Fishing Discussion

General Fishing Chat

Doubtful Island

Hi, was wondering if anyone could help me out? I'm wanting to go fishing in my boat around Doubtful Island in Bremer Bay, im not too familiar with the area. Can anyone help me out with some co ordinates? Anything would be appretiated.

Cheers.


More from the S-Bend Weekend

This weekend was set aside for a trip to the S-Bend. Something I do as often as I can afford the time and money as this is prime country and somewhere I have frequented for 40 years or so as a GSHS student initially and then as a suburban "bogan" in the last few years.

 

I travelled alone (Chockie my dog came of course). On the way up I decided to try out the new Indean Ocean Drive. It was an exceptional experience. The road is great and not much left to be done up at the Cervantes end. Bitumen roads into Wedge Island and Grey. The scenery on that route is just fantasic and in some instances you are greated with gorgeous sea views. This is a potential road kill route so I would not really look forward to an night drive. My car doesn't like too much blood and my bull bar would make some pretty sad cases of the local wildlife.

 

Conditions up there were tough to say the least. Winds tended SSE in the morning but turned SSW and STRONG early mornings. Much sea grass was around so options were very limited. In some short opprtunities I managed to get line in the water and was well rewarded.


hand held gps are they any good

i seen this gps at BCF

does any one have one or used any other similer.

and also  are they any good and what price range you paid.

this one is only $150


Europe

Hey all. Bin in europe for 3 months now traveling and meeting my girlfriends family in germany. Has bin a good trip as we pretty much skipped the winter at home and spent alot of time in spain drinking pints of beer for 1 euro on the beach (sorry to rub it in). Home in one week and i cant wait to go fishing!! Ive bin reading every post on the site haha. I loved australia b4 i left but i now love it even more, not that europe isnt nice but we are so lucky to live where we do.


i think my wife just made my year

my wife gave me the ok to buy a torarno 4 x 4 1991 model

 

it was for sale over the road from me for $3750 they said i can have it for $3250 its diesel

 

we can get the $$ together and ive had it looked at and its in a1 shape


busso tips.

hey all.

 

going to busso soon and planing on fishing all day to gather bait and have fun. then at night using the fresh bait and the scalies i caught yesturday and fish into the night for bigger fish and tailor.

 

the bait fish that im planning on targeting are garfish and whiting. then use them on tailor.

 

my question is are there many tailor running? and if i start a burley trail into the nigh which species am i likely to catch??

 

cheers danno


Peel Inlet / Murray River

Hi all,

 

Will be on a houseboat Fri & Sat starting in the Murray River and working our way down to the Peel Inlet. Just after a bit of advice as undoubtably there will be some fishing in among the beer swilling:

- Does anyone know what the bream situation is in the Murray? Are there many prawns around?

- What can I expect in the inlet itself? Herring? KGW?

- Is it better to fish the inlet and around Mandurah, or down towards the Dawesville Cut?

- Is it worth throwing out larger baits, particularly live baits down around the cut or in the inlet?

Cheers,

Buschy :-)

 

 


Mulloway

Mornin guys does anyone know if their is any mulloway running down at bunbury,buffalo ???? im going down soon and just wondered if water is still to cold


2 ?s cast net and fish spot

hi

i have been going to same spot in cockburn sound for ages and  well been bringing back nothing as its quiet

would fishing around the new marina be ok spot to try on the right side is a wreck in the water and i know fish come inthere

2nd / can a cast net be used in cockburn sound from the jetties for catching bait to use


fishing deep water off exmouth

a old friend of mine has just given me all of his commercial fishing ground from cape naturalist to north of the monte bello islands. around 3500 marks!! ( jack pot) i have lots of marks off exmouth from 200m to around 450m. all for 8 bar an rubys. looking at doing a run up there mid november if i can get a gap in the weather. any tips for fishing theas depths?? iv got the basics, 2kw transducer, an electric reels. any pointers??? thanks


A landbased fishing adventure pictorial

These are a few pics from a fishing trip Sherbs and I made awhile back. I hope you enjoy them.


Barra Cod

What a Beautifull fish. Never tasted one before and I do know it is always a catch and release fish, but I have heard they are **** eating. So kept???

Not cooked yet and as fresh as. Can anyone comment whether I have commited a sin or are they rated as highly as I have heard.

Neels


set nets???

just wondering if anyone knows where you can buy set nets and wat brand/type is the best to get, my mate that is lookin for them lives north of the river so any feedback will be good. cheers lads


WHITE

gday eveyone,

i heard that there was a great white spotted at the bent st/ safetybay boat ramp eating pinky frames the other day. could be bullshit, but.. i was wonderin if anyone knew of this.


woodies scalies

hi guys can anybody tell me what the bag limit is for scalies and if there is a size for them my mate told me there are crap loads at the moment and i want to grab some for bait .cheers


Nitro jig heads where do i get themmmm?

Hey guys im after some of those 4 ounce nitro jig heads the coloured ones wit the big eyes on them for plastics?? Who is sellin them and preferably south of river but can drive if need to. Thanks, marko


breaming this morning

with the pictures of the bream coming in through the weekend i decided to give it a try to test out my new rod and reel. i rigged up and cast out a river prawn. first cast i had a huge hook up and by the weight i could feel i reckon it would have gone 40cm.

it was my first time using braid and my knot gave way from braid to swivel. thought it was strange so after a few more casts and only landing a 27cm bream i came home

now my question is there a knot that wont give way because all my uni knots were slipping or is it better to just not use a swivel?


Spring tides vs. neaps

Hey guys, I've posted recently about heading to Broome either the end of the month or first couple weeks of Nov.

As the dates are still up in the air, I'm just trying to gather some info so I can maximise my chances..

So what do you guys think about spring vs. neap tides? Last trip was during the springs and therefore made the fishing a bit harder... on the same note however, with Willie Ck obviously on a low there was much less water therefore better fish/water ratio? In theory anyway!

Is it worth planning the trip around the neap tides? Or is it moreso a comfort/convenience thing more than anything else?? Be interesting to hear some theories from you up-north fishos.

Cheers


FISH ID

Caught in 60 meters of Lancelin


north of perth

i am thinking on going fishing tomoro or the next day, and want to go just up north about 1 and a half hours or less up from alixander hights. I havent been fishing around there before so could someone please tell me some good spots and what i am likely to catch??

Thanks kadamoroo

 


fished the mornin

was fishing around the burswood area lookin 4 bream but could only catch blowies biggest blowies ive ever seen lol but where can i go next weekend to get some bream or flathead i was thinkin garrett rd bridge probz best what do use think


What type of fish is this?

I think it's a seargent baker but seems pretty big for one????

 

It was about 60cm.

 

If it is then I've found another dhui spot on 5 fathom Smile

 

As I didn't know what it was I released it.


Beach fishing

Hi there........just want information on beach fishing,what should you look out for when beach fishing....reason why i ask because nothing about beach fishing......any tips,  information and help would greatly appreciate.......

Cheer


Half day fish tomorrow.

 

 Any body heading out deep tomorrow weather is looking better than it did early in the week.

 

Going to do a half day as it might be my last before the demersal ban kicks in,

 

Any deckies available there might be an opening just waiting on mates wife to decide if he's aloud to come.

 

 Leaving from woodies boat ramp, Must have licence & No hang overs or sea sickness welcome,  touch wood...

              


Rod Recommendations for stella 8000sw

Just after some ideas on a rod to suit a stella 8000sw Spooled With Varivas PE4(64lb). Im looking for a casting rod that i can also use for larger jigheads (2-4oz) and buttterfly jigs on the odd occasion. Trying to stick to a budget of under $400 but could dig deeper if needed.

Cheers


tuna trolling

ok i got some christmas tree lures and i am going to catch me some of these bastard southen bluefin tuna which have taunted me for weeks

my question is how fast do i troll them and how far back should i run them any help appreciated

cheers ethan


sharks! any been caught landbased recently?????

hey guys, now the weather is changing and getting a bit warmer i was thinkin maybe the sharks would be moving in.

thinking of doing a couple of  all nightters next week.

anyone had any luck round metro from shore recently??,  any hot spots??

all positive advise is much appreciated,  cheers

stylz


Some goodies on the way

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ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION UNIT PRICE GST QTY TOTAL (GST)

SLAJ5 Jerk Shad - Nitro Chi ; 5"
SLAJ5 Jerk Shad - Tick Pink ; 5"
NITSWP Salt Water Pro - 5/0 ; 5/8
SLAJ7 Jerk Shad - Prl Pillie ; 7"
SLAJ7 Jerk Shad - Nitro Chi ; 7"
SLAJ7 Jerk Shad - Fl Lemon ; 7"
ATO4P Prong - Electric Chicken ; 4"
SLAJ7 Jerk Shad - Prl Ghost ; 7"

I wouldnt mind getting my hands on some of those mcarthy jerk minnows in the pink/purple colour if one of the site sponsors wants to email me a price???? Cant find them online with a price anywhere


duel speedy 12 handle options

Hi all,

Does anyone know what type of handles are compatible with the duel speedy 12, I have heard that you can smack a trinidad 16 handle on them or does anyone know of any other compatible handles.

 

Cheers...chesky

 


tailor in bunbury

can anybody tell me when the tailor start running in bunbury?