Hi all, newbie here - KRAKEN, have been checking this site for several weeks, good tips / discussions etc, so why not join? Done!

heading down to tims / white hills this weekend, just wondering if anyone's been down there lately whith any good reports (conditions, fishing etc)

cheers

KRAKEN

Got word that a Red was taken off Cape Nat yesterday , will post a pic if/when I get one , must have been 6 years ago one was taken at Naturaliste Reef . The other unusual species making a show off the Duns Beaches is Giant Herring , with quite a few being landed in the past fortnight , mainly by people throwing light surface lures ....

went with a friend we got

flounder along the sand bar

on the little jetty we got a dozen whiting and 1 under size pink snapper

kept the whiting for a  feed all the rest returned asap to water

went down for my swim,never seen so many boat trailers parked around the marina, looks like a good day good tides and a good soluner day,will be interesting to see how everyone goes

 Can anyone Id this one a mate caught today. 

I'm keen to try snelling hooks on the dropper loops of a paternoster rig but unsure exactly how to go about it. I'm thinking of snelling two hooks together, then trimming the excess line off so I'm just left with one hook snelled to the other, then connect the snelled hooks to the paternoster dropper loop as you would normally. I'm just not sure if that's the right way of doing it. Does anyone else do this that can shed some light for me? 

has anyone had any mackie action yet in perth? I saw a school of bait fish today getting hammered by birds so the time must be getting close

 Many of you guys that got out today have much luck?  I'm all geared up for tomorrow and wouldn't mind hearing the good news.  :)

 Hi Guys, 

Planing on going fishing tomorrow but not sure as to where to go, Cockburn Jetty or North Mole? Wich of the two are delivering at the moment and what time, evening or morning? 

cheers, Charlie

Im looking at going fishing tonight. Being landbased, which would be better to go

North Mole or E-Shed??  I'll have a big rod with soaking out and a couple little ones chasing whatever else there is
maybe some tailor, herring or whatever else is on the bite..

Thanks

 Does anyone know if there is any squid in Cockburn sound at the moment!

cheers

When will we see the first canoe caught mackie - coming back through Cockburn Sound yesterday lunchtime had three free jumping (chasing bait fish) just on the edge of the shipping channel - would have stopped but had bagged out on dimersals and did not wish to be greedy -  huge bait schools on the sounder with large fish on the perimeter

Come on paddlers who will be first 

 Hey all 

I'm flying to Bali tonight and was wondering if anyone knows of any good fishing sspots in Bali prob river fishing with lures ect I'm going to ubud thanx guys 

How is the Salmon Fishing season shaping up around Dunsborough way this year? The last 2 years have been very poor due to the Ocean currents being so warm.

Does anyone have any future predictions for the Ocean current temperature around April this year or is it going to be another fizzer?  

 On a boat.

Do you troll? and where abouts, roughly what depth and how far out?

Im a massive trolling noob, any lures you reccommend?

Cheers

Just to advise you all who may be going out from the Hillarys marina on the weekend of the 17th March,The BIA (boating industry Of Australia) are haveing their show,that is great ,except ,the car& trailer

Will be closed off By 40%,that means that of the 247 trailer bays there will be a lot less access for those who want to go out. Please contact the manager if you have any concernse,his details are as follows:

He said that we,the trailer boat users can park our cars/trailers in the oerflow park situated in the North eastern side of the launching ramps.Thois is ok but if you are a lone fisherman/boat user,you will have too,:launch you'r boat, make it fast to the end of the jetty,take you'r car & find a parking area,,possible some few minutes walk away,and mapart from annoying some people by not moving you'r boat quickly ,you could find someone has stollen a rod or two,lets face it,some people do take what is not theirs,while you are gone,not just when you go out,but also when you return. If,as I suspect,many of you are to appathetick to do anything or just do not care,Fine,but other wise phone Chriss up and voice you'r concerns,after all,Hillarys was built for the trailer boat person and apart from Ocean Reef & Quinns is all we have in the Northern suburbs,but down the other side of the Swan river,there is Cockbourn,A lovely ramp,the Two at Rockingham,basic but usable,then another at point Peron,another lovely ramp.I think the only reason we have just the one good one with all of 247 bays that we must share with the cars that the people go to the commercial shops from,is that the goverment treat us with the contempt we seem to diserve> just my views but I hope othrs will read this and add thier own.After all,its not that we are not paying a lot of money for our weekend of pleasure.:Boat Rego,Trailer rego,Fuel tax,(meant for roads) then the fees for launching & parking,the serviceing of motors,the bait,safety gear,Oh shit,I think some of you must earn far to much money and simply do not give a stuff.Diver.

Hi All,

I have a short notice decki spot available for tomorrow morning.

I will leave from Hillary's at 6am for a fish at Rotto (If forecast stays as is, its a small boat)

If the weather decides not to play part I will fish the back of 3mile.

Please send me a PM if interested.

Cheers

Seb

 Thinking of heading out from Port Geo this Sunday. Being a Dunsborough local, I am yet to fish this area, so any tips would be much appreciated. Just wanna show my old man a good time, as he doesn't get to go out much. Really keen on getting into some decent whiting or whatever u recommend. I've got a polycraft 4.5 btw. Cheers!

 Hi folks,

ive just had my first shot at rigging up my own lures. I've got some richter jelly babes that I rigged up with 50lb line and some good 3/0 hooks.  Double crimped so should hold well.  

Anyhow, I was wondering if anyone has some pointers.  I've never specifically targeted Tuna before, and I'm hoping to get my 1st this weekend.  I will be launching from hillarys and generally head to the NE side of rotto.  I don't intend to head out further than that (this is where I do my shark fishing and bottom bouncing). 

Question is, am I best off trolling around the 3 mile, or heading towards rotto?  Should I be looking for working birds or bottom structure?  Perhaps both?  I will also chuck out a mackie lure or 2 in the spread, will they work together, or are the trolling speeds for both types of lure too different. 

i don't want anyone's specific spots (but if you're feeling generous I may as well), but any help or guidance is greatly appreciated.  

for all you weekenders, not much weed, 24 degrees, few schools of bonito and baitfish, no macks to report, hope you have better luck,may try again after the weekend

Hi everyone, 

Just wondering where the best place in Australia would be to catch a marlin in November/December (have heard Rowley Shoals is a good bet)? - am hoping to surprise the other half with a few days chase for his birthday.

Any info on decent, not break the bank charters would also be appreciated, we do have our own boat but we're in Perth so taking it to QLD etc isn't really an option. 

Thanks 

Case

 Hi all,

I am considering investing in a downrigger for better coverage when trolling and it occured to me that it might be possible to use an electric reel and bent but rod with a downrigger bomb as an occational downrigging system.

Has anyone tried this? Would it work?

The expense of both a downrigger and an electric reel is a bit much for how much I would use them so just tryig to save a few bucks and have both options available.

I'm Heading up to Greenhead for a week with 2 newbies that have flown over from Sydney and Melbourne. Havn't seen these chaps in over 25years since leaving to come to Australia, a little school class reunion. Hope to show them some decent fishing over the next week.

Going to try and do deepdrop, shallow drop, trolling and some diving over the coming week...hope to fit it all in and post later

cheers

Dougie

Enjoy

 Just thinking that a few would be planning to head to the Abrolohos this long weekend?

the forecast looks amazing! Hope you have a great time.

I know many will be in Jurien for the comp too.

Great when the weather plays nice when you pre plan a trip.

Hope you all do well.

Looking forward to seeing some great photos.

Just a reminder, had a bloke at ocean reef a couple of weeks ago that had come back from an over-nighter at rotto in his 6.5-7m glass boat to find his trailer stolen off his car. What a bloody nightmare, it was a sunday too. I couldn't think of much worse coming back to a busy ramp with the Mrs to find that. I'll be padlocking mine to the car for even a long day out now, I really don't want that experience...There really is some real shit blokes out there.

Heading to Exmouth in April with a 6m boat, just after any advice / tips on where to fish, rigs, lures, tides, etc. Searched through alot of older posts but any advice appreciated. Cheers

 hey, I'm sure this is well covered but the search function isn't the greatest on my phone. 

Fremantle Ports wishes to advise the public that the North Mole at Fremantle Port will be closed to the public from Tuesday 5 March 2013 for about three weeks while maintenance to the seawall and adjacent area is undertaken.

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Anyone out there have any good recomendations for a cheap range >$200 fishfinder? no need for a GPS combo. Wanting to install on my tinny so not looking to get too elaberate.

Seen a few on the market but any brand/model better then the other?

Or does anyone have a decent second hand jobs lying around?

Thanks...