Rotto Shorebased fun fishing
Submitted by crasny1 on Tue, 2014-03-11 08:26
Hi all
Searched on here for not much info. Since the last 6 yrs up in karratha has ended having some R&R at Rotto before starting work in the new job in Mandurah. Used to spend a lot off time there as a student, but was more interested in G&G (grog and girls) then.
Been ages since I have fished anywhere there shorebased. Not taking the boat over due to servicing needs, so shore based.
Not looking for anything huge, more just sitting back soaking a line and relaxing (which is why I love fishing).
Anyone have any suggestions for a lazy fish.
Only taking bream/hezza/tailor/squid type rigs over, ie light.
Comments appreciated.
Neels
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Rig
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main jetty
the main jetty is always good for some bread and butter species and close to town, saw a kid catch a mulloway off there a couple of months back.
If your more adventourous the options are nedless just watch the sancturies
crasny1
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Cheers Rig
Also planning a trip to Kalbarri soonish, so your on my mind.
How long have you been up there? You might know my father as he was a local for a few years.
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I wish
I wish I lived in Kalbarri Cransy, I think you might have me confused with Tangles, he lives there and so does Old Banga.
I love Kalbarri but those guys are the gurus lol
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- I think you are right.
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hi, i went there about 2
hi, i went there about 2 months ago and there are bream, whiting, herring and most of bread and butter speices. at night lots of herring a some tailor. big stingrays and massive sambos under the main jetty. west end you can catch kingfish, tuna, shark mackeral but i dident go to west end. lots of big buff bream in the reef.
scubafish
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The Rock
Hey Neels,
Fish hook bay (herring & squid at night)
West end (salmon,Tailor)
Natural jetty (whiting)
Army Jetty (squid,herring) night
Key to getting a feed of bread & butter fish is bring them to you.
Herring etc live on bread on rotto,they love it
and if you can get it Pollard & oil or bread crumbs
Best oil ,the chicken fat from your locale Red Rooster (take a empty container to put it in) fish attractant gold.
popping for whiting on any of the beaches is a relaxing walk also (narrow neck,salmon bay,Parker point etc)
Hope that helps.
http://www.arta.com.au/wamaps/rottnest_island.html
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crasny1
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Thanks mate
Thats awesome. Just getting into whiting popping so that is great news. Wasnt going to take scumdogs etc, but will now.
All me and the fishmad deckie want to do is chill, and some off the above sounds like a chill.
Neels
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scubafish
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BUS
no Problem dude,
Bus will get you to all areas of the island
West end ,take a cold cut lunch & cold'ys day trip
Ezky goes down with lunch comes back with fish.
P.S.
Dont forget the camera.
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Yep take a big rod as well.
Yep take a big rod as well. Always gummies and rays getting caught at the main jetty. Also those yellow lights and a float is the rig you need to catch the tailor off the jetty
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big big rod
personally I would be keeping my bait suspended off the bottom unless your using some pretty serious gear there are a few resident car bonnet black rays that will have you water skiiing, depends what your into some guys love it
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Yes my kids have been spooled a few times
they think its just fantastic! There are big silver bream under the jetty so while your trying to catch them the rays take your bait. As guys have said above use pollard, and baitchasers attached to a berley cage. I cast out to the left of the jetty, once you've berleyed them up you'll be sick of catching herring usually get double headers. I catch them for Dhufish bait there the evening before going out off direction bank all my biggest dhueys have been caught on whole herring they absolutely love em. Might see you there Im gonna be there from 13/4 - 19/4 hope the weather is OK.
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Sounds like I'll be spending
Sounds like I'll be spending a night or two in Rotto soon! I'm assuming the main Jetty is the one with the ferrys?
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yes the main jetty is were
yes the main jetty is were the ferry takes off
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Cool. Once the last ferry
Cool. Once the last ferry leaves it's fishing time?!!
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barri
give us a pm when yr coming up crasny1! Go and do some cliff fishn!!
crasny1
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Thank you all for the info
Going tomorrow for 5 days. Not normally a snappy but will take the camera.
From the above comments might drag the Jig10 and Stella 10000 and go waterskiing - somehow for a relaxing time that sounds to back breaking. Might balloon a live hezza out and you never know!!!!?
Whiting popping at the natural jetty sounds like fun.
Will be there in a camping chair sipping a few coldies (and walking the bike back).
Will all be C&R as I dont think the Lodge has cooking facilities. Staying at the Lodge a Xmas present from the Mrs, but I think I was coned. It is the no cooking and "take me out" that she liked
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I was fishing the main jetty
I was fishing the main jetty last Saturday and caught huge gardies....and a massive sambo kept coming out for a look every time I got one close to the jetty. Got a few herring a few nights before too