Exmouth 19/4/08 - 3/5/08

Me and Amanda have been in Exmouth for the last 2 weeks. It was the best fishing trip we have had so far. The weather was excellent, with 5 days straight glassy days. We caught all sorts of fish Spanglies, Red Emperor,Rankin Cod, Tomato Cod, Spanish Mac, Trevs, Tuna, Coral Trout and my first Sailfish.

Well heres some of the photos. I will upload more later.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Colin Hay's picture

Great stuff Simo

Mon, 2008-05-05 13:57

A nice spread of great fish. All the better when you can have a great fishing trip with your partner. Nice action shot of the sailfish and some great reds.

Simo_'s picture

thanks Colin, yeah the

Sat, 2008-06-07 21:56

thanks Colin, yeah the Sailfish was awesome. I got it on the last day, I was drifting a bait down for bottom fish when it got picked up halfway down. I thought it was shark then the line started to come up and the fish jumped out of the water.

The highlight for me was getting the big red it was 80cm and weighed about 9kg.

Andy Mac's picture

Great report Simo

Mon, 2008-05-05 15:02

lovely pics too.
You will be reminiscing about that trip for years to come, sounds (and looks) like you had a ball.

Cheers

Andy Mac

Big Kev's picture

Excellent Pics

Mon, 2008-05-05 15:15

Hey looks like you guys had a ball great weather and some top fish, good stuff.

Kev

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shabba's picture

nice fish

Mon, 2008-05-05 15:31

looks like yous had an awsome trip, with some great fish, great report & awsome pics. cheers

mako magic's picture

nice fish simo, looks like

Mon, 2008-05-05 15:52

nice fish simo, looks like you had a great trip, congrads on the saily, i like the shot of it jumping near the boat, sounds like you had so much fun, some nice reds too

fishcrazy's picture

nice fish

Mon, 2008-05-05 16:15

hey simo looks like your havin a top trip i see youve got a bit of rod bite action goin on too ha ha well done

rickets's picture

well done simo, good on ya!

Mon, 2008-05-05 16:50

well done simo, good on ya!

congrats on the saily,always

Mon, 2008-05-05 17:03

congrats on the saily,always good to get a 1st of a species.that rankin is a beauty that your partner caught.looks like you had a great trip

mako magic's picture

did you stay at exxy or

Mon, 2008-05-05 17:04

did you stay at exxy or tanta's? any land based fishing or all just the boat

Simo_'s picture

we stayed in Exmouth, most

Mon, 2008-05-05 17:11

we stayed in Exmouth, most of the fishing was from the boat as the weather was so good. only did land based on the first day on the way in at Learmonth and at oysters reef.

mostly launched from the marina as Tanta boat ramp was bad. 

mako magic's picture

how did you go at the

Mon, 2008-05-05 17:15

how did you go at the oysters

Simo_'s picture

I got one charlie. really

Mon, 2008-05-05 17:19

I got one charlie. really didnt try that much.

scottnofish's picture

congarats sounds and looks like a great trip

Mon, 2008-05-05 17:16

awsome sailfish i would love to get myself 1 of them in 5 weeks when i am in onslow for 2 weeks

Sex is Great, But Fishing Lasts All Day!

mako magic's picture

yeah i want one in exxy when

Mon, 2008-05-05 18:12

yeah i want one in exxy when i go, the others can have the marlin i just want a sailfish , unless its a big blue, would love to get a blue, having only caught blacks and stripes, actually never seen a blue would be awesome

Simo_'s picture

when are you heading up

Mon, 2008-05-05 17:22

when are you heading up Mako?

Talking to a guy that works at the caravan park we stayed at, he said they have been getting plenty of sailfish by trolling mullet.

 

mako magic's picture

i got a few gars sitting in

Mon, 2008-05-05 17:24

i got a few gars sitting in the freezer so will take them up, going up end of this month for about 10 days, mullet sounds interesting, how big are they using

Simo_'s picture

I dunno what size mullet,

Mon, 2008-05-05 17:32

I dunno what size mullet, but im sure the gardies would work. I found the best bait for bottom fish was cockburn sound squid heads and flaps or fresh fish fillets drifted down.

BQ544's picture

Great Photos

Mon, 2008-05-05 19:02

Great shots Simo.....  fish with the water in the back ground always look great.

11 more days and I am heading up!Tongue out

Son Of Irish's picture

some great fish there nice

Mon, 2008-05-05 19:09

some great fish there
nice red emporer as well---- well done!

dammmmmm i wish i was up there---- im only 14 but by the time i save up enough money, ill be like 18 or sumthing.

Jody's picture

Great pics!

Mon, 2008-05-05 20:03

Sounds like a fab holiday Simo. Well done both of you. Good looking Reds and great variety

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Adam Gallash's picture

Nice

Tue, 2008-05-06 10:04

Top photo's Simo, was good to meet up with you.  Sorry we didn't get to catch up more but I was up to my arm pits in fish most days.  After all that it looks like you didn't even need to go trolling to get your sailfish.. DOH!!  Nice one mate.

GusG's picture

Great photos mate, thanks

Tue, 2008-05-06 10:32

Great photos mate, thanks for sharing!

alfred's picture

Great pics and fish!   1985

Tue, 2008-05-06 11:03

Great pics and fish!

 

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Rodrat's picture

Nice

Tue, 2008-05-06 11:36

Looks like you had a ball.
Where were ya gettin the rankins and reds?
Gulf or tanttas?

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Simo_'s picture

thanks for the comments

Tue, 2008-05-06 11:41

thanks for the comments guys. Yeah Adam it was good to catch up with you and Steve. The Sailfish was a surprise.

We got the Rankins and Reds out the back of the Muirons. long drive but it was worth it.

 

harro's picture

i can,t wait

Tue, 2008-05-06 17:52

*great bro well done ..qualtity time and fish,just remionded me i,ll be there soon for 2 weeks bring it on mamaaaaaaaaaaa..

 

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SamC's picture

harro

Tue, 2008-05-06 18:22

from memory you going up in August? 

cheers
sam

Carolyn's picture

Jealous

Tue, 2008-05-06 18:48

Far out Jaw dropping pics im so jealous. Good on ya.

deepwater's picture

Well Done Simo

Wed, 2008-05-07 05:44

hi mate well done it was lucky you remembered your lures at the caravan part it looks like they worked ok well done

jeff

ps:i was the groundy at the park you stayed at

just when you think you have gone deep enough go deeper

Simo_'s picture

Hi Jeff, I thought your must

Wed, 2008-05-07 05:52

Hi Jeff, I thought you must have been on this site when you commented on my fishwrecked shirt. Is Luke on here yet?

matttld25's picture

Hey simo Nice trout photo

Sat, 2008-05-10 14:46

Hey simo

Nice trout photo is that the one when we went out  ,tanks for the days fishing i should have come out on the friday with you ,we have to catch up when your back.

PLAY HARD ,FISH HARD  

cheers

Matt

Simo_'s picture

Hey Matt, Yeah thats the

Sat, 2008-05-10 15:36

Hey Matt, Yeah thats the trout that I got with you. They taste awesome hey.

harro's picture

yeah sam

Sat, 2008-06-07 16:40

yeah bro going aug 5 til 19

SamC's picture

yeh harro, be there from

Sat, 2008-06-07 17:37

yeh harro, be there from 3rd-15th Aug staying at lighthouse 

cheers
sam

harro's picture

gotta house

Sat, 2008-06-07 21:39

well,;; be there 2 boats lottsa beer lol ,cant remember the street of top off head but near learmont st,next to shops..who u goin with and do u have a rig.. lets catch up bro fishin n bbq,s bring it on.. i,ll pm u my number

Simo_'s picture

hey harro how much is it to

Sat, 2008-06-07 21:41

hey harro how much is it to rent a house?

Salmo's picture

Nice report Simo

Sat, 2008-06-07 21:49

Great looking variety of fish there....

 

 

harro's picture

fair bit

Sat, 2008-06-07 22:53

think wer.re payin like 1700 for 2 weeks... cant remember mates have organised it..

but we have a hse....... thats the main thing,, we booked a cple months ago and there were only villas left and not many at that..

been before stayed at leaermont st.. this time mates r staying there booked a yr ago we arnt too far.. u got a palce if there is only a cple of u hit up adam 

SamC's picture

harro

Sun, 2008-06-08 20:37

yeh mate, be up there with 3 blokes and a 4.2m centre console..have to catch up for a fish! 

cheers
sam

Dreamweaver's picture

Tops Simo

Mon, 2008-06-09 07:26

You two sure got a good range of fish - all great pics, but the saily ones are crackers! That sea anchor's not doing much! Laughing Shows how good it was!

Colin Molloy

(Colin 2 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)