Fishing Discussion

General Fishing Chat

Want this bait gone

If anyones heading out from Hillary's,o'reef or mindarie this week, call in ( off hepbuern Ave)

Since I sold my boat fishing has taken a back seat as such, except to flicking some lures when I go down south.

Anyway I have some Squid packs, occy, pillies and some whole whiting I used to trail, to get out of my freezer.

So if you want some free bait (or an extra deckie) Let me know, this bait is sitting there going no where fast. I just won't throw it out... ((( i ALSO HAVE A HEAP OF TUNA HEADS IF ANYONE WANTS THEM FOR CRABBING))))

Cheers, Corza.


ET sea sick pills

Hi guys as much as I love fishing on boats it always seems to make me sick. Just wanted to know if any one has tried the ET sea sick pills as Im off to the montes in a couple of weeks. I have tried the usual kwells ect which work for little while before i end up in a hole!. I would appriciate any help or feed back you can give me - thanks alot and tight lines.

 


Any pinks about in the sound....Morning or night?

Yet to get onto any pinks in the sound whats the best time to go?????
cheers


Mapping / Depth charts programs for computer ??

Hi everyone i have a a heap of maps at home showing the depth and reefs in the metro area jsut curious if there are any programs out there which are done in much more detail and more accurate then the convential nautical charts.  any help or program suggestions would be great .


Opass rod blanks

Has anyone heard of these blanks or used them? was after an opinion on these as they are a reasonably priced jig style blank. Tah


Any Electricians out there?

Hey Guys,

I am looking to get an apprenticeship in the electrical trade, and wondering if any members on here would be keen on taking me on as an apprentice, or have a little advice on how to get in, what companies are hiring etc.

I am happy to call around and drop off my resume, or can email if that is what you would prefer.

PM me/call me or i can call you, if you know of anything going.

Thanks

Blake
0433 724 402


Metro Fish , all Fished out ~!??

Lately fishing the metro area out wide has been quite dissapointing on many levels , lots of under size fish , no large fish and not a decent feed for a while.Im beginning to think metro waters are completly fished out , finding myself going deeper and deeper for a feed. Latly past three trips out have been Sad, with only 1 dhuie sized , 3 or 4 black arse n some skippy. The rest have been under size fish of dhuies, pink snapper.and sambos lots of them. Anyone else having any troubles? i fish from point perron out wide from garden island and rotto . i dont think im doing anything wrong but tips or info would be great ha. or is the area just fished out or polluted. Seems all the fish are NORTH of perth :) Hillaries upwards lol .


bream?

does anyone know what the bream have been like around sandy beach way?


The Boat has to go

I worked out I have used my boat 3 times in 2 years, so it deserves a new owner.Check out (Buy, Sell, Swap, Trade). cheers Pete


Last spot for July abrolhos trip

Well, my last Abrolhos trip for the year is coming up next weekend and theres still one lucky last spot available. Will make it three times this year (plus a turtle dove trip) so that should tell you just how awesome the trip and the fishing is.

 

We'll be fishing from the 2-5th of July, so thats 4 days fishing (we usually start at dawn and get back a mooring point an hour or so before sunset, but sometimes fish later). Max 8 people on boat, all meals, drinks, bait, accom, etc included. Nothing to bring except clothes/sleeping bag/pillow any any alcohol. Will need to double check with cost, as adding an extra person should reduce it for all (so should be $1350 but will confirm).

 

For those that dont know much about it, or havent read my previous reports, the Abrolhos islands must be one of the fishiest areas in WA (at least in terms of actually catching the fish :p). We usually fish shallower ground between 10-30m so we're usually breaking out the jigs, and softplastics. Pretty awesome to see the bottom while fishing some lightly weighted plastics before it gets smashed (including a 10kg dhuie in 10m of water last year) Not to mention the baitschools being smashed by all kinds of fish and furiously casting lures into the chaos, as well as trolling up a few mackies.

It must be saying something about the area when the most common fish caught are dhuies, pinkies, spanglies, coral trout and baldies Laughing Not to mention, that theres practically no wrasse or other crap fish :p.

 


So, if you want to get on what will be an awesome trip, get in quick before the spot disappears.


asi or woodmans point?

Hey guys, I'm after some opinions on the two. Heading down to woodmans point rocks this evening to see if anything big makes an appearance.. do you guys recommend woodmans point rocks or asi? I'm seeing lots of reports from asi so just wanted to see which rocks you guys think produce better.

Cheers


Off shore reef info?

Gday,

Many years ago in South Australia I saw a book showing favourite fishing spots around South Australia.

It listed off shore reefs, (artificial and natural), jetties, rock and beach fishing. It had maps how to get there (GPS coordinates for reefs) and an idea of what you might catch. It also recommended rigs, hooks and baits.

Does any thing like this exists for WA?

Any info would be appreciated.

Cheers


Eating Chinaman Fish

 Bec got this nice chinaman yesterday and I threw it back. Talking to some other blokes during the day they have eaten them with no problems. . . Has anyone had any problems with them ever or are they just not ever eaten ?

Cheers Ben


My friends 2 dhu fish

Hey

This is just a picture of my friends two Dhu fish he caught well we were up at ledge point a while back , he caught them as a double header :) and i have been trying to bet it since ! without luck :(


Knife sharpening - shops or mobile

Hi all, can anyone point me in the right direction where I can get some Swibo knives sharpened. They have lost their edge so pointless using the steel.

NOR would be suitable, either a shop or mobile service.

Regards

Chris


Best lures

Hi Guys looking for some advice as to what lures people have had success with.Heading to shark bay soon for a week if weather ok would like to troll at DHI and see what i can pick up .I believe trout ,spanish mack are catchable up there ? cheers


anyone get out today

how did everyone go today and good ?? cheers craig


Hillaries

hey crew. heading down to hillaries disabled platform this afternoon for a fish, so if any of you are keen to give it a shot, feel free to come down!


realy great day

me and my 2 best mates decided to go for a fish on penguin island got to the sand bar was freezing cold one of my mates wanted to go back home he thort it was to cold.but i we all ended up walking acrosss the sand bar at high tide with 3.5m swell wasnt the best walk ever but it will do so we got across to the islan and walked to some spots i new.so we started fishing with know bites we were chasing flattys at the time to cold for them this time of year i think so we moved on up a hill around some rocks and then wow i found a spot that i had never seen b4 with masiv holes and big lumps off reef perfect i thort lets get in there started chasing tailor we were geting smashed but didnt hook up so i decided to chainge to a smaller hook and it was a good idea.the fish that were smashing us were masiv herring around the 15cm mark and big tarwine brem then some thing just took my bait smashed it and went for a little run i was thinking tailor but when i reeld it in it was a skippy around 20cm good size.so we spend about 2 hours fishing there and then things went quiet tryed for flattys again with no bites again i then said stuff it lets go to another spot i know were there is good fish there big green back tailor so off we went and finaly got there first cast i got smashed and busted off i then riged up again and bang i was on but the bugger reefed me i said to my mates there is masiv tailor here they didnt belev me they thjort i was geting snagged. but after 5 bust offs in a row my 2nd last gang hook i chucked burly out alot off it to keep thes fish around.chucked my mulie on my gang of 3 and saw 3 huge fish swimming in the shallows but swam to fast i didnt know what there were so i said felles this is the cast.soon as  my bait hit the water and sunk a tiny bit it got smashed after about 10 min fighting this fish it jumped out the water then i knew what it was a big salmon whoo reeld it in and bam got it on the sand my 1st land base salmon one followd it up and i then said to my mate theres more out there next min he was on woooohooooo he said we landed both fish and then my other mate landed one to so that was 3 land base salmon at penguin island about 20 herring about 20 tarwine all chucked back and 2 skippy realy realy good day would love to put pics up but fishwrecked wont let me for some reason.


Moore river

breaks its banks. Has anyone fished the river mouth in the past when this has happened, and what did you catch. cheers Pete


ansa

Last night i caught up with a few well known fishing identities(some are famous around perth if you ask them lol)Over a few drinks it was bought up that they may be starting an Ansa club and firing back up tagging programs and records ect.Many years ago i was a member and then the president of the now gone Northern Suburbs Sport Fishing Club.It was a great place to catch up and meet new people.We had all kinds of anglers from landbased to bluewater marlin and fad fishing.I was wondering if anyone would be interested in joining a club if it gets up and running.


courier from exmouth to perth

has anyone had any experience getting fillets couriered from exmouth to perth? what company would be good to use?


Squidding at Hillarys this afternoon

Such a great afternoon after work decided to test my new Yo-Zuri jigs down Hillarys rocks, the ocean was flat as and the tide was really low with a full moon rising, never had one hit and stacks of blowies following the jig, my query is was it due to the conditions I was not catching squid and with the blowies chasing the jig does that mean the jig is working well?


trolling tips

hey all.

just a few questions that i would like to know bout what to use for trolling metro waters.

1. what knot do u guys tie from main line to leader? im using 15kg mono main line and mayb 100-150 lb leader. i tryed the albright but it was to bulky to go throught the guides with ease. should i just use a swivel to the leader?

2. if you use wire what type do u use? ive heard of single strand but i havent seen it so is there another one thats good?

3.i saw some clips from halco that i think a few people use. does anyone use them? and are they good?

ummm

yer i think thats all for now if i think of more ill add it.

cheers danno


Where to buy bait - Hillarys

Hey,

Might go for a fish Sunday morning @ Hillarys after having breakfast there.

I dont want to bring bait with me incase we stay for a while @ breaky.

What places sell bait close or at Hillarys marina?  Obviously open on Sundays.  Is there a bait/tackle shop actually at the marina?

While we're on topic, also keen to know of any after-hours (servos) close to that area. I dont usually drive pass any servos when i drive up that way.

Any feedback appreciated.

Cheers,
Alex.



STUCK MARLIN

My mate sent these old photos of a Marlin with its bill stuck in a oil transfer pipe from a rig in Mexico


dont piss off employees

just some funny pics ive been sent


golden ponds

haya guys

                 i stumbled across golden ponds when searching for something on this site.

sounds like a bit of fun and a good place to take the kids, so i was just wanting to know

if its worth heading up there this time of year? also what ild expect to get now, im gessing just bream

Thanks for any help you can give


Friday Funnys

 

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