Hi All,

WIll be down in Walpole these coming school holidays (late april), can anyone give me some help as to what the fishing is like down there at that time of the year. 
Any advice appreciated, also we have kayaks,

Andrew

Am noob at jigging and am seeking some help. I got a 200g. 150 and 120 g jigs, all with plain assists no skirts, i use a little rovex altus lw20 combo(not the best of them but im 14, and i dont have a boat, only use it when im out on a mates boat), i do the jigging --> lift drop lift drop etc, winding as fast as i can during that. And i get no hits, nothing, havent really tried that much but im wondering what im doing worng, o and i usuually use them in between 30-50m of water, for demersals and sambos.

What should i be doing?, Do i need skirted assists? and should i jig alll the way up from 50m or just a bit up then drop it back down? Should i rig with the assists at the top or the bottom? (One of my jigs if rigged so the assists at the bottom will sway side to side when going down)

Any help greatly appreciated.

Hi guys,

Its time for an upgrade. currently running a Northstar M81 combo unit (came with the boat - tournament 2250 walkaround). Starting to have issues with the sounder and have decided it will now just be used as my plotter.

We have up to $3000 to spend and generally fish the 40-90m range, although have been hitting the fads recently and wouldn't mind sounding out some deeper water and having a bit of a crack at dropping in the 200-400m range.

I'm not sure what transducer is on there at the moment so will be pissing it off and thinking that at the deeper depths we will need 1kw. So far the names that have been coming up are the furuno fvc585 and lowrance hds units, although I dont need a combo unit to do plotting as well. anyone used the simrads? also I do like to manually tweak a lot so easier manual modes would be better.

Interested to know what anyone with some deep knowledge thinks? Cheers Guys

As you know, over the past couple of years encounters between people and sharks have received a huge amount of attention, particularly in Western Australia. No doubt you’re also well aware that the WA government has recently changed policy concerning the management of sharks, such that Department of Fisheries can ‘track, catch and, if necessary, destroy sharks identified in close proximity to beachgoers’ (Gov. of WA, 27th September 2012).

We are two researchers working at the University of Wollongong and University of New England interested in learning more about the views of ocean-users on this issue. We want to better understand the WA government response to recent events, and the implications of the change in policy. As part of our project, we have made an online questionnaire to try to gauge the views of ocean-users towards sharks. In particular, we want to learn about the thoughts of ocean-users towards shark management in WA.

We think this project and survey might be of interest to WAUC members. So we’re writing to ask if you would be willing to circulate (via an email list, word of mouth etc.) and/or promote our survey on your website or Facebook page if you have one?

Our aim is to promote the survey as widely as we can, as soon as we can. You can access the survey here: 

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As a long time ocean-user I am aware that a great deal of effort is currently being directed towards better mitigating the risk of human/shark encounters in WA. But we think that as yet the knowledge, views and opinions of ocean-users themselves have not been widely consulted. The goal of our research is to address the lack of ocean-user engagement with the hope of informing public policy.

Please see the attached Participant Information Sheet if you would like further information on the project. If you have any questions at all about the survey or our research, please feel free to contact us.



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 Great to see the Shooters and Fisher party grabbing a seat in the upper house.

Another voice out there always helps!

http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2013/03/11/3712860.htm?site=perth

Gday guys, 

anyone know who stock mackbaits by lively lures?

been to a few stores but no luck.

cheers

took my grandson to the jetty in hillarys by aqua yesterday evening, unfortunatly I had a rant at a few people, one was keeping small pinkies for bait

, the other was catching them and throwing them to the shags,so I told him if was going to continue that hes mays as well leave them to die on the jetty, an another was putting them in a bucket,WTF, called fishwatch, the guys called me for info and recieved a call this morning that they had caught some with undersize pinkies,good result, their mobile is 1800815507, I did get into trouble when I got home for going off, the guys had checked hillarys 4 times allready yesterday,congratulations to them

 Hi guys

we are planning a quobba trip for sometime around dec/jan coming. I was wondering what people's experiences have been at these months weather wise. Unfortunately last time we went was end of September and we were greeted with westerly winds every day, and huge swells with dirty water which basically made fishing impossible. I'm hoping this time to plan it a bit better so we can actually fish most or every day up there. Any info would be greatly appreciated. 

Regards,

Ash

Just a reminder to those who upgraded their epirbs promptly when the new frequency was introduced - your epirb has probably expired - I hadn't realised it but my wife who is meticulous about such things pointed it out to me the other day and whilst it is registered as required they don't alert you either so check the date on yours before being turned back at the ramp   

 Anyone interested in trading fishing spots, as in coordinates? Send a private message if interested.

Sorry if this offends anyone.

 Went to Rotto the other weekend to give the Gopro 3 Black a whirl. 
Underwater footage from the camera is amazing! Even though the remote did break.
Video link below 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sG826qEYMk

 Hi guys just wondering what braid you are running on your electric reel? I want to get best quality braid I can for it, 

 i was wondering where my best bet would be to get some garfish as i love there taste. north of river and i also have a runabout if it helps and whats the technique you guys use?

 So if I decide I want to use wire , what wire leader is best and what length?

the premade ones I have are short (40 cm) and snap swivels look bit dodgy.

not super keen on own made ones as tried the weld type and was not sure it would hold? Want lure to swim true.

how many roll the dice and don't use wire at all?

need help/advice on catching whiting around carnac/garden island. just seem to get millions of wrasse/butterfish and trumpeters and cant find or catch any simple whiting (or KG's). any advice would be much appreciated.

hey guys just wondering what was going on at hillarys today

Anyone get out there today ???. We went and found the going tough one 700 mm dhuie and two blackkarse, was a great day weather wise but north current and north wind fish were not playing the game for us. How did everyone else far????,

 Guys and Gals where are some fishing spots north of the river doesn't matter what type of species it is just some spots not exact spots just rough locations thanks.

fisher12

 Getting a warning that says "GPS Module Not Responding".

Checked wiring and all connections, which all look good.

Any ideas?

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone has been upto the Francois Peron National Park and can confirm what the actual road conditions are like.

I am tooking at taking the family Bush camping and need to know if the Holden Adventra towing a 4.5mtr boat

will have any issues in getting upto Cape Peron.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks In advance.

What charters have people done?? looking for recommendations for preferbly live aboard charters or ones that include accomadations
looking at kimberlies darwin northern aussie really from weipa to exmouth i suppose
What Do you reckon?

preferbly wa based or NT based
 

 Today's effort from Albany, lost of differnt styles covered with plenty of sambos and grouper around and some far to friendly sharks on a morning dive. 

Went to chase some bream on the flats in waist deep water and hard bodies on 2lb and got about 30 bream in a few hours with a few fish pushing 40cm so not a bad effort for a novice and my second time fishing hard bodies.

Went and threw some lures in the arvo at some reefs and ended up with a few salmon smashing th on sunset so a very busy day with a lot of fun.

 Hi, I have an old X51 lowerance.  I am prepared to spend up to $500 and would like a colour model preferably 5" screen at least.  Can anyone give some suggestions of best brand, model and where best to buy.  Any advice would be appreciated.  I also want one that I can get good definition of what the bottom is, hard, soft , weed etc.

Hi all,

Looking at going crabbing tomorrow and looking at the tides, it's a good start but flattens out to not much of anything later in the morning.

What's the thoughts with crabbing? Does the no run, no fun rule still apply in the river or do you think that without a big current ripping, the little blighters come out for dinner and look around more area?

Cheers

 G'day all just wondering if anyone uses these rods I got a bs215  7ft spin rod and rate it highly but can't seem to find any around wouldn't mind getting a couple more for the kids to use. Any feedback good.

Cheers Carry

I know it's not fishing related but I thought some of you may enjoy some snapshots from today's outing. It's a great event and well worth a trip out of the city. Lots more happens but we only had so much time.

https://plus.google.com/photos/112129413021742293230/albums/5853246857538618849?authkey=CLTWl7_-2PXF2gE

 Hi all I don't often post up but would appreciate some help on where to go for a fish tomorrow .

I have fished little island some years ago for herring and skippy in my old dinghy.

I have a 4,5 Savage Surfari now with GPS and a sounder so I  am more confident to head  out a bit more .

The weather looks great so I am keen to try some deeper water.

I am not asking for exact spots as I'm sure they are well guarded but I only get out a few times a year at best so I am very respectful of over fishing an area.

Thanks to all those who help out 

cheers coley 

 hey all,,,,,

i recently purchased a wood lathe and have started turning out my own poppers,pencils and stikbaits,, to start ive just been using pine as ive not used a lathe since highschool,, now that my refresher course is over i wanna get seriously stuk into them.. my questions are,,,,,,

.generally what wood would u recommend i use,,

.how do u seal the lure before its painted,,or is the painting stage supposed to seal the wood?

.im looking for a place to buy components,ie,stainless wires, swivels,eyes,painting wraps and mesh's, but can only find stuff for small lures,, im making lures up to 250mm mark so im looking for heavier style gear..does anyone know were i can find them?

also if anyone has made their own in the past and has any tips,pointers id greatly appreciate,,

ill keep updates coming as i progress..ta...ben..

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Just looked on seabreeze looks like a killa day tomorrow is anyone going out and where from