Fishing in Albany today

Fishing in Albany today

Well with only 3 days in Albany to get out for a fish, you just have to some times to cop a bit of wind. Blowing between 15 and 20 knots from the NE. we launched at the yacht club near Little Grove and headed over to the eastern side of the harbour, to shelter from the wind. First stop was a spot i was given to by a member of here. We found a nice sand patch, thru the anchor out...as well as a handfull of spess's special pellets. Baited up my hook with a peice of cockel and dropped her to the bottom.  Soon as it hit the bottom..bang, i was on. Turned out to be a 34cm kg. To easy!

We pulled a few more up for tea..and the wind was getting stronger. Claire decided to drop her rod in the water..so i had to brave the icy Albany waters to retreive it.... and yes i did it with a smile.  Pulled up a few other strange looking whiting i havnt seen before..some kind of weed witing i think..check out the pic.

Got back to the ramp at 1pm, enjoyed a quick fish..and a quick dip in the water!


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weed whiting

Sun, 2010-01-17 20:26

Think its a weed whiting, but not 100%.  Thats nice of you to go for a swim Wade, must have been nice and warm. :)

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Whiting

Sun, 2010-01-17 20:30

Going by the book it looks like a trumpeter whiting

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Trumpter

Sun, 2010-01-17 20:32

Im sure trumpeter whiting are fatter. These were shaped just like a kg

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Colouration

Sun, 2010-01-17 20:35

It is the only one in my book that has that type of colouring---Sea Fishes of Southern Australia

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Sounds like a fund outing Wade

Sun, 2010-01-17 20:41

Apart from the swim.

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Haletta semifasciata,The

Sun, 2010-01-17 21:29

Haletta semifasciata,

The blue weed whiting, they are an absolute pain when counting fish on underwater camera systems in that harbour, let alone trying to get past them and too the KG's.  The small ones make excellent live bait for XOS skippy.  Next time try the yatch club where you launched.  My best skippy from there was 76cm but you usually get onto a few around the 50cm mark.

 Jack 

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Cheers

Sun, 2010-01-17 21:33

Cheers..they are slimey buggers! Yes saw a few people fishing near the start of the jetty this morning at the ramp. Great place to fish Albany..to many options! 

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well done guys, sounds like

Sun, 2010-01-17 22:10

well done guys, sounds like it was a fun day. and you going in after Clairs rod was probably caus you were catching the fishLaughing.wierd looking whiting but. must b trning blue cause of the cold waters down thereLaughing

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