So we are having our annual trip to Albany this weekend and I have been closely monitoring the weather. Sunday looks like it wont be too bad with the wond, but the rest of the weekend isnt looking too great.......

So the question is, is it worth taking the big boat down just in case the weather is good enough to get out for a bottom bash or take the dinghy down to do river fishing and crabbing in oyster harbour?.............

First world problems suck! hahaha

 Hey guys has anyone had luck with some spaniards in jurien lately? Last year I had a very good time there with the mackerel but haven't had any luck this year. Just seeing if anyone else has had similar luck. 

Cheers 

Where is the closest beach that you can camp on???????

Hi All,

I have read the million posts on shark bay and peron, but chasing some more specific advice on fishing from a tinny (4m and 15 hp) out on Peron. Has anyone got any advice on which direction to head from South Gregories or will it be succesful enough heading to the reef straight out the front and sounding around? Wanting to target Pinks and Blacks a baldy or 2.

Have been up there landbased a couple of times. We are staying in Denham for first 2 weeks of April but from past experiences know that you have to go fairly wide to get reasonable fish. And because only taking the tinny this time will not have that option, so was going to do a couple of trips up to Peron. Or maybe thinking of fishing the first channel or 2 from Monkey Mia for Pinks and Blacks. Again, any info on which direction to head from there?

Cheers in advance.

Marto

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3IMfRDzfO8

 Just spent an hour writing a story about our marlin bonanza on Sunday and when I went to upload the pictures the entire story vanished. ...so now you only get the basics ....quadruple stripped marlin hook up, only 3 on board and we landed 3 of 4 fish. ......Mark & Paul were awsum and l found them right here ...who says you can't find love on the net.

 Just spent an hour writing a story about our marlin bonanza on Sunday and when I went to upload the pictures the entire story vanished. ...so now you only get the basics ....quadruple stripped marlin hook up, only 3 on board and we landed 3 of 4 fish. ......Mark & Paul were awsum and l found them right here ...who says you can't find love on the net.

Hey guys been out fishing of ocean reef and mindarie but can't seem to find the deep water and reafy spots everyone is always saying they catch dhuies and stuff in. all I came seem to find is sand and a bit of reef but only in like the 20s.Anyway wondering if any one has some coordinates to were all this reef is in the deep water. By the way I am not asking for anyone's secret spots. If so thanks heaps 

 Am heading over to sa soon and wanted to ballon for big sharks I currently have the tiagra but am unsure if it is going to be a Hassel to use from rocks n jettys

Hey all,

Just wondering what the go is with pulling cray pots. Me and my dad share our pots, he dropped them the other day but can't go get them.

If I take his license with me will I be able to go get them?

Cheers

I bolted a cray tipper onto the gunnel of my ali boat I have since got rid of said tipper , but are left with 4 holes in my gunnel should I get then filled in or will it be ok

 Hi guys, talking to a pro from Albany today and he tells me that  salmon have started to show up out east meaning Bremer and east off.

 FFB Dawsvile produced another snapper on plastics early this morning, 56cm. 

Few crays about too. Interesting to see a pro boat working in the area also, day before I went out north end of town, pro boat was working pots along inside edge of Murray reef near the cardinal marker too. 

 This is getting to be all too common !

Hey guys,

We are planning on doing 3 week fishing trip up north and one of the stops will be Bernier/Dorre island pending weather conditions.
The only problem is, we will have a bit of gear we will need to leave in the car and won't feel comfortable leaving the car and trailer at the ramp.

Is anyone on here able to let us leave the car/trailer on their property (somewhere secure)?
Would obviously look after you with cash/carton or something?

Dates would be likely 7-10th March.

Please PM me.

Cheers,

James.

 Hey guys 

looking for some info on where to look for some decent squid and just some general ttips.

years ago before I sold my boat i could always find squid and kg's but since then It has been a good 10+ years and have decided to buy a new boat.

i have done a lot of fishing recently but only could manage two squid here and there. Anyway just send me a pm or comment below.

thanks 

 Hey guys, looking for some info on some good spots to troll for mackerel around perth/wa. Any info will be appreciated :) cheers 

Just thought I would warn people not to buy these wind on leaders. I usually only ever buy richter wind ons but on this day in BCF they were all sold out and I saw they had the "Sure catch" brand there, you get 2 in 1 pack for the price of 1 richter leader so I thought alright may as well grab them cause I needed a leader. Got one of the the 60lb leaders out of the packet and first problem - its only 1.2metres long - how is that a wind on leader? guess it is if im using a fishing rod thats only about 1 metre long!  I thought stuff it - i'll still attach the leader and lenghten it later with other 60lb mono i had so I  catpawed the dacron  to my 10kg (22lb) mono from the reel and pulled - the dacron/60lb mono leader join pulled straight out with not much force. That leader is obviously faulty so I did the same again with the other wind on in the packet and the dacron/mono join pulled apart even easier so dont buy surecatch wind on leaders 

Hi Guys and Girls wondering if anybody had any info about doing overnighters on a boat at Rottnest what bays to stay in can you just pull up to the beach? Is there any fees involved. Any knowledge is good knowledge right thanks in advance!

 Got out for my first fish this year. The usual weather, work, family and other commitments have been getting in the way.

Did the usual whiting session followed by the deeper demersal chasing. Slim pickings for most of the day, but we managed a coupld of big breaksea and an 8kg Pinky.

All I personally contributed was a bunch of undersize dhuies that were all returned. One of them I had caught, tagged and released 393 days earlier. It had grown 5cm in that time.

That's quite a few I have recaptured now, so a little bt more confidence for those out there that still doubt you can successfully release undersize fish. The more you look after them on the way up the better they are on the way down. None of the fish I have recaptured have moved more than a few hundred metres.

Heading out with them on Friday all being well, the weather is looking mint at the moment.

Just looking for any reports of how they've been going to help fuel the buzz!

 Hi all, new to the forum and just asking for some good spots for king George whiting off the boat.

Just looking for someone to point me in the wright direction :) spots e.g Cockburn sound, rockingham,Hilary's etc....

Looking forward to hearing the responses :) thanks

During the month of March Compelat Angler Nedlands are running a competition with a HUGE prize giveaway for Fishwrecked Members.

The MASSIVE Prize Pack worth over $1500 includes:

1 x Shimano Stella 5000 HG Reel

1 x Samurai Kestrel 7’ 25-40lb Rod (these are brand new to the market)

1 x 300m Spool 30lb Power Pro Depth Finder

1 x 50m Spool 50lb Shimano Ocea Leader Ex Fluoro

3 x Shimano Butterfly Flat Fall Jigs

3 x Packs of DelalandeSoft Plastics (exclusive to Compleat Angler Nedlands)

3 x Packs of Lunker City Soft Plastics (exclusive to Compleat Angler Nedlands)

 heading down cheynes beach next week either Tuesday or Wednesday for a couple of day have the salmon schools hit there yet and also is it worth fishing at night down there is there much caught at night

Been trying to work out for a mate a half decent rod to match his Stella 8k He did have one of those Monster Mesh Max's but the Grips came lose in the first trip away with it, so not keen on another.

He's wanting to spend about 300 or so, so was looking at the Daiwa Demon bloods, problem is matching the rod to suit the fishing requirements.

Stella is running PE 5, and is mainly used for bottom bashing up North (out of Exmouth). He does not fish all that often, and puts his gear through its paces. (going hard to get the reds past the sharks, high sticking etc!)

The demon blood 56 spin is a little light on being rated at PE 3-5.

This is what busted the rod butt on the Monster Mesh

I don't see a lot in the Shimano range, but I guess I have never used them either.

Any recommendations?

Cheers
Bodie

 heading down to harvey this long weekend, just wanting to know if there has been any redfin and trout caught recently or has any been seen? any info would be greatly appreciated.

cheers.

 Hi done some searching and though I've found some info it was quiet old and was wondering if  anyone one can point me in right direction for fishing these ares down Albany ? Heading down with my wife and little girl for the long weekend we are quiet mobile with 4x4 and camper trailer and and can't wait to catch a feed after being layed up for 13 weeks with a broken ankle......looking at hitting some gutters or spinning and popping some reefy areas

Cheers all

over the last 30 years I have dived the woodside pipe line 25 years ago it was loaded with trout, spanglies , big jacks, triple tail , reds, Spanish flag, mackies and the odd cod , but over the years Ihave seen a steady decline in the fish population on the pipe line , just wondering if any one has dived it lately and how its looking ( I left 2 years ago)

Hi guys need some help, ive had my boat just over a year now and still rely on pulling the anchor up and over the front rail, i need to install a roller or some method to pull said anchor up, saving my poor old back.

problem is i have a nav light right at the front, which would now be in the way! any ideas or has anyone seen anything on the market which would help. many thanks in advance. kenny