Relocating To Port Hedland
Submitted by Aussie Boofhead on Tue, 2010-10-19 07:37
Hey guys,
ive been offered a management postion in port hedland, and relocating family up there, if all goes to plan with removalist's should be up by first week in november.
i was up there for relief a few weeks back but didnt get out fishing,
for now ill be stuck to shore fishing until i get a boat.
what sort of fish am i likly to catch and where, i dont have a 4x4
dodgy
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Options are limited without
Options are limited without a 4wd or boat. Leaves sealanes jetty and alongside finny ramp as 2 of the main landbased spots.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
Aussie Boofhead
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def going to get a
def going to get a 4x4..
i just want to catch a gt and a barra
petervb
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I lived there for 3 yrs and
I lived there for 3 yrs and did loads of land based fishing,
try these (dont need a 4x4)
6 mile creek: low tide, walk accros to the rock bar and fish the hole. Barra (summer only), Salmon, Jacks, Bream, sharks
finucane island: various spots from the boat ramp back toward hedland. Salmon, Bream, Javelins, and more of the usual stuff. If your really game walk out at low tide and fish the holes.
Also try a spot just as you cross the rail tracks about 50 metres further on there are some pipes running under the road, park right there and fish the outgoing tide - will get queenies, bream etc.
Broken Bottle Creek: head out to fini its on the harbour side a few km from the turn where you cross the rail line to head out to the island boat ramp. Check google earth and look for the tracks. Can get in easy with a 2 wheel drive but walk the tracks first if your are unsure. Watch for king tides - can get caught out! Anyway great spot. use live bait and nail a barra / jack. good for crabbing at low tide.
Rock of Ages: down near the old detention centre in cook point. Can only fish high tide. Have got mackies there, also good GT;s, bream, sharks. Walk out at low tide and retrieve your lost rigs. A great spot.
Spoil Bank: if you can be bothered walking out can get sharks, queenies, salmon and apparently barra
Red Bank Creek: sharks, javelins, even got a northern mulloway once. Really bad for sand flies though
pretty pool: very fished out but always the possibility of a jack or decent bream. Also throw the crab nets in you may be lucky.
In general it really is hit and miss, sometimes any of these spots fire up, and other times not a touch all day. Fish either side of the tides. Don;t be put off by shallow water when the tides are coming in, just because its shallow don't mean nothing is there. Use live bait is the most productive. Get a throw net and catch your own bait. If not mulies work as do prawns and squid. Lures can be on / off too.
Your best bet would be to get a 4x4 and a tinny. gives you many more options.
pete
PilbaraBrad
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broken bottle creek can be
broken bottle creek can be difficult to get to now they have put in a new haul road to utah point, still possible though just have to watch out as they often rebuild the massive windrow on the side of the road
six mile would be the pick of the bunch, sill heaps of threadies around and yes the odd barra on that rock bar you talked about
spoil bank is good fun with plackies on the outgoing tide
If he wants serios pilbara GT's then it is pretty hard to target them here, however there a shit loads of brassies around
Indiana
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Work
There are plenty of options available.
The boat needs to be a condition of your employment .....
Who are you working for ?
" IF YOUR NOT GOING TO EAT IT ......PUT IT BACK WHERE YOU CAUGHT IT"
Aussie Boofhead
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thanks peter working for
thanks peter
working for woolworths
Aussie Boofhead
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ive got a cast net, never
ive got a cast net, never used it before though
is there anything i need to look for in the water to let me know bait fish are there?
PilbaraBrad
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give me a discount on the
give me a discount on the $16 a kilo red capsicums mate and i reckon i could get you a barra
petervb
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Re: cast net watch this
Re: cast net watch this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U11N4hMaQmQ
there are quite a few ways but this way works and is easy to learn. Don't worry if it takes a while to get the hang of it, definitely not the easiest thing to pick up but very rewarding when it works.
use your cast net in sand / mud areas only, definitely don't use around rocks as your net will end up full of holes. Wade around in the shallows at creeks and you will see the fish, try not to spook them. sometimes just stand on the bank of the creek and wait for a school of bait fish to pass by, Mullet are plentiful as are whiting in most of the creeks / beaches around town.
Aussie Boofhead
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Im finally up here, got here
Im finally up here, got here on tuesday, WOW wasnt wednesday and today a rude shock, 44degrees..
got tomorrow off, going to head out first thing in the morning, with a couple of lures.. going to try down the spoil bank and probably just the jetty in town.. any other close ideas??
PilbaraBrad
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go to six mile mate if this
go to six mile mate if this wind is up
might get a thready or two if your lucky
POC
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Do you get discounts at the bottlo
C'mon Brad
I will do a trip up my self for 1/2 a carton of export................LOL
Your on the right track with these blokes Boofhead they will point you in the right direction.
Cheers
Aussie Boofhead
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thanks guys, i havent caught
thanks guys, i havent caught anything yet, my mate danny west came up yesterday for couple of nights, he went down local jetty in Port and got one little shark but he said this morning, he lost some unstoppables, bit through wire traces, curious to what they would have been..
seen a small fingermark bream caught from THAT same jetty today, still only using lures as my fishing gear still hasnt arrived from perth,
dodgy
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Working tomorrow?
Working tomorrow? I might be looking for a deckie.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?