I managed to convince Gail to join me for a Salmon session out at Mewstone. She does not enjoy going out of the Sound if it gets too lumpy and the wind forecast for Saturday was looking good. After brekky and coffee at Maccas we made our way to Cockburn boat ramp to launch. Unsurprisingly all available parking was taken at CPBA and I was forced to park on the grass verge after launching.

We sped our way across the Sound to Mewstone and on arrival it seemed that half of Perth's boaties were out chasing Salmon. We had a couple of flicks and managed to drop a Salmon in the process. It was a little frustrating trying to dodge all the other boats whilst keeping clear of the rocks and we therefore decided to capitalise on the favourable conditions and shoot across to a new spot that Nick and I had discovered recently. This drop-off NW of Rotto had produced some good Snapper on our last visit including my PB of 91cm.

On arrival we dropped anchor and proceeded to burly. Gail picked up a 51cm Dhufish on her first drop on light gear. She was fishing for bait and managed to catch her PB Dhuie on a small hook baited with squid. A little while later she added a decent Snapper to her tally and the writing was beginning to appear on the wall. This fish was followed by her first Baldchin Groper - she was cooking! At this stage all I had to my name was an eel! She managed to hook into a further two good fish which she unfortunately dropped before she caught the fish of the day. She was busy catching bottoms on her light tackle when her second rod with the Shimano Tekota 500 started loosing line at a rapid rate. As she set the hook I called it to be a Sambo or Kingie, but soon the headshakes indicated either a Pinkie or Dhuie. When she finally brought the fish into sight I gulped as it was one of the largest Pinkies that I have ever seen. The fish stretched the Swivels measure to 79cm - a great fish indeed! Elation followed high fives and photographs and the decision was to release this magnificent specimen to reproduce more Pinkies. We had sufficient feed in the Esky and how would I explain to other anglers at the cleaning facilities at CPBA that none of these fish belonged to me?

The wind started picking up in the early afternoon and we decided to make our way back to Mewstone for a final flick at the Salmon. When we arrived back at Mewstone there were somewhat fewer boats around, but the now windy conditions made it a little challenging. I was however not going anywhere until I had at least one decent fish to show. Within a couple of minutes I was hooked into one of these turbo-charged submarines which after a short fight spat the Twisty into the side of my boat. Gail was having a good chuckle as she steered the boat to give me the best vantage for casting at these fish. After my "eighth" last cast I managed to hook into a Salmon which was landed after a very careful fight. With some dignity restored the fish was photographed and released and we could go now home.

......really need a new deckie!!!!

YouTube clip - https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=_iH6bt9MpKs

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