Was reading this on PerthNow during lunch break... thought anyone heading to queensland for a fishin trip might be interested ;)

http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,26265642-948,00.html

Afternoon All,

 Hoping to have a go for Redfin in the Waroona Dam this week. Most likely using soft plastics and/or RMG scorpions.

 Has anyone heard of any action out there lately?

 Cheers

Sorry, I am still waiting for the full WA release, but this is the initial WA report along with more detailed analysis for the NT and Qld.

Australia’s northwest may have between four and six tropical cyclones this season, the Bureau of Meteorology said, potentially threatening mining operations and oil production.
“We are looking at average to below average for total outlook,” for the season beginning November 1, Andrew Burton, manager of severe weather services at the bureau said . That compares with last season when there were four cyclones and two tropical lows, he said.

NT Outlook
The Bureau of Meteorology in Darwin has released its 2009-10 Cyclone Season Outlook for the waters surrounding the Northern Territory. The outlook is for near neutral conditions, with the first cyclone likely to occur in January.
Gordon Jackson, supervising meteorologist in the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Darwin, said that during a normal El Niño, a slow start to the cyclone season might be expected. “That is probably true for Australia overall this season,” Mr Jackson said, “but this El Niño is a bit unusual. There are mixed signals from the ocean and the atmosphere, and things are a bit harder to read.
Tropical cyclone activity will be near average over the northern region in the coming season.
Details of the outlook for the 2009-10 tropical cyclone season for the northern region:
An early cyclone (November or early December) is unlikely, though it cannot be ruled out. It is more likely that the first cyclone will occur in January.
On average, two to three cyclones form in the waters surrounding the Northern Territory each season. However, cyclone numbers in past seasons have ranged from none to as many as five.
The Gulf of Carpentaria tends to have the most cyclone activity, though cyclones can still occur anywhere in the waters surrounding the Northern Territory. In past seasons, with similar conditions, cyclones occurred 50 per cent more often in the Gulf than in the waters to the north or west of the Top End.
There is also a 50 per cent chance of a severe tropical cyclone (Category 3 or greater) forming during the season. If a severe cyclone forms this season, it is more likely to affect the Gulf of Carpentaria.
The northern region incorporates the eastern Timor Sea, Arafura Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Qld and Coral Sea Outlook
Seasonal Outlook 2009-10 for Queensland and the Coral Sea Region
Summary: The 2009-10 season is expected to be largely influenced by a comparatively weak El Niño event. Therefore rainfall and flooding should not be as extensive as the past two seasons and a tropical cyclone impact on the east coast is a little less likely than in neutral or La Niña years. An expected late start to the monsoon and an outlook favouring above average temperatures suggests a relatively long fire season.

It was along time ago and i wish this fish could of been released.
I have finally uploaded the vid of the capture and put sound track to it.
Turn up the sound ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B16frkSbcFs

click ^^^

gday

i was wonderin if anyones been gettin any tailor off the beach around rocko like long point or warnbro beach?? thought there should be some showing up soon

My mate and his lovely girl came down from Port Hedland for the weekend. They arrived Friday night and after the day out fishing with 20knts plus I wasnt keen.But good old Quinnie sold it to me Saturday morning to go out.We launched the boat with only 15knot westlies . I was in two minds on where to head but desided to go to some new ground that I had a wanted to look at. 40 minutes later we arrived , the sounder looked great with 11-14m coral top with some very nice drops to 26m. It only took 10minutes using Yo-zurie deep divers with two small trout (40 & 42cm) on board. 'I told you Quinnie  ,there here' I yelled.Next thing the 15kg line screamed off, Mackkie we thought but once we got a look it was a very nice Tuna. Aliz the poor girl had some what of a hard time with this one. We think either  a Big Eye or Long Tail . As i forgot my camera I cant post a pic but will get one for opinions. Then I saw the 24kg line load right up and yelled 'your on Quinnie,has to be a trout'. In no time it came over

I think the smile tells the story.

With that on ice and no time to get a beer, you guessed itAgain ,same bloke and rod

It was great to take a mate out and put him onto some good fish.Been a good mate he got to take both fish home with him as its been a few years since he and girlfriend have had trout

checked the fisheries web site sill not sure,can you fish with nets in the ocean at this point of time,I know the sound is closed.

NEW research on humpback whales highlights the global significance of the Kimberley coast for rare and threatened marine species, conservationists say.

Aerial and sea-based surveys co-ordinated by researchers and Broome whale experts Richard Costin and Annabelle Sandes have led to renewed calls for a network of marine protection areas along the Kimberley coast.

THE TAX MAN COMETH



At the end of the tax year, the Tax Office sent an inspector to audit the books of a Synagogue.





While he was checking the books he turned to the Rabbi and said, 'I notice you buy a lot of candles. What do you do with the candle drippings?'





'Good question,' noted the Rabbi. 'We save them up and send them back to the candle makers, and every now and then they send us a free box of candles.'





'Oh,' replied the auditor, somewhat disappointed that his unusual question had a practical answer.





But on he went, in his obnoxious way:



'What about all these bread-wafer purchases? What do you do with the crumbs?'



'Ah, yes,' replied the Rabbi, realising that the inspector was trying to trap him with an unanswerable question. 'We collect them and send them back to the manufacturers, and every now and then they send us a free box of bread-wafers.'



'I see,' replied the auditor, thinking hard about how he could fluster the know-it-all Rabbi. 'Well, Rabbi,' he went on, 'what do you do with all the leftover foreskins from the circumcisions you perform?'



'Here, too, we do not waste,' answered the Rabbi...



'What we do is save all the foreskins and send them to the Tax Office, and about once a year they send us a complete dick.'

Hi all,

Can anyone give me the heads up on purchasing Anodes for steel based cray pots. I`ve secured a couple off a mate and both need replacing. Closer to home the better (Mindarie area).
Thank you in anticipation.

G'day, can I freeze cooked crabs? We usually eat them all straight up or give some away but we've got about 6 left over. Can I freeze them ok?

Cheers
Dale

Hi Adam - i've been uploading some video to photobucket and have been trying to insert the HTML embed code for these videos into a fishwrecked post.  



However - for some reason it doesn't want to show up on the post....  I have the "rich text editor" disabled so I thought it would just render the HTML that has been entered... do you know why this HTML wouldn't be saving?  Do you have some script that stops people embeding other files apart from images?



Here's an example of what I was trying to embed;



<embed width="600" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullscreen="true" allowNetworking="all" wmode="transparent" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid915.photobucket.com/albums/ac360/waynel2/Diving%20Pics/vid2.flv">



cheers



Wayne

where would you go late this avo ?

im thinking of flicking some mulies and lures from the shoreif this easterly keeps up

tailor are the goal must be nor

im thining yanchep 

any thoughts?

where is everyone goin to get there abalone next week?

Give me time as it is a HORSE

72 cm on a YO -zurie

Its bro went 67cm

Big eye easy 11kg

just read in the sunday times that the carnarvon jetty has been re opened? is it fully fixed up so we can once again fish all the way out to the end?

5 blokes for a 7-10 day ultimate fishing adventure in Aus, where would you go? cost is not an issue and ideas about overseas destinations are worth taking into account.
cheers

Are there any fresh water eels in W.A is so where can i go to get some around Gosnells area seeing its a bait i haven used in W.A

Thanks Brutas

any one going landbased this weekend?

Lobbying for a Coral Sea Marine Park

October 24, 2009 11:52am

G'day,

Just thought I'd put this up so you can all appreciate this little guy as much as I am!

Caught him last Saturday in 26m while whiting fishing, and as soon as he came up, we decided to do the mercy dash back in and get him in the tank.

Awesome little dude, he's a red gurnard, and my son has already named him....Bernard the gurnard!

He's eating really well, and should be hand tame pretty soon I think, as he rises to take food as soon as I put it in already!

Just thought we don't all get to see the variety of cool fish, thanks to my son Justin for the great pic!

Cheers,

Joe

hi every1 been trying shore based from mosmans to rocky bay in the last month ,for mulloway and all i have managed to catch 3 stingrays,tomomorrow nite i hope to catch my first mulloway in four years.what are the best baits and rigs lately.i am currently using a sliding  plastic sinker clip,with a number 3 or four star sinker,black crane swivel,1mtr 60lb jinkai leader ,double 5/o gamakatsu octopus hooks,using mulies or live tailor,is there better baits and rigs?

Who's heading out tommorrow for a fish and what are you going to target

cheers Brutas

Dont know if anyone subscribes to their newsletter and I know it is flaming expensive BUT if anyone can go at short notice they have some specials over the next few weeks due to a group cancellation Barralodge October 2009 Newsletter CONTACT : 08 89831544 or EMAIL : roger@nafa.com.au Group Cancellation! Absolute best tides of the 2009 build-up season now available! SAVE UP TO $3750pp28 October - 2 November 2009 3, 4 & 5 day packages at ½ price (plus air fares)Call Now to book. PLUS: This incredible ½ price special is also available for 7–14 Nov 2009. Pretty good tides then too.

Any one tried the daiwa luvias da custom and noticed any difference besides the color change to the last years model was thinking of getting the newer model I currently have last years 3000 model as a back up for squidding but get the 2500 size for me a a 3000 size for a welcome home present for a mate any thoughts.

Hi guys thinking of Going for a fish off the rocks @ Hillaries anyone interested or have some hints. Will be trying to get there artound 5:30.

im in maths and am stuck with the situation of knowing if i should get off fishwrecked or not, tough decision for me.

guide me with your wiseness.

LOL

Fisheries Minister Norman Moore today announced the reopening of Cockburn Sound to commercial and recreational crab fishers from December 15 following a three-year closure.

Mr Moore said crabbing in Cockburn Sound was banned in 2006 to allow overfished stocks to rebuild and ensure the long-term sustainability of the fishery.

“That precautionary action has proved successful and we can now reopen the fishery. It will be open to crab fishers from December 15 this year to March 31, 2010,” he said.

“The length of the season will help the ongoing recovery of the blue swimmer crab population in Cockburn Sound. Fishers need to understand that it was excessive fishing as well as several years of poor recruitment in the fishery that led to the closure.”

Researchers say the adult stock of crabs has risen since the closure but the fishery needs close monitoring to ensure a balance between access to and sustainability of the fishery

The Minister said commercial crab fishers licensed to operate in Cockburn Sound would have to comply with increased size limits and reduced pot numbers.

“The commercial sector cannot take crabs smaller than 140mm across the widest part of the shell (up from 130mm),” he said.

“Professional fishers will also be subject to a 20 per cent reduction in the number of pots they can use.

“Recreational fishers must comply with the crab fishing rules that apply in all crab fishing areas in the West Coast Bioregion - which include a minimum size limit of 127mm, a bag limit of 10 crabs per fisher per day, and a boat limit of 20 crabs.”

Mr Moore said he had also made a decision not to extend the two-month seasonal closure in the Peel Harvey Estuary this year although research had indicated lower than usual numbers of juvenile crabs in the Peel Harvey Estuary.

“Catches will be closely monitored over summer to determine if management action will be required to address any sustainability concerns,” he said.

Recfishwest and the WA Fishing Industry Council will develop a resource sharing agreement for the fishery and are expected to provide the Minister with a report before the start of the next summer fishing season.

Minister's office - 9422 3000

Local Government Minister John Castrilli today announced funding for the Bunbury Timber Jetty will be de-coupled from the Bunbury Waterfront project, paving the way for work to commence on the heritage structure within the next few months.

Mr Castrilli said the deteriorating condition of the jetty had become an urgent public safety matter and, given the length of time it would take to secure planning approvals for the Bunbury Waterfront project, the only viable option had been to separate it from the project to enable work to commence as a matter of priority.

Under LandCorp’s overall Bunbury Waterfront development budget, $3.5million had been set aside for works to the jetty, to match a further $3.5million contribution from the City of Bunbury.

Following today’s Regional Cabinet in Bunbury, the Minister said he was delighted to announce that Cabinet had approved separating the jetty from the overall Bunbury Waterfront project, with the $3.5million funding contribution now coming through a separate arrangement with LandCorp.
Under the new agreement, the city will take on all responsibility for any works to the jetty structure.

“Today’s resolution to the critical issue of the jetty is a great outcome for Bunbury, an outcome that was achieved as a result of all parties coming together to think outside the square in developing a solution,” the Minister said.

The State Government’s $3.5million capped contribution for works to the Bunbury Jetty is in addition to its previous $1million contribution in 1997 when the Bunbury Timber Jetty licence was transferred to the City of Bunbury.

when does the sound open for crabs???