While everyone was chasing the non existent salmon in Dunsborough we found these..........
Hey All
Spent 4 nights down in dunsborough this long weekendend. Not a salmon anywhere. Water temp was averaging 22.8 degree before that first front came through then dropped down to 21.8 for the rest of the trip.
There are bait balls every where!! from castle rock to to bunkers in depths of 5m out to 35m. We found that if you found the the right bait school, you'll find the the fish(thats the key). We had balls on Southern blue fins to 6-8 kg/strippeys amd bonito to a fat 4kg. Neally got spooled on one of the SBT's which was a bit hecktic! Boated around 10-15 SBT in the trip, and around 10 strippeys and some bonito. as well as the bread and butter stuff.
We did have two, big blind stricks out in 30-40m of water. big disappointed as one was screaming line for around 10 secs, to just here a pop and the braid snapped! lost my 3 favourite lures
We did a small amount of bottom bashing, im not the most skilled at bottom bashing yet out deep, and just gotta get some more experience,dont really know where to go , wha to look for, fully understand my sounder yet.... Caught one queen snapper looking fish, but obviously isnt it, does any one know what it is?(pic 2/3)
Im down again next weekend, will only take boat if i here the salmon have turned the cape, we were hearing reports that they hadnt really hit the corneer at leeuwin real hard yet either
Over all probs Lots of SBT,A handfull of strippeys and bonito, squid, bread and butter stuff, and getting experience with the new toy is the best! good trip. If anyone want to give me some hints or pointers regarding bottom bouncing down there or in general would be very vey appreciated.
im sure thats enough with the photos theres plenty more!
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milsey
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Gold spotted sweetlip, is
Gold spotted sweetlip, is the queen snapperish looking fish. Why would you wanna chase salmon when there are SBT. Bloody good trip boys.
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Gold Spotted sweetlip thats
Gold Spotted sweetlip thats what some one todl me, but didnt believe considereing we were off cape naturaliste........devo he went back in the drink!
R.I.P to the lad that drowned with the capsizing boat of nato yesterday.....
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sounds like a great trip.
sounds like a great trip. that fish looks like a gold spot sweetlip. great looking fish but not good on the tooth. plenty of fun with the tuna by the sounds of it. well done
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Sweetlip
Don't be devo you put it back coz they taste like crap.
Nice tuna by the way :) Sashimi?
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@terboz123...............
@terboz123............... check your attachment buddy.
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it wont let me edit that
it wont let me edit that post. I messed up sorry.
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Salt/Pepper/ Sopy sauce so good!
can a mod delete that 2nd post please, it wont let me edit.
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plus one on the taste
one of the most deceptive looking untasty fish. Looks like it is a winner but is worse than buff bream.
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Nice work mate
some good fish there for sure. Nice SBT's
Don't even worry about the Salmon mate, it's just not gonna happen this year. there may be a few small schools around but were certainly not going to get the traditional 'Salmon run'.
Besides if you getting Tuna like that you'd be crazy to bother with Salmon.
I can give you some more info on bottom fishing down here if you need it mate
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damn look how close to shore
damn look how close to shore the toona are! Thats my kind of fishing, even though ive never done it before!
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Yeah mate
almost the same spot that bloke got his Marlin at Bunkers and Seaquest lost his.
There's been truckloads of bait held up between Eagle Bay and the Cape this year.
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where's the nearest boat
where's the nearest boat ramp to Bunkers? Dunsborough? Im keen to get the ski down there before the weather turns to dodgey!
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If you a 4wd you can beach
If you a 4wd you can beach launch a ski easy enough at the western end of eagle bay, plenty of tinny's get dropped in there no probS Beau. Otherwise Old Duns. will be your best bet mate
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old dunsborough...... there
old dunsborough......
there is a heep of a bait...everywhere!!
trouble is finding the right school.We found it was the bait schools busting up the surface,they were just generally feeding. It was the bait schools in the middle colum of the water and spread between the depth colum, we got all our SBT on. I have a couple sounder shots ill chuck them up. One day we had a school of SBT in 8-10m off rocky point.That was when we had our warmest water at 22.8. Generally they were found beween 17-30m.
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