Swan/Mandurah prawns?

It's about that time of year when the prawns should be running, so I may give it a go this weekend.
Has anyone tried dabbing from the boat lately? any luck?


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im interested as well

Fri, 2014-05-02 10:27

I would love a good feed a prawns......we used to catch them around the old Mandurah bridge

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Nowadays in Mandurah

Fri, 2014-05-02 12:25

probably the cut is better. Anchor on an outgoing tide at night.

Having said that havent seen to many boats out there driving home everynight/evening.

Need a little more rain to flush them out.

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yeah thats what i was

Fri, 2014-05-02 12:34

yeah thats what i was thinking, its the right time of year, but some rain would have helped.

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No yet

Fri, 2014-05-02 18:14

 They're still about 2 months away I reckon. Needs heaps more rain before the first run.

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 Rain isnt needed they're

Sat, 2014-05-03 09:06

 Rain isnt needed they're running out to sea to spawn on good outgoing tides , best times in Cut are 3- 12 days after full moon, I have always managed to get a feed in for Christmas be it from fremantle or Mandurah and the best ever nights I have had in Dawesville have been in january , one night year after the cut opened justafter new years ,  filthy stinking hot weather ,tide changed approx 10.45 had bag limit by 11pm off jolly frog jetty , rain does get them going but its not the only trigger good tide on a dark night is the go .

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