Hi all

Wirrah are in the cod family yes???
I need to know would they be in Catorgry 0ne high risk with the other cods?
If so what would size limit be? Would it be the same as Break Sea Cod 30cm
Bag limit 2??

I cant see them listed at all in west coast rules.

Thanks

just wonderin if anyone is headin out on wednesday as it looks like the wind is gonna be crackin. i got the day off work woo hoo, if anyone needs a deckie im available all day.

Ok well what happened is a was taking the reel from the reelseet and it slipped and fell onto the concrete, checked the bail arm quickly and checked for dents. Everything seemed ok untill i went to wind it , it wont oscilate...

Because i bought the reel second hand it didnt come with any paperwork or anything so will this be fixed without too much cost involved? would really love it in action soon

Hey guys,

recently inherrited a 12ft dinghy. been out on it every week end since but no much luck. i was wondering if anyone could help guide me to some close coastal locations that produce. Im 18 and have fished all my likfe at numerous land based loacations but no boat fishing so any advice would be well appreciated. i can lauch the boat any were as have a 4wd. 

 Cheers for any help, 

Daniel 

Has anyone been to quobba recently or mid this year because were thinking of going this christmas and wondering if anyone has caught anything good.

hi guys

has anyone heard anything about the tailor run recently?

and if so, where have people been getting into them

any help would be much appreciated

cheers

Dave

hi im carly new to this sight; i was put onto this site by my boyfriend brendan aka brenz.

love fishing mainly landbased and go squidding and tailor fishing very often (i always out fish the boys nelly and brenz lol)

carlz

they taste as good as they look!

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hey guys anyone been to golden ponds lately i went there today and couldnt even raise a bite  :( i tried everything lures baits ,plastics . are there even any fish there anymore? , i remember going there about  6 or 7 years ago and the ponds were packed with bream and perch . anyone know wich ponds are good ?

with the new security alarm finally installed in me new shed, i have finally got all my fishing gear neatly and securely stored away.

when i was chuckin the lawnmower back in there this arvo, i noticed how much hotter in the shed it was compared to outside. no real suprise, as its a colorbond (tin) shed and they do get warm in the sun, but it got me thinking about all the line on my reels. what also got the brain ticking over, was my rods are stored in the rack, which is directly under the fibreglass skylight sheet.

my question is, can the increased heat and filtered sunlight, damage the fishing lines (braid and mono) i use?

early yesterday moring we went of on our boat to mosman bay. we parked there for about 6 hours and while there me and my mate took the tender of and rode around to the beaches with some soft plastics and hard bodied lures. we were fishing for about 4 hours with not even a single wack on any of the lures(apart from blowies). so we went back to our boat and started rigging up the 2 bigger rods to get prepared for the night. at about 4 we went to black wall reach. once we got there we put my deep sea (50lb mono with 150 pound wire traces) and my mates rod (25 pound mono with 50lb trace) each of us had sliding sinker rigs with a whole scalie mack on. at about 5 o'clock my rod started going of. i picked it up and once i had tightned the drag getting ready for a strike it spat it out. at this same time my mates rod went of. it did about a 6 second run and then just stopped. he said it felt like he was stuck, then he started winding and it very very slowly came towards the boat. there was no movment in the line though so we though the fish had wrapped around a branch or something and had gotten of. as it was under the boat he started lifting slowly. it came up for a while but it was still to deep to see. then it did another run stragith under the boat and out the other side. once my mate had gotten to the other side it stopped again. then he started winding again. he didnt get much line up berfore it snapped of. we were even more suprised to see the 50lb snapped and not the 25lb main line. but when we felt the line it was rough so most likley it was cut on a rock. we stayed up fishing till 1 am with not a single other run what so ever. but the crabs did destroy our baits pretty fast. i also managed a very small tailor. it was a good day and even with the loss of that fish and nothing else it was still a very good day.

Heading down to belvedere with the nephew for a spot of whiting fishing anyone else fishing today?

Went down to pinaroo yesterday afternoon/evening for a fish with the family was a pleasent event apart from the sea weed wich made life very hard with a couple of little ones in tow and a even littler one in a bouncer. We sat down and had hot dogs on the beach. My wife has the whole dinner on the beach thing sussed out very well.

It was nice to finally actually meet another fishwreaked member fishing. What a one to meet it was a pleasure meeting you in person Colin . Pitty the fishing wasn't better but hey we were out there.

I have some pictures to post but the computer dosen't want to post them so maybe another day especially seen as none of them include fish LOL the only fish i saw was a little sand whiting in Colins bucket.

But all in all a realy nice way to spend the late afternoon and early evening.

just wondering is there a trap limit for catching occies and if anyone knows the bag limit and if there is a season to catch them

Last time i was at harvey dam we tried various locations and tactics but we did not catch anything. Is the open water better near drop offs and sand banks or is fallen trees and logs.also it had been raining a few weeks and days before and the water level was high would this affect the fishing?

hi wondering if any one can give me a good mulloway spot and best rigs and baits i live near long point in port kennedy iv never fished for thes awsome fish but i want to catch one this summer any sugestions around wer i live

has anyone been fishing at suarloaf rock im thinking of trying it and if anyone has been to canal rocks could you tell me what you have caught.also what gear/ bait rigs did you use

Has anyone been to warren beach/calcup hill recently because were thinking of going down again and wondered if its worth doing this extreme trail or going to another beach in the south west.

anyone know ov any awsome places in metro area to run plastics for flattys or anything what fish would i expect and where to go lan based

Hello people,

Flying into Broome tomorrow morning and driving to Derby in the Arvo...have fished Derby jetty on the outgoing tide once before and had a ball... and will probably make it my haome again on Sunday/Monday but am driving back to Broome Tuesday arvo and will be there 'til Friday night... will be working a fair amount up there but will hopefully be fishing a fair amount too... looking for some fun/relaxing land based options in the Broome area that I can throw some hard bodies and soft plastics around...

Look forward to your comments...

Gilroy!

ABC 6 November 2009

A Perth man has been fined more than $100,000 for buying black market abalone and selling it for a profit.

40-year-old Kevin Huynh admitted buying hundreds of kilos of abalone and lobster from a man in July and August last year.

He sold the shellfish to Chinese restaurants.

In the Perth Magistrates court today he was fined $5,000 for four counts of contravening the Abalone Management Plan.

The Magistrate was also compelled to fine him another $83,000 based on the weight of the abalone he received.

He was also ordered to forfeit the van he used to transport the abalone.

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However this is the original news story from July 24, 2009

A WA man who appeared in court today accused of dealing 300kg of abalone on the black market faces four years in jail and a hefty fine if convicted.

Kevin Huynh, 40, was not required to plead when he appeared in the Perth Magistrates Court.

He also faces a charge of receiving about 3000kg of stolen greenlip abalone, valued at $390,000.

The case was uncovered after a seven-month surveillance operation by WA police and the Department of Fisheries.

Under fisheries laws, the man is also alleged to have contravened the state's abalone management plan in dealing with more than 80kg of abalone in June and July last year and attempting to deal in a further 250kg.

All charges were adjourned until September 11 in the Perth Magistrates Court.

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This will make planning fishing trips interesting.

Tuesday
0.83m @ 12:15 AM
0.82m @ 1:42 AM
0.82m @ 2:38 AM
0.49m @ 1:24 PM
0.76m @ 9:16 PM
0.74m @ 11:34 PM

Wednesday
0.74m @ 12:30 AM
0.73m @ 2:12 AM
0.74m @ 3:45 AM
0.56m @ 12:53 PM
0.78m @ 7:37 PM

The State Government will start work on a new road to improve access to tourist sites in the Fitzgerald River National Park by the end of January next year

The State Government has committed $20million to the project, with a request for matched funding from the Federal Government, to help deliver the significant project, improving tourist access from the western and eastern ends to the Fitzgerald River National Park.

Premier Colin Barnett made the announcement today in Ravensthorpe.

The State’s $20million will cover the full length of the road from Hopetoun to Hamersley Inlet and associated car-parks, day visit facility upgrades (lookouts, barbecues, shelters and walkways) and camping facilities at Hamersley Inlet.

A tourist walk trail will also be developed as part of the project.

Construction is planned to start in January from the Hamersley Inlet section commencing at the end of the currently sealed track. It is intended that at least five kilometres of road will be built this summer, dependent on the length of the dry season.

The project includes the reconstruction and sealing of existing roads including Hamersley Drive (from Hopetoun to Hamersley Inlet) and Bremer Bay to Point Ann - which will proceed when Federal funding is confirmed. Works will be undertaken by Main Roads directly engaging local contractors.

Construction along the route from Hopetoun to Hamersley Inlet and all end point facilities is expected to be completed by mid-2011.

Mr Barnett said the sealed road would be a boost to the region’s tourism industry and benefit communities that had been badly affected by the economic slowdown.

“In the wake of BHP Billiton’s decision in January to close its Ravensthorpe nickel operations, the Liberal-National Government stepped in to support the community with a protection package for local services like health and education and to provide grant assistance to local businesses,” the Premier said.

“As well as this, we pledged to improve access from the western and eastern ends to tourists sites in the Fitzgerald River National Park. The State Government is delivering on that commitment to the benefit of families and businesses in the region.”

Tourism Minister Elizabeth Constable said the road would increase the tourist appeal of areas previously difficult to reach.

“One of the limiting factors to the popularity of Hopetoun as a tourist destination is the lack of road access to the Fitzgerald River National Park,” Dr Constable said.

“This project will go a long way to encouraging the expansion of the tourism industry in Hopetoun.”

Environment Minister Donna Faragher said the proposed road works, which had received Federal environmental approval, would eliminate the need for people to use tracks which were disturbing the biodiversity of the area.

“The park has a high concentration of flora and fauna, many of which are threatened species and as well as avoiding disturbance to the area’s biodiversity, controlled access to the Park may also help in managing dieback,” Mrs Faragher said.

Premier's office - 9222 9475

With a lot of members now focussing their efforts on the capture of King George Whiting, I was thinking that some of those new to chasing this tasty species may like to know what are the best rigs and baits to target them with.

All the best, Colin Hay

went down to bremer a couple of weeks ago to check it out .all good ,great ramp fac, good affordable accom and pub measures up well if your looking to boat fishing is good lots of nani & big blackass plus others ,giant sqid in port .but you need a good size boat as seas can be washing machine like and the backwash from the cliffs is not nice i run a kevlacat 2400 and would not like to be in anything under 6.5m unless a real good day.good luck

Sorry I missed this release from last week.

Subject: Compo for fishing charter boat operators

Questions:
Can you please confirm how many charter boat licenses were issued for this season?

The charter operators feel they were not listened to when it came to imposing a ban. They suggested being able to fish two days per week, but was rejected by the minister. Is this true?

Would the minister consider an assistance package for these fishermen who have been put out of work for these two months? They are suggesting $2 million between them.

What other fish are the operators allowed to catch without restrictions?

Minister's response:

“Some of these questions, such as how many charter boat licences have been issued for this season and what fish charter boat operators are allowed to catch are of a technical and/or operational nature and better directed to the Department of Fisheries.

“The charter boat industry had extensive opportunity to respond to the proposed management changes to the recreational fishing laws and to present its preferred options.

“Changes had been flagged for some time and indeed the previous Labor Minister for Fisheries, Jon Ford, had a package proposing a four-month closure to fishing for high-risk demersal species.

“I was presented with a range of options to manage the recreational fishing sector in a responsible manner that would ensure the long-term sustainability and viability of the fishery.

“The bottom line is that all the research and expert advice I have received indicates that unless there is a 50 per cent reduction in the catch, the fishery is at risk of collapse.

“I have taken action to balance as many of the competing interests as I can while keeping my eye on the overall goal of achieving the 50 per cent catch reduction that is urgently required.

“During the consultation period, charter boat operators suggested many options, including fishing for two days a week.

“Fishing tour operators face some specific challenges and these are addressed in the boat limit for dhufish on charter vessels and the charter fishing licence. I do not intend to go down the path of compensation. Everyone needs to do their part to ensure the sustainability of our fish resources.

“These measures are aimed at ensuring the long-term sustainability of demersal scalefish while minimising the impact of the closed season on key holiday periods.

“I emphasise, the two-month closure only (ONLY) relates to fishing for specific demersal species. It does not prohibit fishing for other species or other activities carried out by charter boat operators.

Minister's office: 9422 3000

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