Swan River Fun :)
On Monday after fishing off all the rocks walls and stuff up here around Hillarys way and getting 3cm whiting and under size herring that you can fit in the palm of your hand i got sick of it and herd that around Blackwall Reach distance up river give or take was not to bad. I found a little secret spot. I was really after whiting but thought by chances are slim and if i did they would be 2inches. Well second cast i pulled up the biggest one in this picture. From there on it was a fight with the blowies, i would walk down 50m and get a couple, then the blowies would come, then i would walk back up and i played this game for 6 hours. At the end of it i ended up with these. The 2-3 smaller ones i didnt wanna keep but the hook was so deep when i put them back in the floated so they where keepers...Also picked up a 25cm Pink Snapper which fought like a steam train. Biggest whiting came in at 27cm smallest about 17cm. Just a padanosta rig and prawns...What a fun day! I had been chasing good whiting for years, so second cast god did i smile. There not big. But im a happy camper :) I have a new secret spot to..
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Leemo
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well done mate. were you at
well done mate. were you at hillaries on monday? i was on the north wall at the disabled platform. heaps of herring around now
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GlennO87
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Date Joined: 29/01/11
No i wasnt went to Freo, was
No i wasnt went to Freo, was there the two days before. Small herring everywhere....Freo is where ill be from now on i think
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Leemo
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yeah, had groups of like 10
yeah, had groups of like 10 chasin my placcy everywere haha
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mosley2008
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Date Joined: 18/03/11
River
Nice one mate, those little pinkies put up a top effort fight. Caught a 45cm one in east freo not too long ago. I have caught whiting around that area but they are usually a bit bigger than those ones. Get into the deep water with shelled prawns on a small longshank hook and your laughing.
GlennO87
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mosley, im from shore
mosley, im from shore to....where abouts do you reccomend? I cant get deeper water by just going up river can i?
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GlennO87
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Date Joined: 29/01/11
also been wanting to throw a
also been wanting to throw a line in at black wall reach seeing its about 70ft deep, and see whats on the bottom......anyone had any experience there?
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nohoper
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Date Joined: 19/08/10
Best bet is from a boat mate.
Best bet is from a boat mate. Was down there tusday night. plenty of blowies straight out, and some juvi whiting over the hole. Lost several rigs to the rocks and weed. Snaggy as f*&%! Asked around and the general consesus was to fish off a boat straight down.....though others have had success from da shore. Gonna opt for sacraficial sinkers next time me thinks! (rocks!) lol