Where are the bloody fish
Saturday, launched at Woodmans apt just before 6 and down to the Power Station hot water outflow. Got one tap on the line I was trying to catch a livey on and after an hour and a half and burning through the Shred gave up. Worked south to James Point towing lures but stopped for a whiting fish. Nothing. Worked the reefs and weed patches north, towing lures all the way. Finally got a pair of squid and a herring near pinnacle rock before pulling the pin on the day at 10.
Back out today, again in the sound. Launched at 5:30 sounding the reefs working north south. No fish on the sounder and with sunrise getting close we anchored on the 4th one south and pumped 8kg of burley in, got the trumpeters going... after an hour and a half of nothing we headed out to mewstone. Towed a pair of twisties and managed to find herring behind the island. Something with a yellow tail chased one of the herring up so it went back as a livey but didn't get touched. Anchor, burley for nothing.
Kept working north with diving lures behind the boat past Stragglers towards the Windmills, coming across the dirty water line. Kept putting along it until bailing on the idea and setting up for some whiting. Two bait sized whiting in 30 minutes. Time to work our way in. Found some birds and a bait ball near fish rock but
Quick stop in Freo to see mrs and kids then work the weed banks south for squid. Only one landed was the size of the jig. Down to Owen anchorage and stopped for the last crack. Had a squid free jump half a length behind the boat outrunning a shag. Took a minute to realise what it was, evadent by the ink in the water. Was only small.
Did plenty of miles, used a bit of fuel,crew dropped his wedding ring overboard in 8m of water, all for 12 herring and 2 squid over 12 hours.
How did everyone else go?
sea-kem
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We had a cracking day today
We had a cracking day today taking out our annual comp in two divisions, report to come.
Love the West!
Ashen
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Good stuff
Cant wait to see what you caught!
A fish in the hand is worth 10 in the water!
Swompa
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Nice one. Even the baitfish
Nice one. Even the baitfish didn't give a shit about us yesterday. Schools and schools of the without a care in the world.
Dale
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I'm feeling your pain mate.
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Jason P
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Same here, got nothing but
Same here, got nothing but saw plenty of thick schools of bait fish west side of the FFB.
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Willlo
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Still it beats working
Still it beats working
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Gray
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We bagged out yesterday on
We bagged out yesterday on baldys and blackarse.
2 good suspected dhus sharked. 2 trips in a row now weve had shark problems.
Krusty
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It was a 4am start for us on
It was a 4am start for us on Sunday out of Peron.
We set up on a spot I have wanted to get back to and visit for a while on the ffb with lines in the water well before sunrise.
Not much to start with but between 5am and 6am seemed to be bite time.
We managed 2 Dhue's 555mm and 560mm and a Nannygai which went 370mm.
Had five really good takes, felt like decent heavy fish but failed to see what they were. A good fight for 20 seconds or so then gone. Not snapped off or anything just failed to set the hooks. Couldn't work it out. Never lost so many fish in a row like that before.
Anyway, came home with a feed and the 560mm Dhu was actually my first ever Dhu keeper so was happy with that.
My fishing spots are so secret........... even the fish don't know where they are !!
Swompa
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Nice little reward for
Nice little reward for effort there!
Matts123
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Swompa sounds like you and me
Swompa sounds like you and me have bannanas hidden in the hull.
Number of times I've been out down there and gotten donuts I've forgot count. If you need to know more places to go to keep away from the fish let me know.
Me and the boss lady went out Saturday morning at 5am off hillarys for the first time. Got a barracuda (I don't know what to do with them so threw it back) and a few skippy.
Seeing as that's a bit better than a hammer head or blowies think I will stay nort for a bit.
Ashen
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Luck and lack of...
If you guys think you have some bananas on the boat, I reckon my mates boat must've had a whole plantation on the boat today!
Only some blue mackerals and a lonesome KG....
Hopefully tomorrow is better!
A fish in the hand is worth 10 in the water!
Swompa
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One mans 'only' is another
One mans 'only' is another mans feed.
the guys went back out today and got a bucket of herring. No signs of squid today and my folks found the same off Rockingham.
dj dvd
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Still plenty of squid in the
Still plenty of squid in the sound and off Freo. KGs and whiting have been stuffed since last Salmon season. At least that's what I've found.
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Swompa
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Saw three of the smallest I
Saw three of the smallest I had seen on Sunday, not worth keeping. The brown water really seems to be messing stuff up.
Curndog
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2 dhus
Got 2 keeper dhus Saturday. Plus another undersized dhu and pink. Had a few drifts for squid Sunday out of mindarie after pulling occy pots and got 2. Didn't spend much time but don't think many squid around at the moment. Got one occy from my two pots. Bait!
Sam57
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Went out sunday tried 2
Went out sunday tried 2 usuall spots where we always caught whiting nada heaps of small flatties, oh where do all large ones go. then out to 5 fathom inside & outside.again nothing.except few wrasse & used as bait as heard they were ment to be Dhu magnets .had a troll between spots and managed a snook (1st ) 60cm. Finally hooked large fish on whitting rig saw silver comming up started playing it & getting super exited mate got net ready up comes spitting big nor west blowy bit though one hook other pinned him in lip.bastard should of stabed him. Still was nice on water.
stumpie
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I feel your pain with chasing
I feel your pain with chasing whiting. 3 separate occasions i went out and came back with zilch. Tried prawns, squid, red meat, long shanks, circle hooks... nothing. Very frustrating indeed.