Team gates update
Hi all
Sunday 24th
As the weather wasn't looking too flash, we decided to have a look around town and take in the sites of the pinnacles. Did put the boat in the water at 4.30pm to chase some pinkies in the bay but we didn't trouble the scorer.
Monday 25th
Up at 5.45am and headed down to Cervantes for the dawn service. Back for some brekkie and on the ramp at 8am. Headed out to some ground that Auslobster told me about (thanks John)...on the way out we started seeing lots of red so we stopped for a quick fish but after a couple of norwest blowies came up, we moved on.
It wasn't long before we were on some good looking ground and some red shows....I was first on the board with a nice sweetlip, then not long after, mrs gates had her first ever baldie in the boat (with help from the rest of the family)....followed shortly after by another, but this one was undersize and went back well on the weight.
Things were biting but not hooking up, so we drifted for a while before heading further out. Not much there, so we decided to drift over our previous ground, where I picked up a bigger baldie than Friday's...then the daughter's partner chipped in with a double header of blackarse and undersized dhuie...a quick photo and down it went on the weight.
By this time it's mid afternoon so we called it a day and headed home. Fish on the bbq for tea and a couple of fillets for tomorrow and we're all happy.
Now it's time to pack up and load the car and boat for a 10am departure Tuesday morning for the trip home. We all agree that we've had a great time up here and that we'll be back to Jurien shortly....a great place for a holiday with plenty to do and lots of fishing opportunities. We sure ticked some (fishing) boxes on this holiday but there's still a few more to go...trolling for a mackie is just one!
regards
rusty...
If life is boring, you must be doing it wrong!
Leemo
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been some decent baldies
been some decent baldies around lately! well done mate
bludgin' since 94'
milsey
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Well done guys, Have you had
Well done guys, Have you had the Sweetlip yet?
Faulkner Family
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sounds like you had a great
sounds like you had a great holiday up there. good to hear you got a few feds of fish as well.
That fish your holding in your right hand from memory belongs to the morwong family and is not the best eating, hope im wrong about it. nice baldies tho.
Plenty of ground up there to explore with plenty of fish to be taken .
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
r.gates
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Gold spotted sweetlip
I checked the other photo we took and compared it to the photo in terboz123's report from Dunsborough and it's the same.
We cooked it in alfoil on the bbq last night with some lemon, salt and pepper and it was ok...but in future I think I'll be throwing them back....no comparison to blackarse or baldies.
The cleaning table at Jurien bay's boat ramp showed off lots of fish over the weekend including pinkies, dhuies, baldies, blackarse, mackies and tuna...and that's just what we saw!
Thanks again for everyone's comments and good wishes on our first holiday in Jurien Bay....we had a ball and I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a great fishing spot within easy reach of Perth.
regards
rusty...
If life is boring, you must be doing it wrong!
Tomcat
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Jurian
Keep trying it's a good place to fish when you know where to go but it takes time as long as you had a good time that's all that counts
r.gates
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We'll be back soon...
With such a variety of fishing on offer at Jurien, we'll certainly be back soon. Thanks to Auslobster - what a great spot....and to Tomcat for your directions...we didn't get there this time but it's top of our list when we return.
regards
rusty...
If life is boring, you must be doing it wrong!