Reports obtained by speaking to those staying in the caravan park was that a stray fast swimming creature picked up a bait out the front of Abbey Beach resort (not mine unfortunately) and it left the scene in a hurry. The rod was setup for whiting and the drag possibly too tight. It was short lived excitement and some tackle was lost. Poor fella, would have hated to tell him there was half a chance it was a Mulloway, but likely a stray resident salmon.
Weather was crap and too windy for a serious scout. Even with polarized sunnies I would have been wasting time with the whitecaps.
Didzy
Posts: 33
Date Joined: 19/05/13
Reports comin in they're
Reports comin in they're thick around Albany!!
4 days on 4 days off equates to 4 days work and 4 days fishing
quadfisher
Posts: 1146
Date Joined: 28/09/10
Calling it as it is!
To be honest mate , as we fish for them on the south coast, I dont look much at salmon reports anymore , cause since the salmon lic by back ,
we have had 3 or 4 brilliant years on the coast , anywhere from Esperance to black point.( and anytime from now to prob end may, begin june
when the storms break them up)
In a not talked about much success , I believe the numbers are better now than in the last 30 years , ( when we first fished for them)
My few attempts on the west coast have found fussier fish , and in lower numbers.
IN SAYING THAT , THE SOUTH COAST IS TOO WINDY, SO DONT GO THERE, VERY VERY BAD PLACE.
quadfisher
Jimmysparks
Posts: 145
Date Joined: 26/03/14
Cheers fellas, waiting for
Cheers fellas, waiting for them to get to hamelin bay. Good fun catching them on that beach.
Bodie
Posts: 3758
Date Joined: 05/11/07
Will let you know next week,
Will let you know next week, I am down there on Wednesday onwards.
If your down that way, cant miss me, I'm the one with the big white centre console!
Jimmysparks
Posts: 145
Date Joined: 26/03/14
Cheers mate, hopefully the
Cheers mate, hopefully the weather is as good down there as here.
Diesel80
Posts: 196
Date Joined: 29/08/13
Will be in busso next weekend
Will go for a scout and see if there are any breakaway schools leading the peloton.
Won't be looking much further south than Mitchells Rock though. Will post up if I see any, or better yet catch any.
Still probably early.
Cheers,
D80
Member of the Offshore Angling Club of WA
www.beachfishingwa.org.au
Jackfrost80
Posts: 8050
Date Joined: 07/05/12
Take the insect repellant if
Take the insect repellant if you hit Mitchell's rock, I have never been mauled so badly in my whole life as the night I went there for a flick
Officially off the Pies bandwagon
Howard George
Posts: 544
Date Joined: 10/03/11
A few Residents.
There was a small school of salmon at Rocky Point At Bunkers Bay last week but they were probably resident salmon and not part of the migration.
Simmo
Posts: 106
Date Joined: 26/05/06
Still a bit early for Mitchell's
But take the Bushman's for sure...big arse march files there!
Jimmysparks
Posts: 145
Date Joined: 26/03/14
I've seen Albany is doing
I've seen Albany is doing alright, any reports from hamelin bay?
Diesel80
Posts: 196
Date Joined: 29/08/13
Not much to report from the weekend.
Reports obtained by speaking to those staying in the caravan park was that a stray fast swimming creature picked up a bait out the front of Abbey Beach resort (not mine unfortunately) and it left the scene in a hurry. The rod was setup for whiting and the drag possibly too tight. It was short lived excitement and some tackle was lost. Poor fella, would have hated to tell him there was half a chance it was a Mulloway, but likely a stray resident salmon.
Weather was crap and too windy for a serious scout. Even with polarized sunnies I would have been wasting time with the whitecaps.
Nothing else to report sorry!
Cheers,
D80
Member of the Offshore Angling Club of WA
www.beachfishingwa.org.au
MattMiller
Posts: 4171
Date Joined: 15/06/09
Could have
even been a Giant Herring mate.
Been quite a few caught in the bay this year.