Unexpected Catch
Submitted by madfisher on Tue, 2013-02-05 09:10
Caught this little guy in 30m off the west end of Rotto, wasn't expecting it at all this far south. Things are changing hey.
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crasny1
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Has been a few pics or Red throat
And other tropical snappers posted. Rarish but maybe things are changing. Coral trout next????
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MJ
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Coral Trout Tick
A friend picked up a 46cm coral trout off Rotto on Saturday.
crasny1
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OK then
Barra and threadies next!! In the Swan!!!!!
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Faulkner Family
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a small threadie was caught
a small threadie was caught off mandurah beech a year or 2 back. pic was on here somewhere
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crasny1
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Oh well
Barra next, AND Golden Ponds dont count!!!!
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Faulkner Family
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well done. have heard of
well done. have heard of them being caught off mandurah over the last few years.
pity it was only a small model.
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catchalittle
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Have caught a few that size
Have caught a few that size around rotto recently
Nathan
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Speaking of unexpected
Speaking of unexpected catches, I had a baby rankin cod eating my burley near Lancelin on the weekend.
And on a dive previous, I shot a Cobia off the back of a massive ray there too
Certainly some weird fish appearing further south than expected
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sunshine
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Red throats were common off Mandurah
Around the 50 metre line well offshore and heaps bigger than that one
silly
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Nice catch!!Found a school of
Nice catch!!
Found a school of them just off the back of rotto a few weeks back. All were 25-27cm long..
They were that thick that the Fish on the Sounder looked the same as what I usually get up in exxy!!
metroLBfisher
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A guy i know even took a size
A guy i know even took a size cobia in the swan river, so nothing is impossible these days.. it doesn't surprise me that a few red throat and coral trout are getting caught that far south
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fishentology
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went up to jurien on the
went up to jurien on the weekend caught 10 spangled emperor. they were small 15cm biggest went 32cm. all in 3-5m water fight awewsome on 1000 reel strong fish.
Big Ron
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Nice one...Awseome boat!
Nice one...Awseome boat! must also be a genious photographer too!!
madfisher
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Yep spot on Big Ron
Yep spot on Big Ron
damon4949
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Come onnnnn global warming,
Come onnnnn global warming, just a few years and we get coral trout ;)
mlburgo
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Reportind unexpected catches on www.redmap.org.au
Like you, we are really keen to monitor what is changing and whether fish are shifting where they live. I have been hearing so many reports and whisphers around the place of some strange catches. I need everyone's help to take photos of these unexpected and unusual catches and logging a report on the Redmap website www.redmap.org.au. The info reported will form part of a national long-term monitoring program to study the implications of warming oceans and fluctuating conditions - plus you can see what everyone else is coming across right around Australia. Already this year we have had two other reports of red-throat emperor off Mindarie and Two Rocks. Also, one of the fish was 30 cm!
If anypne has any questions or trouble logging in or making a report drop us a line a wa@redmap.org.au. Thanks for your support. Mike
choorles
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spango
Went snorkelling yesterday in the east corner of stark bay and saw a 30-35 cm spangled emperor! Lost my shit! - followed it around for a couple of minutes and it didnt know what was going on haha