Hi guys,

ive been seeing reports of people catching lots of whiting in the river and i really want to get some, can i please have some tips and spots that are producing

thanks

tom

 Looks like pics are working now so thought I'd put this up finally 

 Nice tea tonite

 Got to work yesterday morning ready to pour concrete, bobcat hasn't been the boss says lets go fishing, don't have to ask me twice might as well take my boat I said so we can pull my pots that I hadn't pulled for a week so we race home I hook up the boat grab some roughy heads for the pots an a fishing rod and tackle bag he's bringing the squid an mulies get to the ramp no boss ? Give him a ring he's not coming started spewing when he got home shit I said now I got no bait boats in the water looks like I'm just pulling the pots , get out there not expecting to much as they hadn't be pulled since last Friday fist pot comes up 15 Crays at least 6 big jumbo females either berried or tar spot few kakas and four good keepers nice start I think so I go to bait it up an think that's a nice chunk of flesh on that roughy head so I cut it of set the pot back on a nice lump and thought might just drop that chunk of roughy over here within 40 seconds is hitting the bottom bang I'm on an thinking shit this feels ok an up pops 68cm of Dhuie bloody hell that'd the shit I'm thinking 4 Crays and a Dhuie in 10min so I go and pull the other pot take my pick of another four Crays from that pot and head back smiling like a fat kid in cake shop I get to the coat hanger an think a couple squid would be nice so I throw a jig out the back on the slowest troll speed I can do and head towards the muscle farm and within minutes I've got two nice squid and heading back to the ramp with a smorgasbord. Happy friday

Hi crew, I've got a couple of weeks off work and would love to get out for a fish.  Doesn't matter where, happy to travel and of course I'll supply the bait, lunch and fuel. Own gear, but always want to learn from somebody that know better than me. 

 Had a last minute pull out for tomorrow anyone keen for a day out let me no to good of a day not to head out cheers 0427458510 matt

 Looking for someone SOR to do a weld for me.

Its an aluminium 5mm plate baitboard that needs a couple of tabs welded on. I have the tabs cut to size which are ready to go and also 5mm plate. I live near canning vale if anyone in that vicinity is able to help?

Thanks in advance

Mick

So bought a new place a couple of years ago and have spent most of that time doing stuff inside.

Decided it was time to prepare the pad for my eventual shed as the backyard was pretty baron.

Hired a bobcat and got my son Ryan on it to help start clearing the lawn for the pad.

And with the help of mate Garbo.

Was wondering what to do with all the crap dirt we were pulling up and decided to pile it near the fence. Thinking about it I thought Hmmm, I could make a garden out of this and hey, let's build a pond.

Pulled all the retic up and got the pad concreted.

And then started to dig the pond out.

Put a pond liner in and put weed mat over the mounded dirt area.

bought a pump that does 25,000 litres per hour as well as a good filter which eventually will be set in the ground.

Put rocks around the pond I managed to get from a friends property in Burekup and used agregate to lay over the weed mate.

I'm going to build decking between the house and the pond.

I've stocked 24 Goldfish but also 30 Silver Perch which are growing exceedingly fast, along with Marron and Yabbies and to date, nearly 4 months now since they've been in, they all seem to be living in harmony.

Put the gopro in the pond and got some awesome footage, the next pic is a still from that. I've also enjoyed dragging a small lure with no hooks across the pond and the Silver Perch go ape.

Will keep you updated on more progress as time goes bye.

 www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/huge-sharks-caught-by-wa-fishermen-near-carnarvon/news-story/2281f26c356db011225b28620d3b7351#load-story-comments

 So who's hitting the high seas tomorrow. My first crack since Xmas as I've been away. I'm sure my spots are swimming with beasts 

 Anybody know what to do with expired flares ?

Enjoy

 My youngest daughter asked me if we could go fishing. Well, she caught all the fish  It was a great night spent together in conditions that were too calm in some ways. cheers Pete.

So can't really find too much info online or through fisheries but is a marron net just a crab net with a wire base?

Cheers 

Ryan

 Seen the flames roasting down at Woodies last night coming home from Kwinana, was a scary sight to see. Road was blocked off by security cars. https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/30568011/fire-forces-evacuation-of-woodman-point-recreation-camp/

Just for your info. There are new possession limits when fishing and transporting fish through Shark Bay. One days bag limit or five kg of fillets.
http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Fishing-and-Aquaculture/Recreational-Fishing/Recreational-Fishing-Rules/Shark-Bay-pink-snapper/Pages/index.aspx

 Hey guys and girls just curious about what company you all go to for insurance on the tub? Just been handed over the reigns of the family vessel but she's not insured  Also wondering if anyone has an idea of cost, it's a 8.6m Ali with a new 6.2mpi merc prob worth somewhere from 35 to 45 k! Thanks in advance as I wouldn't know where to start! 

Hi Guys

im wanting to put some LED strip lights under my gunrails has anyone done this and can guide me on were to get them from,after something bright

cheers

Hey guys, i'm heading over to Wangaratta in early march and am hoping to get a bit of a fish in while I'm there

Will be staying at a friends place walking distance from the Ovens River which apparently holds a fair few cod, redfin, trout, perch and blackfish

Has anyone had any experience out that way? I haven't spent too much time in freshwater other than the odd cast for redfin in waroona..
 

From what I can see, I'll need a license (which by the looks of I can get a 28 day license for $12) is there else I should look into?
 

I'll have an ask around at the local tackle shops when I get there and see if I can get some tips, I'm thinking of taking over my 1-3kg bream combo and lures

one of the worst things people people can do imo is to take breeding crays
bloke below has been pinged for it
clearly he knew what he was doing

hezzy

Big fine for taking egg-carrying female and protected lobsters

​A 36-year-old man, Michael John Pereira from Serpentine, has been ordered to pay $5,669 in fines and penalties for not only taking totally protected rock lobsters, but also removing the majority of a female lobster’s egg-carrying appendages.

In Fremantle Court this week (Monday), evidence was presented to explain that the lobster was one of a dozen western rock lobsters found in a cooler box on board a vessel that was inspected near the Leeuwin Boat Ramp in East Fremantle on 30 December last year.

All of the rock lobsters had been taken that day from pots set off Rottnest Island.

The court heard that a Fisheries and Marine officer found residual eggs attached to one of the remaining egg-carrying appendages, which are known as endopodites. A number of rock lobster eggs were also discovered on the deck and gunnel of the boat.

Rock lobsters with eggs attached beneath their body, also described as berried females, are prescribed as totally protected fish. The mutilated rock lobster was therefore a totally protected fish. The accused had removed the endopodites and attached eggs with the intention of preventing determination of whether the rock lobster was a protected fish. It is an offence for a person to alter, mutilate, or disfigure any fish with the intention of preventing that determination.

In addition to the berried female lobster, a further three lobsters were in setose or tar spot condition. Western rock lobsters in either condition are protected between Windy Harbour and North West Cape.

North Metro Compliance Manager Todd A’Vard said the rules around egg-carrying lobsters and also the protection of those in setose or tar spot condition were important in respecting the key times in the breeding cycle for female lobsters.

“We urge rock lobster fishers, who may be unsure of these rules, to make themselves aware of them,” Mr A’Vard said. “The onus is on fishers, at all times, to know the rules.”

“In the current season, we especially need rock lobster fishers to understand the new pot sharing rules, which allow for two licensed fishers to share a rock lobster pot. Each fisher must attach a separate float with only their gear identification (ID) number on it, to the pot. No more than two floats, each with only one gear ID number, must be attached.

“Each licence holder may use no more than two pots to fish for lobster, even if sharing pots. Fishers are not permitted to bring home lobsters on behalf of the person who shares their pot and may only take and land their own bag limit.”

More information on WA’s rock lobster fishing rules and limits is available in the Recreational fishing for rock lobster guide 2015/16. Find that at www.fish.wa.gov.au, or collect them from departmental offices, or Information

http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/About-Us/Media-releases/Pages/Big-fine-for-taking-egg-carrying-female-and-protected-lobsters.aspx?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Catch%20January%202016&utm_content=Catch%20January%202016+CID_a7d25771604947f8822a55066ffe046b&utm_source=Campaign%20Monior&utm_term=fines%20and%20penalties

so this is my  first season of Crayfishing.

i brought brand new pots a couple of months ago.

just wondering if it's good to have your pots covered in shit or do I have to clean some of it off?

I was getting heaps of reds and now I think I might have to much shit on my pots and that's why I'm not catching anything now.

cheers

I Went to throw a few poppers around at Port Kennedy boat ramp and seen over 50 people fishing there which was good to see, what wasnt was the amount of people littering, throwing cigarette buts into the ocean, leaving beer cans and mcdonalds packets on the beach, keeping undersized crabs and fish that were not even close to size one i also noticed a needle on the footpath where i parked my car which we managed to put into the bin. The issue of people parking in the places to rig your boat up and where to reverse back into the ramp is getting really bad there were cars all over the rigging places, cars on foot paths and the actuall car park was empty do people not want to walk or dont understand, It recently took me 20 minutes for someone to move there car of the ramp so we could back my boat in. Obvousily not a huge issue more  concerned with the rubbish, broken glass and needle on beach and foot paths.

Note the photos below and the empty car park

 Went down the Esturary this afternoon on the kyak for a paddle, was pretty calm with a bit of wind. Dolphins around kids swimming etc, then this idiot in what looked like a quintrex runabout was going up and down near the sebel doing about 25knts. Called the water police and wtf... the mandurah police were off duty?? nothing could be done and tey said would be good if i got the rego details. I was in a kyak and he was flying along. 

hopefully noone was injured cause he was moving pretty bloody quick..

 Just wondering if anybody been out there and had any luck with dollies on the FADs  or any tuna or marlin out over the trench? Looking forward  to getting out there when the weather allows cheers

 Hi Adam

Here is a pic copied on here from photobucket as i normally do.(hope this is what you meant)

i can get on the record board and edit info, just cant add pics!! in fact it wont let me bring up the copy and paste window at all.

what about another Moderator trying to add a pic??

I have used scotto's  cray entry as this was the lastest one uploaded to Photobucket.

(your a star for a few days Scotto)lol

seems to work here no probs, must be a problem with that particular page.

what if you block me and reload the page and then give me editing access again??

Cheers

Ron

p.s going fishing for a couple of days so wont read until monday.

 Is this allowed ? Do we get worms on our beaches like over east ? Apparently excellent whiting and bream bait and a friend has in the past dug in the river. cheers 

Due to many requests from Fishwrecked members to keep them up to date on New Products, Latest Products & Back in Stock etc we have decided to run an ongoing thread which we will periodically update.
 

This will keep all members in the loop so stay tuned as gear is always coming through. (Ps Not all new gear/latest gear etc will be posted due to busy trading periods)


** WE HAVE STARTED ANOTHER THREAD SO IT LOADS QUICKER WITH PICS, THANKS **

Hello,

I was hoping that somone could point me in the right direction, I am looking for a good place to get my trailer and motor serviced, as well as getting a price on installing a sounder. 

I have a 3.7m tinny with a 15hp merc and am looking for somone to do general service on the motor and service/repack/replace the wheel bearings if required. Can anyone recommend anyone? 

Cheers  

Looking to get my bimini recovered as it was one of those cheap Oceansouth ones which is faded and ripping and looking at getting the burnt clears redone. I've done the ring around and the pricing is similar with Total Canvas in Bayswater caming up with a pretty good comparitive quote.

Has anybody used them and can let me know if they were happy with the work and the service.

Cheers

 Does any fellow fishos have any spare maxx traxx that wont to offliad, looking for a pair and a compressor and delflator for the tyres..