Can anyone advise me on the best method to smoke up some salmon.Any advise is greatly accepted as i think it is the only way to eat them.

uniden marine radio 27 meg with mounting bracket,and mic free

Hey,

Was just wondering if anyone could help me out. Going out off Hillary's on friday we havent fished much up here so dont really know where the ground is so if anyone can point us in the right direction. Not asking for gps co ords or anything just some advice.

Cheers

heading down to pt peron for a fish this saturday arvo
any reports down that way??

and what should i be targetting as i never fished there?

worth putting out big baits?

cheers,

reuben

Gday fellas

i was just wonderin if anyone has seen or caught any salmon yet around rockingham??, thought they should probs be around by now..

cheers

I am looking at the GS-1503SFM 15 foot, 3 piece.

Many thanks Colin Hay

The lonely fisherman

My 8000 Shimano Stradic combined with a Daiwa Moonraker

Sherbs shows perfect form

The headland at Salmon Beach

Went down to Asi Groyne this morning... got there about 630am.. parked car at start and walked out 3/4 of way out there.. about 30 mins later a BMW with to older italians rock up.. slowly climb over the rocks RIGHT NEXT TO ME... now come on.. there is a whole rock groyne with NO one else around and they want to hold my hand?... i didnt say anything until the fella moved behind me and then climbed up on the other side of me and was thinking of fishing there... thats when i told him my version of how things were going to go.. RUDE,... maybe its just me. growing up fishing down south where you can spend the whole day fishing and not see a person... Him on one side his wife on the other and 1km of rock groyne with no one else on...

Same goes for surfing you dont drop in on someone else's wave.. grrrr

Making preparations for the first big salmon assault

One of Uncle Stu's mouth watering breakfasts.

Heading into the unknown at Salmon Beach

My Moonraker waiting for some action

Sherbs dreaming of a big salmon school

Uncle Stu raedy for some salmon activity at Windy Harbour

Sherbs gets stuck into a stringray

Doug gives the ray some curry.

Sherbs and Stu deciding what to do with an angry Eagle Ray

I thought for sure I had finally hooked a salmon, but it turned out to be a not too bad tailor.

Was over at Garden Island today squidding and throwing a few s/p's around fishing in 2-3 metre's there is certainly plenty of decent size squid over there and what did suprise me what grabbed the s/p's was large king george whiting didnt matter what sp I used ended up keeping 4 for tea the largest one went 58cm totally blew me away that they were in such shallow water just near the beach,so tonight it whiting and squid with a few beers to wash it down,great conditions out there today

The Department of Fisheries has initiated surveys of the Swan River, near Eden Hill and Caversham, for feral pearl cichlids, after a member of the public found several of the unwanted species in the river last week.

full story at - http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,25234587-2761,00.html

info regarding these species  

http://www.gcca.net/fom/Geophagus_brasiliensis.htm

Dan1, Good all round bloke and Fishwrecked member and Toyota owner had to recover Dan C, Nissan owner and non Fishwrecked member from being bottomed out! Ha Ha Ha!

A DESTRUCTIVE feral fish has been discovered in the Swan River, sparking a Department of Fisheries survey.

The Department of Fisheries has initiated surveys of the Swan River, near Eden Hill and Caversham, for feral pearl cichlids, after a member of the public found several of the unwanted species in the river last week.

Subsequent surveys by researchers have not yet located any further samples, but the find has raised concerns that pearl cichlids may have already established in the Swan River.

Director of Aquatic Management Greg Paust said the species was first located in Bennett Brook in 2006 and action was taken in a bid to control their spread.

“We fear that the freshwater aquarium species, which was probably dumped in a local waterway that  feeds into Bennett Brook, could end up impacting on the native fish species that currently inhabit the  upper reaches of the Swan River,” Mr Paust said.

“This common aquarium fish, which is a prolific breeder and can survive in saline waters, could impact on the local ecosystem, but the extent of its impact is unknown at this stage.”

Mr Paust said, when the cichlids were first discovered in March of 2006, steps were taken to limit their  spread through various control techniques in a range of water bodies – at Altone Park, the Altone Park Golf Course irrigation ponds, drainage systems and natural streams like Bennett Brook.

“The Department of Fisheries has spent approximately $300,000 over the last three years on the difficult  and challenging control program,” he said. “As recently as last year the fish poison rotenone was applied in Bennett Brook, to try and limit downstream movement of cichlids, but unfortunately, it appears that this may not have successfully contained the feral population.”

Mr Paust said the Department of Fisheries would continue to monitor the Swan River in the area where the cichlids were found to confirm whether the species has become established, but action to eradicate them was not considered a viable option.

“Likely impacts on the Swan River ecosystem are unknown because, while the cichlids could dominate native species in freshwater environments, their ability to reproduce, spread and compete in the more saline sections of the river is unknown,” he said.

“The Department of Fisheries is working closely with the Swan River Trust in respect to this recent
development and meeting key stakeholders again this week to discuss the issue. The Swan River Trust has also provided $12,500 funding for research on cichlids, since they were found in Bennett Brook.

“This incident highlights the major problems, costs and environmental impacts that can occur when people dispose of exotic species into our aquatic ecosystems.”

Mr Paust urged aquarium owners to never release exotic fish, algae or other aquatic life in our waterways as, in most cases, it was impossible to eradicate these unwanted species once they had been established.

Is it worth paying the extra money for an Epirp 406 with GPS locator. I can see no sense in thsi but thought I would ask.

Cheers

Neels

For the GT Fishermen out there,

Can anyone recommend a Popper rod, that is shorter than the normal GT rods... I am looking for a rod to be used to throw poppers at GT's from a boat while up north later this year.

Problem is that I don't want a 8 foot type rod (ie Saltiga, Shimano GT Special etc) as I need to find a use for it locally (ie jigging - note I already have a jig setup and this would act as a second combo).  

I will be running a Saragosa 18000 on which ever rod I go for...

Any thoughts?

Gday all, received my new Luvias 3000 just before the weekend and love it, out of the box anyway. Plan on changing the handle and replacing the washers soon, should I wait and see if the original washers stuff up or just straight in with the replacements for peace of mind? Can't wait to get out and use it, hopefully can test the drag on some hard running fish.

hey guys

just wondring if anybody noes of any jobs out the that has to do with fishing marine anything on the warter or anything in that sort of things fish farms ect

thanks heaps

danobigfish

With much anticipation, Sherbs, Tackleshack Doug, Uncle Stu and myself left Perth last Friday to hit the south west in the search for salmon.
With reports that salmon schools were marauding a number of different beaches in the south west corner, we squeezed ourselves into the two 4WDs.
As you can imagine, the two vehicles were packed to the rafters with fishing rods, tackle boxes and eskys, but somehow we managed to all fit in and survive the 4 hour drive to our first destination - Uncle Stu’s “Southern Hideaway”.


I won’t give away the final location, but I will say the “old farts” were pleasantly surprised to find that Uncle Stu’s family holiday house was a beautiful home, fit with all the mod cons, including a great fire place, three fridges - and more than enough bed rooms so that we didn’t have to put up with each others “night noises”.

With the enthusiasm of a bunch of youngsters on our first trip away, we were up until 12.30pm checking our gear, making new rigs and deciding which of our many rods and reels we would be taking with us for our first soiree in the hunt for salmon in the morning.
The next morning, we were up and at them when Uncle Stu woke us at 5am with the smell of a delicious full breakfast.
A quick re-check of our gear and we all piled into the two wagons and headed off to Salmon Beach with hopes high. With a name like that, it just had to be good.
Unfortunately, we arrived to find the beach was being pounded by massive swells, and the low tide meant that the gutter we were going to be targeting was not available to us.
Nevertheless, we made our way onto what is a beautiful looking beach and set to work casting mulies into what little “green water” was available.
A heap of weed washing around in the big waves wasn’t helping - and after four hours we had one herring between us.
Time for a new plan.
This time we headed for nearby Windy Harbour where we ran into a south west local fishing near the boat ramp. He suggested we hit the sand in our 4WDs and head to a spot where a reef was located close to the beach.
The conditions at Windy Harbour couldn’t have been more different. Hardly any swell and not much wind. But with the tide rising, we would only have a short amount of time to test out this spot.
While we only managed a small whiting in the limited time available, this did look like a very promising spot, which we decided we would try the following morning.

With tummies rumbling it was time to head back to camp and to try the local pubs famed “counter” lunches.
Of course we had to see if the beer was okay and if the pool table still worked (watch out for Sherbs) he is a bit of a pool shark).
Stomachs full, it was time to return home to sort out our gear for the planned afternoon hunt for Redfin in the local river.
With Uncle Stu leading the way we made the short trip the beautiful local river and soon began making our way up and down the banks throwing a variety of lures. After I hooked a small Redfin in the first five minutes on a small vibe, we were pretty hopeful. But that was to be it for the afternoon.
Back to camp we headed to fill our boots and to get ready for another salmon hunt in the morning.

With Sherbs itching to get back into the action, we were up and 4.30 to partake of another massive breakfast before hitting the road to Windy Harbour to try out the reef spot we had tested the day before.
After a quick drive along the beach we hit our chosen location in what looked to be fantastic conditions.
Out went the baits and it was soon clear there were some good fish around, if we could get our baits away from the swarms of small whiting and a big school of herring.
I still had a whiting from the day before and no sooner than it hit the water than it was monstered by a nice tailor.
Doug soon hooked onto something decent, but after a quick jump and a big splash the fish was off. We called that for a salmon.
Doug had another good hit, with the fish again throwing the hooks, and then the herring moved in and began monstering our baits.
Sherbs (also known as “Stingray Steve”) soon hooked up to a pretty sizeable stingray, which thankfully broke off in the shore wash. He then landed a smaller Eagle Ray and I hooked onto another big ray, which thankfully threw the hooks before it took my braid around the reef.
After that it was a matter of catching our fill of herring, while hoping the salmon would turn up.
Uncle Stu managed a “mini” salmon, but unfortunately that was the only one we landed.
With the tide rising and a long trip back to Perth in front of us, we reluctantly made our way back to the camp to clean up and pack the rest of our gear.

While the salmon didn’t turn up - we had a fantastic time. A great host, great company, beautiful countryside, lots of laughs, some good fishing. You couldn’t ask for more.

I will post a few more pics when I get my camera back from the back of Doug’s wagon.

Hi All,

Just want an opinion regarding CVT transmissions.

Are they any good for towing?

the car in question is the new Murano with 6 speed in manual mode.

191KW and 330 or something torque.

Will be towing a 5M ali centre console!

Took a mate fishing out in the sound yesterday afternoon out from woodies boat ramp and noticed lots of window glass where people park their trailers,spoke to the caretaker from the power boat club and he mentioned that car's are getting broken in to more often and that he has seen one bloke but has not managed to get his rego yet he drives a white toyota corolla,Its a real shame as you used to be able to park your car there overnight go for a fish and not have to worry,this bloke mainly seems to target Saturday,Sunday and Tuesday nights.

Anyway went to have a fish but ended up getting harrased by junior snappers,the largest being 38cm they are in plague proportions couldnt even catch a herring without a little snapper jumping on the line all released without harm with words go foward grow large and I will catch you next time.

Fished Yeagarup on the weekend. Fished hard all day Saturday for no result apart from Herring. Talked to other people on the beach and no one caught Salmon. Sunday was different with most catching fish up to about 9.30am. All Salmon kept were not wasted.

hi guys just seein if any1 can tel me where i can catch sambos never caught 1 i hav a boat n sounder i wil b catch n release just wanna hav abit of fun any help wil b appreciated thanxs

heyy all

i know lots of you guys are situated at exmouth or fish there regurly 

plannning on going on a trip there from april 13th until april 23rd

going to be land based and was wondering if you guys could give me  a few tips on some good locations 

really hoping to hook into some nice GT's Queenies and spangleds 

and also what tackle, lures (poppers. sp's, metal slices etc)  and line classes atm got the shimano spheros 1400 loaded up with 50 lb braid for GT's but was lookin at an upgrade 

any help much appreciated 

brad93

finally i got out for a fish today.
being new to albany i was grateful for colin (dreamweaver) to show me around.
we put the boat in at around 9am, then out again around 9.02am to empty the water from the hull and put the bungs in that i had previously forgot :-)
colin was catching fish from the start and had around 10 good sized bream to his name before i had any :-(
after colin kindly re rigged me with flourocarbon leader i started to catch a few and had a great mornings fishing.
Final count was well in excess of 40 bream (mostly colins)

Thank you colin for putting up with me and getting me into some fish,I'm looking forward to next time
cheers
Dave

Hi People

I am looking for a surf rod 14'+ to suit an Alvey low mount i recently purchased. Doensn't have to be brand new but good enough to get some good use out of.

Cheers

Rig

i told my mate

5 more fish and he can retire

gday all,i have brought my fist jig ,thought id have a go ,does it matter what end u put the hook on ,if one ends heavyer,to me if u put it on the heavy end it would dance around more ,got a 500g sea rock for out in 45m ,want to throw it at some of these big bait balls out there atm

Hi Guys,

My wife requested i go and buy a new rod so she can use my old one and come out fishing with me (BOOYAH!), so i've been eyeing off the Tiralejo rods which look really nice.

Has anyone had any experience with these rods for beach fishing and what sizes would you recommend?

Also, since i'm going a new rod, i need to get a new reel :) Any suggestions on what you would recommend to pair with the Tiralejo?

BTW, it'll mostly be used for fishing and Hillarys, Floreat Basin and Dawesville

Last week I was unfortunate enough to lose my 10ft Ugly stick combo. (Long story so let's not go there). I am left with a 9ft Ugly I use with light braid and my 12ft Ugly stick for serious beach work. It's like a missing spanner not having that middle of the road option for Tailor, Salmon and Mulloway in lighter conditions.

Rather than rush out and buy a new stick I was woundering if any of you have a good condition spare lying around that you may want to part with for a reasonable sum.

Can any of you guys help out here?

Cheers,

hey every one is that sate wide fishing comp on tommrow if so he ramps will be packed with such nice weather