the one :(
Last week was a quieter session with fewer ppl on the rocks and I had no luck or is it I have no skill :( :(
Maîneÿ . . .troy fuller
Posts: 411
Date Joined: 30/08/10
Do you guys reckons they
Do you guys reckons they will still be around Albany next weekend?
carnarvonite
Posts: 8664
Date Joined: 24/07/07
Back run
You usually get a gap between the up run and when they turn round and run back south.
What you will find is that on the back run they don't hang around and school up as much like they do on the up run. The fish will be a darker colour as well
MattMiller
Posts: 4171
Date Joined: 15/06/09
Still plenty
to be caught along the capes, Dunsborough side is certainly quieter than it was.
BTW, most of the fish to be found atm are injured or empty of spawn/roe so possibly the start of the 'back run'.
doubleheader_king
Posts: 203
Date Joined: 08/06/13
I was there during the
I was there during the easter holidays and ended up with 12. I put a pic up on the bragboard of a nice one i got at bunkers. maxi