Hey guys I m taking the kids for a fish this weekend anyone know where the big bull herring are being caught

Hey guys,

Heres one that might get some people talking, maybe even get some die hard followers heckles up, well see....

Bream, having never really spent time river fishing and always focusing on the oceans i have never ever caught one, I have only ever attempted to catch them on one attempt when camping at moore river where we trauled and cast lures all day without a hint of success.

I have seen the shows so many times it has gotten very boring to me watching them, they cast near branches in the water so we did too, we cast near reeds, we cast far from the boat, near the boat, trauled the edges, the middle, upways, downways, zig zagged, basically tried everything except the use of dynamite to get one.

Ive had this discussion with friends over beers and no one I hang out with understands it so my question is what is basically so great about bream? They are regularely on tv fishing shows, they have bream tournaments now that have recently and continue to gather quite a following.

Do they taste spectacular? Are they a great fighting fish? Is it that they are so painfully hard to get to bite so any catch gives a great feeling of accomplishment? To me they are quite a small species so must surely only put up a great fight on very light gear....

To me it seems the following has definately grown due to alot of advertising on tv shows and the like but maybe there is good reason for this? Maybe they really are the holy grail of fishing as the likes of Rex hunt, Starlo and Bushy so claim.

Having never caught one maybe if I was to one day hook up on one i might also realise the magnitude of this highly worshiped fish.

Thanks guys, I am looking forward to being enlightened on the species Bream

G'day all
Would like to get a Rec Skippers Ticket, can anyone suggest an assessor in the Mandurah area?
Cheers.

Wondering how these boats ride in WA rough water.  What about Barcrushers? 

Anyone interested in heading out tomorrow afternoon.  Still new to area..so can't make any promises about picking the right spots. 

Cheers Ben

I have been a menber of fishwrecked for two years but because of only having dial up have not been able to visit the website as much as i would like too

Now that i have got broadband i hope 2 be using this websit alot more and getting to know all you guys alot betta

P.s Any one got any tips on wheer abouts the mullaz mite be round this time of year in the river ??? 

Brad

Hi Fellow Fisho's

I hate this weather pattern, I am at work, looking outside the window, no wind, nice skys and looking at the seabreeze forecast and it's perfect for the next few days.. thats fantastic for those that have the next few days off and can go fishing! 

Look at the weekend ahead... it's crap!

I will keep my fingers crossed and hope it improves.

For those that are lucky enough to go out, tease us all on your advertures and catch

Can't find any details about this years swanfish.. Me and a mate keen on taking the houseboat out for this..

Have heard it might be this weekend???

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Hi guys, I'm a newby at this.  A few years ago Tiny's jigs were available in different weights, but now I can't find them.  Does anyone know where I can get leadhead jigs like those now, and what cost they are approximately?

Hey There, I wonder if anyone could tell me if moon phases can affect fishing for tailor. I was fishing a couple of weeks ago on a newish moon and there was quite a few tailor about. Was out yesterday evening on the fullish moon and not even a sniff. Just wondering if anyone knows if moon phases can affect tailor fishing.....

Cheers Guys

Here i Sit at my computer boat still hooked up from the family rotto run yesterday (perfect for fishing and I almost cried as I showed my wife the sonar only  to see a bait ball being harassed) but is it to windy for the fads ? is it to far if the wind drops more as predicted ... its a long way is it even worth going there in day time ? or should it always be morning what u guys think ?

I managed to sneek out to Flat Rock yesterday arvo with some small gear. I burleyed up and drew a laerge school of good sized Gar Fish and filled my bucket with fat Herring in a matter of an hour or so. I also managed to hook probably the larges Ray in the ocean. It was fun watching the line spool but I had to concede a fair chunk of braid after not too long.

During the small fish frenzie, I noticed small schools of Salmon swimming right on the reef edge. 2 schools in about 30 minutes. They didn't appear to be huge fish or larges schools but it's a great sign of early action this year. I wasn't prepared for the schools so I just observed with some degree of frustration!

Sherbs uses his Livefibre and Daiwa Saltist combination to fight a nice Sambo on board.

Paul with a great Dhuie on light gear

Sherbs with a double header of Baldchins

Just bought myself a 5.2 centre console and considering whether to put a t top canopy or a normal canopy on it what are peoples thoughts?

it has most of the goods on it

sounder

gps

6 rod holders

bait board

led's under the gunnels

grab rails

two way

cd player

what else to add?

Anyone got any tricks to stop sambos burying you in the reef once hooked? Cheers Pete

Hi guys,

I've been looking at a lot of videos recently and lots of people using fly rods, baitcaster reels etc... which are all new to me. I've done a lot of fishing when i was younger but just using standard surf rods and eggbeater reels.

Do you think it's important to learn to use a baitcaster reel and how many of you learn new techniques (such as fly fishing in the ocean)?

Hi Guys.

Being a fair distance from the oceans(Williams) Im missing my fishing.

Did 2 weeks on the south coast(Cape Riche and Esperance) over Xmas/New Year and it just wasnt enough!!!!.

Got a chalet booked for Albany for 8 nights at Easter,BRING IT ON!!!!

Messed around with my Landy this weekend making SECURE rod holders for the roofrack and fitting my new Wilson removeable bullbar rod holder.

Should have taken a pic I guess.

Looks like a mate will have a boat down there at easter,plus my workmate is from Albany and going down for easter.

Taklebox has also had a spring clean.

Andrew

hey guys

was wondering if any one had a old motorbike for pritty cheap that they wonna get ride of 

i wont a littel project  that isnt going to cost much and wont take long just easy stuff to start off with 

pm me if you wont

thanks danobigfish

Did anyone go out offshore from Metro area today?

Just wondering what the conditions were like, as Sunday looks like it will be a carbon copy of today?

Cheers Steve

I have been collecting Australian war relics for a while now and thought i would share my latest peice.

Its a World war 1, 303 rifle made in Lithgow, Australia 1918.

It have been de-activated so it cant fire and will be a wall mount.

The weekend looks awesome

and was wondering whos doing some fishing over the weekend

ill be heading down to woodman point on sunday,

anyone that wants to join is welcome

hey everyone

im heading up to broome on easter weekend and am in need of some advice im staying at a hotel on cable beach and am looking for some onshore fishing options river estury beach if anyone knows any spots to throw in a line could you please help me out

Hey boys and girls!

Today for the second time in recent trips my mate brad and I caught a shark while fishing for demersals.  From reading your posts, this seems a common accurance in WA. We released both of these bc we didn't know much about what to do with them and didn't want to waste them.  I've got some questions that would be a big help to me and probably other people on the site.

Firstly, what are the best sharks to eat?  Maybe you could rank the commonly caught sharks of WA.

What are the best eating sizes?  or how big is too big to eat?  Today I caught a 4.5 foot bronzie, which is the biggest shark I've ever landed btw.  Too big to eat or perfect size?  

How do you clean a shark?  besides the obvious meaty areas, what are the bits you eat?  fins?

Any and all help, including videos or other helpful sites would be greatly appreciated!  Maybe this thread could turn into a handy tutorial for people who are new to this type of fishing.

cheers to the most helpful group of fishos on the web!!  Pics and report of todays offshore adventures to follow in the next day or so.

I am looking to buy some balsa wood to make up some new pieces of tackle. Does anyone know of any shops north of the river which might stock it?

Many thanks, Colin Hay

SHERBS and I decided to visit a local beach to try our luck with the resident school of salmon.

This young fellow, who later identified himself as Andy from Thailand, decided to stop and watch Sherbs in action and son had the thrill of his life when Steve hoked him up with a nice little salmon. It was the first fish he had ever caught and he was really happy.

Good onya Sherbs for introducing the joys of fishing to another young bloke.

As for ourselves, the salmon hunting was hampered by some local swimmers and surfers who decided that where we wanted to fish was the best place to be - deespite there being no waves.

They finally moved on when the sun set and we managed to finally get into some fish.

Sherbs picked up a nice little flatty, a rock cod and a small bream.

I eventually got my mojo back and picked up a pair of small tailor and a herring. Interestingly, the herring swam past my bait and grabbed the "popper" on a surf popper rig.

It was a beautiful evening, with just enough sea breeze to make it interesting.

All the best, Colin Hay

Howdy peeps,

Heading down to Augusta this weekend, hoping the weather holds... and was wanting to chase some tailor down there. Anyone have any advice on where to go and whether salmon might be in town by then.

Thanks and cheers

byrnedog 

Hey dudes

Headin out inside garden island on saturday never fished it before so ill be searching

for ground most of the day. Im told the place is flooded with pinkes can anyone head me in the

right direction

Cheers   

probably still a bit early, but how is everyone seeing the weather for Sunday.

The forecast was spot on yesterday, but typically it is changing rapidly. The early morning forecast is for stronger winds now, with a later drop off.

Monday and Tuesday are looking special, but Murphy's Law being what it is I will be away over east.

Interested in your thoughts

Steve

p.s. Might be in the market for a deckie sunday, if anyone is interested.

can anyone help me ive got gps cords for the fads,ever one puts me in a different spot went out today looking for them,60mile of driving and damed if i could find them,how big are they,could i please have a pin point co-ords please would be very greatful.thanks

 Going to be in exmouth over easter and the week after with the family. Any billfish still around then? Any tips would be a great help or just catch up with some crew for a beer or 2.

Dog and Pup

Just a reminder that there are a heap of new rules that took effect from Jan 1.

check out the fisheries website for them all.

http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/pub/WestLimits/westcoast_rules_2008.pdf

just a reminder now the weather is starting to change and we can get our boats out more and more.