A fish captured and tagged by a New South Wales far south coast fisherman three years ago has been recaptured after nearly doubling in size during a 2,000km swim.

State Primary Industries Recreational Fisheries Manager Phil Bolton says 30,000 yellowtail kingfish have been tagged since 1973.

But he says the recent catch is one of only three kingfish tagged in Australia to be recaptured near New Zealand.

"The yellowtail kingfish that was originally released at Eden was tagged by a chap called John Rankin, of Eden Sport and Game Fishing Club, and he recorded a length of 48cm," he said.

"It was re-caught this last summer off the north-east coast of New Zealand at a length of 90cm."

Courtesy of the ABC

hi guys

sorry that i dont have a picture of a fish i didnt catch it i only saw it swimming infront of me at the rockwalls in the dawesville cut.

it was 1metre or more long roundish shape, dark dark blue or black scales and on the tip of its tail it had like a band of light blue.  

hope you can help

cheers

Dave

Im heading off to a new spot i havnt tried before gunna go chuck some unweighted mulies off the rocks / off the beach see what happens maybe even try a few metals? How bout you guys anyway ill let ya know how the new spot goes!

Might be doing a trip to the Montes very soon with 3 boats for 3 days, So Im asking is it ok to camp on the islands that are open to fishing as I cant find any info on camping only fishing zones.

i was just wondering about some decent offshore fishing spots and whats bitiing in that  area any spots or areas offshore from safety bay/rockinghamplz replie 

Has anyone undertaken any landbased fishing in Jurien Bay recently?
Any suggestions on where the fish may be biting up that way would be appreciated,
Many thanks,
Colin Hay

As may be expected there are numbers of us keen on opposing the
proposed licence fees and although petitions may be entered there is no
obligation for anyone to even look at them. However, there is a letter
that most MPs would probably rather not have us know about. I have
adapted the standard form to embrace our concerns. I know there is one
line to which many will object as, indeed, I do. However, I am prepared
to swallow that bit of pride in order to defend our sport as I hope
others will. If you submit this letter, Mr Moore is obliged to read
it and send a reply to all of those who send it to him. If you do not
get a response there are processes that can be followed to rectify the
matter. Please copy the letter, complete it and send to Mr Moore at
Parliament House, Harvest Terrace, Perth 6000.



Your address

and date



The Hon Norman Moore,

Parliament House,

Harvest Terrace,

Perth 6000





Dear Sir



Licence fees and new fishing laws - Notification of My Will





I
know that it is my duty to keep you informed of my will on anything
that comes before the Western Australian Parliament, or that should
come before the Western Australian Parliament.

IT
IS MY WILL that you take immediate and ongoing action to ensure that
with respect to any aspects associated with the management of fisheries
and licensing of such.

1.the rights of the people granted in the Australian Constitution section 100 are maintained;

2.the
Commonwealth or States do not enact any laws with respect to fisheries,
fishery licensing or fishery management that are outside of the powers
of Parliament as set out in the Australian Constitution section 51.

3.the
Western Australian Government not accept any control fisheries or
fisheries management under the provisions the Australian Constitution
section 111.

4.you
determine the will of the people with respect to fishery management and
licensing and put in place policies and laws that only reflect the will
of the people.

5.you
allow your party parliamentarian colleagues to be allowed to fulfil
their judicially defined legal function and duty in Western Australian
Parliament and to speak and vote absolutely freely according to their
individual conscience and to reflect the will of the people they
represent.



Further it is MY WILL that by prompt return correspondence you:

1.inform
me of any proposal in relation to fisheries management and licensing that is contrary to
powers and rights set out in the Australian Constitution; and

2.inform me of the results of your actions to ensure the fisheries management and licensing remain as set out in the Australian Constitution.



I am one of her Majesty's respectful Subjects, God Save the Queen.



Yours faithfully,



Signed





(note it is important that you sign the letter and post it.)





Your Name



Printed

Does this guy have to pay another $30 for his car as well???

anything good swimming around outwide

Still early days but

next weekends weather up this way is looking sweet so far, hopefully it can hold out

i got a few ideas for something different

give you a clue

But, its just a thought at this stage

whats everyone else doing??

well ive been trying to target bream recently, just trying a bit of prawn.

with a little luck earlier this week on prawn i decided to attempt lures.

to tell you the truth i dont really know what im doing, but i managed to catch my first fish on a lure (hb)!
a BLOWIE! huzzah!

oh and i also did a pb of 15 blowies too!

i feel acomplished.

anyone going out in there boat tom it looks ok on sea breeze jus wondring hw many people r going out an where they r leaving from

i dont like my chances but worth a try has anyone found a green bag at north mole with alot of tackle in it i would realy appreciate it back & will offer a reward

left it behind 1 1/2 weeks ago went to go fishing this morning & well found i dont have any tackle anymore if any one did find it you can pm me or ph me on 0423124919

cheers adrian 

hi all ive been slowly building my nerve and experiance and doing night boat trips out from hilliarys

have tried 11pm fished through till 12midday

2am starts and lots  bearly  and different baits

ive got all my saftey gear lights etc just need a heater now damn it gets cold 

alough ive only managed to catch eels lots of them and what a mess they  make

the real fish seem to arrive at 7am is there anything im doing wrong?

i thought the snapper and kgs would be up for a night feed 

ive got some nice lumps marked both inside the 3 mile and out  but only eels? does this mean the ground is good?

planing a trip out tonite weather permiting

would appericate any advice

thanks 

hi all

anyone know the cheapest place to pick up marine charts for rotto and general metro coast?

don't mind getting them covered myself

cheers

anyone know of a good brand ive had 2 & both have died one GMC & the other clarion just wondering if theres any real good ones out there that dont mind a bit of water on them

does any one know where i might be able to get some squid?
im not asking for a direct location.
just seeing if anyone knows of any jettys in the river or marinas, where people have been having luck with some squid.

any help is greatly appreciated.
cheers

Hi all

i'm new to this site so this is a big hello and a bit of a question regarding sounders.

i've just got hold of my new boat (6m HH) and it's been set up with a furuno 585 with an airmar transducer.  i did have a lowrance unit on my previous boat and was very pleased with its performance.

i fish out of hillarys a lot , and can usually be found off the back of 3 mile.

With the old lowrance unit , in 15 meters of water , it was great to see fish showing on the sounder and watch your bait drop down to them as they came up too meet it.

with the new furuno gear though , i couldn't see my baits drop down in the same depths. 

this irked me a bit as the transducer is a lot more powerful. 

i went to the airmar website and checked the details. it seems that running my unit in 200Hz . thebottom coverage at 10 meters is 2foot by 3 foot in old money.

not much at all really. 

200Hz is supposed to be for shallow water but you could drive by a decent lump right next to your boat and never know it was there. 

have taken to using 50Hz in shallow water down to around 30 meters , then can change back to 200 till i get to 120 odd meters , and its back to 50Hz and i'm pinging ground the size of half a footy field.

is anybody else experiencing this and using 50Hz in the shallows?

are you loosing much definition?

cheers for any replies

graham

I was sure I knew this. But somebody just cast doubts into my mind!!!!

3 hooks doesnt actually mean 3 hooks in my mind, it means 3 attachments that can catch fish.

I could have a taikabura jig (2 hooks) and 2 droppers with say a gang of 3 and then a snelled pair and still be legal. I know I am but this chap just disagree.

Cheers all

Neels

What rig and what leader material strenght?

I think I go out there undergunned with a FC 60lb, sugeons droppers and often a jig like a taikabura jig on the bottom.

Any thoughts

Neels

PS I am into a rig day and having fun

The petiton as it stands at the moment has been handed over to  Mr John Robert Quigley MLA, Member for Mindarie, Australian Labor Party during a meeting with him today.

The duplicate signatures were removed, so at the time of printing out there were 483 signatures.

Thanks to everyone who took the time to voice their opinion.

The petiton is still active and will be given to the Norman Moore, so hopefully we can get more responces over the next week.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/Fishing_Licence/

I started off fishing as a 5yo. Probably started tying my first hook about 7-8 (now at the age ALzheimers set in ) and it was probably a couple of grannies or something stupid.

Progressed for a very long time to the locked blood knot but have now settled into the Uni knot for most situations. Easy to tie and can be done "blind" in the night (or with my failing vision LOL).

Obviously I use others but the question is your favourite, most used.

Even I would be interested but novices should love this sort of thing.

Cheers

Neels

a mate and i are thinking about spendin a couple nights fishin at moore river next week but we dont know much about it. i know theres a river there for bream but was wonderin what the rivermouth and ocean side is like for fishin. are the beaches there like mulloway/ tailor territory??

CHEERS

I'm looking for opportunities as well as looking at the weather. Fishing in my usual patch where I can take my FWD and my beloved dog without fear of fine or mobs.

How do you guys feel about this weather and do you think this weekend will be worth an effort for serious fishing? I will prolly disregard everything you say and go but it's interesting to see what you think.

hello again

My new aussie surf rod.  Six piece travel rod casting weight 4-6oz.  Got a good feel to it, although it wont cope for your huge fish it should be ok for the majority of fishing.  See you soon.

Rog

im going to rottnest on monday could some one tell me if there would be any salmon there atm

and any other fish i could get

any help would be greatly appreasicciat oh and im fishin LB

On my last 4 outings i have been checked while 20km offshore. They come over and ask how the fishings going see catch ,ask for skippers ticket , view flare ,epirb take it out the box ,and life jackets. Is anyone else getting checked or am i the only one. The last time i egnorded them till i had my lines baited and in the water ,they didnt like that , but as soon as i turned around i had my skippers ticket out ,and went through all the safety gear without them having to say a word ,then i said to them this is the fourth time in 6 weeks that they have checked me.They should have it on record that my safety gear is on board, then they can just come over and check catch and go let us get on with drinking ,whoops i mean fishing.

Good to see the're out there doing the're job but why follow me around.

This way north of rotto each time.

Can anyone point in the direction of a larger zip up type tackle bag with removeable trays? At the moment i have a small old 3 cantilever draw Plano Box and a larger multi pocket zip up bag off Ebay - not enough room in the Plano and the bag is too bulky - basically i'm tired of shuffling bits back and forth depending on where i am fishing. Any hints would be appreciated.

what do you do with your dhufish frames me 60% eaten 40research do we need to send more to fisheries

Guys,

Anyone have experience with these little guys, or comments on them. Appear to have a high retreival ratio and at around 600 grams could be possible a consideration for sub 100m bottom bouncing? 

Feed back appreciated!