Red Emporer and Coral Trout

 Hi all.

heading up to Shark Bay for the yearly boys fishing trip. I would love some advice and general locations, depth etc, to target reds and trout. We have caught a couple in years gone by but they have always been a bycatch as the trouts have been taken whilst trolling for Macks and the reds while Bottom baiting for Pinks. Any and all help is appreciated


black gen's picture

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 Wherever you've caught reds,

Thu, 2014-06-26 15:03

 Wherever you've caught reds, go back there and have a good look around for bottom that doesn't rise much maybe a bit of rubbley looking ground...reds dont always hang on ledges etc they love the outskirts of areas

 

trout...8-20m

has to be ledges, bombies, fan coral type bottom

wont get a trout on any country

They are aggressive

if they are there and hungry u will get em

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Thanks heaps

Thu, 2014-06-26 20:35

 that makes sense cos the Reds that we have got have all been well after the lumps. 

thanks Black Gen

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 No worriessend me a pic if u

Sat, 2014-06-28 22:13

 No worries

send me a pic if u get any!