Enjoy and this weeks challange is to name all the Cartoon charators 

 Have had a search and hasn't been anything of late 

heading away a few times this year and in need of a few boxes of lunds 

central seafoods have their 6x2.2kg boxes at $25 a box at the moment which has gone up

10kg slabs of lunds not available 

anyone got any tips on where to try 

north or south of river doesn't matter 

cheers 

jess 

 I had been speaking to kurt about chasing a mahi on fly and he loved the idea! We come  up with a game plan and set out in his rig. Tough to say the least but we got it done. He's put together some mad pics and some real crisp footage! Have a look at the link. Big ups to kurt Wilson!

https://youtu.be/wrs6xz1IrPw

Boat found circling up off Alkimos this afternoon, only a dog on board. Not looking good.

 Finally got my boat on the trailer. It's a seriously big piece of kit. Now I've just gotta drag it to Cairns...... 

Hey guys.

dragging the boat down to dunsborough for the first time, and was hoping for some advice. was wonderingz;

1) is it worth bringing any crab nts down? was thinking of putting them in the shallows/weed beds, but not sure if any around?

2) will probably be launching form the marina, as checked out the quindalup ramp and seemed pretty shallow, so dont wannt get the car to far in the salt.  was wondering if any reccomendations as to what depth i should be looking in. hoping to fish for the usual demersal suspects.

3) was wondering about trying the fads given the forecast, but am not familiar with the ocean down here. wind and sell looking good on the forecast, btu not sure what that would equate to in these waters, and looks to be a bloody long way out!

any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!

cheers!

Goat.

Good Morning Everyone, I am heading to Esperance in a couple of weeks and hope to use a bait pump to collect worms etc.

Where would be a good beach to collect bait from please?

Thanks very much and have a great day.

pkj

 Hi

Please confirm ID. I think it might be a spotted wobbegong. Never caught one before

 How far off steep point do you need to go to get in to red, pearlie and rankin ground?

Has anyone been crabbing in the Swan recently. Wanting to take my Grankids tomorrow and just checking if there are still reasonable numbers of crabs at present. Thanks for any replies - Cheers

Thinking about a family outing tomorrow, with a cruise along the coast, stopping to chase some bread and butter species along the way and then stopping in at Freo for lunch. Is there any short term moorings in Fremantle fishing boat harbour? Ie. Can I pull up at little creatures or somewhere near Ciccerello's for a few hours?

 Out there before first light and bagged out before 7am.....they were chasing lures but taking mulies 

Enjoy 

Hooley Rd beach access is being closed closed

just letting people know who fish etc on the hooley road /boranup beach that it is now being closed by https://www.dbca.wa.gov.au/ in the leeuwin national park , just north of hamelin bay

this should not imo be allowed to happen , if you want to help stop this please contact your local member or ministers etc etc if anyone can offer any help to get it stopped please speak up or pm … See more

they are citing 3 vehicle drowing down there in last few years as part of the reason for the closure , saying it is now a tourist safety hot spot ,,

along with it not being a beach that is gazzetted for vehicle access under the parks management plan .. vehicles have been driven on this beach since at least the 70s and earlier ,,,

if this goes ahead it will eb another one gone ,,and more will follow over time

needs to be challenged

Hi guys . I plan on doing mission to peaceful bay some time soon , any tips on beach launching there as my trailer isn’t drive on ?

also what meter swell does the passage close up at or get tricky to cross ?

And what depths  are good for producing the goods ? I’ve found some nice contours in the 40s and 60s I’d like to check out witch is only around the 7 mile mark  

thanks guys 

 Pulled the pots yesterday. 7 crays this time - no wobbys, have to try eating some time in the future. The good news that all pots retrieved succesfully including the one that was stuck so no abandonm and no litter 

Hey all! I am heading down to Denmark next week for 5 days LB fisihng. I have a 4x4 and I am quite capable off-road. I head down that way every year about this time to get stuck into Salmon and over the years I have fished most of the usual haunts. I want to expand my horizons a little and I would love to find some relatively safe & sheltered rock platforms (nothing risky!) for a change from the beach to hopefully get stuck into a wider range of species like Skippy, Bonito, Kingys, etc. Was thinking of heading out towards Peaceful Bay area, where I have never been before. I have read some older threads which mention some spots around there which sound promising. Can anyone share some worthwhile spots to try and hopefully a little detail on how to find them?

Thanks in Advance!

 Does the river itself fish very well after it's had a flush like it has recently? Or is it still high and muddy?

Wobby again, same pot and 3 crays in the pot again. Still not ready to try fillet them yet

Link to a little video showing 2 of the crays in the pot https://youtu.be/a6FIlxbct6s

At least ended up with 8 size crays for our trouble. Definitely taking them out tomorrow in what looks like possible glass off conditions

Hi All, 

Chasing any feedback from anyone who has done a chater operated trip to the Rowley Shoals. We have agroup of keen fisho's who would love to get over there, mostly chasing sports fish. There are a handfull of operators who head over there, wondering if anyone has any info on their own experience, which boats would be considred the better charters for the fishos's (Not so much diving).

We'd be looking to book out the charter as we all have fairly similar preferences in terms of fishing so can run fairly smoothly on such a trip

Any info would b greatly appreciated.

Bdie 

I’m sure that most members remember “that thread” which “tickled the funny bone”.  Fishwrecked has such a wealth of information about most WA fishing and boating subjects stored in its archives, and it time to showcase these with the theme of humor.

The Shore Catch competition for March 2021 is to nominate the funniest thread, for voting by members.  Nomination can be by comment on this post, or pm to me.  Threads will be reviewed and finalists will be listed in a Fishwrecked poll that will run over the last week of March.  The prize (a quality boning knife) will be awarded to the member that nominates the thread with the most votes, and if multiple nominations are received for the same thread the winner will be randomly selected.

Please think back to the “classics” and have your say.  The site search function works, so find the thread you liked the most and nominate it.  There are some really good ones that deserve to be read again, by members new and old.

 Late start . Herring are still there

good size not in numbers for us 

had too work two separate areas

goin back in forth thru em . Heard

rumors of some squid numbers .

so after the hezzas done we swapped 

out for jigs ! Very surprised in round

30 mins we had 11 .. not large but 

maybe it's signs for a good squid

season .. cheers pirate..

 During the school holidays, I'm staying at 4 mile beach campground for a week during Easter. We will be camping on the beach, and I'm wondering what fish I should be able to get. I was think salmon (I have the right gear), I'm just not really sure how to target them. Help would be greatly appreciated.

 Hi all - value your opinions

 Its comming up to 2 years since i had my outboard serviced - 40hp Merc 4 stroke

 but ive had a bung shoulder for 12 months and have hardly used the boat. Its about 22 hours running time since last service

 Is it important to service the engine just based on time rather than running hours or can i clock up a few more hours before worying about it? 

G'day fisho's,  

Seeking some advice from those that have been and conquered Ningaloo. I'm travelling across from Mexico (Wodonga, north east Vic) to camp at Point Billie and Nth Lefroy from the start of June 2021 for 6 weeks. I'm pretty sure the trip will be the last family holiday before my 18yr old (who cant be told) moves out of home. Anyway, I'm just trying to make it the most memorable experience he has in the hope he might want to continue fishing with his old man in the future! My other 16yr old young fella is pretty keen also. 

I have read a lot on here from Ranmar (amongst others) in a vain attempt to learn from their experiences so I'm not wasting precious time blundering around. I've got a 4.65 Quintrex Renegade with a Honda 60. I've got most of the gear sorted (nothing flashy - Shimano Sustain in 5000 & 6000, 2 x Sargossas in 10000 and a TLD 25 and Tyrnos 20). Ive been stocking up on poppers, bibbed xraps, stickbaits, soft plastics and trolling skirts. I guess the trip is about ticking a few species off the bucket list with my two young blokes ie Spanish Macks, Mahi, Sailfish, Emperor and Wahoo (if theyre around this time of year). 

Wondering;

1) Braid or mono for the Tyrnos and TLD and is a steel trace a must?

2) What sort or distance behind the reef (or depth) should I be trolling in and what sorts of speed

3) With the skirts, are there any colours, lengths or brands that work better than others (never trolled them). 

4) will half oz jig heads be enough weight for around the reef and are the 5 inch jerk shads a goer or smaller paddle tails?

Not into harvesting fish to take home although I'll be looking for a feed every 3 nights or so.

Any advice that you can give would be hugley appreciated. If anyone is up that way at the same time, beers on me   

 I pulled this old guy up a week or two ago:

It was a fish I'd never seen in the flesh before.  Since then I've done some research, and I think it's a bit rare to catch.

How special would you say that it was?

Caught in 20m off Gracetown.

 Dragged the trailer up from Mandurah on Tuesday to C'von and I've been a busy beaver putting the finishing touches onto my Sharkcat. Got a crane booked for next Friday to finally splash her and see how everything holds up. Some progress pictures.

Just uploading a few pics of the new boat wrap and to share some positive reviews for some businesses that couldnt do more to help.

Had the design done by Allen at Titan Graphics after some great feedback from Jon Jarvis. Titan Graphics | Facebook

The team at AAA Windscreens and Tinting did an awesome job of the install too. Found out after they have an inhouse graphic artist that would have happily looked at a design for me. AAA Windscreens & Tinting | Facebook

So much detail in the graphic it is pretty full on up close.

Enjoy  

Funny .story goes ,went for fish got some nice baldies and kgs . Started preparing beer flour baking soda . Boss decides I would like some salt and pepper squid also . ( like f&:k) was I going to do that . Good old iga to rescue :). Christines dinner turned out mint