So bought a new place a couple of years ago and have spent most of that time doing stuff inside.

Decided it was time to prepare the pad for my eventual shed as the backyard was pretty baron.

Hired a bobcat and got my son Ryan on it to help start clearing the lawn for the pad.

And with the help of mate Garbo.

Was wondering what to do with all the crap dirt we were pulling up and decided to pile it near the fence. Thinking about it I thought Hmmm, I could make a garden out of this and hey, let's build a pond.

Pulled all the retic up and got the pad concreted.

And then started to dig the pond out.

Put a pond liner in and put weed mat over the mounded dirt area.

bought a pump that does 25,000 litres per hour as well as a good filter which eventually will be set in the ground.

Put rocks around the pond I managed to get from a friends property in Burekup and used agregate to lay over the weed mate.

I'm going to build decking between the house and the pond.

I've stocked 24 Goldfish but also 30 Silver Perch which are growing exceedingly fast, along with Marron and Yabbies and to date, nearly 4 months now since they've been in, they all seem to be living in harmony.

Put the gopro in the pond and got some awesome footage, the next pic is a still from that. I've also enjoyed dragging a small lure with no hooks across the pond and the Silver Perch go ape.

Will keep you updated on more progress as time goes bye.

 www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/huge-sharks-caught-by-wa-fishermen-near-carnarvon/news-story/2281f26c356db011225b28620d3b7351#load-story-comments

 So who's hitting the high seas tomorrow. My first crack since Xmas as I've been away. I'm sure my spots are swimming with beasts 

 Anybody know what to do with expired flares ?

Enjoy

 My youngest daughter asked me if we could go fishing. Well, she caught all the fish  It was a great night spent together in conditions that were too calm in some ways. cheers Pete.

So can't really find too much info online or through fisheries but is a marron net just a crab net with a wire base?

Cheers 

Ryan

 Seen the flames roasting down at Woodies last night coming home from Kwinana, was a scary sight to see. Road was blocked off by security cars. https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/30568011/fire-forces-evacuation-of-woodman-point-recreation-camp/

Just for your info. There are new possession limits when fishing and transporting fish through Shark Bay. One days bag limit or five kg of fillets.
http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Fishing-and-Aquaculture/Recreational-Fishing/Recreational-Fishing-Rules/Shark-Bay-pink-snapper/Pages/index.aspx

 Hey guys and girls just curious about what company you all go to for insurance on the tub? Just been handed over the reigns of the family vessel but she's not insured  Also wondering if anyone has an idea of cost, it's a 8.6m Ali with a new 6.2mpi merc prob worth somewhere from 35 to 45 k! Thanks in advance as I wouldn't know where to start! 

Hi Guys

im wanting to put some LED strip lights under my gunrails has anyone done this and can guide me on were to get them from,after something bright

cheers

Hey guys, i'm heading over to Wangaratta in early march and am hoping to get a bit of a fish in while I'm there

Will be staying at a friends place walking distance from the Ovens River which apparently holds a fair few cod, redfin, trout, perch and blackfish

Has anyone had any experience out that way? I haven't spent too much time in freshwater other than the odd cast for redfin in waroona..
 

From what I can see, I'll need a license (which by the looks of I can get a 28 day license for $12) is there else I should look into?
 

I'll have an ask around at the local tackle shops when I get there and see if I can get some tips, I'm thinking of taking over my 1-3kg bream combo and lures

one of the worst things people people can do imo is to take breeding crays
bloke below has been pinged for it
clearly he knew what he was doing

hezzy

Big fine for taking egg-carrying female and protected lobsters

​A 36-year-old man, Michael John Pereira from Serpentine, has been ordered to pay $5,669 in fines and penalties for not only taking totally protected rock lobsters, but also removing the majority of a female lobster’s egg-carrying appendages.

In Fremantle Court this week (Monday), evidence was presented to explain that the lobster was one of a dozen western rock lobsters found in a cooler box on board a vessel that was inspected near the Leeuwin Boat Ramp in East Fremantle on 30 December last year.

All of the rock lobsters had been taken that day from pots set off Rottnest Island.

The court heard that a Fisheries and Marine officer found residual eggs attached to one of the remaining egg-carrying appendages, which are known as endopodites. A number of rock lobster eggs were also discovered on the deck and gunnel of the boat.

Rock lobsters with eggs attached beneath their body, also described as berried females, are prescribed as totally protected fish. The mutilated rock lobster was therefore a totally protected fish. The accused had removed the endopodites and attached eggs with the intention of preventing determination of whether the rock lobster was a protected fish. It is an offence for a person to alter, mutilate, or disfigure any fish with the intention of preventing that determination.

In addition to the berried female lobster, a further three lobsters were in setose or tar spot condition. Western rock lobsters in either condition are protected between Windy Harbour and North West Cape.

North Metro Compliance Manager Todd A’Vard said the rules around egg-carrying lobsters and also the protection of those in setose or tar spot condition were important in respecting the key times in the breeding cycle for female lobsters.

“We urge rock lobster fishers, who may be unsure of these rules, to make themselves aware of them,” Mr A’Vard said. “The onus is on fishers, at all times, to know the rules.”

“In the current season, we especially need rock lobster fishers to understand the new pot sharing rules, which allow for two licensed fishers to share a rock lobster pot. Each fisher must attach a separate float with only their gear identification (ID) number on it, to the pot. No more than two floats, each with only one gear ID number, must be attached.

“Each licence holder may use no more than two pots to fish for lobster, even if sharing pots. Fishers are not permitted to bring home lobsters on behalf of the person who shares their pot and may only take and land their own bag limit.”

More information on WA’s rock lobster fishing rules and limits is available in the Recreational fishing for rock lobster guide 2015/16. Find that at www.fish.wa.gov.au, or collect them from departmental offices, or Information

http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/About-Us/Media-releases/Pages/Big-fine-for-taking-egg-carrying-female-and-protected-lobsters.aspx?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Catch%20January%202016&utm_content=Catch%20January%202016+CID_a7d25771604947f8822a55066ffe046b&utm_source=Campaign%20Monior&utm_term=fines%20and%20penalties

so this is my  first season of Crayfishing.

i brought brand new pots a couple of months ago.

just wondering if it's good to have your pots covered in shit or do I have to clean some of it off?

I was getting heaps of reds and now I think I might have to much shit on my pots and that's why I'm not catching anything now.

cheers

I Went to throw a few poppers around at Port Kennedy boat ramp and seen over 50 people fishing there which was good to see, what wasnt was the amount of people littering, throwing cigarette buts into the ocean, leaving beer cans and mcdonalds packets on the beach, keeping undersized crabs and fish that were not even close to size one i also noticed a needle on the footpath where i parked my car which we managed to put into the bin. The issue of people parking in the places to rig your boat up and where to reverse back into the ramp is getting really bad there were cars all over the rigging places, cars on foot paths and the actuall car park was empty do people not want to walk or dont understand, It recently took me 20 minutes for someone to move there car of the ramp so we could back my boat in. Obvousily not a huge issue more  concerned with the rubbish, broken glass and needle on beach and foot paths.

Note the photos below and the empty car park

 Went down the Esturary this afternoon on the kyak for a paddle, was pretty calm with a bit of wind. Dolphins around kids swimming etc, then this idiot in what looked like a quintrex runabout was going up and down near the sebel doing about 25knts. Called the water police and wtf... the mandurah police were off duty?? nothing could be done and tey said would be good if i got the rego details. I was in a kyak and he was flying along. 

hopefully noone was injured cause he was moving pretty bloody quick..

 Just wondering if anybody been out there and had any luck with dollies on the FADs  or any tuna or marlin out over the trench? Looking forward  to getting out there when the weather allows cheers

 Hi Adam

Here is a pic copied on here from photobucket as i normally do.(hope this is what you meant)

i can get on the record board and edit info, just cant add pics!! in fact it wont let me bring up the copy and paste window at all.

what about another Moderator trying to add a pic??

I have used scotto's  cray entry as this was the lastest one uploaded to Photobucket.

(your a star for a few days Scotto)lol

seems to work here no probs, must be a problem with that particular page.

what if you block me and reload the page and then give me editing access again??

Cheers

Ron

p.s going fishing for a couple of days so wont read until monday.

 Is this allowed ? Do we get worms on our beaches like over east ? Apparently excellent whiting and bream bait and a friend has in the past dug in the river. cheers 

Due to many requests from Fishwrecked members to keep them up to date on New Products, Latest Products & Back in Stock etc we have decided to run an ongoing thread which we will periodically update.
 

This will keep all members in the loop so stay tuned as gear is always coming through. (Ps Not all new gear/latest gear etc will be posted due to busy trading periods)


** WE HAVE STARTED ANOTHER THREAD SO IT LOADS QUICKER WITH PICS, THANKS **

Hello,

I was hoping that somone could point me in the right direction, I am looking for a good place to get my trailer and motor serviced, as well as getting a price on installing a sounder. 

I have a 3.7m tinny with a 15hp merc and am looking for somone to do general service on the motor and service/repack/replace the wheel bearings if required. Can anyone recommend anyone? 

Cheers  

Looking to get my bimini recovered as it was one of those cheap Oceansouth ones which is faded and ripping and looking at getting the burnt clears redone. I've done the ring around and the pricing is similar with Total Canvas in Bayswater caming up with a pretty good comparitive quote.

Has anybody used them and can let me know if they were happy with the work and the service.

Cheers

 Does any fellow fishos have any spare maxx traxx that wont to offliad, looking for a pair and a compressor and delflator for the tyres..

Hi Guys,

I did a google search using my question, including "Fishwrecked" in the search to see if my question was not addressed elsewhere. I was not satisfied it was covered, hence my question:

For those that catch Bigger Dhufish (10kg+) I would love to know 2 things

1) How tight is your drag?

2) If you give the fish some line- does it get you stuck on bottom (reefed) based on your experience.

For me, I only catch small ones on 30lb braid with 60lb mono with bait. A 5kg Drag would be my max and I have never had one reef me. Ive had them dive back close to bottom but Ive always been able to get them up.

When I look for bigger fish in future will I have trouble with my Twincraft 2-3pe with 5kg drag? Or do you go 10kg plus drag to make sure they cannot get back down once you start the retrieval?   

Thanks In advance guys.. I'm sure fellow newbies can learn from this as going just light enough maximises the fun :)

ash

 Hi everyone, going to drop some nets off a boat in the Mandurah Estuary next week, just wondering a reliable part of the estuary and what sort of depth is best there?

 also is there anywhere in the estuary to get a feed of hereing or whiting off a dinghy?

Thanks,

Lachie

Hello Everyone,

about to embark on my first trip to Steep Point, any advice on what is the ideal wind direction for balooning? 

Hi Everyone,

Just chasing any advice re: bait boards. I'm having work done to my boat next week and was hoping to get a bait board fitted while its in the shop. I like the idea of the Prowave bait boards that I've seen online, but they all seem to be in back order, and I think by the time they get over here, it'll be too late.

I'm chasing something of fully welded plate aluminium with solid mounting feet, not something with flimsy legs. Has anyone got any recommendations for anywhere in W.A. where I might be able to source anything like that? I'd really appreciate any advice anyone may have.

had a great day trolling 20mt of the cliffs off steep point the other day went past 3 whale sharks and caught 2 nice cobia and a YFT of of each of them. back at the fillet tables I cut one fillet of the tuna and noticed little white balls (like sago)through every layer of the fish I cut into,could have been 1000 in each fillet.i have seen a bit on American sites about it but not much detail. didn't eat it as it looked wrong,never seen them before.just wondering if anyone seen/know what they are?

Sorry about the quality as I had some glare but I took this on some ground we found out from Forrest Beach last week and wondering what it might have been and yes I had it on auto at this stage as I spent the day fishing and playing around with the sounder trying to get a manual picture better than the auto.

We had just drifted past a couple of lumps I marked where I'd pulled up a Dhuey and a Blackarse and hit some baron ground before this popped up. My thoughts are that I hit some gravel holding a school of snapper... sadly I'll never know as the bite was very slow that morning on account of fishing 2 hours after the low tide.

 12 current players and 5 others banned for 12 months by Wada.what does that do for your season