More spaniard news!
Normally Anzac day i spend with 8wt flyrod in vast salmon schools at rotto - not this year!!... instead,
Launched at Mindarie at 0530 this morning to see if the spaniards were about.
After trolling the whole back edge of the three mile - from the leads, to north of staggies, at 6knts, for nothing.... i was starting to think the spaniards may have gone quiet....thus not too many forum reports lately.
I though to head further north to where i have done well on the last few spaniard missions and as i got close the bird life picked up a notch and the water looked good.
To cut an even longer story short.....I noticed a surface bust up that i mused must be small tuna so i slowly tonked over to where they were, and as i got within 100m the school dispersed, bugger, not even a small tuna today- i thought.
Basically a second later i noticed a small splash at the bow then a much bigger boil along side the boat - bigger tuna i thought,,,beeaaauuwdy!!
Next thing i know im staring at a decent spaniard which is now audibly chewing and knashing its teeth less than a boats width away from my boat -level with my head.
Luckily it was going the same way as me!!
I then just happened to be in the right place and time and watched a school of at least twenty, realistically i would think easily more, spaniards rip into a massive ball of bait.
NEVER before have i seen this many spaniards airborne at once - they were busting out of the water attacking the schools of scaly macks with so much aggression!
Best bit about all this was i was now eagerly awaiting a hookup on these bigger spaniards and it took longer than i expected and i almost made it past the melee when the x/wrap went off.
anyway still spaniards about, i ended up with three released one kept two - 14 and 18kg - my biggest so far for perth this season.
then topped them off with a dhufish and Baldy before coming in and leaving the marina by 2pm.
All spaniards were taken on a xwrap in a ridiculous yellow and silver colour right in the bait schools that were out a bit wider in 24m - 28m - did see other bait balls but nothing happening on those for me.
So if your thinking all is over on the mackie front like i did - dont, get out there.They aren't as thick as a week ago but still worth a troll.
Happy Anzac day!
soupster51
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Fish
Sounds like a cracka day on the water. It's amazing what you'll see out there sometimes. Like you said, right place at the right time.
The best reason for doing what's right today is tomorrow.
Mick71
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Rotto MAcks
No they aren'y gone yet, went spearing off the south end of rotto on friday and managed to see two schools of Macks all about 15 Kgs, and also some nice YTK. The one school of Macks was in about 8m of water! Didn't manage to shoot any, all a bit skittish
Happy Anzack Day all
To fish or not to fish....
Shakespeare had it SO wrong!!!!
alfred
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Nice way to spend a morning.
Nice way to spend a morning. Was thinking of heading out this morning when I stepped out and noticed how still it was - should have!
PattyT
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Must of been a pretty cool
Must of been a pretty cool sight to see mate, bet you were glad to be in the right spot at the right time. Good to here there are still a few macks around for you metro guys.
Subaquatic
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Well ya did better than me.
Well ya did better than me. I spent most of the day out behind 3 mile chasing massive bait balls around. I got one huge hookup that by the look of the teeth marks was +20kg, but that was the only action for the day.......finger crossed for the morning!
joffa
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Yep..
Definitely some bigger fish out from the dropoff.
I started in the teens on the baitball's and was eaten out of the boat by pike - pushed deeper - out to 24m, more bait, and thats where the action was - same as last time we chased em off mindarie.
Def better just out 100m off the back of the three mile dropoff.
Just spoke to my bro who was out there also - he finished with two but his best went 14kg - sorry shouldn't say his best, twas his fiance who got that one on 6kg game tackle.
goodluck for tomorrow if ya get out mate.
Richard Snellin
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My mates went for a troll
My mates went for a troll yesterday (while i was workin
)and had a double hookup in Gage roads 1 sambo on a deep diver around 15kg and a spaniard on a halco twisty that went 11kgso they are still around. I'm heading out from Mindarie in the morning with the same crew so i'll keep you's posted.
Richo
allrounder
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Good to see buddy.
Fire me a pm or sms.I am heading out tomorrow with Aj.First time since before xmas.Now all we need is to find the groove again.
What time did you get into the bottom dwellers?Everyone is saying early but not sure of their skill level.hehehe
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
joffa
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you'll find the groove
The change of tides not till noonish tomorrow so id have a crack for Mr Mack early then push into the deeper stuff at 1000am - having said that - hunton nailed a couple of nice dhu in the shallows in the arvo today.
Swells gonna hamper bottom fishing a bit tomorrow - the 40's usually fishes better on a bigger swell, lots of baldies just outside the forty contour.
Sorry i cant be any more help, as you know - its been pelagics, pelagics and more pelagics of late.
but im sure you'll find em mate.
cheers Joffa.
allrounder
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Cheers brother
hope you left me a couple.You going for a run today?Will have to catch up sometime soon.
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
THE GERMAN
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great to
see there still around ,dont think well see many salmon this season,
billstar
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how was the whether
i went chasing makeral on saturday and not a fish in sight and the seas were realy rough
Richard Snellin
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I heard of some macks and
I heard of some macks and wahoo caught west of rotto today but we had no luck, it was a bit rough for us as we were in a 5 metre boat but we still trolled for 8 hrs between Hillary's and rotto to no avail, even covered the same ground that we got the mack at on sunday
Richo
chrisp
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Good Report Joff.
Gotta love macks when they fly! Definately still plenty around, My mate scored 2 saturday morning on the south side of Rotto.
Rob_Seed
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seen schools busting bait last year
Yeah Ive seen the same thing from mindarie bout 100 metres from steggies amazing to see in Perth waters! Looks like i will put some hours in this break again still want just one more! Glad they are still here.
Just one more cast
Stewie
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Well done 'oh bald one',jeez
Jeez the Macks have been thick this year its awesome almost everyone with a boat in Perth has nailed at least one.Role on Salmon.
Subaquatic
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Weekend Tally
I picked up one Monday and two on Tuesday. Bait schools were everywhere on Monday, but I had to look real hard to find them on Tuesday. I eneded up pcking up the second mack along a weedline up near Mindarie.