Nice Mackie, Finally Some Good Weather in Dampier!
After what has felt like a life time of bad weather we finally got a good day on Sunday, First decent day since September and my last trip post http://fishwrecked.com/forum/my-first-sail-fish-war-and-peace (have been fishing since September but with mixed results and nothing worth posting).
Headed out past the Dampier Archipelago with my 4 year old Son and Picked up 5 Mackies with the biggest being 22kg and about 150cm, Lost count of the Gold spotted Trev's with most over 10kg and the biggest 15kg, a little Red, 1/3 of a Trout (Dam Grey coats) heaps of smaller spanglies and other reefs and then lost a couple heavier Trout and Reds to the grey coats, plus got a couple of grey coats to the boat. All fish released well with the exception of one Mackie which came home for dinner. Ended up calling it a day because I was to buggered with my arms and hands cramping, It's a tuff life in the Pilbara but some of us need to do it.
With this cyclone on the way I hope we get some nice days over the weekend, last time I fished after a cyclone the fishing was red hot.
Biggest Mackie for the Day
:-( Nice Coral Trout Head (Damm Grey Coats)
Biggest Gold Spotted Trev
Smallest Mackie caught for the day, kept for dinner the next night
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snapper
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Trust
the sharks to get the good one.
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Sharks have good taste
I know, it is funny how they now what tastes the best, I didn't have a shark touch any of the gold spot's I caught.
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Good
work Dave, The big ones sure stretch the arms
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yes i was with the rest of
yes i was with the rest of Karratrha/Dampier out on the water on Sunday but not fishing i decided to join half of them in Marnie bay for a family day, boat count got to 12 at one stage with 3 more fishing Courntney Head, bring on Monday i don't care if the water is stirred up i'm going regardless!!!
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Good fishing after the cyclone!?
Cheers for the post Dave, good to hear your getting ya son out there! My young bloke is 4 and loves it.
I hope your right about the fishing being good after a cyclone.
With Cyclone Heidi being a total fizzer here in Dampier this w/end could be on the cards. The boat is all lashed down and its calmest its been in weeks!! unbelievable.
I will be hitting the yacht club for dinner Friday night and then on the water first thing Sat morning. Test that "after cyclone theory" or the old "line in the water" trick.
Cheers,
Russ
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Nice work Dave, sounds like a
Nice work Dave, sounds like a good haul.
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