Fishing the Northwest
Submitted by razor551 on Tue, 2008-07-08 12:25.
I'm from Melbourne and have never fished the Northwest, I'm thinking of doing a trip in 2009 around May or June I will have to charter, need some ideas on the best places this time of year. Any tips will help. Ray
NoWorries
Hi Ray
Give Mahi Mahi a call if you want a charter http://mahimahicoralbay.com.au/
May and early June are generally good up north, depending on you budget would depend on where to go, But i think a trip anyware up North during this time with a good charter will have you hooked and wanting more.
Regards
Lindsay
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razor551
Thanks Lindsay
Thanks Lindsay
We'll probably fish from Exmouth or Karratha, any thoughts on Karratha.
Ray
NoWorries
I can't help you there
But PilbraBrad and jay_burgess come from there and seem to do very well.
You may want to pm them.
Exmouth the best person to talk to is Adam Gallash (Site owner).
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NOHA
Karratha is a company town
Karratha is a company town not a tourist town. There is very little and extremely expensive accomadation in town. Point Samson is a little way further North, is more tourist orientated and has a charter operator.
Onslow is between Exmouth and Karratha and is a good spot but has limited oportunities is you dont have a boat.
Exmouth, Coral bay, Mackeral Islands/Montes are your best bet as they fully cater for the travelling fisherman in those localities.
All those charters still rely on a full boat to head out. If there is only the one or two of you it may still be difficult to get on a charter on any specific day.
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As NOHA said
Point Samson has a charter. It is a very good one, but you may need to book early. It is also a good spot to base yourself as there are also quite a few good shorebased options close at hand.
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razor551
Fishing the Northwest
Thank you to everyone it gives me something to work on. I'll keep watching.Cheers Ray.
jay_burgess
Yeah I'd go with Point
Yeah I'd go with Point Samson, way less busy than Karratha, more shore based options, good charter boat & better accomodation.
razor551
Fishing the Northwest
Thanks Jay Point Samson looks good, I'm having trouble finding charter sites, can yoyu direct me. Ray
GusG
Hi Razor
I amn going up to Pt Hedland on a weekly basis for work. I hope to do a few weeekends up there where I can fish. If you dont mind can you please PM me the details of the charters, etc. Some feedback on charters you go on would be great too if it isn;t too big an ask.
Ryan Thipthorp
try!
Ray, Point Sampson had a good charter operator but he has sold up!
To my knowledge, there's not alot on offer but Simon from Aqualand Charters - PO Box 216 Dampier WA 6713 Phone: (08) 9183 1885 .....should be able to help!
Give him a call!
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Ryan Thipthorp
Port!
Gus, try Port
Hedland Fishing Charters 17 Craig PORT HEDLAND 6721
Ph: (08) 9173 2937.....dont know if they're still operating!
My mate lives up there as mentioned so i'll PM you his details, he knows where the fish are!
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razor551
fishing the northwest
Thanks Ryan
I appreciate your response and I'm now confused about where to fish,you have so many different places to go it's mind boggling, from Melbourne we fish Snapper or Whiting In Port Phillip Bay and Westernport Bay, also for the last 30 or so years I've been fishing Bermagui. Awesome when the Yellowfin or Marlin are on, but the seasons haven't been like they were 15 or 20 years ago. So looking to broaden our horizons, this year we fished Darwin for a few days not brilliant but different. Next year the Northwest looks great.
P.S this is for all you guys that responded to my enquiry, thanks for the info.
Ray
Ryan Thipthorp
thoughts!
Me personally i rate Exmouth as one of the best Fisheries in the world and you can catch everything there (in general)
Comes down to what you want to catch, feel free to PM me the species you want to catch and your general "wants" from a Norwest trip and i'll give you my thoughts.....happy to help!
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God your a nice bloke ryan!
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