anyone know what sort of bird this is?

i was out in the boat with a mate on friday night and it crashed into me, it couldn't fly anymore so i took it home.

it's still alive and starting to move around a bit, i fed it some sambo and some polard.

not sure if it ate much of it, but it made a decent mess.

a here goes on a few photos of the smaller catches from the last couple of months.

hey, thinking of going jurien shortly anyone know if its firing?

 Heading to Walpole in 2 weeks taking the dinghy mainly fishing the river but might get offshore, any tips would be great?

Cheers in advance :)

Hey guys just have been planing a trip to kalbarri,

and are wondering wat the weather/fishing is like in august,

i dont normaly ask many questions on here but your info would be muchly appreciated,

we may have a tiny by then but would be mostly LB without a 4WD,

Cheers Adam!

hey there guys,

just watching 'hooked' on foxtel and they had an episode on catching worms on the beach somewhere in the eastern states.

im wondering if anyone knows if you can catch them here in perth beaches?  and if so where ?

i would love to give it a go...reckon it would be gunn kg whiting bait.

thanks in advance

 Can anyone offer some advice please on a 6kg boat rod. (spinning) I have a shimano 3500 baitrunner on a light beach rod but the rod is too long for my little boat. So I'm looking for a shortish rod to put the same reel on. Mostly for targeting King George but possibly snapper at times (or is 6kg too light for snapper?) I like to have quality gear but it doesnt have to be roles royce. I would appreciate any recomendations.

Just saw the new Tranx reel on Shimano's website, they're just a big baitcaster really, and look pretty good on paper.

My guess is the PG model would make a great demersal jigger.

Does anyone know when they will be on the shelves and at what price?

http://www.shimanofish.com.au/publish/content/global_fish/en/au/index/products/reels/conventional/tranx.html 

Hi guys, lately i have been getting away to photograph my favourite fishing Locations of W.A

Thought i would show you guys as alot of you like my work.

I would love to make up a calendar someday to sell in fishing shops and give the money to charity. On day soon i hope.

I will update this thread for more fishing locations and any locations i have missed feel free to ask me and i will do my best to capture it. 

I will start with my latest shots. I took a drive yesterday at 4am to Moore river for some fishing and photographs. What a magic sunrise. I was praying for a really nie sunrise and the gods provided.

I also prayed for some nice tailor but the gods failed me. Lovley to get away none the less.

Enjoy...

Sunrise at Moore River by Marc Russo (Australia), on Flickr Moore river sandbar by Marc Russo (Australia), on Flickr Moore river wa by Marc Russo (Australia), on Flickr The Sandbar across the Moore river mouth by Marc Russo (Australia), on Flickr Moore River, Western Australia by Marc Russo (Australia), on Flickr Moore river carpark by Marc Russo (Australia), on Flickr

hey need a little help ive just recently got a 2 strroke for my tinny ive been told to mix the fuel 50 to 1 but i am a bit confused how much ml do i add to 10 litres of petrol

anyone know if there are still crabs close in around cockburn?

 Hi all,

Me and few of my friends will be heading down to Albany for a 4 days holiday and fishing trip end of June. Do any one been fishing down there lately? What kind of fish normal show up during that time? What kind of gear should I pack up? Is the salmon still around there at that time? Where is the best fishing spot? For more info, I don't have a boat. So is only land based. 

Any help will be appreciate.

Thanks

Hi All,

We're off to Exmouth next week for the first time. Hoping to get a few mackies and maybe a marlin to! Never really targeted any of these fish before just wondering if anyone can give some advice on game plan, rig, knots, ect. Ive got 80lb braid on my tyrnos and want to know the best way to tie it to 150lb and 300lb leader?? Got the box loaded with Halco 190's poppers and a few grassy and jnr oscars. Any advice would be awesome!!!

Cheers 

Hey, Im looking to head up to broome to try our luck in the billfish classic this year. coming up form karratha where we have been boating a few fish early this year but just looking for anyone who is happy to share with us what we should expect up their in broome or any tackle or tactics tips? thanks and looking forward to getting up their. 

look pretty good for the price, any reviews?  would a penn slammer be better? ..  please give me some suggestions for a cheap spin reel 4000 size for 20lb braid, want to use it for whiting fishing in 30m and baitcasting mulies.  cheers

Thinking of heading out tomorrow for a bit of shore fishing local ish to Rockingham area in the day any ideas fellas 

Have been looking at them for awhile now , like the look of the Sea Fox , Sea Hunt  23ft Walkarounds . Would like to hear from owners past/present on anything that might put you off from them .Im very particular about choice of motor , only yami or suzuki 4 strokes . More after ride quality in WA waters , and other notable matters . Would love ali in same size , but it just hard to beat prices of the glass imports ! 

 hi, looking for a cheap over head that i can use to balloon. i want something that wont break as soon as i hook up to something big. i dont want to spend to much money. i am going up to kalbarri in october and want to try some ballooning up there. any suggestian of rods/reels are much appreciated! 

Cheers

Hi guys just wondering who else on this site enjoys throwing hard bodied lures(shads, cranks, scorpions and so on) around targeting bream and flathead in the Swan. Would like to know who else out there enjoys this type of fishing as much as i do and would maybe help each other with in depth reports.  Just thought i'd put a heads up.

A couple of us bought tickets for a Bluejuice Extreme Fishing Charter. With great forecast and light winds, 12 of us gathered at 5am in the dark at Hillaries for the charter. A hour later we were told "charter's cancelled - we can't start the boat" !

Disappointed but still keen, we rebooked for a month later to try again. This time, we received a call the day before - "charter's cancelled - we can't find a skipper" !

Are we just very unlucky or has anyone else experienced this ?

jw peoples opinions on the place and when do you think best time of year for bream fishing around the area and how much flathead are up that far

Katsy 85s post about closed seasons reminded me of this.

A couple of months ago i was drift fishing & caught a double header of swallowtail on the first drop, hooked within seconds of the bait hitting the bottom. I sometimes dont worry about swallowtail because they are usually very small. These were both a good size though & those who have eaten them will know they are pretty good on the tooth.

So I gleefully stashed them in the ice box. 20 minutes later a fisheries boat turns up. (first time thats happened to me out on the water) Theres a young lady standing on the bow asking me about equipment etc then asks what fish I'v caught. so I hold up the swallowtaail. "Nice" she says "better go & catch some skippy now" "Skippy? -No way" I replied. "I going to catch a Dhuie"

Then she reminded me that I had my bag limit already. Two fish from the group - including swallowtail. Lucky for me i had not caught anything else. I'm very careful & respectfull of bag & size limits but that one got past me. A man's got to know his limits.   

I have a hds 10 with the 50/200hz transducer and need some help ironing out a few issues and understanding how to get the full benefits from it. My first question is what depths suit the alternate 50/200hz? I think that the 50 is better in shallow water and the 200 in deeper but not 100% sure.
Also I seem to be getting a rather unclear picture, especially in the top third of the water column. What is the cause of this and how do I eliminate it?
I'm also unsure if what I think is fish and good ground is actually that. I read it as though thick red is solid coral, yellow as softer ground such as sand and blue as weed beds. I haven't changed any settings from installation, so would this be on the money or am I giving myself false indications?
I'm sure there are a lot of different options to gain maximum benefits from it, but more than anything I'm too unsure about it to start pressing buttons for the sake of it and throw the settings out altogether. It was a pretty expensive unit so I want to understand it properly to maximize its purpose and catch more fish.
Any help would be great :)

Hey all 

One of my first posts and it's a downer.

Was fishing the canning river shellies bridge, where the pipeline crosses the river

Due to the packing up the kayaks, and the hurry to escape the hordes of mozzies, i failed to pack my rod in the car. I was sure I did but obviously not.

I live out in Armadale some distance away so I didn't get the chance to return.

If you happen to find an Abu Garcia power tip with a Shakespeare axiom or hear of some one who finds it, could u ring us up on 94971583.

Oh and if u got a similar story of your best fishing gear gone missing, due to your own funny mistakes, please share

Would love to hear em :D

Looking for peoples opinions on the closure oct-dec, has fish stocks improved?, from my fishing i think it has alot...what u guys rekon?

 Hey guys was wondering if anyone has any luck at golden ponds lake on baldivis 

Hey readers , just wanting to know thoughts from anyone who has done boat share , looking to do 50/50 with anyone interested down Duns way . Some pros cons from anyone who has done it before , or is now .

Hi all wreckers!! Been observing this site for quite sometime now and have finally decided to sign up and say G'day.

Most of my fishing adventures happen around the river flicking hard bodies around in search of that 50cm bream and 60cm flatty. Been close but still way off. I'm addicted to the lure stuff and cant get enough of it.

Hope to post some reports in the coming weeks of my river sessions.

Again hello to everyone and look forward to sharing some fishing stories with you all.

Happy long weekend!

Not sure why, but have not been able to get password to accept.  I am computer illiterate so its little wonder ! Love the site , always good to get those up to date reports on whats biting, and the posts on trips away , man they get you keen to pack an go the next day ! I Live in the SW on the cape, looking forward to getting my next boat and posting some good stories myself !

Hi guys

I am planning to buy a Shimano Saragosa for my new starlo shorespin rod, just confused 6000 or 8000 size, which one should to go?

I am mainly landbased fishing for tailor,salmon, tuna, and jewfish.