Gday i was wondering if anyone else feels the same way about the legal size of crabs is the legal size too small? I went crabbing the other day with my brother and the kids down Manduah and yes we did get our 20 but i usually dive for them and only get big ones. Here is a pic of 20 in the esky but they seem small to me but i assure you they were all legal size or bigger.

 Hey,

recently got my hands on my first shovelnose and something much bigger (lost) while up at monkey mia.

Just wanted to put the word out to see if anyone is up for arranging a meet and a session one evening? 

Still learning everyday so would be good to be around more experienced fishermen and people who are like me all the same.

Cheers

Nicksapheno

Hey all

Heading up to Wilbinga on Saturday night for a Tailor bash. Hopefully the wind and seaweed are gentle on us.

Anyone been up there recently?

Cheers

Sails

Wondering whether anyone can answer this.

Last time I went out night fishing we got our 2 dhu limit pretty quickly and then started targeting other species.

However later in the night we got another dhuie as bycatch. The fish was stuffed and I very much doubt it survived, but I tried to release it anyway as we already had out limit.

It wasnt until the next day that I wondered whether I was able to keep it, as by the time we had returned to shore it was 3am.

Given that we started fishing around 8pm the day previously, could we have kept it given that we were out there over 2 days and 3 fish is less than 2 days limit?

Cheers

Dan

Are there some tell-tale signs that fish are safe to eat or not?

I took the kids fishing last week near Lilac Hill Reserve (Guildford). We caught a few almost sized black bream (on whole river prawns) which were released, but just wondering if any sized ones would be OK for eating that far up river?  They want to go again this weekend and the plan is to hunt around for some sized ones to take home for the plate if possible.

Hey guys i am looking at getting a seat made up from stainless tube, with a seat on top and enough room for an esky to fit underneath. Maybe a swing away lumbar support, back to front.

Does anyone have some pics or any experience with these.

Cheers Mick

Enjoy

Where do you get gamefish tags from do you need to be a member of an affiliated club to get hold of them?

hi guys ive just started using soft plastics in the river chasing bream, was wondering if any1 can tell me wats the best time to fish for them and the tide?

hey..

hitting dawesville camping at the weekend so just wondering has anyone some help for me in where to sneak some fishing in?..heading to the caravan park so anywhere near that would help...whats been catched in the area etc?

thanks guys

goin canning bridge tonight lookin for any tips and wandering weather it is worth takin the crab pot

over  a very long period of time  there have been many anecdotal storys regards interaction/conflict  with commercial demersal gill net operators …
The main areas seem to be the west and south coast inshore areas ,but other places as well  along the coast

im very interested to gather information on any incidents/accounts  that you have experienced out on the water , since the metro area was closed to commercial fishing these incidents seem to be increasing in other places

Many rec fishers have voiced an ongoing concern at the conflict that has occurred , with these operators and the locations they are targeting  im looking to collect as much info on these as possible

while I recognise they can legally conduct their operations at present , and scale fish are a legal catch not bycatch using this method .. …it’s the conflict accounts im most interested in ..one on one accounts with them out on the water

good information would be ,LFB  boat numbers /names … video , pictures of occurrences and  short written account …. , dates times etc ….even if its as simple as  a picture of their gear set with id number visible…… to identify the licenced owner

please feel free to pm me any of the above

Cheers hezzy

Hi all hoping to wet the crab nets this arvo. Ive never crabbed in the swan river before. was hoping some1 could point me in the right direction to try and get a few for a nice snack with a couple of coldies as Ive seen a few good catches on the site over the last week or so.

PM me if you want it kept quiet.

Thanks all.

hi guys ive been looking all over the place for snapback grubs"2 avarcado and havn no luck any1 know were i can get some im in canningvale

g'day all im  new to the site, always  been fishing cockburn sound but never catch any thing so trying a new area cheers daniel

 hey guys im wondering were the bream are biting latly? ive herd around maylands this true? 

Wheres this one going to hit? predictions?

Looks like it could be north of Port headland, unless it changes path. Now expected to be a cat 3 cyclone by 8am Friday but still  hundreds of kms from shore.

Heopfully it doesnt swing to the south, and line up Canarvan.

Am intending to visit and fish Quobba station in April . Can anyone put me on the right track about fishing there. Tks and rgds Teago

Norman Moore
Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Fisheries; Electoral Affairs

Wed 12 January, 2011

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Low puerulus counts meant low and declining lobster stock and catch rates over the next years.

Well in cervantes at the moment they have never seen crays like it ever! Since the beginning of the season catches were above average but now its something else. The thompson boats have a 500kilo a week limit, others are only pulling 20 to 30 pots a day. Yesterday the bloke i know pulled 30 pots for 35 crays a pot average!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats almost a crate a pot! To give you some perspective 'you'd be jumping for joy at 4 a pot"

The fishermen are reducing their catches now hoping the price will rise to a higher price towards the end of the season.

just a question on  the fanky jigss just wondering what is the best point to run the hooks of to or bottom ?

Could have bagged out our 12 in 1 dive the other day but every cray was full of berries. Tried a couple of different spots, 20m and 16m same story everywhere. Certainly a nice way to spend a hot morning though swimming around under the water. Going to hit the 3 mile tomorrow and see whats about.  

when are you going ? i will be there next week

Iv'e never been there but going up to live so ill have to buy a new setup, not to sure on the whole bait casting style but i might have to make the swap.. any help would be good.. im more of a land based angler than anything, not to fussy with prices i like to have good gear.. cheers

I have 2 breaming lures:
a river 2 sea Baby rover (http://www.mylureshop.com/p/999804/river2sea-baby-rover-50.html)
and a Berkley 3B Scumdog

both surface walking lures.

I cannot get the correct swimming action on either of these lures are there any tricks or tips to improve technique to allow the side to side action?

Also is there a preffered knot you have to tie to the lure (eg a loop knot) to allow this action to work at the moment im using a uni-kont?


Thanks in advance

Cheers Duffman

Gday all, just thought id post this up to see if it belonged to anyone on here or anyone you know.

Found it on the side of the Old Vasse Hwy near Pemberton last Thursday. Looks like its from a Malibu kayak(mini x maybe?). Four locks on it. 

34.5cm x 26.5cm.

Went along some of the campsites along heartbreak trail, but no one seemed to have a kayak to suit.

Buz.

 Thought this video was pretty funny. Just goes to show those rays take off pretty quickly!

http://www.youtube.com/user/BlacktipH#p/u/7/nljUCMeCOZs

Hey all

went down south on boxing day for a few days

With the jetty closed I only got a chance to fish the beach

Well got this ray on a 5kg stick and 10 pound line

as well as a 35 cm tailor

Does anybody have a guess at the weight  thanks alexangler

Hi All

Thinking it might be an idea to try and help out our QLD folk. Maybe a fishing comp to try and raise some coin? Could have an entry fee etc

I wouldn't be the man to organise this as the logistics could be a nightmare and i'm a fairly simple meat and 3 veg bloke. But if anyone has organised something similar before it may have some legs.

Not sure how it would go and how much we could raise but I would be keen to decky or if landbased I could be tempted. Just an idea.

Cheers

Pezdog

Gooday all

i am planing a crab fish for this weekend thought i would try the swan for the first time  i am going to try up around the canning bridge

can any one advise if the tides effect the crabbing in the swan

thanks