Who needs to go down south to catch salmon


While all the keen Perth landbased anglers are eagerly awaiting news that the salmon run has started down south, Sherbs and Damo though they would get the jump on everyone and warm up on the recent run of metropolitan salmon.
Sherbs caught his on a parternoster rig, baited with blue bait, fishing in a nice surf gutter, while Damo had his StarloStick in action working metal lures near a reef edge.

For those who aren't aware, there has been quite a good run of reasonable sized salmon in Perth in recent months.
Woodmans Point has held a good school or two, while the northern beaches from Swanbourne to Trigg have all turned up the occassional good size fish.

So if you are keen to get into the salmon this season, why not warm up on your local Perth beach - like Sherbs and Damo.

All the best, Colin Hay

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good report colin, and yes

Sun, 2009-03-01 06:47

good report colin, and yes do agree, theres been some good salmon catches already, hopefully its going to be a bumper year this year like the one we had metro a few years ago

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Salmon

Mon, 2009-03-02 21:43

Yeah, hope you blokes have a cracker salmon run this year.

Great fish to cut your sportfishing teeth on if your that way inclined, not to mention your young ones if you have any.

Definitely one fish I miss catching up here. Love seeing pods of them chasing down your surface lures like dogs after a ball.

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i hope so too mako  high

Sun, 2009-03-01 08:00

i hope so too mako

 high hopes :)

 

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Nice work Colin :)

Sun, 2009-03-01 08:50

Nice work Colin :)

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sure they are salmon

Sun, 2009-03-01 09:20

and not bull herring?

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Yep they certainly were

Sun, 2009-03-01 11:38

  They were salmon fore sure .I think ill try the reef edge next time where Damo and his father inlaw were fishing

 

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Nice work. Seems Salmon are

Sun, 2009-03-01 17:05

Nice work.

Seems Salmon are a bit hard to find at the moment.

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These salmon have been hanging around Perth for much of

Sun, 2009-03-01 17:21

the summer. I am pretty sure they are not forward scouts for the big run. Hopefully these ones will stick around until the big schools come.
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Sherbs on fire

Sun, 2009-03-01 21:21

AGAIN!!!!Surprised
Good onya mate good to see you getting some early season salmon.

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Salmon trout

Mon, 2009-03-02 17:37

They are the result of last seasons run,not left overs.More than likely they will soon head south passing the adult fish on the way.Have found it rare for the big and smaller fish to be in the same school,its always one or the other not both at once

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qus: when fishing for these

Mon, 2009-03-02 22:03

qus: when fishing for these salmon trout, do one look for the big black moving patch or would it be by chance that u get one on your hook? in need to chase one to get it checked off on my list of uncaught.

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These ones appear to be in fairly small schools and

Tue, 2009-03-03 06:55

tend to be located around reefs. Highly unlikely you will see a big black patch of them moving Mr Otoshi
It will be a different story when the proper salmon schools come through.
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gd day Mr Colin, i would

Tue, 2009-03-03 10:09

gd day Mr Colin, i would love to stay for the proper salmon school but Singapore wants be back by the 17th of March. therefore will have to chase this last fish and drop the KG which i guess is almost impossible to get shore base. thanks for the info still. will try woodman point this evening.

 

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I hope you get one then Otoshi

Tue, 2009-03-03 10:40

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kgs are a regular catch

Tue, 2009-03-03 11:58

in the dawsvile channel near the disabled ramp/jetty on the south side

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Salmon spotted

Tue, 2009-03-03 07:08

 small school of about 20 or so half meter long + or - spotted  rounding the groin end of north beach in Bunbury Fri. A.M. They were hugging the shoreline and heading north, got one cast off to them but over compensated with exitement and heighth of groin , always a next time (I HOPE)                                               Shovel snow or fish?Whats a man to do?

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Thanks for the heads up Maine-iac

Tue, 2009-03-03 07:25

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