Shark Bay
Submitted by wez0062 on Mon, 2016-07-04 08:42
Just a quick one, is the month of April OK for boating / fishing & general holiday fun at Shark Bay.
thanks in advance
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Wez0062
Deckie
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Great place.
Just about all year round, but it gets a little windy in the summer months.
A quick trip 15km's to Monkey Mia will get you out of the wind.
Heading up there next month for a week and looking forward to it very much.
Cheers & Stay safe
wez0062
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SHARK BAY
Thanks Deckie, never been before, want to take my 22ft boat and do fishing, exploring around the area on the boat.
Wez0062
Deckie
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Good.
A 22 footer will get you over to D/H Island & Steep Point on a day trip, great fishing at both.
As usual you just have to pick your day, and ask for some local knowledge from this site using the search function.
Cheers & Stay safe
wez0062
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good
cheers mate, looking at Google Earth, I was wondering if Dirk Hartog was fairly safe to get to.
Wez0062
wez0062
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good
cheers mate, looking at Google Earth, I was wondering if Dirk Hartog was fairly safe to get to.
Wez0062
Doc
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We are thinking of heading
We are thinking of heading that way maybe next week, depending on this weather, probably end up at Tamala.
Madmerv
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SB
Went up there at end of march a couple of years ago. Weather played the game most of the time with light winds but had a few days that were not so good. Temp was great but unfortunatly there had been a weather system through a few weeks before hand and the flies were out of control.
Will be heading back there in 10 days time for some more snapper madness. Look for a report with a stack of photo's in a few weeks.
Sometimes when the water is quiet, you can hear the fish laughing at you !
wez0062
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sb
good luck cobber
Wez0062
Madmerv
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Luck
Luck is good but i'm heading up with my good mate Darren. His parents own Nanga station and he has a few secret spots out from there that you just cant miss on. Luck might help with the wind and give us glass for a week...Lol
Sometimes when the water is quiet, you can hear the fish laughing at you !
Lamy
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Carrarang
Heading up this week can anyone tell me how the fishing is around this area only have a small tinnie I don't think he weathers looking to good . Cheers
Lamy1
randall df223
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Hey wez. April in Shark Bay
Hey wez. April in Shark Bay is for the most part, magical. Most days are great, some are absolutely superb. But when it blows, you dont necessarily find shelter on the Monkey Mia side, it just blows from a different direction.
If you are thinking about April, and particularly school holidays book now. The camp ground at monkey mia is already booked out for the holidays.
Fish! HARD!
wez0062
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Date Joined: 02/09/14
shark bay
Hi Randall, thanks mate. I have booked a nice 2 storey house in Denham at about $1400.00 for 10 nights, 8th to the 20th of April, there are 6 of us going, 1 boat & 2 x 4WD.
Can't wait to explore everywhere on the water & hopefully catch a couple of Snapper. And take in all the land based sites as well
Wez0062
randall df223
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I can give you some general
I can give you some general areas over the monkey mia side. Dont have much on the denham side unless you go all the way to steep point and dhi (outside).
Fish! HARD!
wez0062
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SB
Hi Randall, that would be awesome. I did not want to ask for spots but I am happy to receive
avagreatday
Wez0062
The Saint
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I've been March, April May,
I've been March, April, May, June.
April has been the pick for me, usually still pretty warm and plenty of light wind days.
Didn't make it this year, but already booked for next year..........in April
2 storey house, $140 per night, not staying at "Getaway" by any chance are you ? Our usual haunt, but was already booked April 2017.
Cheers
wez0062
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sb April
hey cobber, no I have booked Hartog Retreat, as the one I thought I was getting now has been double booked or something. Look for a 22ft Commodore, Reel freedom 2,all white hull. probably see 6 people & a dog all crying because they cant catch a fish, ha ha
Wez0062
randall df223
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If you find yourselves over
If you find yourselves over monkey mia side, look out for bon peche. 5m painted grey goldstar plate ally with blue bimini.
Fish! HARD!
wez0062
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will do
will do mate, I am looking forward to the trip.
Wez0062
The Saint
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Wez,If you ain't catching
Wez,
If you ain't catching fish at Shark Bay you are doing something SERIOUSLY wrong !
We've managed some top fish in both Gulfs, also at Steep Point and Turtle Bay, although the sharks were a real problem at Turtle Bay last trip.
I'll be in a 6.7 mtr Coraline walkaround, crappy red colour, will keep an eye out for Reel Freedom 2.
wez0062
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Saint, I will keep an eye out
Saint, I will keep an eye out mate & say g'day. we intend to visit every nook, cranny, hole, lump, channel & bay to find some Snapper & the BIG TAILOR that loom around the area.
Wez0062
Rob b
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Work the channels out from
Work the channels out from usless inlet there are a lot off good coral lumps in there and we usually get some solid blackies pinkies mullaway and few estury and ranking cod when we where there last I wil private message u 1 spot mate to get u going we have always got our bag limit around this area, heaps off good ground around there.