Few ales last night with Seaquest & Nizzy, quick check of the wind forecast had it sweet from mid morning so plans were made.
Needed to drop some pots in for the old boy to check whilst he is out getting a feed of whiting & the lads were keen to give me a hand with that, some bait collection & a spot of jigging for some early season kings after all was done.

Late start & three hazy heads after switching up to spirits after the beers, then unfortunately the plan of a lazy arvo out there was curtailed by the home boss who needed me back in early. So a very quick jig after getting the main jobs done.

The boys loaded up, Seaquest nailed a hefty AJ. Should of popped it on the mat with some pics for the leader board in hindsight but in the mayhem got a quick release

Nizzy & his Usain Bolter

Me with another

Few smaller models then we had to belt in, should start to be teeming with them shortly

We had a cracker of a day today. Forecast for Perth waters was average, but it turned out to be a brilliant day on the water, no swell and little wind. We do not see another boat all day.......wierd!!

Anyhow , plan was to try for a YFT and then have a crack at the kingies, and it tuned out pretty much as planned.

First up, nice little  tuna for sashimi.

We then had a go at at the Kingies. We hooked plenty, but these brutes play dirty. I got comprehensively fried on PE3, so changed to PE5........got blitzed twice more, absolutely awesome power, PE5 was just not enough. Both Matt and Tim landed one each and lost several more, Tims a good fish on PE3......great effort in the depth we were fishing. A few kingies hooked were serious fish, no chance of stopping them on PE5.

Then we had a crack jigging sambos, and man, did we hit a patch. Me and Tim landed a couple of donkeys on PE3, pretty happy wtih these on light gear.

Things got serious and some much bigger fish were hooked on PE5, but fully locked up Stellas were no match for these fish. We did not land any of these monsters, can only guess the size, but much bigger than the above.....in desparation, Matt locked up his Talica on PE5 to stop being bricked, and it proved too much for the rod......

Cracking day with a nice run home and the odd distraction to boot. 

Got up at 4:00 am , head out from mindaries.

Fish a round the reef , nothign at all.

Where all the fish gone?

Snakehead fishing is now getting popular among anglers around the world. The long chase and the mind game for snakehead fishing in the wild , are the reasons why most competitive avid anglers around the world are targeting this magnificent fish of asia.

Chris has been planning this snakehead trip for a long time.
What's best was that he chose to put in a 1 day slot for wild snakehead fishing during his long honeymoon vacation trip to Thailand. I'm happy to fish with him and his wife for this fishing trip.

1 DAY for any wild fishing trip is definitely not enough time. Moreover, Chris and his wife Jen are new to snakehead fishing.
This is the giant snakehead we are talking about, the top of the chain for the family snakehead. the ferious and the strongest freshwater fish in asia.

I need to do a quick snakehead crush course for them in the 1st hour. haha !!!

Luckily for me, Chris who is a pro bass angler back home is fast to learn the rope. Very soon he was fishing all by himself, chasing after the mama toman... :)

All asia competitive anglers love the giant snakehead and all Japanese snakehead anglers chase after them religiously in asia water.....

Giant snakehead aka toman (asia name) is the most competitive game fish every anglers would love to fish when they stopover to Thailand.

Enjoys all the actions in this 5 mins youtube clip...

*Explosive and actions pack captured by my GoPro cam.*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy45Pbb6CyM

Photos highlighs

The attractive and the beautiful nature scenery......that's the beauty of fishing in the wild than those ponds fishing.

What a beauty !!!
A huge 14 Ibs mama toman weigthed on my boga grip.

Well Done Chris, my America angler.

The distinct camo color pattern.
Only can be found in the wild environment..

 what is biting at the moment and where?

 Flathead are going off in the swan river, caught a couple of these buggers casting a few lures early morning. Cant wait to get back there to find some of the bigger ones. 

 any one know any good spots for mulloway and where are they at the moment?

cheers

>Seeing as you guys are all hard core fisho's .. maybe you will find this of interest. We really know so little about our ocean and this is right on our doorstep. Thought I should share.
Cheers
Dave Riggs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2PtwaX5ez8

 Please recommend 

Have been reading reports on this web site for a while now trying to better my knowledge of my new home in mandurah and thanks to some cracking story's and photos have started to understand a bit better the local area and it's waters time to give back I think so here are pics from a little run out the cut to the southern end of the James service reef and a couple of extras from a recent trip to exmouth

Any one been to waroona dam recently? Hows the fishing there atm? 

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 Hi guys

Does anyone know whats biting in the Mid West at the moment?

Tomorrow Im heading off for a couple of weeks staying in Dongara, Denham, Kalbarri and Geraldton.

Im mainly land based but hoping to hire a tinnie in the murchison.

Hopefully the mulloway are running but any info would be great.

Cheers 

Brendon

hey dudes. i went down to burns beach saturday arvo about 5 so try my luck. it was my first time down there so i was hoping the waters would be abundent. i didnt even get a single bite.

i was using gang hooks with mulies. i was down there for about 3 hours total, untill the sun went down. nothing. not even a nibble. i was so dissapointed!!

i fished from both the little rock formation down there and up the beach surfcasting. both were horrid.

Nice double header of YFT on 10 kg mono for me and Tim, two lost including a big bustoff on strike, hit like a train!. Also got a nice kingie and a KG. Was a great day on the water.

 Out fishing off Bunno yesterday and lifesavers came out to let us know the becon picked up a 5 metre white. how reliable is this technplogy? there were no reports on ch16 and there were a heap of divers out as the water is clearing up down here.

Went out from Freo yesterday chasing a feed of whiting, squid and such.  Whiting were on the chew and ended up with a four Kgs and a few sandies.  Afterwards flicked a jig around for a squid.  Old mate ended up with only one but it was a stonka.  Great day on the water.

Results from an hour this morning, looking forward to the BBQ tonite. KG taken on a prawn while waiting for the divers.

 Went for a drive from Tim's to about 10k south of the white hills entrance, had a bit of a burley and waited for the herring in a few spots but nothing showed up, got a couple of bambino sand whiting nothing else. Anyway beach condition, very low tide this morn so getting around the headland between Tim's and white hills no prob, the beach itself is getting pretty churned up from all the lazy arses that can't be bothered reducing tyre pressure ( counted 4 bogged and letting tyres down) the usual washouts just south of the big house but easy to get around on made tracks into the dune or close to the waters edge at low tide( check the low side before attempting) was no weed to speak of but was an offshore breeze this morn, sea breeze came in about 10, 10.30 so no doubt weed would follow as there is heaps washed up on the beach in places, hope this helps anyone heading down in the near future, good luck.

 went squiddind this morin and the buggers didnt want to play ball,

they kept coming right up to the jig and backing away at last minite
got 1 but there was plenty more hanin round
 

any tips to help with the tricky squid?

Successful offshore angling is pretty much reliant on the weather conditions, especially if fishing from a small to medium platform of under 10m. I consult an App called Willy Weather which is linked to the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) to plan my fishing outings. When the weekend plan is to get out to the blue yonder, I already start consulting Willy Weather on the Monday to ascertain which of the two days on the weekend is the better. As the weekend draws nearer so the information displayed for that timespan becomes more accurate and one can plan where to fish and what species could be targeted. A strong South Westerly will keep me in Cockburn Sound in the shelter of Garden Island, a moderate Northerly or Southerly will keep me ashore, a moderate easterly and I will fish the western side of Garden Island and so on and so on. Understanding the wind directions and the effects of islands as wind shields could still provide the opportunity to have a session even in moderate wind conditions. Furthermore the swell and to a lesser degree the temperature and rain add to the variables in this decision making equation. Other factors which I consider are the tide times, moonrise and moonset, sunrise and sunset and lastly (and often importantly) my partner on the boat (get to this one later).

So by Wednesday I knew that Saturday would start with a moderate (19.8 – 28.8 km/h) wind and settle to a gentle (12.6-19.8 km/h) wind later in the morning only to pick up in the afternoon after 14:00 again. Wind direction was a southerly changing to a south westerly as the day progressed. The plan was to hit Five Fathom Bank in the morning and move into the Sound as the wind picked up later on during the day.

I called trusted angling mate Nic on the Thursday evening and it took no convincing for him to confirm his attendance. Nic has spent many hours on the boat with me and we complement each other well. By this I mean that we know exactly what is needed to be done when the other is hooked into a fish, communication in terms of working at a strategy to get fish, keeping the boat clean, assiting with launching, anchoring, and so the list goes on. Nic also does not go green when the water starts becoming choppy or when a decent swell is pushing through. Important? Heck yes, because there is nothing worse than being out on your favourite spot and having one of the crew heaving and giving you that land loving look. Unfortunately I am not one of those hardened skippers that stay out there regardless, but rather look to the welfare of my crew.

Enough said – let’s get down to the important stuff – the fishing. We launched just after 06:00 from Woodman Point and after radioing our schedule to Cockburn Sea Rescue, sped our way across a reasonably flat Cockburn Sound towards Five Fathom Bank. Once we passed the northern point of Garden island we had to reduce our speed as the open ocean was still being tossed up by the prevailing southerly. Our plan was to cut the Yammie about 500m due south of Seaward Reef and allow the wind to push us towards this fish magnet whilst we dragged mullies behind the boat and bottom bounced along with second rigs. As the wind was pushing us along at a reasonable speed we added a small ball sinker to the trace in an attempt to keep the bait in “the zone” and off the surface where the birds were picking them up.

The first fish caught were Wrasse, Breaksea Cod and a couple of small Dhufish – all on the bottom rigs. As the wind subdued I removed the ball sinker from the drift bait and lowered the bait down below the boat before allowing sufficient line for the bait to be drifting about 15m behind the boat. It was whilst I was dropping the bait below the boat after rebaiting that my bait became snagged on the bottom – or so it felt until the bottom started moving. I set the hook and the slow moving resistance suddenly turned into a steady hard pull away from the boat. Nic immediately realised the situation and dived into the cabin to retrieve the landing net which had not been called to duty as yet. A decent fight on the 10 - 15kg rig ended with Nic landing my largest Dhufish to date – a specimen of 60cm. The customary high-five and quick barrage of photographs concluded with the Dhufish released to fight another day. It was whilst we were taking snaps that Nic’s rod which was trailing the drift bait jerked violently calling Nic to action as he set the hook into a 50 cm Pink Snapper, which was also snapped and released.

A couple of minutes later and the same rig indicated an enquiry at the business end with a couple of short jerks on the rod tip followed by the reels drag protesting as a fish consumed my bait. After a hard and deep fight I landed a Silver Drummer which pushed the “lie detector” to a decent 62cm – my largest to date. The rest of the morning was slow with the odd nuisance fish taking the bait.

The wind started picking up around mid-day and the ocean was becoming decidedly uncomfortable. We decided to take cover on the north eastern side of xxxxxx. Gail had caught a decent Tiger Shark here earlier in the year and with the foaming water resulting from waves being pushed against this rock and a nearby reef, we were sure that there should be some action. We dropped the anchor about 20m from the rock and allowed the south westerly to push us away into an open patch of ground between the reef and the weed in 6.5m depth. We set about burleying and this done dropped our baits in anticipation. Nic had the first action as he hooked into a ray which gave him a good pull before we cut the trace at the boat. A short while later and I followed suit also with a quick release at the boat. We noticed that we were not catching the ever present Wrasse and Trumpeters under the boat. We also noticed that every so often the fish finder would alarm indicating a large fish in about 3 – 4 m below the boat. Nic looked down below the boat and exclaimed that there was a large fish swimming around under the boat. This was the clear reason why we were not catching any of the nuisance fish. I grabbed the GoPro and pushed it below the water surface so that we could identify the fish at home later the afternoon. Oddly the fish seemed to remain in the vicinity of the boat patrolling up and down as if it knew that free offerings were available. Nic and I jumped into action and started dropping a number of baits below the boat to entice this fish. No matter what we put down or how well we presented it, the fish would investigate the bait and turn away. After about 45 minutes of frustration I decided to hook a red Western King Wrasse which I had caught earlier at FFB and drop this below the boat. With a 7/0 Extreme hook at the end of 1.5m length of fluoro-carbon line and my 20lb braid as a main line the Wrasse was hooked through the back and dropped below the boat to about 4m. Ten minuted later a screaming reel followed by the hook being set followed by my line parting at the knot between the braid and the flouro. Nic quizzed me as to the bait and it took a bit of convincing when I told him that it was the whole Wrasse. One more Wrasse in the live well and this time a brown one of about one kilogram. We both thought that this bait was too big, but in the absence of anything else it was worth the try. Same procedure – same result, the 20lb rig smashed. Time to play dirty and out came the Daiwa 50SLH loaded with 15kg line on the 15-25kg rod – take no prisoners.

Nic gave me a Trumpeter that he had caught and which I was having extreme difficulty in catching, whereas normally I could not keep them off my hooks – something to do with “fish fever” I believe. The bait scarcely hit the water and it was gulped by a hungry customer. Once the hook was set the fish took an easy 20m of line before I could stop the first of a number of runs. A good ten minute battle and I landed what was going to be the first of no less than seven Samson Fish to be boated for the day. At one stage the Sambos were biting at such a regular rate that we had three fish on the boat before we could snap and release them. The largest Sambo pushed the measuring tape to 106cm, the largest taken from Fish Eagle to date. Nic and I hastily caught Trumpeters in between the Sambos to ensure that we had a constant supply of bait whilst enjoying this golden period of fishing. Eventually after about three hours of splendid angling the bites slowed down and the bait supply exceeded two Trumpeter. With seven Sambos landed and a further six dropped, we pulled anchor on a setting sun and made our way across a very bumpy Sound to complete 14 hours on the water. See You Tube video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifA1LlJRMzo.

I like to catch fish and release them. I probably haven't killed a fish that I've caught in sport fishing for 20 years. No reason to kill it. You know, just take it and release it. - Jack Nicklaus

the river is chockers with flatties ATM. I must have spooked nearly 20 yesterday while walking the shallows on low tide. I was in knee deep water and the flatties were between me and the bank. also got some today and kept a 35cm model for lunch.

Have had some success so far this season wading the flats, throwing lures in the river for flathead. Have also had some luck during the evenings on hard bodies and getting into some chopper tailor late arvo around Sth Perth. These are just a couple of the more standout fish, all caught on Atomics and Strike pros. 3 lizards 50cm or over already this year, by far the best start to the summer season ive experienced in the swan

The Club had its latest competition on Saturday night up near Jurien Bay, weather conditions were good but the wind was constant all through the night .Fishing was good with good quantities of Tailor ,Rays , Sharks, Mulloway caught .Alan Davies caught his first Pink Snapper and I caught my first Shark Mackerel from the beach making it a great nights fishing

Results were Mat Loncar 1st Place
Alan Davies 2nd Place
Vincent Stacey 3rd Place

Photos to follow shortly

 The wifes becoming a bit of a tuna magnet. I went out to get to know how to use a new dragonfly plotter/sonar i just bought and thought well i may as well pull a lure behind. she got her first of several nice southern bluefin tuna off rotto westend last summer, got her first YFT at coral bay a few weeks ago and now just got her first striped tuna - it was 82cm long felt like about 6-7 kilo's. Got it on a medium size rapala magnum in basic mulie pattern in 19m  line right on the safe lead line out of Mindarie keys yesterday arvo at 5:30. Birds and tuna were feeding there so pulled the lure around and through the school - whack straight away. caught on 8kg line and took a while to tire it out after several runs from the boat. Went looking for the school again but couldnt find them. Lots of flying fish out there water temp varied from 21 - 22 degrees. Saw Heaps of schools of large fish sitting mid-depth but never got a strike from them. even stopped and threw SP's down around them but nothing seemed interes. Weed not much of a problem either only hooked it about 3-4 times over a period of about 2 hours. Bring on the pelagic season!       

With the forecast showing strong easterlies early on and dropping during the day, a full day of seafood sampling was locked in.

Began at 7am at Trigg for a few abalone. 20 minutes in the water and we all had our limit.

Back home for breakfast and then hook up the boat. Launched around 1030 – 11 and headed out with still a stiff breeze behind us.

A couple of pretty easy dives with great vis and plenty of crays and then headed back with a dying easterly about 3pm and about 35kts. Not a bad way to spend a sunday .

Cheers

Brett

Hi guys, went down to club cap on Saturday for a fish. Got there around 4 , decent seabreeze and swell was easy easy to deal with.

Lets start with the positive stuff. Guy 40m up the beach caught about 6 nice tailor all on bait, I managed one myself and my very first on a richter plug, was very happy with that. Now comes the bad part. There was another guy fishing next to the man who caught the tailor, he was there with his wife and kid. Anyway I see him hooked on and after a decent fight his partner manages to "net the fish", that's right netting a fish on the beach.

I found that bit quite funny actually as there was a good chance that it could have snapped his line as she wasn't doing a very good job. Walked over to have a look at what it was and was shocked to see it was a big snapper and unfortunately his knife was already in its head and all the damage had been done.

Didn't want to say anything to him since he already had killed it and im just a young bloke and he probably would tell me to piss off anyway, that really spoilt my trip to see someone killing a fish during a period when its supposed to be protected.

My deckie Tim cut our day short today. Shout 3/0 dual barbed jig hook.........yeeeeeouch!

Hello all,  

I decided to take the bathtub out for a look in the swan this arvo from Pt Walter with Benno.  We headed out from the ramp to quickly learn the battery was flat:/ So much for the new electronics package we were fishing blind! Dropped 4 pots for crabs with tailor for bait with no luck, but one pot dragged and lost, another dragged but recovered in the middle of the channel.  This despite all pots being laid along the south western side of pt walter well outside of the channel. Anyway the real action was trolling for tailor.  We spent bloody hours cruising back and forth for nothing.  Finally as we turned back from Blackwall reach we headed back past Chidley pt.  Benno said he was getting hits but I called it for weed/Bullshit before my rod went off.  

Straight off I gave Ben the tiller and my beer, and once the rod cleared the holder the fight was on.  Fish was peeling off line on port and starboard runs as im trying to tighten drag and clear Ben's line.  First jump and I call it for big F#$@$#@ Tailor, Ben misses this and the next few aerials steering the boat for me.  He is still calling bullshit when he sees the 4th jump and calls it for a massive tailor.  We get it to the side of the boat and all I can think of is that the last time I had that outfit out I was on Logue Brook Dam for Trout and when I tied on the Rapala Xrap the leader felt thin.  

Ben has the net ready but the tailor sees the hull and does a 4 foot backflip at the side of the boat and tailwhips the 8lbs leader.  We see another tailor swipe the hooked one as big as it as the tail swipes the thin leader and the biggest few swan tailor I have ever seen swum away.  Despite heaps more trolling with different lures we didnt get another hookup or even sniff.

I called it for 50+ on the first jump after boating a 48cm last year, but when it was boatside before backflip it was at least 4.5-5" wide in girth.

No photos but Ben clearly saw the fish boatside with the net before it went psycho and said it was the biggest tailor he had ever seen.

Not another touch or even a mark on crab bait. 

Bryan

Hey guys 

I've been having some joy with the mulloway this week and was thinking what with this lovely weather today taking the 4wd and family out any news around Tims thicket or whitehills thanx guys