Swan River
my mum says that I go fishing a lot now, and that she wants me to start getting a feed of fish most times that I go. I have restrictions, firstly that I have to get myself down to the river to fish in the first place, which is easy I can even take the kayak there on my own. And secondly I have to catch enough to feed 3-5 people.
my friend offered to take me through the river on his dinghy down at the mount pleasant part of the river down to the end of kent street wier. I am thinking that I will take the crab nets with extended rope that I will probably buy on Saturday, so that I have at least 30 meters of rope and I will probably drop the nets down near the Mount Henry bridge. We will probably lay about 10 nets down? Have no idea on where to drop the nets so could somebody please let me know but I'm thinking about the middle of the river or a little bit closer to the gun bream and flathead side of the river?
my second target species that I might target is tailor. So I think I might take a 6-15KG Rod and a paternoster rig with mulies on the end (might even get a ray), and flick some 10 gram twisties from about 50m out towards the bank with a bream Rod and hopefully get a few legal chopper tailor.
if the tailor aren't producing, we may flick some plastics for bream or flathead towards the bank.
so if anybody has any suggestions on what I should target, and please tell me about the crabs because I need to know please let me know!
Fishing the swan for bream, it's just an obsession
brayds
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A 6-15 kg rod is super
A 6-15 kg rod is super overkill for river tailor, i use a 7-12lb rod. my biggest tailor(49cm) in the swan was caught on a 1-3kg rod. ive personally never had luck bait fishing for tailor in the swan, the blowies get it as soon as it hits the water.
tell your mum to go catch her own fish if she wants a feed
caughtup
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Jackfrost80
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Times must be tough when you
Times must be tough when you are relying on sending your kids out to catch your dinner. Either that or she thinks young lachie isn't actually fishing and want proof
Officially off the Pies bandwagon
Spinnerak
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you're probably best off
you're probably best off just trolling lures around for tailor, and use little flick rods (i use my 1-2kg rod), because a tailor of any size
would be easily landable given the right drag setting and enough time, and also with tailor's raspy teeth a heavy drag can sometimes cut your line. (flathead too)
Subway cookie is the best burley
Hutch
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I use bream gear for all of
I use bream gear for all of my tailor fishing (6lb) and I troll lures up to 13 cm with it no problem. In the river your best bet is probably a deepish minnow style lure of around 7-10cm trolled around. If you chuck a mulie out the blowies will smash it before it hits the bottom most times. If you catch a herring or similar chuck it back with an 8/0 in its back, never know whats cruising past.
Good luck
Edit: When trolling lures don't bother with any wire, 99% of fish will get caught on the back hook.
lachieH
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What speed should we be
What speed should we be going on the troll? Should we look for birds working some fish if there is any? And anybody know anything about the crabs?
thanks guys this is good help. I have some old sebel lures that were on super special and I think they would be perfect. I think 8cm diving minnows so is that good?
Fishing the swan for bream, it's just an obsession
Hutch
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The 8cm diving lures should
The 8cm diving lures should be Ok, the best diving depth would probably be around 1.5-2.5m so keep the rod tip close to the water. Trolling speed would be around 2-4 knots at a guess (never actually checked, just go with what seems to give the lures a good action). Sorry I can't help with the crabs as I've never dropped pots in the river, but would hazard a guess and say that the deeper spots will be more productive.
Birds are always a great sign and if you dont catch fish trolling around them have a few casts.
uncle
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might be a bit early for crabs
in a few weeks the area from south perth to the old brewery is worth ago,EARLY
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
Clown Fish
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Jump in that tinnie and head
Jump in that tinnie and head about 500m north west of applecross jetty to the spot on the chart that drops from less than one meter to 14 meters very rapidly. Tailor will hold here on slack water and then move to shallower stuff at dusk. If you troll mulies or dark colored poppers at sunset you will have a ball. troll from the deep hole towards point walter and watch for the little black head birds diving (terns i think) seagulls wont tell you shit. Keep your lines short i.e. next to the prop wash. Diving lures wont catch much as poppers or mulies because the tailor are on the surface at sunset.
Good luck.
lachieH
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Thanks for that great help
Thanks for that great help but do you need a sounder to notice it? And I probably can't go at sunset but I wish I could because I know it would be the best time.
Fishing the swan for bream, it's just an obsession
Clown Fish
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Stick to the north east of
Stick to the north east of the spit post "applecross 39". Have a look at the free navionics web app. You will have to do some of the work yourself lachie.
kingfisha1 (not verified)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJRTheIyp8s
this shows u alot how to catch them in the swan. also best spot for crabs is black wall reach. just drop the nets near it, i think its like 20m deep? my mate have been catching heaps around there in the last couple of weeks
billy69
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A mate and I used to anchor
A mate and I used to anchor up near the pwc area next to the narrows. We would burley up with an oily mix of chicken fat, fish and chip shop scraps and mushed up mulies. You would get a boil of blowies at the back of the boat. We would bait cast Un weighted mulies out the back and slowly retrieve. Never failed to get half a dozen Taylor in a couple of hours. The commotion of the blowies seemed to attract the Taylor. Also would chuck in a couple of crab nets and get a few big bluies as we swung on the anchor. Best time was late afternoon just before sunset.